What are you paying for your diesel/petrol?

[quodec]

Probably a bit retro now, with a lot of motorists switching to EVs, but thought I would introduce this topic anyway for the new year, to see what you are paying for your fuel around the country - or even abroad!

Anyway, I put €50.00 diesel into my Passat today in Jones Oil, Dundalk and paid 150.9c per litre, which I think at the present time is reasonable value. Anyone else paying less?

[Hairy-Joe]

I've a Circle K fuel card and I get 4c off a litre the posted price.

I found that some vehicles can be fussy about diesel. Two of them at home run a lot better on miles plus diesel with better pickup and power. Trying to join a motorway with a loaded Ducato you quickly realised what fuel gives best performance (as it's foot to the floor stuff)

[CelticRambler]

Will be setting off on my irregularly regular 600km commute tomorrow and expecting to pay 1.555€/litre for the first fill. Might be able to push on a bit further to get that down to 1.53, but it'd be a bit tight. On the other hand, the major retailers often do cost-price promos at the weekends at this time of the year, price-matching the out-of-town centres trying to get people to spend money after the holidays. Should be able to get under 1.50 by the time I get to the East.

[CelticRambler]

1.53 in the end - lowest price in a 200 km radius! That fill will get me to my destination now.

[quodec]

Probably a bit retro now, with a lot of motorists switching to EVs, but thought I would introduce this topic anyway for the new year, to see what you are paying for your fuel around the country - or even abroad!

Anyway, I put €50.00 diesel into my Passat today in Jones Oil, Dundalk and paid 150.9c per litre, which I think at the present time is reasonable value. Anyone else paying less?

Back to the same place on Saturday. Diesel now 153.9c and was told it will probably be more expensive sooner rather than later!

[CelticRambler]

Same here: my weekend fill was 1.585 - up 3ct/l on what I expected to pay last week.

(Just as an aside: I was in Germany last month, parked beside a filling station for three days, and they changed the prices seven times between when I arrived and when I left! )

[Hairy-Joe]

Same here: my weekend fill was 1.585 - up 3ct/l on what I expected to pay last week.

(Just as an aside: I was in Germany last month, parked beside a filling station for three days, and they changed the prices seven times between when I arrived and when I left! )

That's daft.

[Hairy-Joe]

Petrol is 169.9 in Bandon. That's what was displayed on the pump

[CJhaughey]

I agree with the Miles plus diesel. It really makes a big difference in my Honda Accord. I haven't tried it yet in the Ducato but maybe I should give it a lash, it would be a hard pill to swallow at the moment though. I think its 170.9 at the pump and I have an 8cpl card discount at the moment.

[Hairy-Joe]

I had a '15 reg Ducato touring Germany for a few weeks on holidays (pre Covid). I used to always get premium diesel there (Shell or BP typically). I got used to a certain acceleration down the autobahn slip roads trying go get the 'van up to motorway speeds. A few weeks and a few tanks of diesel at home, I was trying to join the motorway outside Limerick. The drop in power/acceleration by using Irish ordinary diesel was noticeable. It was so noticeable that I got the yoke checked out. It was fine, just typically shite Irish diesel.

I run Miles Plus diesel in the current Ducato camper when I can.

As an aside, I always get much better fuel consumption when on the continent after a week or two, even with hours spent on the autobahn/autoroute/etc

[CelticRambler]

Out of curiosity, what's your typical/average consumption? I'm still evaluating my new turn-of-the-century engine, but with one inexplicably high value, it's coming out very slightly more efficient that the newer old one it replaced. Still a wallet-pinching 12.5l/100km though.

[Hairy-Joe]

At home here in Ireland I get 10.5l/100km. I get 9.5l/100km in Spain, France and Germany. The worst was about 11.5L/100km but that was on a 500km run on the A66 in Spain. There was about 12km of a climb that was foot to the bulkhead on that run.

It's a 2.3l 130PS but still not run in fully. There's another one at home that's 3/4 tonne heavier and automatic that's getting close to 9L/100km. That's run in fully.

[CJhaughey]

I get exactly the same 10.5 on my 2015 L4H3 Ducato, it is also the 2.3 130.

[CelticRambler]

Ah that's mildly reassuring - mine is a 2.8l, high and heaaavvvy so an extra couple of l/100km is probably reasonable. I really notice the difference, though, when barrelling into the Mistral and Tremontane winds down south. Dropping down to 80km/h is the only way to keep under teens/100 then.

On the other hand, my mountain driving is generally the most economical. Or at least it was; haven't had a chance yet to really put the new-old engine to the test on a proper 3000m climb! Maybe this weekend ...

[490808]

Petrol and diesel prices rose by a third in the last year

[CelticRambler]

Same here: my weekend fill was 1.585 - up 3ct/l on what I expected to pay last week.

... and up another 3ct this weekend, 1.612. Small comfort that my consumption in the mountains has dropped to 11.3l/100km, presumably because I only use the fuel going up!

[CelticRambler]

Ooof - another 5ct added this weekend, and only as "little" as that because I avoided all the stations charging 1.70 and upwards.

[490808]

WOW, was in the UK this week and the robbing motorway service stations were looking for £1.66 for petrol.

I filled up in Morrisons (only E10) at iirc £1.33

[Hairy-Joe]

I must be daft as I'm going ordering a car this weekend. I'm going from a 2.0 diesel to a 2.0 petrol turbo.....
I'll spend a lot more now on fuel

[quodec]

1.62 a litre for diesel yesterday in Dundalk. In 42 years of filling fuel tanks that's probably the dearest I've ever paid!!!!!

[Hairy-Joe]

Well, it's going to rocket up now.....

[quodec]

Well, it's going to rocket up now.....

I have an old bike in the shed......maybe.....!!!!

[CelticRambler]

1.62 a litre for diesel yesterday in Dundalk. In 42 years of filling fuel tanks that's probably the dearest I've ever paid!!!!!

And there I was thinking I'd got a bargain in finding two suppliers along my route on Saturday selling it for 1.643 when the average price here is around 1.68-1.70/litre.

[Hairy-Joe]

I have an old bike in the shed......maybe.....!!!!

Oh I've two in the shed. Bringing back a load of groceries from Tesco on the back of the bike is hard though

[quodec]

Joined a queue of cars waiting to fill this morning in Dundalk and paid 174.9 for a litre of diesel. The guy on the till said the price was constantly changing. I remember back in the day having to queue up due to petrol shortages. That vibe is out there again!

Edit: The first post on this thread had me buying at 150.9 - just 8 weeks ago!