the price of fuel

[bitingmidge]

Tell me more midge - seriously.
I'm looking at @$13,000 for a 2001-2002 model Falcon wagon on dedicated LPG, low km's.
I know nothing about the Citroen/Peugeot - what should I be looking at? Do tell.

Darn! I hate it when people call my bluff! I was talking new car comparisons, but that's ok!

Second hand diesel wagons are almost unprocurable, because their owner's just won't sell, but you'd get a Peugot Wagon (a fair bit older) for that money, and you'd expect it to go pretty much forever. OR if you are lucky a 307 Hatch, (which may be a little small for you) but a nifty car none the less, don't worry about towing, the diesel's up to it!

If you are really really, really, lucky, you may find a Citroen C5 sedan (which is a big hatch, more like a wagon) or a wagon.... but I doubt that it would be down to those sorts of dollars yet!

Generally speaking, the froggy cars have tremendous resilience, which is why you see so many old beat up ones on the roads, they are mechanically bulletproof, not usually considered run-in until they have at least 200,000 k's on them. The negative is that people who can't pronounce the brand usually think they have complex mechanicals - they don't, they are just put together slightly differently to the very basic local product.

I don't know anyone you can talk to in Melbourne, try the yellow pages under repairers, then go from there, specialist repairers usually are a bit enthusiastic, or lurk around here for a bit:http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/index.php

Cheers,

P (Reformed Frog nut)

[ozwinner]

Sacre bleu mon ami, what are you thinking, selling frog cars.!!!!!!

Al :eek:

[bitingmidge]

Sacre bleu mon ami, what are you thinking, selling frog cars.!!!!!!

Al :eek:

Yoplait bon abattoir!

(Sorry, my French ees not so good!)

P

[Clinton1]

will do - thanks

[silentC]

On th way down to Sydney I kept the speed at round 90kph

No wonder you had fully laden semis up your clacker.

Actually, it all becomes clear now. Canadian new to the country drives down major inter-city highway in small fart box at 90kmph and wonders why he sees so many lunatics on the road. Yes, it all makes sense to me now...

[craigb]

Actually, it all becomes clear now. Canadian new to the country drives down major inter-city highway in small fart box at 90kmph and wonders why he sees so many lunatics on the road. Yes, it all makes sense to me now...

HeHe.

[Grunt]

90 in 110 zone. People have been killed for less than that.

Actually, people get killed trying to overtake people who do 90 in 110 zone.

[Baz]

Why not try a VW Golf Turbo Diesel, 4.4lt/100k's.Canberra to Warick one one tank!
Cheers
Barry

[Daddles]

Why not try a VW Golf Turbo Diesel, 4.4lt/100k's.Canberra to Warick one one tank!
Cheers
Barry

But I don't go anywhere near Canberra or Warick :confused:

Richard

[savage]

Originally Posted by Baz
Why not try a VW Golf Turbo Diesel, 4.4lt/100k's.Canberra to Warick one one tank!
Cheers
Barry

See nobody picked up on that one, Barry really used TWO tanks!...
savage.

[maglite]

I wonder if people realise that the govt plans to introduce fuel excise to LPG in 2008.

I am led to believe that the excise is about 43% of the litre price (fed govt only) + state taxes + g.s.t.
At present we in the west are paying 55c per litre LPG in the country areas...perth is probably cheaper.
Add that all together and post 08, LPG wont be that much cheaper than petrol or diesel.
I will look into my crystal ball and predict that by 2010 LPG will be dearer or the same price as both diesel and petrol per litre.

It all comes down to supply and demand......i remember, as many others do, when diesel was 1/2 the price of petrol per litre.Now it is more expensive, yet costs less to refine(on a limb here).

We should all get used to high fuel prices cos generally once the precendent is set price wise, it very rarely ever drops down to a comfortable level that we USED to think was bloody dear in first place.

Steve

[silentC]

http://www.pm.gov.au/news/media_rele...elease624.html

I wonder how they will stop people trying to fill their cars from the BBQ bottle?

[Iain]

Thieving bastards, sell to Japan and USA for sod all then stands there and smiles and waves, bend over, cop this.........

[Daddles]

Thieving bastards, sell to Japan and USA for sod all then stands there and smiles and waves, bend over, cop this.........

You are obviously missing the point about modern economics Iain. When you find it, could you explain it to me please? :mad:

Richard

[Bulli]

I can't believe this story is relevant to this thread. But, trust me, it is.

"German inventor's "cat fuel" angers animal lovers"

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German inventor has angered animal rights activists with his answer to fighting the soaring cost of fuel -- dead cats.
Christian Koch, 55, from the eastern county of Saxony, told Bild newspaper that his organic diesel fuel -- a home-made blend of garbage, run-over cats, and other ingredients -- is a proven alternative to normal consumer diesel.

etc.

No Geelong jokes, please.

Cheers,

Bulli