Petrol Prices

[pyro-ns]

yeah, it should have been cheaper. needless to say, i worked for an independently owned station, where government legislation was more of an "option" than "mandatory".

Edited May 3, 2010 by pyro-ns

[iamhe77]

yeah, it should have been cheaper. needless to say, i worked for an independently owned station, where government legislation was more of an "option" than "mandatory".

As opposed to the "big guys" who seem to dictate their own rules to the government

[floody]

153.9 here for BP Ultimate - which is the ONLY 98 octane choice in Tassie, there is nothing else higher than 95 available.

[Angus Smart]

this is why i have just invested a fair whack of cash into some oil companies operating in teaxs..

Profit?

[Roy]

oops wrong thread

[pixel8r]

hahahahaha, you just made me think. when the 10% ethanol blend came to QLD, the servo that i was working at was one of the first 6 or so to get it. the price was the same for the ethanol blend as it was for regular 91 unblended. a customer came in one day and said, "Isn't there meant to be no tax on the ethanol blend, so it should be about 8c cheaper?" i had to stifle my laughter and tell him that government tax is somewhat higher than 8cpl.

They may have been thinking of the 8cpl subsidy the QLD govt used to do. In practise however, the servos in QLD pretty much set the prices about the same as other states and pocketed the extra 8cpl.

You're obviously referring to govt excise, which is much higher as you said.

[66yostagea]

I'm a bit twisted.

Today the servo price billboard had no prices so I stopped and went in.

"Because you are making such big profits, petrol is free today"

I am still going to where she told me, but its getting very hot.

[iamhe77]

I'm a bit twisted.

Today the servo price billboard had no prices so I stopped and went in.

"Because you are making such big profits, petrol is free today"

I am still going to where she told me, but its getting very hot.

[66yostagea]

You will never guess.

My wife went to fill up and all the bowsers were out of order.

[GTR-N1]

You are a very mature, thoughtful and insightful person Hugh.

Oil companies and governments don't like you.

Is the P-P-P-P going to underpin its platform by advocating the removal of speed humps (- and put chicanes in instead)?

We know what heavy braking, alternating with changing down and accelerating does to fuel consumption.

[GTRWAGON]

Bloody petrol!

I need shares in the stuff as I'm current burning 18L per 100km ...

[66yostagea]

Bloody petrol!

I need shares in the stuff as I'm current burning 18L per 100km ...

I thought I was bad at 16per.

Lucky I have a 25G,N/A to run around in now.

The RS4 has been on jack stands for 8 weeks. The longer it is there the more money I save.

HMMM,But all that rego and insurance money is going to waste. :down:

[GoldZilla]

A while back there was a sign on a bowser, "Not paying for petrol is stealing" Some sage had written underneath, "So is a

$1.65 a litre.

THAT is gold, Hugh! If you ever find out who did it, shake their hand for me please!

[STAGE1]

Hi

My beef with the price changing is.

They get a tanker in at the start of the week say and haven’t sold all of it by the end of the week why does the fuel price change from mid week to weekend. Isn’t that like price gouging shouldn’t the price stay the same until all of the first tanker has been sold on.

Phil

[Cephas]

Think of the cheap price during the week as when petrol is on sale.

Fill up then and pat yourself on the back.

No one bitches about happy hour at the pub...

[Angus Smart]

Bloody petrol!

I need shares in the stuff as I'm current burning 18L per 100km ...

South Texas - Eagle ford /Sugarloaf / sugarkane.

theres 4 Aussie companies in the region take your pick.

[66yostagea]

Down the coast I filled the 25G with 91 @ $1.20. Up here its $1.32

Edited May 6, 2010 by 66yostagea

[sarz]

In sydney, if you fuel up during eraly of the week would be much cheaper then coming to the weekend.

[Angus Smart]

1.30 i usually average for bp 98..

usually bought on tuesday-thursday

[pipster11]

1.30 i usually average for bp 98..

usually bought on tuesday-thursday

i just paid 144.9 for vortex 95 - tasmania sucks

some of the best roads in oz but some of the dearest fuel