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    Default petrol again

    thought you might like to veiw some cartoons on petrol prices http://cagle.com/news/GasGoingUp/

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    Oh, it's jokes. I thought you were bragging that you can afford to buy another tank of petrol

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    Ive a 100litre tank havent filled up for a long time now, usually $20 every now and then

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    "Ive a 100litre tank havent filled up for a long time now, usually $20 every now and then"

    Wholy smokes mate, what have you got? A "Vespa" scooter

    I've just been to town [Monday] and diesel is $137.9 on the highway and $129.5 in town. Gee! I wonder why the highway is so much dearer:confused:

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    Quote Originally Posted by attie
    "Gee! I wonder why the highway is so much dearer:confused:
    Because they have a good firm grip on your short and curlies knowing that you probably haven't got enough fuel to get to the next town.
    Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by attie
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    I've just been to town [Monday] and diesel is $137.9 on the highway and $129.5 in town. Gee! I wonder why the highway is so much dearer:confused:

    Cool link Guy
    Geez!
    Where do you live - we in Maryborough are only paying $1.35.9 per Litre. I think your decimal point has slipped.
    Just to break your heart and mine again for mentioning it - have a mate who does charter work mostly in the Carribean during the European winter - only pays $0.13 /L delivered to the boat when he is down Venezuela way.
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    Its $1.49 in Warrnambool at the moment
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    Diesel is $1.52.9 ULP $1.49.9 LPG $0.75 today in the bay and biodiesel is $0.32 p/l

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    Ow!

    Methinks I'll have to tie a bungee cord to my right foot to stop it nailing that wee pedal on the right :eek:

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    [[ Just to break your heart and mine again for mentioning it - have a mate who does charter work mostly in the Carribean during the European winter - only pays $0.13 /L delivered to the boat when he is down Venezuela way. ]]

    I can vouch for that Bob, I to have a friend living over there and he's allways stating how cheap fuel is. Their cost of living in total is way below ours but the country is not a great place to live in, a lot of corruption and violance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by attie
    [[ Just to break your heart and mine again for mentioning it - have a mate who does charter work mostly in the Carribean during the European winter - only pays $0.13 /L delivered to the boat when he is down Venezuela way. ]]

    I can vouch for that Bob, I to have a friend living over there and he's allways stating how cheap fuel is. Their cost of living in total is way below ours but the country is not a great place to live in, a lot of corruption and violance.
    Attie. you should forward that to Koshie and see if it might stir the pot a little :eek: :eek: Some how I don't think so:eek: but you never know:confused: :confused:
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    Filled my tank this morning. $85 bucks (70 litre tank - Mitsubishi Challenger 4x4). When I bought the car last year it cost me $72. That's an increase of about a buck a day. Big deal. I now drink 2 cups of coffee a day instead of 1. That's an extra 3.25 a day. Now that's a big deal. We need to put things in perspective. Its no good comparing our prices with 3rd world countries or big oil producing countries. Europeans have been paying 2 and 3 bucks a litre for years.
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    You had me going there for a bit. Even at $1.40 it seemed like a bargan. I thought that there had to be something that I was missing...

    Then I realized, It's PER LITER DUMMY!

    Today I filled up at $3.239/Gallon or $0.855/Liter diesel. :mad:

    Of that price there's about $0.65 in taxes per gallon or $0.17 per liter. I guess that our taxes work out to about 20% of the price of fuel. What are your taxes on fuel?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rrich
    You had me going there for a bit. Even at $1.40 it seemed like a bargan. I thought that there had to be something that I was missing...

    Then I realized, It's PER LITER DUMMY!

    Today I filled up at $3.239/Gallon or $0.855/Liter diesel. :mad:

    Of that price there's about $0.65 in taxes per gallon or $0.17 per liter. I guess that our taxes work out to about 20% of the price of fuel. What are your taxes on fuel?
    The oil companies say they get less wholesale than the government gets in taxes per litre. The petrol stations say their margin isabout 3 -4 cents a litre depending where they are located. I think its more like 9 - 13 cents per litre plus the gouging bonus (selling old fuel at the new wholesale price plus margin). I'm told by a friend in the industry that (in this country at least) as the petrol is being transferred from tanker to ground tanks the payment is being made to the supplier's bank account by the retailer. If the oil price (WTI) and therefore the wholesale price goes up a week later (we have rack pricing in this country) the service stations increase the price irrespective of whether stock is old or new. Equals windfall profit. They profit in reverse as well if the wholesale price goes down the higher prices remain for a week or so. Its all bloody crooked and the big oil companies own the governments because global defence systems rely so heavily on timely supply they...the governments won't risk their cosy relationships.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rrich
    You had me going there for a bit. Even at $1.40 it seemed like a bargan. I thought that there had to be something that I was missing...

    Then I realized, It's PER LITER DUMMY!

    Today I filled up at $3.239/Gallon or $0.855/Liter diesel. :mad:

    Of that price there's about $0.65 in taxes per gallon or $0.17 per liter. I guess that our taxes work out to about 20% of the price of fuel. What are your taxes on fuel?
    probely about 90% with this gumbyment
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