How's this for fuel prices!!!

[mr_efxr]

Today on the way back from thought I'll put a bit of juice in. Pull up at the pump and;
$1.599 per litre for Shell 100 ULP.

Just hurts the wallet. On average this fuel has been hovering around $1.35 pL-$1.45 pL. This is just insane.

This is at Shell servo, cnr Warrigal & Centre-Dandenong Roads in Cheltenham.

[frost]

hmmm, whats wrong with running 91octane? We dont drive fords you know for milage per $$ these days

[mr_efxr]

Originally Posted by frost

hmmm, whats wrong with running 91octane? We dont drive fords you know for milage per $$ these days

Very high comp and heaps lost of timing = High octane fuel.

[ilsautomotive]

Damn, that's the worst I've heard of. I still use 98 Octane in my cars but only because the cost difference between 91 and 98 (in percentage terms) is less than it was.

I wonder how the LPG guys are finding it...

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Trouty

Damn, that's the worst I've heard of. I still use 98 Octane in my cars but only because the cost difference between 91 and 98 (in percentage terms) is less than it was.

I wonder how the LPG guys are finding it...

same.. it's been running on premium for the last 5 tanks.

[-jjM-]

hmmm i live just 3 mins from there, they are abit on the wallet too

before i depart home to go fill up i use this little treat
http://au.maps.yahoo.com/fuelwatch/
find the cheapest prices all around australia, lists most all servos and iv accully noticed the savings too

[SLY*302]

this morning on the way to work 91 ulp was 126.9 on the way home it jumped to 139.9 thats a massive jump. its outrages.

[frost]

48.9c a lt of LPG in ballarat 600km cost me just me about I dunno $39ish

[Kryton]

Originally Posted by frost

48.9c a lt of LPG in ballarat 600km cost me just me about I dunno $39ish

60.9cpl here in Warrnambool for Gas. funny thing is between local prices here and melbourne, melbournes fuel is more expensive than here, yet gas is cheaper.
the whole thing doesnt make sense.

[BlueXr8]

46.9 for me the other day plus 4Cents off = $30 = 60 litres = me =

[EFFalcon]

i'd say petrol prices will go up tonight based on that.
fill up while its cheap :P

[AdzT3-146]

Originally Posted by -jjM-

before i depart home to go fill up i use this little treat
http://au.maps.yahoo.com/fuelwatch/
find the cheapest prices all around australia, lists most all servos and iv accully noticed the savings too

Nice find Joe.
Bookmarked :hihi:

[Damo]

why are people allways whingeing about fuel prices ? I don't get it.

[mik]

Originally Posted by Damo

why are people allways whingeing about fuel prices ? I don't get it.

i think it because people believe regardless of price per barrel, the oil companies are taking advantage of consumers by playing the musical chairs with the prices, personally i think they are.

[mcflux]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

fill up while its cheap :P

Say what? Fuel hasn't been cheap since 2000 :P

Which is roughly the time that E-series cars became affordable... dammit!

[crannersEL]

A bit off topic but mum told me last week that when she was 18 (35 years ago) she was paying 0.10 cent per litre, thats $6.50 to fill up a full tank of one of our E-series Falcons. Interesting how times change for the bad........

[-jjM-]

altho it was cheap then, compared to today wit more cars, airplanes, public transport and other things using fuel, you do start to chew threw the resorces, and the barrel becomes more expensive, i think in time well get use to paying these kind of prices, cause one day theres not goin to be anymore left for us if we keep goin like this

im not saying that were using to much, just that theres an end to all things

[Blue Ice]

Originally Posted by crannersEL

A bit off topic but mum told me last week that when she was 18 (35 years ago) she was paying 0.10 cent per litre, thats $6.50 to fill up a full tank of one of our E-series Falcons. Interesting how times change for the bad........

True, but what was the average wage back 35 years?

[efgiar]

regardless, fuel prices are astronomical, cost me 90 bucks to fill up my 66 litre tank a week ago! my girlfreind lives 70km's away from me and it costs us alot of money. i cant wait till someone comes up with water fueled/non petrol or gas powered car and show those oil companies, i cant wait for the day they cripple because of water powered cars.

[xhuteman]

Originally Posted by efgiar

regardless, fuel prices are astronomical, cost me 90 bucks to fill up my 66 litre tank a week ago! my girlfreind lives 70km's away from me and it costs us alot of money. i cant wait till someone comes up with water fueled/non petrol or gas powered car and show those oil companies, i cant wait for the day they cripple because of water powered cars.

these vehicles already exist, trouble is they or the rights were all bought up by the oil companys , so they could keep on sellin petrol.

[sphell]

All you Melbourne people have to remember is fuel goes up every Wednesday. Fill up Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning and you'll get it when it's cheapest.

I keep an eye on stuff like this now because I do so many k's for work. Every Wed without fail, it will shoot up to around 143.9 then later in the day it goes down to about 139.9. By the next Tuesday it's down around 130.9 again.

I was lucky this morning I got it before it went up. 129.9 from Shell on cnr of Ferntree Gully Rd and Springvale Rd.

[mr_efxr]

Originally Posted by crannersEL

A bit off topic but mum told me last week that when she was 18 (35 years ago) she was paying 0.10 cent per litre, thats $6.50 to fill up a full tank of one of our E-series Falcons. Interesting how times change for the bad........

Thanks to the ****er Johnny Howard and the stuffed up Government that we have all thats changed and will NEVER return to the good old days.

[mr_efxr]

Originally Posted by sphell

All you Melbourne people have to remember is fuel goes up every Wednesday. Fill up Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning and you'll get it when it's cheapest.

I keep an eye on stuff like this now because I do so many k's for work. Every Wed without fail, it will shoot up to around 143.9 then later in the day it goes down to about 139.9. By the next Tuesday it's down around 130.9 again.

I was lucky this morning I got it before it went up. 129.9 from Shell on cnr of Ferntree Gully Rd and Springvale Rd.

Very handy tip to know sphell. None the less if I want to fuel the Wagon from dead empty to full right at the cap will set me back anywhere between $109.00 to $115.00 (72 litre tank).

[DJ1979]

gas 43.9 @ united in Kings Way = 68 l for $29.92
It has been odd because normally gas is much cheaper in the 'burbs (I live in the city) so im used to paying 4 - 6cpl more than other people. Still, i'm happy things have been more competitive here.
My consumption = 17 - 18l/per 100km, u do the math

[red_hotxr6]

At those prices you might want to drop back to regular unleaded.lol

[RG]

It's costing me about $30 a day to get to work and back, and that's with fuel at 139.9 (98ron).

[frost]

****, you must have a good job, I fill up twice a week, Before laps on friday night and after laps monday morning

[syktlr]

always fill up before 2pm on wednesdays as it goes up after that

[mcflux]

Originally Posted by mr_efxr

Thanks to the ****er Johnny Howard and the stuffed up Government that we have all thats changed and will NEVER return to the good old days.

Please enlighten me on how exactly this is his fault?

[mr_efxr]

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

Please enlighten me on how exactly this is his fault?

Well, I am sure he and the government have an influence on the taxes and other charges applied on the current fuel prices.