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#61137 10-May-2010 14:58

Stuff Article...

So anyway, I remember the days of my first car about 8-10 years ago... I even remember 89c octane. Topping up was only $32... I now have a similar sized Subaru 2004 to the older wagon I started driving that takes about $75 to fill and drinks about $45 a week...

How much do you guys spend a week?

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#328523 10-May-2010 15:08

Costs me $95 to fillup my 1.8L stationwagon. I use just over a tank every week.

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#328536 10-May-2010 15:32

$110 ish for the car, every 8-10 days, with 91, with around 600km.

The bike does around $25 for 300+km, with BP ultimate.

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#328537 10-May-2010 15:33

We spend about $85/week in petrol now.

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#328541 10-May-2010 15:37

Currently about 95 a fortnight to fill up - 2 litre stationwagon
$8 a fortnight to fill up the scooter though - And the mechcanic swears at me when I Use my petrol voucher.

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#328546 10-May-2010 15:42

Always premium for me in my 4L Territory, a mightly 15L/100Km average as well, so thats about $140 a tank. yeowsa!

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#328549 10-May-2010 15:48

about $20 per week

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#328560 10-May-2010 15:58

about 7L per 100k, have managed 610k to my 40l tank, but that was through driving backwards and forwards 2km between 2 petrol stations, just to see if I could make it

40L tank, 1.6L pulsar, nicely nicely about 72-75 to fill

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#328562 10-May-2010 16:00

My last fill cost me exactly $70, which was interesting!

I used to commute for ~7 hours/week, which was $0.96/litre at the time. I'd think twice about doing that now, although I'm lucky enough to live about 1 km from work now :)

Side note: I put my home and work addresses into Google Maps just to see how accurate my "1 km" guess was, and it suggested that I drive the wrong way down a one-way street :P

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#328565 10-May-2010 16:02

$40 per week.

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#328567 10-May-2010 16:09

Average $160 per week, 35000km per year

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#328569 10-May-2010 16:10

Free :D, Company Fuel card on Hyundai i30 :D

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#328571 10-May-2010 16:13

around $70 to fill up the tank.

prob refill once every fortnight on average.

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#328600 10-May-2010 16:57

My 2 litre Turbo Forester drinks about $50 a fortnight, i only live 1km from work though, other than that it gets me to the gym and back.. so doesnt get a hell of a lot of use, im glad too :)

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#328614 10-May-2010 17:24

johnr: about $20 per week

Lucky for some of us on two wheels.

I need to move closer to work, ever dollar spent on petrol is one less for beer money

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#328618 10-May-2010 17:27

nate:
johnr: about $20 per week

Lucky for some of us on two wheels.

I need to move closer to work, ever dollar spent on petrol is one less for kfc money

Come on nate, you've been thinking about getting your man card for months. Just get a bike, and you can have it back!

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