LiamGTR Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Ok so i've got myself a new job at Northumbria Uni as a Fitness Instructor, which is 9.9miles away from my home (we'll just class it as 10 miles) - So 20 miles there and back... I get 300 miles to £40 so i'm guessing all I have to do to work out how much it costs me to get to work and back is:£40 (full tank) - 20 (miles there and back) = £2 So it's only going to cost me £2 a day to get into the heart of Newcastle, and back home? Sounds too good.... Only reason i'm working this out is i'm trying to find out if it's going to be cheaper to carry on getting the metro, or just use the car. Metro ticket prices:Single Return: £4.60 before 9am - £3.80 after1 week: £174 weeks: £58Annually: £450 I work there 5 days a week, sometimes 6 if I fancy some overtime. Any help lads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Lots of short trips increase fuel usage. It's best to go by MPG and then work out the point state cost of it, as fuel prices vary, but your fuel tank size doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscortNreg Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Your get 15 20 mile trips for £40 so they roughly work out at around £2.66 a journey + all the time waiting in traffic ect. But that won't be much. Also think of the convenience! You can't put a price on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Lots of short trips increase fuel usage. It's best to go by MPG and then work out the point state cost of it, as fuel prices vary, but your fuel tank size doesn't.Would you class 10 miles (20 mile round trip) as a short trip? Fcuk I thought it was long! I'm alot cheaper than I though Your get 15 20 mile trips for £40 so they roughly work out at around £2.66 a journey + all the time waiting in traffic ect. But that won't be much.Also think of the convenience! You can't put a price on that!That also plays a big part, i'm sick of lumping all my training bags on the shitty metro and having people stamp all over them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscortNreg Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 You have answered your own question then, it's more convenient, might cost a little bit more but sometimes it's just worth paying that little bit more. Do you have to pay for parking though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) You have answered your own question then, it's more convenient, might cost a little bit more but sometimes it's just worth paying that little bit more. Do you have to pay for parking though?Nope, there is a place opposite the Uni called Baker Street and it's basically just normal streets where I can park for free Edited September 14, 2010 by LiamGTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscortNreg Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Then just drive, think of the convience and ease. I personally wouldn't mind paying an extra £10 a week to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetaylog Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Pubic transport would have to be free before i used it, i hate the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Use your car. But why the hell does your car cost £40 to fill? You got a 35 litre tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Use your car. But why the hell does your car cost £40 to fill? You got a 35 litre tank?What do you mean by that? I should be able to add more? I have put more in as I never let it run dry, but on average I put £30 in and it goes up to the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Yes, It's a 55 litre tank, add on to that the filler neck tube and from PROPER empty to Full to the top your looking at more than 60 litres. Are you honestly saying your 1.4 does 300 miles and then only needs £40 to make it full again? My old 1.4 done 300 milles but needed 50 odd litres to make it full again (which may well have been 40 quid, but this was in 2004 when petrol was below 80p a litre) On the calculations you gave above, your 1.4 is returning 42.5 miles per gallon average. which is.... just not possible in the 1.4 (The 1.4 is less economical than the 1.6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) Like I said I don't let it run dry, and never absolutly fill it but £40 takes it to the last white line on the meter. So yea, I guess i'm saying £40 fills it up nicely (not completely) Edited September 14, 2010 by LiamGTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 he's got a racing fuel tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 he's got a racing fuel tank What can I say, the 1.4 is a race bred animal. Jealous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 42MPG from the 1.4, you're a hero, I'd love to see what you can get out of my Derv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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