POLL - Are fuel prices modifying your driving habits?

E for me Gary

SWMBO has dictated that we use her shopping trolley more than usual. I may have to get a special dispensation to use the truck other than for earning an income - bugger :(

I guess that would be D on your list

LPG has not gone up as yet, so it's E for me, still "Flat Out"

E for me, though depending how high it goes, it may cancel a GRR trip next year.

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A,B,D and the following:

If you want a much better rate of economy try these things:

1. Take out all unnescessary crap like golf clubs, dogs, wife, kids 5% savings
2. Inflate tyres to 45 5% savings
3. Drive with light foot up to 10% savings
4. service injectors 5%
5. Take off roof racks up to 15%
6. Ad acetone according to the advertised formula add up to 25% milage

I have done all and are getting about 30% extra kms per tank in all of my 1HZ toyotas. It really works. I should be getting 65% better but it doesnt work that way.

To learn about acetone try this site http://www.lubedev.com/articles/additive.htm

A, B and F.

A , more concerned about how I drive.
B , Very rarely go for "a drive" these days.

F , selling one of my 4wds , and bought a cheap little car to run around in.

oh, and G , trying to convert to LPG shortly so I can then . . . E

I get the horn, the weaving driver behind me and the finger as my fellow commuters fly past me as daily greeting already and thats in appreciation for doing the speed limit and obeying the road rules. If i go any easier, i''l be getting even more agro receptions!!!! Michael..

G'day,

E.

A. already do
B. refuse to.
C. use it every day during the week or walk.
D. not applicable.

A. Although we still go away, we drive slower ( about 90) on the open road. I keep an eye on the mirror though and always let people past, or speed up to the speed limit if people can't get past, then slow down and let em through when conditions allow. For commuting we have a car for a run around and I ride a pushy to work which I enjoy more than driving anyway.

gazza...
mainly a bit of A for me

- i can't stop driving my car as i need it for work...
- public transport can't get me to where i wanna go... or my normal day to day running around....
- can't car pool as no-one from work lives near me ................ (or i don't live near them ?)
- normal driving pattens (swirving, running up gutters, turning without blinker etc etc etc ha ha ha !) haven't changed (yet)

funny thing though... i recieved an email yesterday re: Fuel Free Day across Australia to 'bugger up' the suppliers...... on 15 Sep 2005.... ... then got another email today...... date has changed to 20th Sep 2005..!

E

I'll run with flappys F on this.
buying a cheap car.

F. See same thread in Outerlimits4x4.com

E

Sounds like a good poll - We can add this to the poll system that we wrote ages ago and collect the results across the whole site - What do you think?

If any it would be B. Being a little more selective as to where & when I go out 4bying.

Once a month was the norm, now will be every 6-8 weeks.

Cheers

95% of my driving is on LPG so it's "E" for me

E. Prices always go up. They very rarely go down. I wouldn't eat less because food prices go up....Having said that, if fuel prices really go through the roof, I might need to work harder and miss a few meals to afford the fuel !

What I would really like to know is if anybody has cancelled an outback trip because fuel prices are up. Between January & June prices in Birdsville were same or cheaper than Sydney/Melbourne/Adelaide and I have yet to hear of anybody cancelling because of fuel prices. I'd be very surprised if, after months of planning, taking leave from work etc., anyone would cancel a trip because they had to pay a couple of hundred more on fuel....

It’s E for me, But I also find my self-talking to the fuel gauge occasionally

We down graded from the landcruiser as it was just too expensive for everyday running to and from work. And have also bought a LPG commodore for all driving that does not need the 4x4. You got to cut costs somewhere.

I do about 12k a year 80 percent of which is trips and 20 running round town. I only have access to my vehicle 1 week in 3 so as long as I can afford it its
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E for me and

Yes, still planning on a three month deserts trek next year and factoring $2.00/lt in on budget. Also going to Mebourne return later in the year, and then Sydney return. Luckily we live in a small town so commuting is one or two km.

Have thought of driving slower and going to Port Augusta tomorrow(260km return trip) so I will see if I can sit on 90km lol

Here in the outback it would seem that there are even more trucks, b doubles and roadtrains on the road

Mainly A.
some B & C

E for me
swmbo wants to trade in her cruza for a merc...kompressor job... 240? or something like that

Should I let her?

E

prety much E for us , but we run a tandem tipper doing about 2.6 to 2.8 k/l , so the bit the Pajero uses over the month is bugger all ,, having said that , GEES i wish they'd lay off us a bit !!

In Cairns today , ulp $1.25 deisel $1.20 / l

Neil .

We find we are using the echo a lot more than the patrol. Nowhere near as much fun to drive but it gets great economy. 5L/100 or better on a trip.

So its probably B and D Fair bit of A when in the patrol.

A and B for us definitely! With both of us commuting (in different directions) to work and hubby driving out into the country for his flying lessons, our weekly fuel bill has blown out to around $220 minimum. Big incentive to car pool or use public transport - unfortunately neither are workable options. And yes, fuel prices are impacting on our decision on where and even if to go away on the upcoming long weekend.

:o( Melissa

We didn't stop eating because the price of food went up - and is going up further fast due to "fuel levies" on goods transported

I still go to what work i have because i would be in worse financial strife without income, and go to job interviews trying to get a better paying job, then find out they don't pay enough to be worth my while to drive to them - "i didn't want your lousy job anyway so I'm glad you didn't choose me"

I drive slow enough as it is, and i need the time to work in

I still have to go to medical appointments

My holiday fund is getting smaller, as is the distance it will take us

We're getting older and more pains in the joints for climbing to see those views when we get there

We need 4WDs here - it not exactly flat country, and this year the ground is pretty wet

My Commodore i use just to go to work failed to start twice today - twice my husband had to come into town to rescue me (more fuel). Second time the bonnet catch broke, it was pouring rain and very cold so i left it where it was

AND DIESEL PRICES KEEP GOING UP - GGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRR

One unhappy chicky

E for 4wding, not changing how and when, as often as possible for us.

But for me (Sandy) I've finally gotten off my flesh enhanced arse and started the walkng that I always promised to do.

Sandy

I'm driving considerably faster than I used too on the basis that I get to my destination a lot quicker and therefore the engine is running for a shorter period of time and I am using less fuel.

YMMV

b@d here.
the old jack hasnt moved for 2 weeks.

A for me, made a big differance in economy just dropping 10kph on trips, around town E, ALSO took the roof rack off, jeez what a differance that made.

Baz.

HI Bushfix, Mate it is a pretty simple statement have something to say when you know what you are saying,this is not directed to you but to those who bag what I am trying to help all with.This may well be the end of my input to this forum unless I am directly asked a question. But please remember I am a licenced mechanic and have been running my own workshop for some 25years and I most certainly know what I am about, and one thing is to cease being badgered by those who dont understand the fundamentals of the internal combustion engine and what occurs when fuel burns in these engines. So thank you and I will bow out until recalled.

regards BILLS

E

man of few words

Except for anyone that drives slower than the vehicle in the normal traffic flow within the speed limits NOT 5KPH or more lower
or over take or undertake in the 40KPH school zone them drive at 65KPH in a 70kph 300 m ahead