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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3641   
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I used to do it in the past when I was skint, still skint but cant be arsed with regular visits to fill up so go from light on to full now DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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11th Apr 2016 4:05pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20363
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If I don't use additive I don't bother and round the cost off, if I do I follow the amount in litres to measure and pay what it costs.
If that makes sense. |
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11th Apr 2016 4:07pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Greeni, why? Well, simply because a tenner is already a lot of money for some people's budget. Have seen it too many times, even here. You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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11th Apr 2016 4:11pm |
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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Oxfordshire Posts: 1666  
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Fill it till it clicks, don't brim it.
50 odd quid with one visit to the pump. 50 quid and 5 visits to the pump, how much diesel do you waste to and from the pump. Someone has got money to burn  Cheers Simon
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 1990 110 TD5 county, my first Land Rover - gone 2012 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2014 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2015 Evoque SD4 dynamic - Wife’s - gone 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE - gone March 24 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 HT - gone March 24 2023 Evoque P300e SE wife’s current vehicle |
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11th Apr 2016 4:16pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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..... And that's just it, there's no real logic.
(and hey, I know all about skint, paying £515 road tax for the Audi today  )! |
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11th Apr 2016 4:33pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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If my calculations go wrong and I am unsure of what I have left in the tank on a motorway I may put £20 or so in and then fill up once I find a more sensibley priced garage. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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11th Apr 2016 4:36pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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But I guess if you haven't got £50 in your pocket / the bank then regular fill ups are the only solution. The other possibility is folk really like the nasty scotch eggs available at some petrol stations!
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11th Apr 2016 4:37pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2658 
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Always fill from 1/4 tank or there abouts. And almost always brim the tank. Hate going to the pumps so every extra litre I can squeeze in helps 110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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11th Apr 2016 4:38pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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Please don't think I'm being an elitist or anything.
As Ryderoo says, it's probably more expensive with the frequent trips to the station. Especially in the SUV thing |
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11th Apr 2016 4:46pm |
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| 300TDi CSW Phil Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Bracknell Posts: 750 
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I'm with Mash on this one. If the gauge is low on the motorway it gets enough to get me home or somewhere with better priced fuel.
As it happens did it today. Would have made it I think but not playing chicken with the family in the old girl. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper. Wide Track Sankey- In bits- Gone to a new home M0XQS |
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11th Apr 2016 4:52pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481 
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Aygo goes 500 miles on a tenner
1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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11th Apr 2016 4:52pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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True
I've done it myself, though then paid over the odds for bags of Maltesers and Smiths square crisps  |
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11th Apr 2016 4:56pm |
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| LoveTheMud Member Since: 19 Feb 2015 Location: Weybridge Surrey & Pontefract West Yorkshire Posts: 411 
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I always brim it, sometimes get the airlock splash back but always brim it. Apparently if you fill up in the morning (cold) the fuel is denser? Not sure if that's not just me interpreting it like an idiot that I can be!
I tend to look out for BP or Shell as I do notice the extra mpg I get. |
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11th Apr 2016 5:00pm |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1762 
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(and hey, I know all about skint, paying £515 road tax for the Audi today
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I got that feeling today aswell Steve - topped off with insurance and tracker activation for you know what |
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11th Apr 2016 6:04pm |
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