Putting fuel in the OHs car...

[skoff]

Probably a cool starry bra, but I need to share this with fellow PHers...

I have owned my 530i for about 3 years now, the OH uses it a fair amount if she needs to carry anything big, or as today if she needs to ferry more people about than comfortably fit in her civic.

I just received a phone call from her dad (one of the passengers) asking how to open the fuel filler door.

A couple of things strike me...

First, this shows that she has never put fuel in my car, not once, despite driving it quite a bit over the last 3 years.

Second, her dad drives a 3 series of similar vintage and I don't think the fuel filler door is any different on a 5 series? So is she trying to make a point that she has had to put fuel in my car?

Is it normal practice amongst PHers to return the OHs car with the fuel light on, or do you, like me, splash a tenner in the tank to cover what you have used?

[axgizmo]

I cover what I use if I have to use OH's car, he does the same for me

[Adenauer]

I always fill the OH's car up to the brim. Fecked if I'm going to get a call from the middle of nowhere after she's ran out of petrol.

[Adenauer]

Oh and it's a Golf 4 GTI, so she'd never know how to open the filler cap anyway

[thetapeworm]

I fill all the cars in the house up with fuel, screen wash, oil, air and anything else they need - it's easier that way.

[Faust66]

Yep, if you're using the OH's car it's just good manners to replace the fuel that you've used - I'd be pretty narked if my missus was using one of my cars on a regular basis and the tank was always empty.

OP: if she ain't the type to fuel up your car, maybe you could take payment in other (ahem) ways?

[Defcon5]

The mrs never fills mine, I always brim hers with V-Power if I use it.

[Pickled Piper]

thetapeworm said:

I fill all the cars in the house up with fuel, screen wash, oil, air and anything else they need - it's easier that way.

This.

pp

[cerbfan]

Is this an annoyance thing or a cost thing?

Within a year of me and my wife being together all money (and at times debt) was shared so who fills up a car from a cost point of view is completely irrelevant, is this not the same for most couples?

[KrazyIvan]

She puts fuel in her car, (normally enough to do 10 miles)

I put fuel in my car, (normally enough to do 300 miles)

I pay for all of it.

[skoff]

Faust66 said:

Yep, if you're using the OH's car it's just good manners to replace the fuel that you've used - I'd be pretty narked if my missus was using one of my cars on a regular basis and the tank was always empty.

OP: if she ain't the type to fuel up your car, maybe you could take payment in other (ahem) ways?

Yes that would be an acceptable form of payment, however my 'OH' is my wife, so it's not a regularly used line of credit

[Big Fat Fatty]

Pickled Piper said:

thetapeworm said:

I fill all the cars in the house up with fuel, screen wash, oil, air and anything else they need - it's easier that way.

This.

pp

Give a man a fish etc...........

[Defcon5]

cerbfan said:

Is this an annoyance thing or a cost thing?

Within a year of me and my wife being together all money (and at times debt) was shared so who fills up a car from a cost point of view is completely irrelevant, is this not the same for most couples?

Me and my mrs are completely financially seperate.

[Roo]

cerbfan said:

Within a year of me and my wife being together all money (and at times debt) was shared so who fills up a car from a cost point of view is completely irrelevant, is this not the same for most couples?

Same here. And normally it's the wife who fills the cars up on her way to work.

[Shinobi]

All comes out of the same account so doesn't matter. Hers is a dirty diesel so I only put fuel in if it needs it.

[cal216610]

I put the juice in the OH car as she is the one who keeps me topped up in socks and underwear.
It works well.

[skoff]

cerbfan said:

Is this an annoyance thing or a cost thing?

Within a year of me and my wife being together all money (and at times debt) was shared so who fills up a car from a cost point of view is completely irrelevant, is this not the same for most couples?

Neither really, more of an amusing observation... We have a similar(ish) arrangement to yourselves - what's mine is hers, and what's hers is hers...

Seriously though, we keep our finances mostly separate, this allows me to indulge my car addiction without too many arguments, and she can purchase obscenely expensive shoes and handbags whilst I am blissfully ignorant of the cost.

[Pistom]

Is this someone you are married to, has born your children and you exchange bodily fluids with or just a casual acquaintance?

You refer to her as OH but that can mean anything these days.

If its the Mrs, she is a named user on my credit card so in effect I pay it all. She pays the mortgage and it's all out of the family budget.

If it's just a casual shag then then she can get her own!

[MattOz]

skoff said:

Second, her dad drives a 3 series of similar vintage and I don't think the fuel filler door is any different on a 5 series? So is she trying to make a point that she has had to put fuel in my car?

Is it normal practice amongst PHers to return the OHs car with the fuel light on, or do you, like me, splash a tenner in the tank to cover what you have used?

The E39 and E46 have different fuel filler hatch mechanisms. The E39 simply opens with a push on teh front half once the central locking in unlocked. The E46 needs a push "in" on the trailing edge in order to open it.

I always put fuel back into a car if I've been lent it, or borrowed it, whether that be from a friend or family member. It's simply good manners IMHO. Don't let it get to you.

[oldcynic]

I'll often fill her car if it's running short - although this is generally every 3 weeks or so. She normally has a 3 year old with her, often a 5 year old as well, so it just seems like common sense to me.