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No, not tanks full, we don't know your tank size.
No, not dollars a fill up, that depends on your location.
Gallons will depend on your mileage, but because these polls are not allowed to be complex, gallons is the most common denominator.
Now that you have retired...
How many gallons of fuel (gasoline or diesel) do you consume a week in your car?
5 but that too can vary. I usually fill up about once a month (13 gallons) depending on whether or not I have company. Living near the beach I get a lot of company. It also depends on the weather. Nice days I will run errands with my bike or golf cart. I've budgeted $40 per month and only exceeded it when we had to evacuate from Hurricane Florence.
I am really surprised to see I am not the only one who hardly drives anywhere anymore since I retired. I am not that old (63) but not having to commute, even to the park and ride for work, has really cut down on how much I drive/how much gas I use. I try to combine trips even when I do go out. Only places I go regularly are grocery store, Wal-mart and dog park (and Starbucks on Sunday for coffee and newspaper) and all are within a mile or less! Filling up my Focus about once a month now....great to be able to save somewhere!
You would think that with all the digital bells and whistles in today's newer cars there would be a "fuel gallons consumed" data point available but apparantly not. At least not in my 2017 Honda.
I'd have to pay attention to how many gallons each fill-up and how often (for me, about every 10 to 14 days but that's because I never let it go below 1/4 of a tank) but I don't, so I have no clue how many gallons I use per week.
I can tell you how many gallons of heating oil my house uses per day though, on average, because I track that in an Excel file. I'm interested in how weather conditions from one winter to the next affect my usage, and now we have a new heating system so I'm comparing its efficiency to the old one. I just never thought of doing it for the car.
ETA: My car gets about 20 mpg in a mix of suburban (local stores, errands, etc within a 10-15 mile radius) and occasional highway-speed driving. My previous car (a 2002) averaged 15 mpg and needed mid grade or premium gas and so this is an improvement.
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I'm still trying to figure out what knowledge is to be gained (or even what curiosity itch is to be scratched) by finding out that X number of people consume 5 gallons/week, Y number of people consume 3 gallons/week, and Z number of people consume 1 gallon a week.
I almost long for the days of polls asking what time we eat dinner or what time we go to bed.
Almost.
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