yeah petrol prices where i live are bullshit, i paid 1.25 or something the other day, and evenm though its so stupidly high its still not too bad with a stock a15. i am dreading the day my turbo a15, twin 45's goes in ....

to make u guys feel better my daily is a V8 and i made the wise choice of sticking a rotor in my 1200


fuel economy... whats that?

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They're probaly the wrong side of US$5.00 a gallon at the moment. Even higher if you use premium.

I am just lucky that I have the truck to drive around in......... not as much fun as Monty, but hey what can you do?? If you want to drive your car you have to pay the price's that the petrol company's are charging

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to make u feel better i can tell you that the prizes in one of the most expencive country (norway) is almost $1,9 (1 L) and it is stil going higer..

If you guys are paying $1.30 a liter, thats almost $4.93 a gallon, IIR my conversions correctly.

Today, prices here are anywhere from $2.68 to $3 a gallon, depending on grade and location within the city :) I can't complain, since my Volvo, Pulsar, and Sunny wagon all sip the fuel :)

The silly people who drive giant trucks on the other hand, are probably ready to cry

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that's funny - everytime our fuel prices rise they blame the world crude oil price. the politicians forget to mention that approx half our pump price is federal govt excise, and on top of that they charge their 10% GST. Yes that's right, they add tax to their tax. The treasurer must rub his hands together in glee everytime fuel prices go up, because it means they'll be gettting even more money for nothing!

Just thought I'd ad some interesting figures I found in The Bulletin a few weeks back. All have been converted to Australian dollars per Litre.

-World Bowser Prices-

Netherlands - $2.26
UK - $2.02
Germany - $1.94
AUSTRALIA - $1.16
US - $0.77
Russia - $0.73
China - $0.63
Saudi Arabia - $0.32
Nigeria - $0.13
Venezuela - $0.04

To add to what L18_B110 said, with petrol at $1/L,
Refinery price=39c
Federal excise=38.1c
Retail margin=13.8c
GST=9.1c



and how long will it last? current projections say there's about 40.5 years of oil left, but to put that in perspective, in 1974, they predicted 7 years until oil ran out.

one of my future projects is to build an electric car, most probably a 1200 just so I can get out from under these clowns.

Im moving to Venezuela! with petrol prices like that i could drive a double pumper V8 everyday and it would be about the same as my Datsun!

Has bus fares gone up around the country since the huge influx in prices?