Petrol Price crisis......

[GASWAGON]

WTI crude down to $94 today.

Has'nt been that low since early April.

[Vekgib]

Paid 191.9 for 91 in Goulburn today

[Adamz Ghia]

Drove to Adelaide for the Cats game, when leaving on Sunday I paid $1.54 per litre. Cheapest I’ve paid in ages! As soon as we crossed the border into Victoria, bam, $2.09 per litre.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Diesel finally sub $2. Filled up at 195 cpl

[kypez]

Filled the Mustang up. Not quite the same price as last fill ($1.87 or so before the madness) and now $1.94. Dodged those stupid $2.45 number but for how long.

[Dr Terry]

$151.7 c/L in Liverpool (NSW) today.

Dr Terry

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by kypez

Filled the Mustang up. Not quite the same price as last fill ($1.87 or so before the madness) and now $1.94. Dodged those stupid $2.45 number but for how long.

Don't worry it has a habit of randomly increasing 40c/L within hours with no explanation, at least in Melbourne anyway

[MITCHAY]

I paid 205.9 after discount for 98 yesterday.

[DRU842]

189 for 98 Bexley BP earlier this week.

[Franco Cozzo]

Why is diesel so expensive? Retailers are charging 20c per litre more than they should, fuel watchers say

He said fuel retailers — the people who run the petrol station you fuel up at — aren't passing on the savings they're making.

"That is the major message: Fuel companies are seeing savings ... [but] we have not yet seen the savings being passed on to diesel users. I think that is of most concern," Dr Jeffreys said.

"Look, the [wholesale] diesel price has fallen in Brisbane and across the state and across Australia, and we are yet to see the retail price follow suit."

Mr Chalmers says that's what Australians are so upset about.

Oil prices started to decline about a month ago

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-...trol/101270490

No surprise there really, people were willing to pay those prices so why drop them?

[BENT_8]

I found myself in a bit of a dilemma 4 weeks ago.
With us building a townhouse with only a small garage Ithe Wife and I decided to buy her something small that'll be easier than the FG to get in and out.
We picked her up a nice Mazda 2.

This left us with 3 cars and so I decided to advertise the FG.
Around this time Diesel hit $2.40l so despite plenty of interest in the FG i decided to withdraw it from sale and use it for my work commute, some 30km each way.
I wanted to see how much money I could save over running the Diesel, the reduced kilometers going on the Ranger would be a bonus.

The Ranger was costing me around $70pw at the then listed price.
The FG owes me the $4k I paid for it plus the new steering rack.
To begin with the savings couldnt justify the onroads for the extra car but as unleaded has come down and I'm getting 8l/100 out of the highway commute im now saving around $25pw over what the Ranger would be costing for the same distance.
I figure at saving $25pw its covering its rego so I'll keep it for now until the house is built and we no longer have room then relist it for the $5.5k again and let it go.
As a bonus I'll put 12000 less k's on the Ranger over the period.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

I found myself in a bit of a dilemma 4 weeks ago.
With us building a townhouse with only a small garage Ithe Wife and I decided to buy her something small that'll be easier than the FG to get in and out.
We picked her up a nice Mazda 2.

This left us with 3 cars and so I decided to advertise the FG.
Around this time Diesel hit $2.40l so despite plenty of interest in the FG i decided to withdraw it from sale and use it for my work commute, some 30km each way.
I wanted to see how much money I could save over running the Diesel, the reduced kilometers going on the Ranger would be a bonus.

The Ranger was costing me around $70pw at the then listed price.
The FG owes me the $4k I paid for it plus the new steering rack.
To begin with the savings couldnt justify the onroads for the extra car but as unleaded has come down and I'm getting 8l/100 out of the highway commute im now saving around $25pw over what the Ranger would be costing for the same distance.
I figure at saving $25pw its covering its rego so I'll keep it for now until the house is built and we no longer have room then relist it for the $5.5k again and let it go.
As a bonus I'll put 12000 less k's on the Ranger over the period.

Thanks for sharing, good info.
Since you already have the FG, putting it to work as your commute and saving $25/week is a real bonus
and as you say, the reduced kms going on the Ranger is an added bonus.

I like stories like this where people figure out what works for them instead of blindly accepting that
diesel is always cheaper to run. Plus you get a nice ride in the Falcon which is always pleasing for me.

[sexyxe]

Paid 189.9 for 98 in Laylor on Saturday. Cheapest I've paid in years in Aus.

[Sprintey]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

I found myself in a bit of a dilemma 4 weeks ago.
With us building a townhouse with only a small garage Ithe Wife and I decided to buy her something small that'll be easier than the FG to get in and out.
We picked her up a nice Mazda 2.

This left us with 3 cars and so I decided to advertise the FG.
Around this time Diesel hit $2.40l so despite plenty of interest in the FG i decided to withdraw it from sale and use it for my work commute, some 30km each way.
I wanted to see how much money I could save over running the Diesel, the reduced kilometers going on the Ranger would be a bonus.

The Ranger was costing me around $70pw at the then listed price.
The FG owes me the $4k I paid for it plus the new steering rack.
To begin with the savings couldnt justify the onroads for the extra car but as unleaded has come down and I'm getting 8l/100 out of the highway commute im now saving around $25pw over what the Ranger would be costing for the same distance.
I figure at saving $25pw its covering its rego so I'll keep it for now until the house is built and we no longer have room then relist it for the $5.5k again and let it go.
As a bonus I'll put 12000 less k's on the Ranger over the period.

Yep that's a great story, well done. My son swapped out the Disco for the FG for work and saves about $25-$30 per fortnight. Though this is a petrol for petrol swap and the little V8 just chews more!

[Franco Cozzo]

$2.20/L for 98 here in Central VIC
$1.85/L for 98 in Mulgrave

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

$2.20/L for 98 here in Central VIC

Central Victoria ??

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Central Victoria ??

Yep, that's the general region where I live

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Yep, that's the general region where I live

Isn't Bendigo/Ballarat central Vic. ?

[Citroënbender]

How is the centre being determined?

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

How is the centre being determined?

Geographical centre?

Centre of Victoria

Located around 10km south-south-east of Bendigo, the centre of Victoria might be considered to be on the steps of the Mandurang Uniting Church. No longer in use, the church sits on the site that corresponds with centroid calculations from a number of different organisations, including Geoscience Australia, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE), and the Department of Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).

Location: 36° 51' 15" South, 144° 16' 52" East
Position on SJ55-01 Bendigo 1:250 000 and 7724 Bendigo 1:100 000 scale maps.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

$2.20/L for 98 here in Central VIC
$1.85/L for 98 in Mulgrave

wow, ripped. We were stuck on an island for 3 days where there were only 4 stations, and still only paid $2.07 for 98.

$1.89 in Cranbourne just this afternoon.

Seymore and Heathcote is showing $1.3x for 98! Multiple stations showing the same price. BP and Ampol. Can anyone confirm its real?

[pcman]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

wow, ripped. We were stuck on an island for 3 days where there were only 4 stations, and still only paid $2.07 for 98.

$1.89 in Cranbourne just this afternoon.

Seymore and Heathcote is showing $1.3x for 98! Multiple stations showing the same price. BP and Ampol. Can anyone confirm its real?

heathcote was over $2 for 95/98 at 11am this morning cant remember the exact price was only driving past

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

How is the centre being determined?

Lancefield lies at the geographic heart of Victoria.

https://www.visitvictoria.com/region...ons/lancefield

The geographical centre of Victoria, Lancefield, will become home to a new brewery within the next 12 months.

https://thelocalrag.com.au/lancefield-brewery/

That'll do me, the council, VIC tourism propaganda and some local news paper says Lancefield is central

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

https://www.visitvictoria.com/region...ons/lancefield



https://thelocalrag.com.au/lancefield-brewery/

That'll do me, the council, VIC tourism propaganda and some local news paper says Lancefield is central

Ohh come on Franco.. you know you're just a hop step and jump from Metro Melb!!.

Us real central Vic's don't want to be any closer to Metro Melb/city then we have to.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Ohh come on Franco.. you know you're just a hop step and jump from Metro Melb!!.

Us real central Vic's don't want to be any closer to Metro Melb/city then we have to.

I guess he thinks that's the country.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Ohh come on Franco.. you know you're just a hop step and jump from Metro Melb!!.

Us real central Vic's don't want to be any closer to Metro Melb/city then we have to.

Originally Posted by roKWiz

I guess he thinks that's the country.

When I get fibre to my house, mobile phone reception where I don't have to stand at the end of my driveway and hold my phone in the air, hard rubbish collection, a highway that's actually maintained, a commercial district and parks/gardens in housing estates, they allow units and apartment development, we get services and a Maccas that's not 30km down the road then I'll gladly become Melbourne.

Until those happen then I'll keep my regional registration discount

[Citroënbender]

What you meant:

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

When I get fibre to my house, mobile phone reception where I don't have to stand at the end of my driveway and hold my phone in the air, hard rubbish collection, a highway that's actually maintained, a commercial district and parks/gardens in housing estates, they allow units and apartment development, we get services and a Maccas that's not 30km down the road then I'll gladly become Melbourne.

Until those happen then I'll keep my regional registration discount

You know that S Line tipper ain't gonna be cheaper there.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

You know that S Line tipper ain't gonna be cheaper there.

Club rego $90

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Club rego $90

Big NOT FOR HIRE written on the side you reckon.