WTF $1.20/litre

svo347 · 04-04-2005, 12:28 AM

Well what a shock i got today... Driving past BP & the Fuel price for ulp was $1.20 a litre YES folks $1.20........
WTF is goin on with the government, I thought now that Iraq was back in better hands the prices would surely drop... The yanks are paying 60 cents a gallon.
Johnny H & opec pull ya bloody heads in!!
Lucky i filled up the otherday..
Wonder what BP98 is now sheesh...............

fordel · 04-04-2005, 12:28 AM

Prices have gone up past $55US a barrel for oil, so it goes up at the pump

thankfully its only $1.20 for PULP

clampy · 04-04-2005, 12:34 AM

still less than 50c a litre for LPG...

hehe...

SpoolMan · 04-04-2005, 12:41 AM

yesterday i paid $1.21 for 98 ron, it does hurt, i think i might take my wifes hyundai for a run.

svo347 · 04-04-2005, 12:42 AM

Woot thanx Jamie :P lol.

Citric GT · 04-04-2005, 12:45 AM

[QUOTE=svo347] The yanks are paying 60 cents a gallon.QUOTE]

Actually about $2 a gallon, but that works out to be about 60cents a litre. Thats still half what we pay. Does anyone know how much tax they are paying on thier fuel in the US? I think we pay about 40% or so.

Dez · 04-04-2005, 01:04 AM

thats 1 way to slowly kill off performance cars.....if it gets worse no one will be able to afford to keep them running!

mcflux · 04-04-2005, 01:34 AM

I filled up at a BP station yesterday morning... 102.7c/L. Just as I was filling, a staffmember came outside and changed the prices to 109.9c/L. Needless to say whoever filled up after me would've been ****ed.

$1.20 is a joke though, for *any* pump fuel!

-Dave-

neb · 04-04-2005, 01:55 AM

yeah i've paid $1.20 a few times recently... but thats for pulp...

One Drone · 04-04-2005, 01:58 AM

Unfortunately a lot of it is not under the control of the Government unless they drop the taxes on fuel..

Reasons:

1) It has taken longer than expected for Iraq to settle back in
2) Venezuelan and Nigerian oil production has decreased due to political turmoil
3) OPEC has cut back on quotas
4) Standards of living are increasing in many countries which means more cars, especially China...

But of course, we're not going to let a few $ restrict us from having our V8s eh..

loxxr6 · 04-04-2005, 02:08 AM

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yeah i've paid $1.20 a few times recently... but thats for pulp...

Cost me the same for PULP a few days back too.

Its a rort.

XR Martin · 04-04-2005, 02:28 AM

You can blame China and India.

Dez · 04-04-2005, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

You can blame China and India.

ok, i will! :gren:

Blue Oval Mopar Man · 04-04-2005, 04:42 AM

Where do ya all live? I live in darwin ,and its been $115.9 scince before Christmas here !

LTDHO · 04-04-2005, 08:35 AM

I paid $1.12 for ULP for mu run-around beast.

Last time I paid $1.12 was PULP in the LTD....

Yeah we were told during the Iraq war that we would have high pricess but we were assured that it would come down after.

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Originally Posted by Dez

thats 1 way to slowly kill off performance cars.....if it gets worse no one will be able to afford to keep them running!

This may be their plan!

Amber · 04-04-2005, 08:56 AM

I nearly died when I saw LPG at $0.49c, but was presently surprised when I went around the corner and filled up for $0.32c - WOOHOO!!

**FTE217** · 04-04-2005, 10:29 AM

Going home on Friday I was close to empty and came up to one of the BP's I usually fill up, omfg $1.26 Ultimate....I couldn't bear to fill up 60 odd liters,put in $20 and drove off. Luckily I didn't do much driving over the weekend and filled up last night at a respectable $1.16.

TheSneakiness · 04-04-2005, 11:07 AM

It's great having gas. I paid 39 cents a litre the other day.

The dearest I've seen fuel here was $1.05 a litre.

TCK-098 · 04-04-2005, 11:24 AM

Fellas you guys have to drive around and whinge about the price of fuel well if you cant afford it sell youre car then and get a smaller car.

lastly go get a price on ELF race fuel that will shut yas up

TheSneakiness · 04-04-2005, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bundybear

Fellas you guys have to drive around and whinge about the price of fuel well if you cant afford it sell youre car then and get a smaller car.

lastly go get a price on ELF race fuel that will shut yas up

What crawled up your @$$ and died?

Just saying that the fuel prices are being dictated by bureaucratic d*ckheads who DGAF about the common Australian.

svo347 · 04-04-2005, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bundybear

Fellas you guys have to drive around and whinge about the price of fuel well if you cant afford it sell youre car then and get a smaller car.

lastly go get a price on ELF race fuel that will shut yas up

Listen pal theres no problem paying that price, specially with my yearly income, I just meant its rather rediculous in this day & age the cost of fuel.
Think of the unfortunate people who have small incomes and struggle from day to day, having to pay $1.20 for a litre of ulp...
Who gives about ELF Race fuel, if its too dear, buy a moped...

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outback_ute · 04-04-2005, 01:12 PM

Paid 118.9 for ulp up at Bemboka near Cooma just before Easter, only got what I needed & filled in Cooma where it was a bit cheaper.

The part I don't like is paying GST on the fuel excise (tax on tax), that would make up 4-5 cpl alone.

Dez · 04-04-2005, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bundybear

Fellas you guys have to drive around and whinge about the price of fuel well if you cant afford it sell youre car then and get a smaller car.

lastly go get a price on ELF race fuel that will shut yas up

woh....graet post there

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i havent heard anyone say they cant fill their car up, its more a case of not wanting to at these ridiculous prices.

i have a 4cyl, and even filling that up is getting pricey. anytime the $ figure on the pump is ahead of the litres is never good!

most expensive i've seen so far was ULP for $1.12c at a 7 eleven. Shell and safeway seem to be keeping their price "low" in comparison

TheSneakiness · 04-04-2005, 01:22 PM

See, I don't get that saving 4c/litre on fuel crap anyway.

You have to spend $30 to save what... $4 at the pump. You are still $26 out of pocket. Up here, at a joint called Matilda, you can save 4c/litre off fuel, but you must buy a 2 litre milk and a loaf of bread. Your saving at the pump just got thrown out the window by buying that milk and bread.

Most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.

Pilch · 04-04-2005, 01:22 PM

been $0.49 for LPG for ages here. This price ****es me off 'coz Melbourne gets it for $0.37 or so. Bloody latrobe valley and there BS pricing system, i'm closer to the lpg refinery than Melbourne too!!! 98ron cost me $1.26 the other week, thankfully the 16 litres last a while for the dirt bike.

Pilch · 04-04-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AUII_XLS_Ute

See, I don't get that saving 4c/litre on fuel crap anyway.

You have to spend $30 to save what... $4 at the pump. You are still $26 out of pocket. Up here, at a joint called Matilda, you can save 4c/litre off fuel, but you must buy a 2 litre milk and a loaf of bread. Your saving at the pump just got thrown out the window by buying that milk and bread.

Most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.

local independant servo has a fuel card club. present your member card and 4c/L off, no catches!!! yeah, the saving from safeway or coles is a myth, and the fuel is crap there too.

Dez · 04-04-2005, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by AUII_XLS_Ute

See, I don't get that saving 4c/litre on fuel crap anyway.

You have to spend $30 to save what... $4 at the pump. You are still $26 out of pocket. Up here, at a joint called Matilda, you can save 4c/litre off fuel, but you must buy a 2 litre milk and a loaf of bread. Your saving at the pump just got thrown out the window by buying that milk and bread.

Most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.

I wasn't talking about the 4cent discount, i meant their actual price was much lower than 7 eleven. and the shell and safeway petrol near me are right across the road from eachother, so 1 drops the price, and the other has to.

as for the 4cent discount, its never a massive saving, but if you use it religiously, it works out in your favor...if you have to buy groceries anyway, then the discount is just a bonus.....my mum always has plenty of vouchers for me, so the $30 groceries doesn't apply to me....
I find that i spend the saving on a drink or somethin like that when I pay for my petrol, but I think you'll find thats the intention with the 4cpl saving....as service stations don't make their money off fuel, but what people buy inside.

Dez · 04-04-2005, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pilch

local independant servo has a fuel card club. present your member card and 4c/L off, no catches!!! yeah, the saving from safeway or coles is a myth, and the fuel is crap there too.

does it cost anything to sign up? that sounds good, the independants are doing all they can to keep up....

my mate told me there was a servo on april fools day that was sellin petrol for 6c a litre or something ridiculously low like that! damn i woulda loved to be there

TheSneakiness · 04-04-2005, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dez

does it cost anything to sign up? that sounds good, the independants are doing all they can to keep up....

my mate told me there was a servo on april fools day that was sellin petrol for 6c a litre or something ridiculously low like that! damn i woulda loved to be there

Was up here. You had to line up for an hour to even get in the driveway. It was more down Brisbane way though.

Pilch · 04-04-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dez

does it cost anything to sign up? that sounds good, the independants are doing all they can to keep up....

no membership costs. completely no catches! and they put in the monthly draw to win $40 free fuel. it's too bad they don't have 98ron.