Vehicle fuel prices

[martin goddard]

Will high fuel prices change your game travelling habits?

martin

[Moggy]

Not really.

I doubt that having the extra cost will effect my decisions to go to this or that show. Not being one to spend all day doing a game leaves shows with little apart from the trade stands and their reluctance to have "bargains" means all the costs of travel and admission overtakes the postage considerably. I think this may effect traders decision on if they will attend. How would you take this into account Martin?

As for going to gaming events would not be effected though. Still going to hit Weymouth/Poole and my local club pretty much at will.

Derek

[Colonel Kilgore]

Will high fuel prices change your game travelling habits?

martin

Nope. I hardly get out to play anyway. I might just buy fewer figures to offset the cost of travel, though 

Simon

[Leman (Andy)]

No, as I don't currently play away from home, but I did buy an electric car last year - and yes, I do expect electricity costs will rise too owing to gas fired power stations.

[Noggin]

I doubt it. I don't much go to my local club anymore as it more or less folded during the lockdowns. The half dozen members left play at a gaming shop now which is a good 30 minute drive. I play a few games in town with a friend, my son and the rest is painting and solo games. Can't say as I will be travelling to many shows now either - enough figures to keep me going for a good few years.

[Leman (Andy)]

would like a meet up at Antwerp though if that ever restarts.

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

I'm in much the same boat as Noggin in nowadays mostly painting and solo gaming with little in the way of travelling to shows (only by public transport anyway). I've enough figures to work on and be buried with me in due course like the terracotta army...

[Leslie BT]

At present only gaming with foot armies and those mounted on horses.  The stabling is a bit pricy!!

[martin goddard]

I see the prices  levelling and then staying quite high.
This might well damage shows in terms of traders travelling a long way (which many do )  and smaller shows not being bothered with by visitors.

A real kick in the shins for local gaming shows.


martin

[hammurabi70]

Will high fuel prices change your game travelling habits?

martin

I think that might depend on how high the price goes.  I had already factored in a 160p fuel price into the 2022 budget so currently the situation is manageable but I do, surprisingly for a Londoner, a 50 mile round trip for a game.  This represents a significant cost.

The greater concern is how matters in the Ukraine develop.  Our hobby means we are all aware of how wars develop and spread following a logic of their own.  Evidently President Putin does not, failing to appreciate that what happens in a few small states in the Caucasus Mountains does not reflect what will happen in starting a war in Eastern Europe involving a major country.  Presumably with pressure mounting on raw material costs as well as energy, the price of figures will be rising too!

No, as I don't currently play away from home, but I did buy an electric car last year - and yes, I do expect electricity costs will rise too owing to gas fired power stations.

As the Mayor of London is in the process of forcing all of Greater London to go electric I would be interested in learning more, such as which car!
https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/mayor-sets-out-london-wide-ulez-plans

[martin goddard]

I am thinking of buying a solar car.
12m of solar cells with a buggy undernerath.
3m wide and 4m long
I will only go out on nice sunny days.
Sorted.

martin

[Leman (Andy)]

Mine is a Renault Twingo, currently unavailable in the UK as far as I am aware. It is a small runabout approximately the same sort of size as an Aygo and more room in the back than a Fiat 500. Charging has to be done at public charge points as I live in a flat, but this is not a problem in the Netherlands.
Running costs vary as the battery goes further in warmer weather. Cold winter weather approx 130Km on full charge. Middle of summer up to another 100Km. There is a useful low battery light on the dashboard that kicks in at 20%. Can get up to around 90% charged after about 50 minutes. Usually go for a walk with the dog, shopping or a coffee when it is charging.



Longest journey so far has been a 180km round trip into Germany. Car was charged at the destination and again about 3/4 of the way back on a fast charger just to be on the safe side. Fast charger gave a half hour break for a coffee. There is an eco mode, which I always use, which  means the car cannot go above 106kph.

[Colonel Kilgore]

At present only gaming with foot armies and those mounted on horses.  The stabling is a bit pricy!!

Good point Les. I'm expecting to see more chariots on the streets - and maybe the odd elephant? - as petrol prices continue to rise.

Simon

[Stewart 46A]

Better high energy costs then my house bombed and cities destroyed

Stewart

[Moggy]

I am a fan of electric cars as a concept but where is the electricity going to come from to charge them if we all buy one?

Question though Andy. How quick does the battery go down if driving at night in cold weather?


Derek