Rubber Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 So are you one of the people who; keep the tank full, keep it empty or fill up completely each time and run it down? Personally I don't do a lot of milage so I keep it on the last 1/4 normally unless I'm doing some motorway driving and I'll fill it to the brim. Quote
slimjim Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 chuck a poll on! I fill to the brim, as and when I need to. but I don't drive her much with working from home. Quote
hatterjon Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 It depends on how busy the Shell garage is near me, quite often there is a large queue, so I go when there isnt a queue, so sometimes I fill up when I am down to half a tank, sometimes when the dte light is on. Never let it run to low though. Quote
BladesGrant Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Only a weekend user so usually keep it fairly low unless I am specifically going somewhere like a show or meet and then fill to the brim. Quote
CrumbMC Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Brim it, Drive it down to about 20 miles to empty, Repeat. The way i see it, people who chuck the odd tenner in now and then spend half their time worrying about fuel and looking for the nearest petrol station. - that said, im the only person who drives my car. if i was sharing it i wouldnt leave a Gas guzzling coupe with 70 quids worth of fuel in for someone else to **** down the wall, no matter how close to me they were. The downside is that often i just fill it up, pay on my card without realy looking at how much i'm paying, then wonder wheer all my money goes. Quote
hatterjon Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 The downside is that often i just fill it up, pay on my card without realy looking at how much i'm paying, then wonder wheer all my money goes. Same, I havent got a clue what I pay per litre, I just fill up and pay. Quote
Michael robinson Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 It's my daily driver so I normally fill it every week but buy the end of the week I have always still got a quarter of a tank left so never have to completely fill from empty . I have never let any of my cars go below that since I had a bad experience with my first car a 206, it sucked the crap through from the tank and blocked my filter ( could of been alot worse ) so don't even chance it now . Quote
Harman350z Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I never fill it over half a tank and run it low, less weight Quote
Chris`I Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 As mine is my daily driver and I do 350+ miles just commuting, I brim it once a week. That way it gets me through a weeks worth of commuting without multiple trips to the petrol station. If I go anywhere special then its two trips in a week to the petrol station Started tracking it on Fuelly.com now and its quiet scary reading atm. Hoping a remap and warmer weather will aid in better MPG Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Fill to the brim and refill at 1/4 tank Quote
rabbitstew Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Fill to the brim and refill at 1/4 tank Same here. I do around 500 miles a week, so cant quite get away with filling up once a week. Quote
Ian Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Fill to brim & refill once light comes on unless i know im going somewhere & i'll fill up sooner. There is nothing in life as boring as filling a car with petrol Quote
Ian Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Fill to brim & refill once light comes on unless i know im going somewhere & i'll fill up sooner. There is nothing in life as boring as filling a car with petrol Quote
Steady Zeddy Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 As my Zeds not my daily driver I tend not to fill it and hence try keep good quality fuel in there (without it going off over time). Also quite weight conscious (don't ever carry a spare wheel) and would prefer not to haul around 80kgs of fuel. My DD Murano on the other hand - fill her up and then wait till the light comes on. Quote
Wasso Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Normally refill under 1/4 tank and before my dte hits Zero. Normally put no more than £50-60 in at at time, why carry around excess fuel all the time. I pop to the fuel station once a week and that suffices, unless there's a long trip planned. Quote
JetSet Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I usually wait till the light comes on then put £40 worth in, with my mileage that's about once a month . Caroline does the same only about twice as often! Pete Quote
Rubber Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 Ok poll is on! Looks like most people just keep filling it to the brim. I can see why you would do this if you are doing a lot of miles - othersie you would be into the garage every day. However, in the sake of saving some weight, I don;t see why everone else wouldn't keep it below half for that extra saving. Quote
ChrisS Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 As and when my nearest V Power is a 34 mile round trip,next is 54 mile round trip. Quote
M9O OEY Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Empty to full for me have to fill it every month at best don't seem to get above 280 miles per fill as only ever to short trips Quote
narcotix Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 It's my daily driver so I normally fill it every week but buy the end of the week I have always still got a quarter of a tank left so never have to completely fill from empty . I have never let any of my cars go below that since I had a bad experience with my first car a 206, it sucked the crap through from the tank and blocked my filter ( could of been alot worse ) so don't even chance it now . I use my Zed daily too .. so I know exactly how much I'm going to use in the week .. I fil it up every Monday ... it rarely gets to the DTE flashing point ... Quote
dgrooky Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 with my monthly fuel bill at the moment running at approx 9grand for my vans and rep cars,i never moan what my zed uses.sore subject for me at the moment. Quote
Peter10 Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 A full tank of fuel is about 58kg (80 litres x 0.73) so it's like carrying a St Bernard with you . Saying that, I hate going to the petrol garage, the cheapest one is near work and only fill up after late shifts to save time in queues, so I fill up to the absolute maximum when I need to usually on my last day at work before a few days off. There's been a few times now though I have wanted to doze off when filling up when running very low, damn the tank feels bottomless at times. Quote
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