[T3] Speaking of Gas

[Dave Hall]

We're paying about twice those diesel prices in the UK, worked out in $ per
US Gallon.  However, we don't normally need to go more than a couple of
hundred miles to get to most of the places we need to go, so I guess we get
as much or more pleasure for our fuel!   Our Golf 3 Variant (Jetta wagon)
isn't quite as good as our newer Golf 5 Hatch for fuel, but it's not losing
any value in depreciation now, so I guess it costs us less overall.

I've just spent some quality time servicing my .  Nice level of complexity -
enough to do, but no real need (so far) for garage intervention, though I
did let them do the cam-belt and water pump bearings at 90,000 miles, and a
front wheel bearing that needs a press to remove it from the strut.  Rear
wheel bearings are the same as the air-cooled Variant fronts, so that's
handy.


Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 30 October 2012 15:25
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Speaking of Gas

On 30 Oct 2012 at 9:56, Keith Park wrote:

> I filled up the Square yesterday, which around town is fine on 87 but WOW!
> The High test is now 60 CENTS HIGHER than the cheap stuff!
> Its supposed to be 20 cents higher so were getting Raped again.

We're in Tucson, AZ, driving the Diesel Jetta. We've been watching fuel
prices during the trip, and it's interesting to see the variation. One odd
thing I've noticed on this trip is that if we leave the highway, the first
station we encounter is often a Chevron with rediculous prices. Drive 4
blocks farther and we find fuel at $0.40 cheaper per gallon!

We have come across a couple stations that are selling B10 or B20, which is
a mix of BioDiesel. Our 2011 Jetta forbids anything more than B5. Anyone
know why?

You can Google and find a web site that calls out gas taxes by state. 
It's interesting that they vary a LOT and they are different for Diesel and
gasoline for most states.

On our trip so far, our daily Diesel mileages have been 44.5, 37.5 (strong
head wind) 47.5, and 47.5 mi/gal. (US gallons) We've seen Diesel prices from
$3.88 to $4.50 (which we didn't buy.) $4.10 and $4.20 were most common. That
may seem high, but our fuel economy makes this quite reasonable.

If you want to find the best prices in your area, go to gasbuddy.com and put
in your location. Check out the site. You can choose the type of fuel you're
looking for and then get to a map that shows prices for that. It's an easy
way to find cheap gas wherever you are. Be careful, however, because the
prices are sent in by anyone, and sometimes people send in wrong prices. I
find that cheap Diesel prices are occasionally posted for places that don't
actually sell Diesel. That's probably not as much of a problem for normal
gas.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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