Filling up tips

[Biggles2000]

Don't bother all the new petrol dispencers here are temperature compensated and have been for ages. There might be a few very old standard ones left out there somewhere but I've not seen one in a long time. I do not believe they can get NZ TMU certs without auto temp compensation.

The dispencers themselves have fine filters in the meters now days as they are very accurate instruments and are greatly stuffed up if dirt goes through them.

In NZ we do not have any vapour recovery systems either at the pumps or on the tankers.

[Boob Johnson]

I think that was the point - does not really matter if it works/hoax, the idea appears to be too improve morale !

Improve? Call me pessimistic but all that does is focus my attention on how badly we are getting screwed

[Disco Dan]

All NZ pumps have it, that's the little tube at the end of the nozzle, it also works to cut off the fuel flow when it stops sucking vapour and starts sucking petrol.

Don't bother all the new petrol dispencers here are temperature compensated and have been for ages. There might be a few very old standard ones left out there somewhere but I've not seen one in a long time. I do not believe they can get NZ TMU certs without auto temp compensation.

The dispencers themselves have fine filters in the meters now days as they are very accurate instruments and are greatly stuffed up if dirt goes through them.

In NZ we do not have any vapour recovery systems either at the pumps or on the tankers.

interesting...

[Kirill357]

Still think that 'A FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS - DO NOT FILL UP' bit has some sense in it

[fridayflash]

worht a shot anyways i guess,many a good days ride begins with an early morning fillup!

[rainman]

I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol... but here
in Durban, we are also paying higher, up to 47.35 per litre.

Bullshit. Petrol prices in SA are around R8 to R10. So pretty close to what we have here.

47.35 in what currency?

[Edbear]

Nothing compares to being as light as possible, moderating your throttle usage, (the single most important factor), having your engine tuned and having tyres at correct pressures. Everything else is splitting hairs and one single twist of the wrist will undo all your other efforts put together.

Note my sig...

[Murray]

Another easy way to save is to buy at Gull stations. Simple, let the big wigs suffer

[90s]

All these tips were examined in the New Scientist a while back as this is an old document. All the factors were found to be technically true, but individually and culmatively to have no appreciable benefits.

You could practice all of these and over a year as an average driver you would notice a few dollars difference at most. If the overall effect could be even small logistics fleets would be all over this.

[Burger]

Those tanks are buried so deep underground that they would barely change in temperature during day/night.

Even if all of the things were true, you might save $0.07 per $20 at the station. It would be better just to ease off the throttle here and there.

[Tank]

What surprises me is the amount of effort people put into saving .50c in petrol - then they go in and buy overpriced coffee / pies / chips / chocolate etc etc.


When it comes to petrol - I dont even bother - if I need some I fill up. The only time I go out of my way is when I know the hottie is working behind the counter (Wed evenings) - its an extra 4 blocks but shes worth it!

[sinned]

What surprises me is the amount of effort people put into saving .50c in petrol - then they go in and buy overpriced coffee / pies / chips / chocolate etc etc.


When it comes to petrol - I dont even bother - if I need some I fill up. The only time I go out of my way is when I know the hottie is working behind the counter (Wed evenings) - its an extra 4 blocks but shes worth it!

The special trip to fill up would be the biggest waste of petrol there is. And a ride to view the hottie is never a wasted trip.

[cruza]

What surprises me is the amount of effort people put into saving .50c in petrol - then they go in and buy overpriced coffee / pies / chips / chocolate etc etc.

See it every morning, mad rush around 7 -730 people getting their daily coffee and maybe some gas. If some people added up what they waste on convenence food/coffee each year petrol $ wouldn't seem so bad. I just head back to the depo with my packed lunch and drink the companies coffee .

[awayatc]

I always turn my Hummer off when I fill up.....

[_intense_]

cheers for the words, guess we better make the most of it, now, where the keys to my shiney new electric bike?