[gary999]

gor blimey you two still at it! : gonna send me ma round
to bang your heads together

[sf]

£1.09.9 in Aberdare

[Neil Williams]

Has anyone considered the difference in fuel economy between carrying a 'Full' tank of fuel around compared to just putting 20L in at a time.
So it's ok putting 60L in at todays price but you'll use more fuel (and therefore cost more) than the one putting less weight in fuel in.

[Neil Williams]

oh, thats right, give 'em something else to bicker about

Oh that's nothing.
What if one of them drives like a nutter around town all the time...stop...start...accelerate,,,,stop...start....accelerate
Whilst the other is careful in his approach to fuel economy
There, that opens up a BA Hons standard of answering

[simon knight]

You've moved the goal posts Simon... 30L to my 15 instead of 60 to my 15 on the first fill; but anyway

Assuming we use fuel at the same rate -

Week one - I put in 15L you put in 30L at £1.00

At the end of week one I put in another 15L at 95p you don't cuz you've got 15 left.

At the end of week two we both have empty tanks (I've used my second 15L you've used up your original 30L)


I've bought 15L at £1 and 15L at 95p and spent £29.25

You've bought 30L at £1 and spent £30


We both have empty tanks and you can't put 30L in your tank at 85p because the price at the end of our both using 30L is not 85p, it's 90p!


Modified to add - Dean - you got your post in before me!

Malc

15 @ 100 = £15
15 @ 95 = £14.25
15 @ 90 = £13.50
15 @ 85 = £12.75

15 @ 80 = £12.00
15@ 75 = £11.25
15 @ 70 = £10.50
15 @ 65 = £9.75

Total spend = £99.00 for 120ltrs


Simon

60 @ 100 = £60
60 @ 65 = £39

Total spend = £99 for 120ltrs

We've both bought 120ltrs costing £99. You've made 8 trips to my 2. Sorry malc I jusy can't read it any other way.

[William Tyndale]

Malc

15 @ 100 = £15         60 @ 100 = £60
15 @ 95 = £14.25
15 @ 90 = £13.50
15 @ 85 = £12.75

15 @ 80 = £12.00      60 @ 65 = £39     You buy for 80 not 65
15@ 75 = £11.25
15 @ 70 = £10.50
15 @ 65 = £9.75

[simon knight]

Malc

15 @ 100 = £15         60 @ 100 = £60
15 @ 95 = £14.25
15 @ 90 = £13.50
15 @ 85 = £12.75

15 @ 80 = £12.00      60 @ 65 = £39     You buy for 80 not 65
15@ 75 = £11.25
15 @ 70 = £10.50
15 @ 65 = £9.75

Ok: 60 @ 100 = £60
       60 @ 80 = £48

Total spend = £108 for 120 ltrs gives an average cost per ltr of 90p against Malc's average of 82.50p. OK at this point he's ahead.

BUT!

On week 9 I buy a further 60ltrs @ 60p making a total of 180 ltrs costing £144 giving an average cost per ltr of 80p

Malc goes in on week 9 and buys his 15ltrs @ 60 making a total of 135 ltrs costing £108 giving an average cost per ltr of 80p

Even again.

[William Tyndale]

Tell your customers that your prices will drop £1.00 each month from January and then ask them if they would like to pay for the whole year at today's prices and see what they say.

Lets be gratefull your not running the economy!

[AuRavelling79]

Malc

15 @ 100 = £15         60 @ 100 = £60
15 @ 95 = £14.25
15 @ 90 = £13.50
15 @ 85 = £12.75

15 @ 80 = £12.00      60 @ 65 = £39     You buy for 80 not 65
15@ 75 = £11.25
15 @ 70 = £10.50
15 @ 65 = £9.75

Ok: 60 @ 100 = £60
       60 @ 80 = £48

Total spend = £108 for 120 ltrs gives an average cost per ltr of 90p against Malc's average of 82.50p. OK at this point he's ahead.

BUT!

On week 9 I buy a further 60ltrs @ 60p making a total of 180 ltrs costing £144 giving an average cost per ltr of 80p

Malc goes in on week 9 and buys his 15ltrs @ 60 making a total of 135 ltrs costing £108 giving an average cost per ltr of 80p
Even again.

No because at week 9 I still have 45L worth of money (cuz I've not spent it) in my pocket and I keep buying 15 litres at a time out of that money over the next 3 weeks and because the price is dropping I have some money left.

You keep going beyond the "start point" which is when both our tanks are empty.

[AuRavelling79]

Tell your customers that your prices will drop £1.00 each month from January and then ask them if they would like to pay for the whole year at today's prices and see what they say.

Lets be gratefull your not running the economy!

That is absolutely the best example William - I think the penny will drop now.

[simon knight]

Hi Malc,  OK have it your way. I've enjoyed all this but am now getting bored with the topic...enough already!

[weetot]

DIESEL=£1.12p yestersday 20.10.08 at sainsburys Whitley Bay. Tyne & wear.

[gary999]

tescos by me petrol£97.9 diesel £1.09

[jaykie]

Sainsburys
Diesal £1.09
Unleaded £97.9

[windowwashers]

shell 99.9, tesco less than a mile away 103.9 talk about holding out on prices