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Started by joker4 · 23 Aug 2005 · 213 posts survive (64 recovered from printable/lo-fi copies) · Wayback

joker4
these damn petrol prices, r just total stupied!!!!!!!! mad.gif

damn govement is totaly winning with this set up, every time the fuel goes up, of couse they get more money from it, so there not going to stop it cause they r so much $$$$$$ hungry. mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif

they r suspost to be putting back into the roads,, HA, havent seen any of that!!!!

there was a poll i saw a couple of days ago, saying we have the worst road here in sa, YER tell me bout it!!!!!

any way i have calmed down wink.gif , what u guys think??
PaulHamon
QUOTE(joker4 @ Aug 23 2005, 08:56 AM)
there was a poll i saw a couple of days ago, saying we have the worst road here in sa, YER tell me bout it!!!!!


IMO that's just not true... lived in Sydney for 2 years and the maintenance on their roads is much worse that in SA.
lolo
hybrid cars are looking more and more attractive. High fuel prices are inevitable as it is a fossil fuel and wont last forever.
fo_sho_man
well, I'm sure the only worst roads we have are our country roads, because the whole nation is pretty average. I've driven in QLD and VIC and been in NSW and all those roads are very average. the thing with VIC is, they are always working on something to do with their highway system..
DeL
at 1$ a litre the government earns approx 47cents a litre 38 cents in EXCISE and 9 cents in GST
so every sent the price goes up as simon said... the government earns more in GST.

this was their plan yrs ago. to rape the country blind with GST on fees and charges and on retail side of thinsg as the retail markets always on the way upwards.

more lies and bullshit " the country will be better off" no.. just the people in power to give themselves pay rises...
DeeAndrea
heh... i've been lovin it, if running petrol in my car.. i only use premium, so it's farken sexpensive... BUT it's also on gas.. b00ya, filling up my 70 litre tank costs me... wait.. wait... $25... oh yeah.. give or take obviously. It's great.
morpheus
well cop this. i cant even get fuel 4 my damn car any more :-( its a sad day...


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fo_sho_man
yes, I need to get a new car or put gas on my ute, then I'll be smiling until the gov excises that too..
foonji
i remember when gas was 35c mark... now they have put it up to make more money the basturds
fo_sho_man
QUOTE(morpheus @ Aug 23 2005, 11:14 PM)
well cop this. i cant even get fuel 4 my damn car any more :-( its a sad day...
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links don't work mate.. but I'm guessing you have a car that runs on leaded.. thats rough them taking it away.. is it a big car? gas may be your answer..
DeL
leaded... just run Premium... just about the same price...
joker4
the main reason why i cot rid of my eb xr6 cause i cost over $60 to fill up on PULP, now its costing me that much for the lancer on PULP


aarrrrrhhh, it jusat gets me so angry :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
shagsalot
i used to pay 25 - 30 dollars to fill my car now it cost 40. i am buying a house and want one next to the kids school so i dont have to pay for petrol anymore, i have to drive nearly half hour to get them there so i stay at my dads all day (short walk from the school) cause i cant affred to go home then come back. and they are doing stuff to the roads here, they are putting round abouts and traffic lights where they dont need them.
morpheus
what a load of crap damn links not working... but thats ok... my car still makes me happy when the boost comes in :D

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DeL
glad i sold my worked V8.. but shame i own a rota .. i cant win.. :P

even my magnas a thirsty bitch.. might just buy a chirade or somthing smaller than the TR for a dailey
buzzn
oh yeh go the Ford LPG crew!

petrol prices..? meh who cares, LPG all the way! :D
fo_sho_man
ford and LPG - what a partnership..
shagsalot
i tell u what, morph loves that car more than he loves me............but then again, did he buy flowers for his car today.....noooo.....i got em.....he is lucky he got me something....lol...damn car
DeLr
glad i sold my worked V8.. but shame i own a rota .. i cant win.. tongue.gif

even my magnas a thirsty bitch.. might just buy a chirade or somthing smaller than the TR for a dailey
buzznr
oh yeh go the Ford LPG crew!

petrol prices..? meh who cares, LPG all the way! biggrin.gif
morpheus
i knew i'd fix the not working picture BS.. so here she is :-)

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shagsalot
why dont u make it so ur gf pic comes up? no u love ur car more.........



no underlying issuse there....lmao
DeL
just run it on premium.. being a turbo u should of been doing that already...
morpheusr
i knew i'd fix the not working picture BS.. so here she is :-)

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DeeAndrea
QUOTE(fo_sho_man @ Aug 24 2005, 12:41 AM)
ford and LPG - what a partnership..
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Yeah man... though i've got an EL xr6 and running on gas.. u can really tell it's down on power. But i've got PULP in the tank all full for whenever i need it... tongue.gif
fo_sho_man
you bugger, I want an E-series XR6 hehehehe
DeL
hmmm *looks at rotor* maybe gas one day tongue.gif nah too many head frks i think..
DeeAndrea
mmm.. i think you'd better leave that one alone tongue.gif

Though i have an issue... i'm gonna eventually wanna put in sub(s).. that means i'll hafta sacrifice my gas tank.. or lose 100% of my boot space.. thou depending on which subbies i want, may lose both. sad.gif ah well.. will deal with that later i guess.

Another thing is, when i start modding the engine too, it'll be running a higher compression ratio.. which means i wont beable to run gas then either, or else it'll be knocking it's tits off. Oh dear, the sacrifices of money for your pride and joy hey?
DeL
and also running subs in the boot will soudn crap as the sound will also echo from your gas tank and depening on what state of full/empty ur tank is it will sound different inside the cabin...
buzzn
QUOTE(DeeAndrea @ Aug 24 2005, 01:54 PM)
Another thing is, when i start modding the engine too, it'll be running a higher compression ratio.. which means i wont beable to run gas then either, or else it'll be knocking it's tits off. Oh dear, the sacrifices of money for your pride and joy hey?
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maybe look into water injection? might help in this situation?
joker4
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DelusionL  Posted Today, 02:43 PM
and also running subs in the boot will soudn crap as the sound will also echo from your gas tank and depening on what state of full/empty ur tank is it will sound different inside the cabin...


uummmm what boot???, i got no boot, to much damn stereo system mad.gif tongue.gif

uumm gas, i got lots of gas tongue.gif biggrin.gif tongue.gif biggrin.gif tongue.gif blink.gif
fo_sho_man
try to source some of the falcon scuba tank style gas tanks and run straight gas, then turbo the XR6 biggrin.gif now theres a good mod..
Oldskoolie
I just filled my car up with BP Ultimate which i always use without fail.

$50 fuckin dollars!!!!!!!!!!!! and it still wasnt completely full, the nozzle didnt even click!!! $50 frickin dollars!!! I have to work for 2 hours to pay for that.... How shit!!!!!!!!! BP Ultimate does go a long way but fuck ME!!!! 50 Fuckn bux for 39.37L fuckin americans and their war!
DeL
lol joker wink.gif ive never seen a 7 with a gas tank either... and we need our subs!

if i didint have the DLS sub in there id lose sanity no bass in stock speaker positions as they are too shallow..
foonji
$75 to fill my tank :| thats one days pay...and i only work 5-6 days a month...farkin crazy

normally get 500km or so...lasts me 1.5-2 weeks dependin on wat i get upto.
joker4
uummm music, gas, music, gas, music gas..... music hands down tongue.gif
fo_sho_man
QUOTE(DelusionL @ Aug 24 2005, 09:02 PM)
lol joker wink.gif ive never seen a 7 with a gas tank either... and we need our subs!

if i didint have the DLS sub in there id  lose sanity no bass in stock speaker positions as they are too shallow..
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I've seen and heard of RX7s with LPG.. there is a drag car on gas.. some mob here in oz has perfected it.. I reckon Mildrens know how to do it too..
Davin
QUOTE(DeeAndrea @ Aug 24 2005, 01:54 PM)
Another thing is, when i start modding the engine too, it'll be running a higher compression ratio.. which means i wont beable to run gas then either, or else it'll be knocking it's tits off.
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Do some research on LPG.....I think you're in for a nice surprise when you find out which one will ping/detonate first. There are some crazy LPG turbo setups around. A lot of fiddling around, but wow!
DeL
fo_sho i seen an rx7 on gas.. flew in a guy from interstate to tune it..3 months later it was on petrol as was too manyhead fucks for the every day user/tuner...


for the big guys with lots of money yeah id see a use as pure gas ( no petrol) cars are very fast and efficient, its the dual fuel cars that lose pwer and efficiency due to haveing to detune it for petrol as compared to the gas tuneing.
DeeAndrea
QUOTE(Davin @ Aug 25 2005, 05:19 AM)
Do some research on LPG.....I think you're in for a nice surprise when you find out which one will ping/detonate first.  There are some crazy LPG turbo setups around.  A lot of fiddling around, but wow!
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4 Real? that's insane!
I had no idea... When i get a chance i'll look in2 that.

DelusionL... What sorta DLS sub u got? Always been a big fan of the brand but was never sure what to get or if it's worth paying the extra? They're quite a pricey brand i realise...
Oldskoolie
Im still Pissed about my $50 tank of fuel!
DeL
just got a boxed and ported 10" DLS in the hatch of the 7 ) the beauty fo the 1st gen rx7s cabin so small a 10" is all u need;)
i got given it so dont know the specs i just know it kicks so dam hard!

used to have JBL GT power series subs in previous car, very nice.. now some caring sharing car thieves have my $3500 system and left me with a bi-passed alarm and a car on its guts stripped to the shelll... sad.gif


DeeAndrea
mmm... been looking into DLS... i actually almost had my hand on a pair of kicker 15's... considering the size of my car, i decided they'd be the go... But my car got broken into and my deck got stolen.. so i decided to buy a YZ350 banshee quad instead tongue.gif
smp971
QUOTE(Oldskoolie @ Aug 25 2005, 11:27 PM)
Im still Pissed about my $50 tank of fuel!
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yeah, theres a reason I sold my car and moved close to town wink.gif
damn you Bush and ya war on cheap fuel.... dry.gif
*smp*r
QUOTE(Oldskoolie @ Aug 25 2005, 11:27 PM)
Im still Pissed about my $50 tank of fuel!
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yeah, theres a reason I sold my car and moved close to town wink.gif
damn you Bush and ya war on cheap fuel.... dry.gif
Oldskoolie
YEAH!



Stupid Bush and his stupid Oil War!
miney
lol i totally agree biggrin.gif
joker4
AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


sorry guys

DeL
hmm we charge $1.85 a litre at work now.. so i see high fuel prices everyday.... kinda makes me less sencitive when filling up myown car...

weird conceptions of 'cheap' fuel...
Monica
i saw unleaded at BP last nite for $1.28, i can remember it going for 75 cents
4 or 5 years ago!
dream*catcherr
i saw unleaded at BP last nite for $1.28, i can remember it going for 75 cents
4 or 5 years ago!
DeL
it wasnt that long ago getting sub 80C a litre... when i started driving it was 67cents a litre.. and im not that old!!!
fo_sho_man
I remember my dad getting fuel in the mid 30c range in the late 80s..
DeL
listening to the radio today going on current prices 48% of the prices is in tax and excise

Federale EXcise is 38cents a litre
State gets 8 cents
GST on top
currently paying 60 cents a litre in taxes and excises!

fo_sho_man
thats half the price of fuel.. christ..
DeL
yeah its great that we pay $1.25 a litre = $75 for 60 litres and $36 a tank is to the government!

way to drive the nation into depression...

1400 jobs at holdens

holdens outsource parts from overseas
ION closes down engine plant 200 jobs gone...
food goes up due to transport costs due to increased fuel prices

Government gets fat and lives on GOLD Cards and tax payer perks!

joker4
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DelusionL  Posted Today, 12:55 AM
listening to the radio today going on current prices 48% of the prices is in tax and excise

Federale EXcise is 38cents a litre
State gets 8 cents
GST on top
currently paying 60 cents a litre in taxes and excises!


yer i dont know bout u, but yesterday i hoped in the work sprints car and they had 1395 on am, and they where talking bout the petrol prices, and the above figure came up, and thats funcking bull#@%& mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif

they are predicting that ULP will hit to over $1.50 by christmas (well there goes all my christmas money gone!! mad.gif mad.gif )

other things they where saying was: that the rann government of today is the highest taxing government in SA history (now that i can beleave)uuuummmm

another good point they made was that the pertol we are putting in ours cars now are the petrol the companys brought over 12months ago an $39 a barrel, yet they are charging us the price of what the barrels are now at $70+ a barrel.
now even if this is not true, for them to buy the oil from oversea, there is now way for the oil companys can get the oil back over here that qiuck, for them to charge us they much, there is no way they can sea over oil in 2 days,(that how long b4 the price go up at the pump)

now if u can understand any of what i just wrote, well done, cause it got me confused when i wrote it lol tongue.gif
SupraPolak
I've got two turbo imports, both with 70L tanks and both need PULP so I'm looking at around $60-$80 a week (each) and that's just normal driving to/from work/school/shops!

Bush is a tosser but Howard is much worse for following the lead of a well known tosser.
DeL
Howard has little man syndrome... trying to make the biggest splash possible.. the biggest mark he can before some one sees sence and vote him out..

heard the lastest .. he wants to lower the tax bracket for those who earn 125k^^^ a year... wat about us that are struggling on the under 40k a yr mark (average weekly wage earnings has just been announced at just over $1000 a week) hw bout whiping the bottom tax bracket out all together.. and lightening the load on small guys and leave the big money earners where they are!
happyb
well wont it be fun when it gets too 1.80 per litre we will all be driving suped up mopeds next year
miney
lol ur probably right too....maybe this is johny's way of trying to get less polution in australia. by increasing fuel so less people want to have cars rofl......his not doing a very good job if he is laugh.gif
DeL
hmm mad max style petrol wars... cars with super chargers that can be operated at a flick of a switch...
Davin
Silly bit is, we are almost 100% self sufficient when it comes to petrol. If the yanks or arabs never gave us another drop of fuel, it would barely make a difference to us. Stupid agreement to align our oil prices to the rest of the world......

Something that needs to be highlighted again and again and again.... the cost of supplying oil hasn't gone up, but the profit margin and tax revenue have nearly doubled in the last 2 years......a doubling of a profit margin that was already obscene! How about the oil companies donate their extra profit to the needy
DeL
we export our oils and fuels out of the country, and import the refined versions back..
sell our LNG (liquid natural gas) over seas at mere cents per litre.. yet we charge our drivers 45 cents a litre to use it here in australia...

what shits me is ever seen the cost of a BBQ gas bottle to fill up??/ like for 9 litres its rediculously high priced!


is it the same gas?? that we stick in our home or in our cars?


buzzn
QUOTE(DelusionL @ Sep 2 2005, 05:54 PM)
is it the same gas??  that we stick in our home or in our cars?
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as far as i know, yep! except they add sumthing to the stuff used in our cars to make it smell pretty..

my old man (being the twisted mechanic he is) actually hooked up his home gas to a spare lpg tank once, filling it a little, to see if it was the same.
he connected the tank to a falcon he was fixing and he reckons the car ran exactly the same.. cool.gif

he was gonna follow it up but got caught on the bio-diesel idea and now loves his diesel motors! hehe
notski
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buzzn
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uhh..
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i think u have a hole in the bottom of ur fuel tank...
DeL
truck??? we can gte 200 litres in ours.. at $1.85 a litre its pricey at work wink.gif
fo_sho_man
are there 4WDs with big tanks like that? or dual tanks?
buph
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I'm impressed how fast does your spaceship go, and how many light years per litre do you get tongue.gif
DeL
toyota land cruises prado's nissan patrols at work have dual tanks.. 90 litres or so in one 60 in the other...

200 litres is gotta be heavy machinery... ive never known a petrol vehicle to take that much....
kandii
There is this thing around now called servo savers, where a heap of small businesses have joined together to save us money off of our fuel bill. You can save up to 15cents a litre by shopping at the participating shops.

Pretty much the deal is, spend a qualifying amount (varies from shop to shop) in one transaction at any of the participating businesses, and then take those dockets to a participting servo to get your discount.

1 docket = 5c off per litre
2 dockets = 10c off per litre
3 dockets = 15c off per litre

a limit of 30 litres applies

They have a website Click here
definately worth a look smile.gif

any saving is a good saving biggrin.gif
kandii
We've only just caught on to this, but apparently its been around for a while. Anyone else use it??
DeL
30 litres.... hmm i never put that much n my car.. its a full tank or nothing for me...

ahhwell 2 cars... i save fuel where i can.. but generally cant be bothered with dockets etc
foonji
yeh, i only ever fill right up, don't like puttin little bit in here and there.

i can fit 360L of diesel into a m113 biggrin.gif with about 400km on one tank laugh.gif
spacecadet
QUOTE(foonji @ Sep 4 2005, 03:00 PM)
yeh, i only ever fill right up, don't like puttin little bit in here and there.

i can fit 360L of diesel into a m113 biggrin.gif with about 400km on one tank laugh.gif
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yes the fuel economy is less when you have to crush cars with it lol !!!! laugh.gif
kandii
Bwahahaha, me and a friend went to a servo, and it turns out she must only have a thirty litre tank, coz her car was below empty, and we filled it to the rim, and came to 27.5 litres
fo_sho_man
those dockets can be a joke and waste of money for some.. 4c/l is usually about 1 or 2 dollars saving. they get you to spend a min of $30, they make more than 1 or 2 dollars of profit for every $30 you spend, so who is coming on top? not you. some people try to spend over $30 just for a docket, what a waste.. I don't bother with vouchers where I can..
toby74
well I own a Big South Australian Car but currently happy to let it sit in a shed as there is no need to pay upwards of $60 for a full tank, then another couple of bucks for flashlube ...

At over $1 a litre who can afford an engine bigger than 4 litres?

note: 1970 Valiant Vg 4 dr, 245 Hemi ... yeah baby!
mich
QUOTE(tekNique @ Sep 5 2005, 12:06 PM)
well I own a Big South Australian Car but currently happy to let it sit in a shed as there is no need to pay upwards of $60 for a full tank, then another couple of bucks for flashlube ...

At over $1 a litre who can afford an engine bigger than 4 litres?

note: 1970 Valiant Vg 4 dr, 245 Hemi ... yeah baby!
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big, big car baby!!!! Lucky the vitara's tank is a quarter of the size huh? And still we both have to sell a kidney and three small children to fill it....

feel sorry for the poor mugs who drive around for a living.

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DeL
its a shame my daily car is almost as thirsty as my weekend fun car... not really saving much in fuel owning a cheaper car... but the magna gives me the advantage of parking it anywhere, no warm up or cool down and no unwanted police attention. as opposed to teh rx7 as a few of you members would also know about rotors wink.gif ben, buzzn and maria... would all share that feeling.
fo_sho_man
I saw a BP today at 138.9c/L!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A JOKE!!!
DeL
united on richmond road was selling ULP at 1.28... i got 1/4 tank left in the magna.. should be enuff ot get me thru till next week for pay day...
PrincessPeach1337
ahh, seeing the recent hike in fuel prices just makes me soooo glad i don't drive...

*goes and waita for a bus*
DeL
just makes me glad im not back home where its 10-15cents a litre dearer...
kandii
QUOTE(fo_sho_man @ Sep 5 2005, 07:26 PM)
I saw a BP today at 138.9c/L!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A JOKE!!!
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Are you serious!!!! *begins to rethink purchasing a car*

Its only gonna get worse too, isn't it?
fo_sho_man
sure is.. not looking good.. like how the americans have a hurricane and then have to increase the fuel price because of that. here they say that America is the richest country in the world (not my words) and they are asking for financial assistance and upping the price of fuel. Its unfortunate that the people had to be put through the hurricane, but I don't think the rest of the world should also have to suffer. it will get to the point that when something like this happens again, no one will be able to donate as they spent all their money on damn fuel!
notski
That was at Kingscote Airport, when we filled up with Avgas.... A Mate took me along one night during one of his runs...
Thought the pic was funny n appropiate
sezzie84
fuel prices blow.

come on government stop crippling middle australia and lower this bloody tax. almost 60c a litre goes to it.

should keep it at a reasonable 30c per litre, which is the same amount they wouldda been making a few years off it anyway! i cant exactly see any of that cash going back into our roads. no all johnny does with it is give a billion dollars of it to indonisia and all they do is lock up our citizens and let out the ones that try and blow us up :|

EDIT:- decepticon here..... logging out right now...
TCB
hi all. im still alive just dont have much internet access right now. the petrol in canada has gone up 50cents in just over a year. now sitting around $1.20 a litre. the day after katrina it went up 20cents in one go!!!!! mad.gif
foonji
argh! at $1.38 mad.gif

got so much travelling to do in the next few days and i'm on empty atm. not happy jan.
Ravvy
:'(
all i can say about it is...
*beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep*
(breathes)
*beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...*
jUsTiNcAsE
My girlfriend asked me to take her someplace expensive the other night.......


So I took her to the petrol station!


*cough* wink.gif
PaulHamon

Fill it up and drive on... I refuse to care about it...

1. higher prices better for reducing emissions because people drive less
2. higher prices make other fuel sources like hydrgen more feasable
3. higher prices give people more reason to car pool and catch public transport

I'm not sure how I feel about it... but one thing is clear, everyone else isn't happy about it!
joker4
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PaulHamon  Posted Today, 05:52 PM

Fill it up and drive on... I refuse to care about it...

1. higher prices better for reducing emissions because people drive less
2. higher prices make other fuel sources like hydrgen more feasable
3. higher prices give people more reason to car pool and catch public transport

I'm not sure how I feel about it... but one thing is clear, everyone else isn't happy about it!


yer its ok 4 u paul, all u have to do is get out of bed and walk into ur next room and ur at work tongue.gif

i live at pooraka and work at the bay, i have to drive, and there is no bus that can really get me there

so i have told work i am looking for a new job, cause they dont have any thing around the place

i paid $1.45 for PULP, damn govenment!!!!!!!

F&*#@%#*&@#$#*&!*&%^#
fo_sho_man
I live down south, 10 mins of Marion and I study at Mawson Lakes, I think a car is a must for me, but the fuel prices like this are definitely a no no.. damn it..
DeL
they saying $2 by christmas...

Shadow
If it get's that high there will be riots its absolutley crap, doesn't the state govt get a huge percentage of the price of petrol sold???

QUOTE(DelusionL @ Sep 6 2005, 10:06 PM)
they saying $2 by christmas...
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toby74
i saw something on tv about people complaining about these petrol prices saying things like:

"this sucks now i have to walk to work"
or:
"now i am riding my bike to work - isn't that terrible"

or words to that effect. these people should think themselves lucky for those nasty oil companies may have just added a couple of years to their lives ...
PaulHamon
QUOTE(tekNique @ Sep 6 2005, 10:13 PM)
"this sucks now i have to walk to work"
or:
"now i am riding my bike to work - isn't that terrible"


here... here...

and Joker4... I've had hard time were I've had no car for 4 years... I caught the bus everywhere plus to and from my work that started at 11pm and finished at 6am... YOU CHOSE to live in Pooraka and working in Glenelg... You could be lving 4 bus stops away THAT was your CHOICE!
DeL
shadow...

federal gov - 38*cents per litre
state government 8* centres per litre
GST 10% of pump price so another 12-13 cents

u do the maths.....

(*just figures i hear bandied around on 5aa talk back radio*)


Shadow
QUOTE(DelusionL @ Sep 6 2005, 11:33 PM)
shadow...

federal gov - 38*cents per litre
state government 8* centres per litre
GST 10% of pump price so another 12-13 cents

u do the maths.....

(*just figures i hear bandied around on 5aa talk back radio*)
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well the math doesn't add up when they drive brand new cars and get holidays on tax money, the petrol price could drop they just dont want to do it
DeL
they make far too much money from it .. how else can we waste a billion dollars... how else can we have a 7-8 billion dollar windfall that just "dissapears' when it comes time to use it .. wheres the cash come from???

the every day u and me....


huge amounts of money earned from petrol, so why would they want to lower it...

polititions are the dirtiest slimiest back stabbing stains on humanity... they may run the country.. but all they do is F*****G R*PE it...

*shakes head n walks off*
Shadow
i agree politicain are a scum... unfortunately t could always be a possible career path for me everyone i kno thinks i'll be good at it cos i always argue the point....lol
fo_sho_man
remember, don't vote for the scum.. biggrin.gif
I didn't vote for the current government and yet I still have to suffer sad.gif
DeLr
ive been told id make a good union man.. as im always arguing the point for the workers where i am... that im always standing up for what we shoudl rightfully be entitled to...


im definintly nto a howard supporter that is for sure...
fo_sho_manr
we need more people like you then DelusionL biggrin.gif
DeLr
yeah.... more of me.... how bout i just drink more beer and expand my humanitarian input in size wink.gif


if we was to have a union at work, i think id stand for it. as i belive in the workers rights not juts the employers. and i feel most of the time the employer is inthe position to take advantage of the employee.. similer to teh government taking advantage of us general Joe Blows...
Ravvyr
who said i was pissed...??
i was just beeping my horn up there...

i drive very little, so this hasnt really affected me...
its still really high, and its still not good, but im not freaking out or anything...
but i completely understand what ppl are saying too...
smp971r
I PERSONALLY DON'T DRIVE SO THIS SOESN'T AFFECT ME, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL TODAY.....


IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN AUSTRALIA
DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT
THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR
STOCKPILES.

AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET
LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE
OIL COMPANIES.

THEREFORE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK
IT UP THEIR BEHIND " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT
BUY A SINGLE DROP OF PETROL THAT DAY.
THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL
TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD
OUT.

WAITING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES
IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL
IN PRICES THAT THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?

REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF PETROL GOING
UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES,
TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS
PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING,
BUILDING SUPPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE
DO!

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE
AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.

SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE SEPTEMBER 22nd A DAY
THAT THE CITIZENS OF AUSTRALIA "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"

WHAT DO YOU THINK? huh.gif

eskimopier
I got that email too. This has been tried before. I remember getting an email very similar to this about 2 years ago. I dont think it will work cause not enough people will know about it. I wont be buying petrol on the 22nd though.
smp971r
me either...I'm a walking girl!!!! Thank God too coz my liver is in no shape to be sold on ebay to pay for fuel laugh.gif
happybr
QUOTE(smp971 @ Sep 7 2005, 04:20 PM)
me either...I'm a walking girl!!!!  Thank God too coz my liver is in no shape to be sold on ebay to pay for fuel  laugh.gif
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mmm selling my liver not a bad idea must remeber that one for the next anthems party laugh.gif
DeLr
For Sale

One high output hight alcohol tolerance liver. has been well tested on many occasions never failed yet!

Price 5 tanks fo fuel....
smp971r
I'll give you fiddy cents for it!!!!
DeLr
fiddy cents would be a dry liver. this one is marinated in only the finest of whiskeys and beers...
gmoneyr
the prices are unbelievable at the moment...
i can't wait to get myself a car on gas
its so much cheeper...
melr
stupid petrol!! im already poor!!!
buzznr
QUOTE(smp971 @ Sep 7 2005, 02:18 PM)
FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW.   MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE SEPTEMBER 22nd  A DAY
THAT THE CITIZENS OF AUSTRALIA  "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  huh.gif
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sounds like a very clever chain mail to me... wish i'd thought of that!
gmoneyr
actually it would be interesting to see the colour of the sky over the city that day with out all the fumes...
sharz13r
its not just the cars tho - they actually found that the worlds temperatures were 2-5 degrees higher over Sept 11-12 after the world trade centre bombing coz there was no polluition in the air from the planes as they were all grounded for a day or so, they call it global dimming

(sorry - im full of useless facts !)

on a different note, i plan to drive on sept 22nd, sounds like peak hour will be a breeze lol
crIs Pr
$1.48!!!!! THATS WHAT I JUST PAID FOR PREMIUM

WTF!!!???

makes me wanna stab somone in the neck with my lunch fork. not that i would do that sort of thing ( or would i? dry.gif ) but god damn thats expensive. and the great thing is the whole $10 worth that i put in will last me a day or so. great, might have to break out the skateboard.
crIs Pr
wonder if my car will run on goon juice? would probaly be cheaper
smp971
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dyl8tdr
Everything else seems to be getting more and more expensive...and petrol is just crazy now..yet our wages dont go up to justify the inflation! grr!
I think im gona have to turf my Commy in favor for a more "economical" car. Spending $80 every time i fill up just to get 400kms out of the tank is getting a bit silly...
toby74
aint nothing any of us indivdually can do about these damn prices, but as has been mentioned previously, should be a great incentive to get people out of their cars and into public transport, pushbikes and good ol' Shanks' Pony smile.gif

it struck me the other day (while I was driving) that our whole society is built around the Automobile, and thus fossil fuels. Seems really silly thinking of it now 'cos those fuels were never going to last forever ... and that's not even considering the pollution, deaths and injuries, and all those other consequences of running controlled explosions under the hood.

there are alternatives and now would be a grand time for resourceful entrepeneurs to stand up and promote them.

investigate hybrid cars, hydrogen power, centralised mass transit systems, new urban design methodologies ... or even just running trams on the lines they used to run 50 years ago ...

there are solutions to this mess but I fear we will have to go through anarchy before they are implemented ... well it was a good run while it lasted!
Monica
QUOTE(tekNique @ Sep 8 2005, 02:03 PM)
there are solutions to this mess but I fear we will have to go through anarchy before they are implemented ... well it was a good run while it lasted!
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Yay anarchy!!!!... im in! ph34r.gif

its a fkn nightmare/ disgrace!... i work rite NEXTDOOR to a gas station & this mornin it was 134.7 for unleaded!!!! im savin for a car but by tha time i can get one i''ll loose all tha mulah i have in a month!!


oh and buses & stuff are TOO unreliable... our roads arent very bike friendly, & tha ppl on them are too selfish 2 worry about ppl on bikes... thus more ppl gettin hit by cars ohmy.gif
& nobody can be bothered enuf 2 wastse tha money thay have to find new & beta sources! ... itd be GREAT if ther was mor available, beta stuf out ther but its gona take a while for ppl to be THAT desperate.... it'll b anarchy before something beta comes along 4 everyone!!

but thats just my opinion...

This post has been edited by Monica: Sep 10 2005, 05:19 PM
foonji
stupid fuel prices have already blowen out my budget mad.gif gonna run out of cash b4 i next get paid, argh!
DeL
im home for the weekend... 2x regos 2 cars to fill 2x insurance... dont i pay enuff tax as it is!!!!!

even the price of our local brew coopers is going outta proportion!!!!!!

quiet night at home.. KARN THE CROWS!
djkarnage
hmmmm. interesting, I know that petrol prices suck but petrol is still cheaper per litre than milk.
Oldskoolie
Not only am i still pissed about my $50 tank of fuel 2 weeks ago...

Yesterday ..... $58

Fuck..... but considereing a tank lasts me over 2 weeks i guess i should smile a lil bit.
kandii
There is definately a noticable effect on Adelaide with the fuel price rises.

At my work, until a few weeks ago, it was bloody impossible to get a car park. Now, its almost guaranteed. So many more people are utilising public transport or car pooling. Its great, its actually a bit unfortunate that it has taken something like this to have more people use PT or car pooling.

But, yeah, the prices are absolutely ridiculous. And what can we do about it? Shit all.

With the september 22nd email, I got that too, but I thought i was saying not to BUY petrol on that day. We can still drive on that day. Or, did I missread it?

On Friday night when I went to Mallala to pick up my son, my dad had gone somewhere in the lanos, so I had to take their bloody 4wd prado (i borrow my olds' car to make the trip, always take the lanos coz it is cheaper on fuel) and for a return trip to mallala, it cost me $25 for fuel!!!! Its only an hour and a half round trip!!! NOT HAPPY!!!!
toby74
QUOTE(djkarnage @ Sep 12 2005, 10:42 PM)
hmmmm. interesting, I know that petrol prices suck but petrol is still cheaper per litre than milk.
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damn these modern cars that don't run on milk laugh.gif but seriously folks ...

great news about the carparks, less is more where cars are concerned
except for my valiant - hehehe


Oldskoolie
Im only driving half way to work now to save fuel. The bonus is i also save on carparking, and walk the rest of the way to work so i get fitter at the same time...... GOODBYE WOBBLY GUTS!!!!
SUPERSHOOTER
I'm keen as for no petty day on the 22nd. Considering I have to do a lot of driving, petrol prices fuck me off, since the start of the year, petrol has gone from about a $1 a litre to $1.4 a litre.
Decepticon
yeah well i heard that once some dude invented a car that ran off water. and BP bought the rights for the car off him for like millions of dollars so it would never be produced.

DeL
its definitly making a difference to me. ive heard that rumour too decepticon, rotaries can run on hydrogen.. just cant wait for the technology in storage comes thru. got some rx8s in japan running hydrogen already.

fuel prices are rediculous when it works out the governments milking us dru thru the excise and then the tax on top of it. but untill theres a case brought agaisnt them nothing will be done. howard has covered his ass once again and ruled out an enquirey on the prices.
we dont need an official enquirey WE KNOW WHERE THE RIP OFF IS!

meika
Yeah the government..... the real criminals in this society
mich
QUOTE(Decepticon @ Sep 13 2005, 12:05 AM)
yeah well i heard that once some dude invented a car that ran off water. and BP bought the rights for the car off him for like millions of dollars so it would never be produced.
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water use is a fantastic idea but probably not the best solution for the driest state on the driest continent... we have water shortages as it is... and the water they use must be completely pure from my understanding so the cost in purifying recycled water (which we'd have to use as we don't have enough water as it is here) would skyrocket the use of water for fuel.... not sure that australia would be any better off if water were used instead at this point in time.

i'm just as appalled tho.... with insurance, rego, petrol and licence renewal costs I can't afford to run my little 1.4 litre car unless i sell a lung...
foonji
i'll give you $10 for your lung mich.
mich
$10??? that's better than the fiddy cents the guy on the black market offerred me... deal!!
toby74
i dunno fooji, might wanna get a roadworthy on that lung before shelling out big cash ...
mich
sshhh babe... foonji doesn't need to know how damaged it is and if that works maybe i can fob off my non functional kidney for $5.
toby74
hey caveat emptor - i don't wanna see the poor fella trying to breathe through a sheet of bubble wrap burnt with a cigarette (see govt. sponsored smoking ads) - it's bound to affect his raving ...
mich
but it's ok for me to??? where's the love??? if i give it up i can get a new, fresh one via the transplant program.
foonji
new, used or damage, i'll take it! biggrin.gif
mich
excellent.. i can afford to run my car for a day now!!!
toby74
so mich, can i get a lift to the smokemart now? out of lungbusters smile.gif
mich
sure babe, but we have to stop by the dialysis unit and book in a few advanced sessions for when i sell that kidney... can't make two trips.. i can only afford one as i've only one kidney to sell!!
toby74
good point, we don't want you going without wacko.gif

but back to point of the thread, how about those international oil companies eh?

hydrogen i am all for as a fuel, but remember the Hindenberg! but of course we are infinitely more technologically advanced now, so what could possibly go wrong?
mich
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toby74
dammit - now it is clear that i will have to sell something just to afford to mix my Jack's ...

what is the world coming to - can't the state government do anything about this outrage!
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mich
u mix your jacks with petrol???... where's all our coke going? it better not be in my car... altho it runs fine..maybe that's the solution. coke for petrol.

the govt don't care... they make too much money of the tax they claim and we're coming up to an elections so it makes their end of term figures look good.. and up's the chances of re-election... bastards... not to mention that they don't notice because the tax payer pay for the petrol for their cars.... it's a Rort i tells ya!
crIs P
i just heard that for the goverment to be charging us these ridiculous prices that they would have to be buying the fuel for $80 a barrel

current price of a barrel of oil $66

and what the fuck?? dont we have our own oil refineries?

that electric skateboard ive had my eye on is looking better and better...i might look like a twat but ill get to work and back for about 10c, and ill be travelling at 40 kph which is fine with me
Oldskoolie
ive never seen a twat on a skateboard...

How is it that the fuel price goes through the fuckn roof, but motor oil doesnt change in price???

Australia has shit loads of oil, but all our wells are capped to conserve for the future...
fo_sho_man
the thing is, at $66 a barrel, it shouldn't be at the current price as the oil prices have been that high for the last couple of months and fuel stayed around the 120 cent mark..
DeL
i agree with mich.. its all a rort.. the more they make now.. the more they can make when the electioncomes and have a 10 billion $$$ extra left over to show how good they are...... OF RAPING THE COUNTRY BLIND ON EVERYTHING WE DO OR BUY!!!!!
Oldskoolie
so unfair.... Its just like back when the GST came in and we were all suppose to be better off....

BULLSHIT!
DeL
GST = Government Sucks tax
DeL
government superannuation tax
fo_sho_man
funny how the majority couldn't see this.. they all thought the GST was the way to go, sure, look at every other country that has been worse off because of something like it.. well done..
hope the people who voted for the current government can see that following what others have tried and failed at does not mean it will work just fine here cause we are aussies..

live and learn.. live and learn..
DeL
i wa sin hospital at the same time as a kiwi.. he said he letf new zealand because fo the GST.. and he was leaving australia for the same reason!

it fucked NZ! it will fuck AUst! was his words
DeL
well i just filled up my magna 91 TR as seen in other thread, $1.39 a litre

Id like to know wat freekn massive natural disaster happened over night to boost the price back up to 1.39 from 1.29 yesterday..

over 70$ to fill up....
Oldskoolie
Its nuts isnt it.... Im wondering how long it will be before peoples tanks get milked on a regular basis...
Oldskoolie
The petrol sniffers are going to have to collect a few more cans this week!!!
DeLr
drive offs at servos have increased, id say petrol syphoning will be on the increase, i know we use to have alot of diesel theft from our vehicles when parked outside our security compound at the airport.
Oldskoolier
I wonder if there will be any fuel tanker hi-jacks by underworld gangs etc....

Perhaps i watch too much tv

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crIs Pr
FUCKIN C*NTS!!!

exuse the language but i think its appropriate
DeLr
i concur with cris...
Oldskoolier
tone it down! there are kiddies about the place smile.gif


But i agree totally!
crIs Pr
i wonder if its possible to buy the stuff in bulk?
does anyone know if this might be worthwhile?

if i drink enough vodka will my car run on my urine?

actually if i bottle enough armpit sweat that might do the job - pretty stinky after a hard one
Kylier
you are foul!
but hey its meant to be coming down a tad! like 10cents! still not cheap!
but wat i wanna know is, whats with the price of cucumbers.......I paid $4 the other day!
Kylier
and how come they didnt catch the fuckers stealing diesel at the airport???? maybe you should have taken a leaf from their book Chris?? mmmwwwaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeLr
now.. all i need is a dueesel powered vehicle.... and id be right!
meikar
or maybe we should start trying to eat soap and fly around in bubbles

Could work!!!!!!!!!!


joker4r
QUOTE
meika  Posted Sep 15 2005, 08:26 AM
or maybe we should start trying to eat soap and fly around in bubbles

Could work!!!!!!!!!!


lol laugh.gif , i almost fell off my chair..... laugh.gif tongue.gif laugh.gif tongue.gif biggrin.gif

its bout time they finaly put a big front page on the sunday mail this morning.
what makes me laugh is what kevin foley said on pg 6 of the sunday mail this morning
"the money was received from the federial government for the GST was already invested" so how can they do that when every time the price gose up further the GST gets even more, but it dosent look like anyone is getting anything, i cant see the nures getting better working condutions, or the roads getting any better, so where is it all going???????????? mad.gif

i cant remember if i said this b4 but instead of those stupied emails that r going around at the moment bout no fuel day on a certain day, which wil never work!!!, go all a march out to the pariament house and really voice our anger!!!!!!!! mad.gif

sorry another one of my winges mad.gif
Oldskoolier
and when the price hits $2 a litre, these should be released

http://www.gizmag.com.au/go/3185/
DeLr
good to see a rotary concept engine is being touted as 'efficient and emission safe' heheh two of the down falls of the current models.. well the pre RX-8 style rotors
SUPERSHOOTERr
QUOTE(Oldskoolie @ Sep 22 2005, 11:09 PM)
and when the price hits $2 a litre, these should be released

http://www.gizmag.com.au/go/3185/
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When petrol hits $2 a litre, I'll be stealing plates and doing petty runs! mad.gif

I'd just like to say to all those hippies out there who suggest using public transport, you people are living in a dream world, in Melbourne or Perth it's a good idea, but in Adelaide, we have the poo-iest public transport system. The trains are slow, off time, irregular. The busses take long winding routes that take forever and the don't run as often as they should. We only have one tram line that is beneficial to those who live nearby it.

Not to mention, public transport isn't as cheap as it's made out to be! $20odd, thats ten trips on a multitrip, so that's five days work for the average joe, to work and from work. For $20 I can drive my 4cylinder in and out of town 5 times, like the multitrip and still have petrol to spare. So why would I chose to sit in a smelly train or catch a painful bus ride, also, by driving I'd free up about 2-3 hours extra a day by not having to wait for trains and busses to arrive, let alone take their enormous route.

[/reality check]
crIs Pr
damn fuel
DeLr
paid off almost half my scooter... soon it will cost me 7$ to fill up.. and ill get 150++km a tank biggrin.gif
KandiRaverr
I'm sorry, but i dont really understand what everyone is complaining about!! petrol prices have steadyed out i admit, but even at its peak it never really dented my budget.

I used to have a Daewoo Lanos and put $50 a fortnight into it... then just after prices started to rise i brought a Toyota Celica, and i still to this day put in $50 a fortnight and it keeps me going till next payday.... only in a blue moon do i need to add a little more money to the fund. I mean, if you drive a 4WD everywhere you have no right to complain. who drives a 4WD in the city, it's just ridiculous!!

that is my bitch on the subject!!
SUPERSHOOTERr
QUOTE(DelusionL @ Sep 24 2005, 07:43 PM)
paid off almost half my scooter... soon it will cost me 7$  to fill up.. and ill get 150++km a tank biggrin.gif
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Sick, how you going to take home all the chicks you pick up? strap them to the back with an occy strap? tongue.gif
DeLr
its a two seater wink.gif adnd now i only pick up size 6-8


Kandi, Fuel has not steadied out. it still goes from $1.11 on tuesday to $1.25 on wednesday.

why??/ wat influences teh 15 centres a litre increase?

i filled up scooter for $1.11 today.. then took the rx7 for a drive and coudlnt find anywhere lower than 1.19$ half n hr later.. i had to fill up for $1.25 a litre?? why teh discrepeancies.

if u only use 50$ a fortnight ur lucky. its the big users that get hit hardest like truckies that get 2km per litre.. and fill up 500 litres at a time. its the added effect on transport costs that gets passed onto everything u buy...

foonjir
wish i had my camera a few months back, we clocked up over $500 in diesel at pt.agutta biggrin.gif

but i normally do around 500km every 10 days... so i spend anywhere $180 - $250 a month on fuel, and thats half my pay for the month sad.gif
TR!P()Dr
Yeah petrol prices are pretty ridiculous
DeLr
since owning teh scooter.. ive gone from a tank a week, to filling up each car once.. and the scooter twice! in 4-6 weeks...


thank frk for scooters!!! but yeas i was spending 150$ a fortnight on fuel. between two cars. now its down to bugger all biggrin.gif

still $1.25 a litre is frkn rediculous!
KandiRaverr
hmmm... around my area it's pretty steady.. either that or i really dont pay attention and fill up mainly on the same day for around the same price every time.
PaulHamonr
119c today filled my car up smile.gif don't care... is that a good price?
KandiRaverr
yeah.. i think so! but i dont fill up if its over 121c! i'm just stingy.

mind you yesterday on OG road it was 111.9c!! there is an indepenent station across from shell on that road and it is apparently the cheapest in adelaide on average.
Harleyr
I seen it for a $1.11 today. I hate diesel! I run a diesel patrol and the fuel stays the same! Normal fuel goes up or down but diesel stays high! Its Fu$%ING Ballshit!


Harley
KandiRaverr
i used to run premium unleaded in mine till the prices started skyrocketing a while ago... now it's back on normal unleaded, and i can definately feel the difference.... i miss premium!! i might change back soon.
foonjir
yeh i gave my car a treat the other day and filled up witrh premium, can feel the difference for sure.. had some dodgy petrol in there just b4 i filled up... car felt soo gutless :S
TR!P()Dr
132c i saw ohmy.gif

beat that lol
SUPERSHOOTERr
QUOTE(PaulHamon @ Nov 23 2005, 04:22 PM)
119c today filled my car up smile.gif don't care... is that a good price?
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SUPERSHOOTERr
I wanna get some of that 100 Octane fuel tongue.gif
foonjir
bwahahahaha Mr Bling... nice one shooter smile.gif
Decepticonr
obviously kandi raver u dont have anythign to worry about. what did your petrol budget go from $45 a fourtnight to $50 a fourtnight.

consider those that it used to cost $50 a week to fill the tank up and now u cant get change from $70

and no it hasnt steadied out. its ppl like you that the government prey on where now your jumping up and down think 1.11 a litre is now cheap. so now we will shut up about the constant bitching about prices. theres no need for it to be that high when right on australias door step (malaysia) they are selling the same fuel for under 60 a litre.

sure we pay more taxes n shit. who cares. i still dont see it going into road mateniance. not to mentaion the huge increase in percentage of speeding revenue they are also raking in with the new 50k limit.

SUPERSHOOTERr
QUOTE(Decepticon @ Nov 23 2005, 05:52 PM)
obviously kandi raver u dont have anythign to worry about. what did your petrol budget go from $45 a fourtnight to $50 a fourtnight.

consider those that it used to cost $50 a week to fill the tank up and now u cant get change from $70

and no it hasnt steadied out. its ppl like you that the government prey on where now your jumping up and down think 1.11 a litre is now cheap. so now we will shut up about the constant bitching about prices. theres no need for it to be that high when right on australias door step (malaysia) they are selling the same fuel for under 60 a litre.

sure we pay more taxes n shit. who cares. i still dont see it going into road mateniance. not to mentaion the huge increase in percentage of speeding revenue they are also raking in with the new 50k limit.
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Word up Transformer man!

Main roads in suburban area's are in absolute shit condition considering 50%odd of petrol is tax, as well as having to pay to drive on the road about $500 a year or whatever.

Great job the government is doing giving all that money to shitty countries that will never help us or countries that lock up Australians over minor issues without fair trial.

I'd rather have my driving smoooooother and safer with better road conditions than have some giblet in some unheard of country get fed for a week off of 7.6c.
joker4r
for me i have to drive almost from end of twn to the other, pooraka to glenelg, for some other ppl it can be further. i put in 1 tank (now on wed morning cause that the best time to get it)and have to put in PULP, and if im lucky it cost bout $60, and thats for a lancer, now i get bout 550 km to a tank, but it used to only cost me bout $45 at the most

it might now sound alot for some but if u live by ur self, and single, it is a bit hard on the wallet

that tank last me just for one week, and thats only going to work eack day, and the ark, and after that, bugger all.

i used to love driving b4, hills driving, and other stuff, but i just cant afford it any more
Decepticonr
QUOTE(SUPERSHOOTER @ Nov 23 2005, 04:56 PM)
I'd rather have my driving smoooooother and safer with better road conditions than have some giblet in some unheard of country get fed for a week off of 7.6c.
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laugh.gif you said the word giblet

so true though, so true

and what is johnny howard doing in afgahnistan!!! hasnt he got better things to spend our money on

bekavichr
petrol prices are teh gayest that is all
Decepticonr
even gayer then carsen the fag on that tv show. I THINK NOT!

crIs Pr
just thought id let everyone know that petrol will be going up past the $1.50/L price very soon as we are in the process of printing '15' signs for the petrol stations

GREAT!!!
Aeonr
makes you glad you dont drive sometimes

and then i remember it takes me 45 minutes to get into the city on public transport when i can walk there in just over an hour

sigh
DeL
love my scooter... 7$ to fill it up... and get 10 days usage..

shame the rx7 has a usage of about 18 litres per 100km on the street,

Fuel is a huge rip off..


price of oil at the moment does not indicate pump price. there is massive discrepancies everywhere now..

frkn greedy government fuel companys and petrol stations
crIs P
yes.....

PISS ME OFF!!!
DeL
and can some one in the government pls show me where the huge profits from the GST on the taxes and excises on fuel is going??? certainly not to road programs education of health...


Jutsin
I've only filled it up a few times .. so I haven't quite been paying attention (I'll have to document it a little better next time) - but I get about 100km out of 4-5 litres on my bike.

I've never paid more than $15 to fill it up, and I use BP Ultimate, which is the more expensive of them all.
teesha
yep, even we 'country' folk don't escape. Filled up yesterday for 149.5c /L makes it nearly $90 to fill my car. (thats using premium cos my precious v8 'needs' it laugh.gif )

luckily I don't have to travel as much as most of you guys so it lasts a lot longer.
DeL
yeah its gonna be a big cost to our port lincoln rd trip... 1400km in a camry/commdoore/magna...

im tryingto sus out which is the most efficient of the three models we are running...

anything with cruise is good...


thanks boss!
foonji
i did 700km to a tank (75L) in my VX when i drove rom melbourne.
DeL
nice! so highway driving to lincoln should almost be possible on a tank.. at legal speeds and driven responmcibily