Travel expenses

[Metalgear2018]

Before arranging a punt. Do you guys take into consideration petrol prices or public transport fares?

I'm considering punting out of my area but my car drinks too much petrol.

[blackburnian]

Before arranging a punt. Do you guys take into consideration petrol prices or public transport fares?

I'm considering punting out of my area but my car drinks too much petrol.

What car are you running ? Fuel prices are nothing compared to the cost of punting 

Bb

[dboy74]

Never considered the travel costs only the cost of the meet.

[Fabaceous]

Best thing is to ask the SP to knock off the price of your fuel from the fee she charges. I'm sure she'll be fine with that.
Fab

[Bangers and Gash]

Before arranging a punt. Do you guys take into consideration petrol prices or public transport fares?

I always do. Money is money at the end of the day. 

[Metalgear2018]

What car are you running ? Fuel prices are nothing compared to the cost of punting 

Bb

3 weeks ago I bought a Audi S3 2016.

[blackburnian]

3 weeks ago I bought a Audi S3 2016.

Why don't you put your reg number down too to finish the self outing you've just  started   

Bb

[Waterhouse]

Before arranging a punt. Do you guys take into consideration petrol prices or public transport fares?

I'm considering punting out of my area but my car drinks too much petrol.

Seriously dude? I can't believe you'd be penny-pinching over a few quids worth of petrol if you can afford a nearly new Audi.  If fuel costs are a concern then why go for an S3 as opposed to an A3 or something more economical? 
 

[Stevensmiles]

Booked to see one on my hot list a while back.
Filled the car up before journey. 
Had to drive a fair distance to get there so of course stopped for lunch at a Happy Eater.
Dartford Crossing charges there and back to take into consideration.
Parking once I got there was pay n display.
She was fantastic and not a clock watcher so I overstayed and got clamped.
Puncture on the way back and it’s not repairable so need a new tyre.

Only wish I’d bought a cheap motor like an Audi S3
2016 or thereabouts 

[Metalgear2018]

Why don't you put your reg number down too to finish the self outing you've just  started   

Bb

Lol you asked me what car I'm using.

[Stevensmiles]

And I’m kidding of course.
I’ve had two Audi’s myself and rate them.

Now if you wanna talk about Miltek exhausts, Carbonio air intakes and re-mapping.
I’m your man. 

[Metalgear2018]

Seriously dude? I can't believe you'd be penny-pinching over a few quids worth of petrol if you can afford a nearly new Audi.  If fuel costs are a concern then why go for an S3 as opposed to an A3 or something more economical? 
 

The A3 is a good car but I wanted more power. I was looking at the VW Golf TSI but needed a bit of fun while driving through the country roads

[Metalgear2018]

And I’m kidding of course.
I’ve had two Audi’s myself and rate them.

Now if you wanna talk about Miltek exhausts, Carbonio air intakes and re-mapping.
I’m your man. 

I'm looking at Miltek. But they sound good on a RS3 or RS4 avant.

[Stiltskin]

My car is over 400bhp and does less than 20mpg, so yes fuel cost does cross my mind when planning a punt.

If I could punt locally at £90 per half hour it would still be cheaper than travelling miles to pay a girl £80. The trouble is there's hardly ever anything local to me, so every punt involves about 60 miles of driving.

[lewisjones23]

OP obviously didnt get the level of attention he needed in real life by buying that car

makes a shit thread to try and get online attention

go to a car forum or some bollocks where people might be arsed in the slightest

[Bogof60]

Nope
High horsepower car
Low mpg
Couldn't give a fuck how far I have to drive.

Memo to OP

Do not buy a high class car then expect it to do the mpg of a fiesta 

Note

Your Audi is pants 

[Stiltskin]

How is he bragging? He's talking about a £25k Audi, not a Ferrari!

He's just concerned about how much it costs to get to and from a punt.

[Private Parts]

Before arranging a punt. Do you guys take into consideration petrol prices or public transport fares?

Nope

[Dutchy]

Switch to a reliant. Just make sure you don’t need to turn!

[Stevensmiles]

Nope
High horsepower car
Low mpg
Couldn't give a fuck how far I have to drive.

Memo to OP

Do not buy a high class car then expect it to do the mpg of a fiesta 

Note

Your Audi is pants 

But the OP was asking a serious question. It was someone else who asked what car he had.

Nowt wrong wif chatting motors me old mate. It makes a welcome change to have a bit of humour sometimes.

[nigel4498]

Switch to a reliant. Just make sure you don’t need to turn!

.....or go up hill 

[Sparkhead1985]

Ive got a 23 year old landy 3.9 v8. Does 13 mpg. Sounds great a d will drag what ever sporty thing u guys have backwards in s tug of war. Am I in the right forum?

[Stevensmiles]

 

I hate coming up against those 4x4’s at the lights.

As we are chatting motors.
Everyone will have seen those performance figures given in magazines etc.

It’s always the 0-60 times given when those in the know. Know the 30-80 is by far the best indicator of performance.

[M62B44]

ha old rover v8 with about 160hp...lol

[fairfield]

I mostly use my bus pass - but if i didn't, it would not be journey costs but journey times that i would take into account.
Travelling 1 hour plus or even 2 hours to a punt easily affects my decision to walk out. Having invested so much time getting there, i am more likely to accept a B & S or profile pics well out of date. (a decision i nearly always regret.)

[Metalgear2018]

I hate coming up against those 4x4’s at the lights.

As we are chatting motors.
Everyone will have seen those performance figures given in magazines etc.

It’s always the 0-60 times given when those in the know. Know the 30-80 is by far the best indicator of performance.

They say Audi's such as the S line and RS models are quicker than the factory figures when it comes to acceleration.

[threechilliman]

My first car had acceleration that would just about have beaten a super tanker from the lights.....

[yorkieyorkie]

I never used to but now with money being tight I factor in the travel distance, fuel costs, parking and the time of day.

I like my punts to be as stress free as possible and I hate traffic at the best of times.

[Herts_Outcaller]

I have a specific punting budget, and deduct travel expenses from it.  It probably wouldn't make me less likely to punt the girl though, I'd rather travel an hour for good service then go round the corner for a shit punt. I generally punt on my days off anyway when I can spare the time.

[Gordon Bennett]

I can't see point of owning a car if making journeys in it causes financial strain. Surely you must accept that you'll pay, what..... a grand or more per annum just putting petrol in it? Maybe if you are gonna drive cross country on a punt you'll be conscious of having to spend dosh filling the tank up but what's alternative? Every time I look at train fares they are far higher than petrol travel costs but I do get 10+ miles per £ of petrol from my frugal motor.

[django0700]

Before arranging a punt. Do you guys take into consideration petrol prices or public transport fares?

I'm considering punting out of my area but my car drinks too much petrol.

No. considering the price of punts...I am willing to travel a bit further for a well reviewed SP.
Travel time is however a greater consideration.

[king tarzan]

I do take into account petrol/oyster and yummy curry money... about £20 all together....

[Waterhouse]

I do take into account petrol/oyster and yummy curry money... about £20 all together....

Don't forget the fiver's worth of Kouros EDT that you use before every punt.   

 

[king tarzan]

Don't forget the fiver's worth of Kouros EDT that you use before every punt.   

 

Thanks for reminding me 

[Jimmyredcab]

Before arranging a punt. Do you guys take into consideration petrol prices or public transport fares?

I'm considering punting out of my area but my car drinks too much petrol.

Maybe this hobby is not for you, just saying. 

[king tarzan]

Maybe this hobby is not for you, just saying. 

+1

[Bangers and Gash]

Maybe this hobby is not for you, just saying. 

Nowt wrong with being cash conscious.

[4xvx]

Not bothered about fuel but hate cars that light up like a christmas tree when you turn them off.

[Malvolio]

Time taken to get to the punt is a bigger factor for me - unless you do lots of 30 minute punts 50 miles away from where you live the expense in getting there is a very minor part of the total cost.

[Kimchee]

Not really. I normally punt within 10 mile radius so no concerns with petrol costs. And if I’m seeing someone after work I’d just take public transport on my oyster

[Herts_Outcaller]

My current problem is this:

My two favourite sps, the ones I always go back to, both operate an hour and a quarter away. So punting them basically takes 3 and a half hours out of my day

[Bogof60]

My point is.
WTF buy a car that is heavy on petrol then moan about the cost of using it 

One of my cars returns less than 20 mpg but it is great fun to drive so live with it

Or

Buy a fiesta

Simples

[Stevensmiles]

They say Audi's such as the S line and RS models are quicker than the factory figures when it comes to acceleration.

I’ve had two. One an S-line model with a turbo and I guess the manufacturers quoted figures were just about right. They certainly got adjusted after some modifications.
Then a S5 with a supercharger. Again the mods made a considerable difference to performance.

 

Let’s keep going shall we.
Re-maps make a big difference to forced induction models. Not so with normally aspirated engines.
But we all knew that didn’t we. 

[Metalgear2018]

I’ve had two. One an S-line model with a turbo and I guess the manufacturers quoted figures were just about right. They certainly got adjusted after some modifications.
Then a S5 with a supercharger. Again the mods made a considerable difference to performance.

 

Let’s keep going shall we.
Re-maps make a big difference to forced induction models. Not so with normally aspirated engines.
But we all knew that didn’t we. 

I'm looking at a Stage one remap. I'm being quoted silly prices

[Turtle1]

Start cycling!

[Tecova]

Sometimes to visit a SP in the South of Manchester, I have paid 12p for the Warburton Bridge Toll.  I wonder what price it will be post-Brexit?

For those of you who are more accustomed to paying far more for a bridge crossing and think I am making 12p up, here's the proof - External Link/Members Only

[JamesKW]

Don't think I have ever used the car to a punt,always use my travel card,so all free.There is no point in travelling miles in a car for a cheap punt (unless really well reviewed) you may as well get a dearer one closer to home.

[shagmore]

Don't give a fuck, if you want to punt, you take the risks, and pay the privilege of travelling. If you don't want to, you don't have to.

[MrArmagh]

maybe on the last week of the month I might think about it but really no.