Carrying to much & cost of fuel

[mayfair]

Hi
Wonder how much extra fuel we all use by carrying crap around? had a sort out today and my god i was shocked seeing it all out of the car (Megane Estate)
8 Stanley organisers all pretty full . screws, wagos, choc block, plugs, drills wood, metal, masonary.
1 18v Drill Driver
1 18v Hammer drill
1 sds drill
25m extension
2 ck pro organisers tool bags
Ali box with 3 seperate robin testers and meters
100m coax
4 x approx 100-200m 1.5 (singles)
4 x same in 2.5
3 x in 6mm
about 50m 20mm flexi coduit tubing
about 50m 10mm earth
15 mcb's
spirit levels hammer chissels
Satellite finder.
assorted cable pullers,
etc
too much? what do you take out?.............thoughts

 

[Silly Sausage]

It's a bit like filling your tank to the brim, you'll use more gas driving it around. At 1kg/litre, I'd rather stop at a garage more often.

 

[imago]

That was the reason I got the 'quote bike'. It save me a fortune in fuel as well as wear and tear on the van.

 

[robsparky1975]

I bet the minute you take some stuff off you would go somewhere and go damn it ive left that at home,some of that cables could weigh in at 100kg just like carrying an adult in the motor,leave some off until you know you need it,reckon that would save a tankful of fuel a year.

 

[Guitarist]

That was the reason I got the 'quote bike'. It save me a fortune in fuel as well as wear and tear on the van.

And you get to wear a snazzy helmet and lycra....

 

[imago]

And you get to wear a snazzy helmet and lycra....

Wrong type of bike, I'd look a right **** on a GSX1100 in Lycra! :waving: :icon10:

 

[Dom.]

It's a bit like filling your tank to the brim, you'll use more gas driving it around. At 1kg/litre, I'd rather stop at a garage more often.

I think it's less than that..

What does 1 litre of petrol weigh

 

[imago]

Water's one kilo per litre, diesel is 0.8 kilos per litre.

 

[mayfair]

Its 1.49€ a litre here today which is 1.20 GBP blomming expensive

Water's one kilo per litre, diesel is 0.8 kilos per litre.

 

[imago]

Diesel is about £1:41 per litre around here (£1:17 after you've claimed the VAT back).

 

[mayfair]

So about the same as we cant claim vat /Iva back fro fuel here.

Diesel is about £1:41 per litre around here (£1:17 after you've claimed the VAT back).

 

[Guitarist]

Wrong type of bike, I'd look a right **** on a GSX1100 in Lycra! :waving: :icon10:

"I ride a GSX1100 to reduce wear and tear on the van, thus saving money." Only us men could use that logic

 

[imago]

"I ride a GSX1100 to reduce wear and tear on the van, thus saving money." Only us men could use that logic

Plus I've probably saved a polar bear due to my reduced carbon footprint!

Fortunately my accountant is male, and most of HMRC's inspectors are too. So the bike and everything to do with it are deductable

 

[grantr37]

Its 1.49€ a litre here today which is 1.20 GBP blomming expensive

Petrol £1.44 here, Diesel £1.52

 

[nickblake]

I was in cassablanca a few weeks ago fuel there was 0.98 euro ,in trinidad its works out at 8p a ltr , thing we have here is goverments doesnt matter which one its easy pickings if im not mistaken we pay 86p a litr tax then to slap you in the face 20% vat on top of that so that works out at £1.07 tax , and they wonder why buisnesses are struggling

 

[Rockingit]

I try not to carry too much heavy cable around, but everytime I decide to ditch some 'unnecessary' heavy tools then sods law says I need them by the afternoon. Rarely do I fill more than half, it's just a pointless lugging of extra weight - there's enough garages around!

 

[Guitarist]

Plus I've probably saved a polar bear due to my reduced carbon footprint!

Fortunately my accountant is male, and most of HMRC's inspectors are too. So the bike and everything to do with it are deductable

If you had a female accountant she would recommend you get a sensible bike, like a Honda Cub 90

 

[drew35]

OI I'VE GOT A C90 AND ITS THE BEST BIKE IN THE WORLD EVER!!!!! JUST LOOK AT THE SALES FIGURES!!!!!! And it does over 100mpg even when the throttle is pinned a hundred percent of the time!!! I ride it like I stole it!

And I use it to do quote work because it stops people from saying, "oh while you're here could you just".

 

[Mark_Burgess]

Everyone who drives needs to support the fair fuel campaign and try and get the tax reduced.
FairFuelUK

 

[Guitarist]

OI I'VE GOT A C90 AND ITS THE BEST BIKE IN THE WORLD EVER!!!!! JUST LOOK AT THE SALES FIGURES!!!!!! And it does over 100mpg even when the throttle is pinned a hundred percent of the time!!! I ride it like I stole it!

And I use it to do quote work because it stops people from saying, "oh while you're here could you just".

You see Imago....If you really cared about Polar bears, you would ditch that 1100 and get a cub

 

[imago]

You see Imago....If you really cared about Polar bears, you would ditch that 1100 and get a cub

I got a bike to reduce traveling times, so I think I'll stick with the Suzuki.