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SeaFury 🦜🍃

Diesel maths: there is a petrol station 11km from me that is selling diesel for 15c cheaper than my local - which will be $9 less for a full tank. It will take me about $6 in fuel/depreciation/maintenance to get there. To save $3. Is this worth it? #poll

Yes

6.3%

No

72.1%

Ride your bike to get it

21.6%

Poll ended at Apr 9 at 12:25am.

Floaty Birb 2d ago

@SeaFury I would say "no" because of the extra time it would take to go there and come back. If it's on your way to somewhere else then it's a good idea.

David de Groot 2d ago

@SeaFury It is almost never worth driving out of your way to get cheaper fuel unless it’s like half the cost of the local.
However, it’s always worth getting cheaper fuel on your route you’d be travelling anyway.

Szescstopni 2d ago

@SeaFury Which station has happier employees?

SeaFury 🦜🍃2d ago

@Szescstopni my local!!

Szescstopni 2d ago

@SeaFury Problem solved.

Maude Nificent 2d ago

will you enjoy the journey?

the $3 in savings is = tax free income
so let’s call it 4

Craig Askings 2d ago

@SeaFury is half an hour of your day worth $3?

SeaFury 🦜🍃2d ago

@haakon No 😑

@SeaFury Save all your pennies and replace the ICE with EV. Or a walk/bike/transit lifestyle. Way cheaper and better for the planet than remaining dependent on fossil fuels

SeaFury 🦜🍃2d ago

@MarkBrigham When I have pennies I will. I only use the van sparingly. Usually on my scooter 👏

SpaceLifeForm 2d ago

Besides the wear-and-tear, do you have give up PII to get the discount?

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@SpaceLifeForm what is PII?

SpaceLifeForm 1d ago

PII == Personally Identifying Information.

SpaceLifeForm 1d ago

Phone number and/or email.

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@SpaceLifeForm No! It is just the listed cost of the fuel 😍

Tom Dullemond 1d ago

@SeaFury don’t forget how much time you are spending as well

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@Cacotopos Yes, that is true.

Daniel Reeders 1d ago

@SeaFury The question to ask here is what hourly that rates your time at

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@onekind Yes, THIS.

Daniel Reeders 1d ago

@SeaFury I personally rate it as immeasurable but sometimes you need a specific number. Mine is my consulting charge-out rate, $100/hr.

everything_bagel

@SeaFury won’t you also have to spend $6 to get back? So you end up actually down $3?

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@josh0 😭👏🤣

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Comrade Weez 1d ago

@SeaFury if your car is particularly old you can probably run it on veg oil, but not much benefit. VO is about $3/L.

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@weezmgk Hmmmm. I wonder!!!!

Comrade Weez 1d ago

@SeaFury By 'old' I mean like 1970s Toyota or Nissan diesel with mechanical fuel injection. Modern common rail diesels with persnickety injectors don't like VO much. But! If you can put up with the mess, you can convert waste fryer oil into biodiesel that will run most modern diesels. It's a bunch of faffing around, tho.

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@weezmgk My van is way too young for that!!

thefathippy 1d ago

It's a hefty gross discount, but time & annoyance both have values.

If you're deliverating in the area, grab some. I'm not convinced $3 net would be worth my effort to travel, however, I know I'd be annoyed by driving that "far" to save it 🙄

@SeaFury Also bus is free

SeaFury 🦜🍃1d ago

@monissa Yes 🙌