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Anyone changing Car use due to fuel price increase?

  • 22-05-2008 06:00PM
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    Traffic
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    Anyone changed the amount they use their car as a result of the rising price of fuel?


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  • #2
    jkgvfg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭jkgvfg


    Haven't changed how much I drive but am actually a bit more conscious of it when driving so don't accelerate as hard as I used.


  • #3
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,290 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    jkgvfg wrote: »
    Haven't changed how much I drive but am actually a bit more conscious of it when driving so don't accelerate as hard as I used.
    Have a car but only use it around once or twice a fortnight. Not greatly impacted by petrol as a result. Use my bike and Luas for everything else.


  • #4
    Beta Ray Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭Beta Ray Bill


    Traffic wrote: »
    Anyone changed the amount they use their car as a result of the rising price of fuel?

    You're going to be hit either way
    when the fuel prices go up, everything goes up. although at the pumps some stations are taking the micky

    1.39 per litre!!! get out of Town!!!!


  • #5
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,213 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Saw 1.41 outside Navan earlier (won't even mention the infamous ex-Statoil on the quays).

    Anyway in my case I need the car for my job so it hasn't affected my usage and I get mileage (which admittedly could be a lot better) which helps.


  • #6
    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭miju


    that garage has actually dropped it's price to 1.27 , couldnt believe it when driving past it on the quays on Saturday


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  • #7
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    I no longer use the A/C unless opening the windows can't cool the car. You'd be surprised how much of a load the compressor will put on smaller engines.


  • #8
    PRND
    Closed Accounts Posts: 146 ✭✭PRND


    The refrigerant which cools the car also lubricates the pipes. I've been told that keeping the a/c off works out more expensive in the long run as it will fracture the pipes.


  • #9
    BendiBus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭BendiBus


    Red Alert wrote: »
    I no longer use the A/C unless opening the windows can't cool the car. You'd be surprised how much of a load the compressor will put on smaller engines.

    Opening the windows can destroy the aerodynamics of a car, dramatically increasing it's fuel consumption.


  • #10
    HonalD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭HonalD


    Traffic wrote: »
    Anyone changed the amount they use their car as a result of the rising price of fuel?

    Back to the original question - Yep! No doubt about it - it's one stealth tax that we or the government can't realistically do much about. Another question - Is anyone thinking of getting rid of their car as a result of the rising price of fuel? :(:(:(


  • #11
    skywalker_208
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,350 ✭✭✭skywalker_208


    i have found myself turning the AC off and making sure the windows are up etc.
    €143.9 outside Navan this evening for Diesel!
    and i only have a diesel car a few months!

    someone post the price of the one down the quays for the laugh.. :) i remember that being 20cent above everything else 2 years ago!


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  • #12
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,213 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    skywalker_208 wrote: »
    i have found myself turning the AC off and making sure the windows are up etc.
    €143.9 outside Navan this evening for Diesel!
    and i only have a diesel car a few months!

    someone post the price of the one down the quays for the laugh.. :) i remember that being 20cent above everything else 2 years ago!

    Last I saw (a few weeks back) it was 1.79, but someone above says they've dropped it to 1.27 now.


  • #13
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,969 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Kaiser2000 wrote: »
    Saw 1.41 outside Navan earlier (won't even mention the infamous ex-Statoil on the quays).

    It was 1.24 today, must be new managment or a new policy.

    I predict sales of 50cc scooters are going to surge :D


  • #14
    dcr22B
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭dcr22B


    In my case, my A/C is busted and I've started driving a bit more consciously. Cruising on motorways now between 110-120 instead of 120-130. Last few tanks have been 30-40 miles better off as a result.

    To be honest, my aircon wouldn't make much difference on a 1.9 litre petrol BMw. Once did a back-to-back test and the difference was 15 miles on a range of 420 miles.


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