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24-07-2013, 04:13 PM | #1 | ||
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Saw this news story today, that petrol is spiking up to $1.65 a litre. My local servos are still down around $1.45, so who knows. We were warned of a jump to $1.70 the other week. I just got some 100 octane for $1.63.
Story here: http://www.news.com.au/national-news...-1226683866103 I found this table quite interesting too: Wonder what the relative pay packets are like in Turkey and Norway.
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24-07-2013, 04:18 PM | #2 | ||
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Been sitting $1.63 here for the past week.
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24-07-2013, 04:33 PM | #3 | ||
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this is because coles/woollies bowser war make it higher...
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24-07-2013, 04:55 PM | #4 | ||
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The average Australian drives a lot more than the average European, due to our cities being so sprawled and our philosophy on expansion results in urban sprawling to try and keep the Aussie back yard dream alive.
A lot of European cities are more compressed and also a lot closer together. Plus public transport is far superior, so the need to drive is a lot lower. So paying over $2 per litre in Europe is not really that bad. However as were a lot more reliant on driving, the impact or rising petrol prices is far greater.
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24-07-2013, 05:11 PM | #5 | ||
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Yes servos in Clayton are up at 1.60. I payed 1.57 for my 95. If ever there was a compelling reason to go LPG, this is it.
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24-07-2013, 05:40 PM | #6 | ||
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I had to pay 1.79 today for my 86
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24-07-2013, 06:05 PM | #7 | ||
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Where was this? 98 Ron I'm guessing?
Are the 86s good on furl?
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24-07-2013, 06:18 PM | #8 | ||
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The last rise in Sydney (friday 19th) was a bit more interesting than usual. We were warned a few days out, Coles and Woolies jumped on cue. BP, 7/11 and United held out over the weekend. I saw a BP or 2 and 7/11 rise on Monday/Tuesday, United example still at $1.41 for E10. So....witnessed a Coles Shell on $1.62 for 5 days whilst united was at $1.41, detecting a real shift in the Sydney pricing strategy.
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24-07-2013, 06:32 PM | #9 | ||
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That's it..!!
I'm moving to Iran..!!
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24-07-2013, 06:41 PM | #10 | ||
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Whoa there, a real problem area that. I was going to take a balanced option myself, thinking Egypt. Wish me well.
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24-07-2013, 06:50 PM | #11 | ||
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That's why BOTH of my cars run on LPG....I save AT LEAST $60 a week sometimes even $120 with where I live having to drive EVERYWHERE even more now that I am home unemployed..... Go buy a second hand EcoLPi falcon...25K!
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24-07-2013, 06:51 PM | #12 | ||
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That'd make you an economic refugee in reverse.
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24-07-2013, 07:00 PM | #13 | ||
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Gees if ONLY someone was smart enough to invent a 'liquid injected LPG system'...whats the world coming too?
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24-07-2013, 09:36 PM | #14 | ||
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why would they diesels are cheaper, more bang for buck in every department.
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24-07-2013, 10:45 PM | #15 | ||
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Rockhampton 98 is $172.9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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25-07-2013, 08:00 AM | #16 | ||
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They're not cheaper when the injectors and pump fail mate....I heard Nissan Navara pumps and injectors are made in Thailand...And I've seen a few Navaras blowing out black smoke too lately.....when they get older all sorts of problems will arise !
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25-07-2013, 08:05 AM | #17 | ||
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25-07-2013, 08:07 AM | #18 | ||
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No, no, no, they're not. Rather pay for petrol than deal with maintainance costs and issues with a diesel.
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25-07-2013, 08:11 AM | #19 | ||
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LPG is better than LNG because you don not need huge tanks to store the fuel.. The European 'JTG' system uses a donut tank design that fits where the spare wheel goes. Check out the diagram on the lower part of the page on this website!
http://www.australianlpgwarehouse.co...Injection.aspx Heres a Western Australian company that also do LPG conversions. http://www.liquidlpg.com.au/ Last edited by GASWAGON; 25-07-2013 at 08:24 AM. |
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25-07-2013, 08:16 AM | #20 | ||
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How about Liquid Injected LPG system on the new V6 'Twin Turbo' Ecoboost F-150!
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25-07-2013, 09:48 AM | #21 | |||
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25-07-2013, 10:46 AM | #22 | ||
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Good chart Dauphin - would like to see the same one showing the tax per litre compared to total cost per litre. Every time fuel goes up the tax component goes up as well and we still have roads that are worse than under developed countries here in Central Queensland.
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25-07-2013, 10:51 AM | #23 | ||
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except that they're not.
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25-07-2013, 10:56 AM | #24 | ||
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I paid $1.81 for 98 at the servo near Melbourne Airport on Monday.
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25-07-2013, 12:08 PM | #25 | ||
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how odd the price sky-rocketed almost as soon as coles and woollies started offering 16-17c a litre off. As soon as that offer is over the price will drop i bet, just as it did last time they both offered massive savings.
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25-07-2013, 12:16 PM | #26 | |||
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Lucky I filled up a few days ago for $1.51. Next day it went to $1.65.
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25-07-2013, 12:19 PM | #27 | ||
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just don't drive anywhere until the price comes down
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25-07-2013, 12:22 PM | #28 | ||
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Just filled up.. Full tank of 98 @1.589p/l
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25-07-2013, 12:25 PM | #29 | ||
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Luckily the Falcon is more economical than my WRX was and has a bigger tank. So I can drive for longer
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25-07-2013, 01:01 PM | #30 | ||
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Have been paying $1.60 - $1.68 for 98 (no discount) all this year in FNQ!!!
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