Fuelly is a great site, really helps me keep track of my fuel costs. But there's one major flaw as far as I can tell. Its the fact that it requires a full tank to calculate the MPG's.

This is not a problem for me, one of my cars has a 4.4 gallon tank, the other has a 7.7 gallon tank. But here in the UK, fuel is over $10 a gallon and I cant think of one person in my town, friends or family, that ever fills thier tank when fueling up. On average people just put $15 to $25 worth in at any given time. As mentioned, the main reason being that fuel is expensive and people simply cant afford to fill thier cars, another reason is that cars here are obviously more economical, even two gallons should last around 120 miles in most modern cars. And then there's the odd person that feels filling thier tank is adding weight, therefore affecting thier MPG's. All valid points, but just goes to show, that fuelly cant or wont be used by many people for these reasons.

Discuss!
posted by Draigflag to Fuel Talk at 1:25 PM April 10 - 27 comments

Thought i'd share 2013's top 5, non hybrid economical cars. [more inside]
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Fiats latest version of the Panda 4x4 gets up to 65 MPG with low emissions. [more inside]
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Fiat's advanced engine technology never fails to impress! [more inside]
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Great feature! Compare 2010/2011 stats now [more inside]
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New Kia Rio does over 90 MPG! [more inside]
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Performance and Economy? Why have one or the other, when you could have both? read more! [more inside]
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Fuel up "MPG" showing as blank for last 2 fuel ups? [more inside]
posted by Draigflag to Fuelly Site Issues at 10:42 AM April 28 - 4 comments

Just thought it would be interesting to see the differences in fuel costs around the World! There are such huge differences from 2 cents a gallon in South America, to $20 a gallon in South Africa! So how much is your fuel?


I am from Wales in the UK, next month we are having a fuel duty rise of around 2 pence per litre bringing the cost to £1.16 per litre, or for those in the US, $7.90 a UK gallon! (or $6.57 a US gallon)


So put the county/country you live in, followed by your fuel costs!
posted by Draigflag to Fuel Talk at 12:34 PM March 11 - 15 comments

I think so! Read on! [more inside]
posted by Draigflag to Fuel Talk at 11:50 AM January 21 - 26 comments

Thought this may be of interest to anybody who thinks they're getting good MPG's, this couple managed to get an average of 126 UK MPG (roughly 100 US MPG) in a normal diesel hatchback over a staggering 3700 miles! It's not what you drive, it's how you drive it! Beats my personal best of 82 MPG by 44 MPG! If anybody needs proof that diesels are better than petrol's or indeed some hybrids, then this is it.
posted by Draigflag to Fuel Talk at 1:55 PM August 5 - 4 comments