ridiculous petrol prices

[redline]

i think theres a topic about the cost of petrol in every forum you go, so we need one here too.

i can't believe melbounre prices are now 1.50$ for prem fuel

[birddog114]

i think theres a topic about the cost of petrol in every forum you go, so we need one here too.

i can't believe melbounre prices are now 1.50$ for prem fuel

Sydney is around $1.40 for PULP.
I don't pay for it, my clients pay for me.

[MattC]

$1.50??? Us poor Territorians were paying that a year ago...

Cheers

[birddog114]

$1.50??? Us poor Territorians were paying that a year ago...

Cheers

How much per gal. up there now? I should say per litre do I?

[redline]

i think about 4USd per gal.

[birddog114]

i think about 4USd per gal.

That's still cheap!

[Killakoala]

Bugger, i go away for a few months and come back to this I think i shall buy a horse.

[MattC]

Dunno, I have not had a look lately. Too scary to think about. TC had 2nd highest prices in AU last January - usually around 40% higher than the cities.

Cheers

[leek]

Think positive...
It's still cheaper than bottled water or milk...

[MattC]

Bugger, i go away for a few months and come back to this I think i shall buy a horse.

A bike would be cheaper. Ever looked at what it costs to run a horse?

Cheers

[birddog114]

Buy a mule!

[MattC]

Think positive...
It's still cheaper than bottled water or milk...

What? I only pay $0.60/l for bottled water!!!

[redline]

buy one of those susuki kcar 1litre model cars 4l/100km.

[rokkstar]

When I left the UK, fuel prices were at 90p a litre which is roughly AUD$2.25 a litre!!!

[birddog114]

When I left the UK, fuel prices were at 90p a litre which is roughly AUD$2.25 a litre!!!

Yeah! so soon it will be up at $1.60 or $2.00/ litre, what we are gonna to do?

[MattC]

England and Europe have always had stupid fuel prices. Holland is amongst the worst, but their roads are beautiful. London was 45p back in 1989

Cheers

[birddog114]

Is Iraq the cheapest place? or Saudi Arabia? to buy fuel?

[gstark]

Bugger, i go away for a few months and come back to this I think i shall buy a horse.

Syphon some diesel out og the ship's tanks and sell it on the black market.

[birddog114]

Bugger, i go away for a few months and come back to this I think i shall buy a horse.

Syphon some diesel out og the ship's tanks and sell it on the black market.

Not a bad ideas

[gstark]

Is Iraq the cheapest place? or Saudi Arabia? to buy fuel?

Texas.

[birddog114]

Is Iraq the cheapest place? or Saudi Arabia? to buy fuel?

Texas.

That why the Bushy live there

[leek]

Is Iraq the cheapest place? or Saudi Arabia? to buy fuel?

In some of the Emirates I believe that they give the stuff away to locals... It may be an urban myth though...

[birddog114]

Is Iraq the cheapest place? or Saudi Arabia? to buy fuel?

In some of the Emirates I believe that they give the stuff away to locals... It may be an urban myth though...

I might find one of them and be one of their servants.

[huynhie]

I was paying 1.3 Euro for 100 RON petrol in Germany.

Didnt make much difference to the shitbox Citroen C4 I was driving

[leek]

The Toyota Prius is looking increasingly attractive....

[Manta]

The Toyota Prius is looking increasingly attractive....

What a shame "attractive" doesn't mean 'cheap'. For a small car, you pay a hefty premium for the savings on the petrol bill. Fantastic idea (and I secretly wouldn't mind having one) but the technology is still bloody expensive. I wonder if the Prius and it's Honda Civic Hybrid cousin might become the beta videos of the future - sandwiched between conventional petrol engines and hydrogen-powered units. The big boys (Mercedes-Benz and BMW in particular) are well-advanced in hydrogen vehicle research and testing and I suspect the petro-electric combos might get left behind before they even get off the ground.

(PS - I was reading somewhere recently about Robin Williams' plan: the US and the rest of the western world should get together and tell the Saudis "We'll pay you $10 a barrel for your oil and not a penny more. If you don't want to accept that, go find someone else to buy it!')

[stubbsy]

According to this site as of Monday 5 Sep the lowest US price was in Washington state at US 295.6 cents per gallon. This is about 49% up on the same time last year.

295.6 US cents = 385.5 AU cents
1 gallon = 3.7854 litres

So I make that about 101.8 cents per litre. And the yanks are used to CHEAP petrol with their big gas guzzling cars.

[Raskill]

I heard a good theory the other day. The US is happy to pay what ever it costs just now (around $70) for every barrell of crude oil. The cunning plan is to use up reserves in the middle east, then fully exploit the gulf of mexico reserves, further adding to the US global power.

Not so much a conspiracy theory, just simple economics.

Apparently China likes the concept also, and will be a major player in the oil world in the next decade or so with their own reserves.

I prefer the Robin Williams idea

[Onyx]

If the price of petrol keep going up, what am I going to sniff? This is an outrage!!

[glamy]

I just swiched from a car using 19L/100K to one using half that. I save a lot on the running cost and I do not get upset (not as much...) by the mobile chicanes.
Cheers,
Gerard

[stubbsy]

Wow Gerard - I get 9.7 and I'm unhappy with that!

[glamy]

It maybe all you can get from what you drive and be happy. If you go too small, you may compromise safety (when hit by a big one). What makes me feel better are the $1000.00+ I save on insurance. Thank you not NRMA!
Cheers,
Gerard

[nito]

On the drive home petrol was 139.9 c per litre in sydney. I thought 124c was a rip when I filled up on sat!

[birddog114]

On the drive home petrol was 139.9 c per litre in sydney. I thought 124c was a rip when I filled up on sat!

Get a scooter or a bycicle and you'll be lifted the ban for lust off

[Glen]

I think you guys are complaing a bit early, this isn't so bad. One of the cars at my place has a full size motor, not those little 5 and 6 litre V8s. Last time I did the calculation it was getting less than 4mpg if I was moving, but the really telling part was it chewed through a lot idling, so when petrol was 80c a litre it cost me $1 every two minutes the car was turned on. Haven't done the calculation since then, think I would be a little concerned to now

Maybe I should thank the woman who ran into the front fender and drove off for me not driving it at the moment

[Catcha]

Well just found out that unleaded has jumped to $1.35 per litre in the last 24hrs, lucky I have a small car

[spada]

Hi
I travel about 110 km to go to work and back everyday, lucky i still had my old car 86 Honda intergra that only use a bit over 7l /100 km, mix driving, carry 3 people , petrol price will go down but not much.My next car will be a small one.

Spada

[birddog114]

petrol price will go down but not much.
Spada

Are you the one who's working inside the PM's Office?

[petermmc]

I'm in Samoa at the moment.Petrol prices are about 15% less than in Aust. Average wages here are about 20-30% of Aust and much of the population do not have any income at all. What is noticeable though is that there are a lot of cars per head of population. They have got used to the high prices of everything including petrol. We are probably not that badly off in Aust compared to countries such as Samoa.

Water is also very expensive here as is the crap tinned and frozen food I have been living off over the past two weeks.

Its all relative.

Peter Mc

[marcotrov]

Spare a thought I just filled up my 240 litres of fuel tanks in my 4X4 to head bush for the holidays. It sure as hell grabs you that fuel price. Right in the back pocket and HARD. But when you rely on the breaks to recharge the sanity and 'social' battery it is a cost that must be borne. I hope the shot opportunities will be worth it! See you all when I return. Hopefully with some 'embedded' images to show thanks to stubbsy's explanation.
marco

[petal666]

People complain about the price of petrol but do they stop driving their cars? No, not until it reaches $2/L

[birddog114]

People complain about the price of petrol but do they stop driving their cars? No, not until it reaches $2/L

Don't think so! even if it's at $4.00/l still heap of cars on the road, especially with the thirsty one!

[sirhc55]

Just look at the double whammy - everyone is talking about how much more it is costing them to fill their tanks! Petrol increases hit you hard in other directions as well - food up, white goods up, air fares up and so on.

[Yedrup]

AH, still only costs me about $AUD25.00 to go 340km...
and the weather is ideal to take advantage too....

Cheers,
Terry

BMWR1100RT............ way to go

forgot a 0

[DionM]

I'm sorta glad my V8 4WD is off the road at present.

Only paying for the V6 4WD's fuel at present

[MattC]

Here ya go guys.

http://www.bionx.ca/en/

Just one of many variations, but this one has a good rep.

Cheers

[kipper]

$1.35 per l?

That's cheap, my old man in Melbourne payed $1.42
That was for I think 95ron, optimax was even more expensive.

I bet my friend now regrets spending $28k on his nissan skyline a few years back.

I'm quite happy that it only costs me $20.50 to get to work each week.

[nito]

Get a scooter or a bycicle and you'll be lifted the ban for lust off

I current live far from work. When we live closer, that may be an option for the lust.

[hARDWARE]

People complain about the price of petrol but do they stop driving their cars? No, not until it reaches $2/L

I did. Started riding my pushbike to Uni. First day I came off and broke my arm. These petrol prices are dangerous!!

[MattC]

hARDWARE,

Try one of these. There is no falling off!!
http://www.greenspeed.com.au/

Oh yeah, contrary to what some might believe, cars do not drive over these things. If anything, they give them a wider berth.

Cheers