A small fuel cost saving measure

Hi Beecroft

Well I won't be doing it much because I find the dockets are better , but its a good feeling to take there $15 from the incentive offer and swing back to what you were doing.

Incidently , unlike your area here in Melbourne where I am , we watch the costs pretty well and Safeway is almost always the lower cost as well so I never get to use the BP and Coles dockets I get.

hi robin,you dont live in w.a. where bp fuel is 5c dearer than every one else. regards twintrail

Hi Moose

Thats no good, once or twice I went to use the plastic card but I didn't have it on me!

Yep hoping to fill up with at least 150lt in safeway at Pt Augusta driving from Melb non-stop at end of june - so I'm not regisitering my next one till early june as each 10c offer is only live for the usual 28 days.

Actually I find $5 in store useful to, like today I got 2 Gatorades at $5 on special which is something we buy normally.
It was also on special at coles for $4.
So I got $6 plus the product for $5 , crazy isn't it.

Maybe small change - but its a bit of a fun game anyway.

Hiya Robin,
I find that the prices for stuff in the servo shops are normally 'top dollar' compared to supermarket or other shops.
Its fine when there's an item you 'need' like the Gatorade..
and for interest sake, how much does the Gatorade work out per litre?? and I'd guess it's 90% water??

Just my tuppence worth- no, not having a go at you !!!!

If you REALLY want to save money at the supermarket - dont go in with a fixed idea of what you want for tea/lunch etc or for the week. Instead base your meals on the weeks specials to the extent that it is possible. We who live in the large cities have ethnic regions, Italian, Vietnamese etc in which the locals have there own idea of value eg Lavaza (?) coffee less than half coles/safeway prices, pasta, noodles fruit/veg also. Stop being ripped off by full retail prices. With discipline I can save $50 - $100/wk which is a REAL fuel discount, as Bob Ansett used to say drive your DOLLAR further. Oh, and one other thing, their food is generally better for you....cheers,

Dont have an issue with the woolies vouchers, I have used them and do occasionally but dont purposely shop at woolies just so I get a docket if I spend over $30. I can save $3 just by buying my dunny paper from aldi's instead of woolies and my fruit and veg I save again a few $$ buy buying from a fruit and veg shop instead of woolies, buy home brand/no name milk etc all come from the same bloody animal. Best of all if I stopped smoking would pay for a years supply of fuel. Regards Steve M

Hi Stephen,
I use neutral all the time at the lights, my brake lights last longer, use less fuel (no thump re-engaging). I figure that as the revs dont rise in neutral, I must use less fuel stationary.......?...watcha think .. :))

Hi Steve

Yes it does ,but my wife drives our auto and usually flat out so we have a long way to go with that car.

Many autos like our Rav4 don't go easily and naturally into neutral though like you can with a manual without even thinking about it.

You can do something about around town ->
I permanently plot my gps track on my 20km dive to work and an analysis of route profile shows about 30% stopped time.
I know all the lights and there order of sequence so if I come up against one when it just changes against me I know I could wait for 1-2 minutes and so I turn off engine.

I have worked out that less than 30 seconds engine off is negative return (extra wear on starter etc) 30-60 is break even and more than 60 seconds I win and occasional I have brought my petrol patrol in at almost 14lt/100km city driving using this method.

Thats was his point at work today that when you put the car in drive the revs go up to compenaste, same as turning aircon on the motor idles up to compensate for the load. Really it doesnt bother me as I only do about 17k's a day 3 days a week to and from work the other 2 days I take the wifes car. He just mentioned it today as he has a prado as well and does big klms to and from work and costing him a fortune weekly. He like most are looking at ways to reduce fuel consumption but as he travels the highways I said he should back off to say 100 even 90 and try the difference might take him an extra 10 mins to get to work. He's going to try it. As most know the 95 series prado V6's aren't the most fuel efficient vehicles around. Regards Steve M