Car deliberations
I had my car serviced yesterday. It is an older car (more than 10 yrs), but reliable (!). My work colleague picked me up from the mechanics and gave me a lift to work. I asked her how much she spends...
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Mine's pretty bad right now because it needs maintenance and repair, so it's rather asthmatic. I got a new air filter which I need to put in and then have to wait until I have money to get the...
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Work it out in litres & kilometres Mary. It's a more reliable way to compare than going off variable fuel prices. If you know the size of your tank, fill the car and reset your trip meter to start...
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Mary says she drives about 450kms on a 40l tank, so that's 8.9l per 100kms. That's not particularly fuel efficient, but I wouldn't call it a petrol guzzler either. I just had a look at the most fuel...
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Lin ha ha avoiding right turns! Yes that actually makes sense! Thank you for the links, and the fuel calculations. I go out to mum & dad's fairly regularly so that is like 40 mins highway 80-100...
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City Consumption = 8.5 litres per 100 km travelled Highway Consumption = 6.6 litres per 100 km travelled ...according to the website.
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I'm driving close to 800km a week at the moment... I'm particularly happy with my car in furl consumption - about 500km a tank - but all highway driving.
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I am wondering if it makes sense to try and find a car to buy that has better fuel consumption. I am spending about $3,000 per year on petrol. With a different car I could potentially cut that in...
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My new car isn't as good with petrol as my old car was, and it wasn't particularly good. But what I find frustrating is that the tank is smaller so I have to fill up more often. I didn't see that in...
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I used to have a Toyota Yaris - quite a small car, then got a bigger car this year. It's been really noticeable how much more fuel the bigger one uses, even though it's supposed to be very fuel...
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Mary2 wrote:I am wondering if it makes sense to try and find a car to buy that has better fuel consumption. I am spending about $3,000 per year on petrol. With a different car I could potentially cut...
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I find, for me, the tipping point is when the car services start costing more than what you would contemplate putting towards a new (second-hand) car purchase. Unfortunately, that generally means for...
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Repair costs are indeed a way more important criteria than fuel cost when it comes to the decision ofv whether to replace a car, I reckon. And when you do need another car, it makes sense to look at...
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I just spent $350 on a service, with maintenance & parts etc. Not too bad. This time 2 yrs ago it was like $2,000!!!
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