For those of you that aren't financially sensitive lol, roughly what percentage of your monthly take-home income (net lol) do you spend on fuel per month?

Don't need to quote any £s as such; just the percentage (plus car model / power / ave. monthly mileage / ave. fuel cons. / fuel type @ ppl).

Should make for some interesting reading...


I'll start the ball rolling:-

- STi 5
- 384 bhp
- c. 350 miles
- c. 19 mpg*
- V-Power SUL @ 141.9 ppl
- c. 7%

* I think my Lambda sensor might be failing - used to get 21-23mpg on mixed driving. But it could be the colder weather to blame. I'll wait for better ambients to see if it changes. If it doesn't improve, then I'll check the O2 sensor's voltages...)

 

- 03 WRX
- Standard 225BHP
- c. 750 miles
- c. ??MPG
- V-Power @ 141.9ppl
- c. 13%

 

Thanks for your contribution.

 

MY00 UK Turbo PPP 240BHP
- c. 400 miles
- c. 26MPG
- BP Ult @ 141.9ppl
- c. 1.7%

 

^^^ 400 miles @ 26MPG on £1.41 a litre costing 1.7% of salary, I work that out to be around £4,500-£5,000 take home per month as a salary, with an 00 car??? If i earned that much i'd be driving a much nicer car than i do!

 

+1

Stevo, I want your income - that's some dough you're pulling down! lol

It works out to be £5,837.80 pcm... And that's net!!!

 

I've had it alot of years and still really like it. I can't afford anything better anyway, 10 years ago I got bitten by the rally bug, you think Subaru's are a bottomless pit you should take rallying up as a hobby.

 

Don't forget its monthly household income, not just mine.

 

Sorry stevo, I should have made it clearer in my thread opener (I didn't even think of/consider that scenario )...

It's just net income of solely the car's owner/driver i.e. of one salary.


But I guess for some that share the car, that's a 'problem'.


So, for those of you like stevo, can you mention in your post that it's a combined income to prevent confusion/envy!

 

Oh right sorry, how much of a w@nker do I look!!

I'll try again. Just mine this time.

MY00 UK Turbo PPP 240BHP
- c. 400 miles
- c. 26MPG
- BP Ult @ 141.9ppl
- c. 3.27%

 

No it's okay!

It was fair enough given my lack of exacting criteria.

(Still a nice salary )

 

2003 Wrx
320bhp
600-800miles
19 mpg
Tesco 99 @ 138.8 or V Power @ 1.41.9
10 %

 

I think i need to find a better job, i didnt think £2,200 was too bad take home, time to re-write the CV looking at the above figures! lol

 

2004 sport auto
125bhp if im lucky lol
800-1000 miles
26mpg
tesco 95 @ 135.9
10%

 

- Sport Special
- 123 bhp
- c. 1100 miles
- c. 35 mpg
- UL @ 137.9ppl
- c. 8%

 

This.

lol

I'm the lowest paid here so far... By a fair distance. (Sorry, that isn't meant to be the intention of this thread )

 

15.6% filling up three times a month on Momentum - thats after tax, and all the other deductions

 

Spec C
329 bhp
70 miles
16 MPG
V-Power 143.9
0.74%

 

Some interesting stuff here, right now for the next part we will need your bank account number and sort code, plus the expiring date and the security code on the back.....

 

To OP.... mind your own ****ing business!!!

 

lol @ Shaun and LJF.

I did put a disclaimer in i.e. the first eight words of the first paragraph.

 

The Spec C a 2nd 'occasional' car?

 

MY97 UK turbo 2000 with DIY PPP and a few other mods LOL
hopefully between 240 and 250bhp
850 miles a month
25mpg depends on how often I am running late LOL
Momemtum 99 @ 141.9 = £220 a month
6%

Good job the wife works as well

 

Wow, there's some low MPG's going on here!

 

17-25mpg varied driving, on average, is pretty much all you get (for the turbo cars obviously).

 

Even stadard 2004 WRX's?

 

Probably!

Depends on how often you hoon it on boost.

 

Ah well, the motorbike can be my fuel saver!! I guess i can live with 25-30!

 

When i got my car first i calculated out a tank while "spirited" driving and got below 10mpg

Then done a economy tank and could only manage 16mpg while rolling about the place....

Must be something wrong with my car!!

 

Ha! Thats less than my M3 did while hooning around the Nurburgring!! I used to get 23 average out of it. Then 30mpg out of my Audi S3 (approx 250bhp). Its a compromise we're all happy to make though eh!