TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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Presumably it's still cheaper from a cash-n-carryin giant 20l cans?
Edit: Cheapest oil from Booker is about £1 a litre. So now oil has come down again, diesel is marginally cheaper. Damn.
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 9:54, 3 replies)
TescoSome largers branches of Tesco do it in 15L drums for 98p/litre - which goes straight into my £100 205.
Best to use a splash of diesel in there to help with start up problems - as the oil has a higher flash point it sometimes takes a little encouragement to get going, but once the engine has warmed up you should be alright.
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'course, if you're friendly with your local chippyor other purveyor of deep-fried junk, you might be able to relieve him of his used cooking oil. Strain out the bits of dead fish and it should work just as well...
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 13:19, closed)
^Diesel for a quid a litre? Where? Unleaded is 99.9p/litre and diesel ~£1.13/litre in Hull.
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