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Wayne_J

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babyskyline Grand Master

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What a load of sh8t!!! we, the consumers end up being screwed over every chance the oil companies get a chance.

oooh he lost patience, how fkn scary. FINE THE f**kERS TWICE THE PROFITS THEY MAKE FROM THE PRICE HIKES AND LETS SEE THEM LAUGH THAT OFF !!!

I agree!!! Its about time they had some real power and started handing out severe punishments to the oil companies equal to days worth of profits to screw them as much as we are being screwed!!!

mad082 Grand Master

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Yeah... they're still using the same weeks old story.

I'm not truly convinced this is the real reason.

To me it makes no sense at all that a handful of failed catalytic units has this much impact.

Oh... all at the same time, mind you - And at different companies refineries as well.

Quite remarkable!

They would surely have some redundancy built into their systems in the event that some of their equipment fails?

I mean, this is a multi-billion dollar industry, not some back yard operation. The same problems still persist for this long?

Maybe they should, umm... fix it?

Perhaps I'm just too sceptical/paranoid, but I mean, come on.

Thanks for the link mad082.

you also have to remember that all the fuel companies don't have a refinery in every state. so in some states they buy fuel of another company. so if the company supplying has an issue then that will effect 2 companies at the bowser.

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missusR34GT Collaborator

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I live in Mt Annan Sydney.. There's a Shell down the road about 5mins away.. Always out of V-power and sometimes unleaded .. sh*ts me to tears..

Then there's BP (10mins away).. sometimes get BP Ultimate.. if I'm lucky.. and finally Caltex.. mmm I'd rather not go there..

It's a real sh*t fight trying to get decent petrol.. where I live anyways..

Wayne_J Rising Star

Wayne_J

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they dont work full stop=google. use acetone...or even better some tolulene

maybe u shud move out of the sticks

*plays banjo* :D

LOL, if you think Kiama is bad... next month I'm moving to Tasmania!

Toluene hey? I'll look it up thanks

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I live in Mt Annan Sydney.. There's a Shell down the road about 5mins away.. Always out of V-power and sometimes unleaded .. sh*ts me to tears..

Then there's BP (10mins away).. sometimes get BP Ultimate.. if I'm lucky.. and finally Caltex.. mmm I'd rather not go there..

It's a real sh*t fight trying to get decent petrol.. where I live anyways..

Yeah, its ridiculously bad this year.

I almost caved in and put some Vortex in... but 95 octane... meh, ptui.

The only servo within say 20Ks of me is a Caltex. Maybe I should start buying bloody BP Ultimate in 44 gallon drums :\

PS: I don't even bother checking availability at Shell anymore, it's pointless.

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r33cruiser Grand Master

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for sure man. i cant remember the ratio....but there was a thread about tolulene and acetone. tolulene has better results. using 91 ron fuel + tolulene it bumped it up to around 100ish ron.

research.

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for sure man. i cant remember the ratio....but there was a thread about tolulene and acetone. tolulene has better results. using 91 ron fuel + tolulene it bumped it up to around 100ish ron.

research.

Yes I think I will...

I'll see if I can get confirmation that tolulene is safe, what ratio to us, price etc...

I was forced to chuck in some 95 octane today - still no 98 octane anywhere around here of any kind... fsck.

Kinks Grand Master

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toluene is safe but it also burns more slowly, so it's good for raising octane but mostly for the safety aspect. the slow burn side of things makes your engine less efficient at making power (98 RON would give you more power than 95RON + toluene to bring it up to 98).

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