Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 18/04/06 11:33 PM Share Posted 18/04/06 11:33 PM My T is only brand new so im madly in love with it and paying the $1.40 a litre at the moment isnt worrying me to much but what happens if it gets to the $2 barrier and even beyond that according to a documentary on the ABC last night. I think I'll see how bad it hurts everywhere else and then decide. Flick the T or drive it less. Who knows?What will you all do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 18/04/06 11:35 PM Share Posted 18/04/06 11:35 PM My T is only brand new so im madly in love with it and paying the $1.40 a litre at the moment isnt worrying me to much but what happens if it gets to the $2 barrier and even beyond that according to a documentary on the ABC last night. I think I'll see how bad it hurts everywhere else and then decide. Flick the T or drive it less. Who knows?What will you all do???←keep the T... we only do around 15thou a year init anyway.... I dont think we will see $2 a litre anytime soon..... just wait to see the uproar when it hits $1.50.... it will be huge.... it will take a while b4 they can lift it up from there without a civil war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninka Donating Members 1,850 Member For: 21y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 18/04/06 11:39 PM Share Posted 18/04/06 11:39 PM The simple answer - Just pay it!!In several countries in Europe, I have seen $2 a litre 10 years ago, mainly due to government duties on energy.One unfortunate side effect in some countries, where diesel is treated preferentially, is more small (read slow) diesel cars, with more air pollution as a result.My 2c worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 18/04/06 11:40 PM Author Share Posted 18/04/06 11:40 PM My T is only brand new so im madly in love with it and paying the $1.40 a litre at the moment isnt worrying me to much but what happens if it gets to the $2 barrier and even beyond that according to a documentary on the ABC last night. I think I'll see how bad it hurts everywhere else and then decide. Flick the T or drive it less. Who knows?What will you all do???←keep the T... we only do around 15thou a year init anyway.... I dont think we will see $2 a litre anytime soon..... just wait to see the uproar when it hits $1.50.... it will be huge.... it will take a while b4 they can lift it up from there without a civil war ←I always thought we would have seen an uproar at the $1 a litre mark but that never happened. Remember back in the 1990's we paid 50, 60, 70cents per litre and then it soared to the $1 mark. All the petrol stations had to update there signs and pumps to show the $1.00 but still no uproar. I think we just get use to it and then put up with it. There very good at making us get use to the higher price and then dropping it for a short period of time before it soars again and then we all adjust to the new higher price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 18/04/06 11:43 PM Author Share Posted 18/04/06 11:43 PM The simple answer - Just pay it!!In several countries in Europe, I have seen $2 a litre 10 years ago, mainly due to government duties on energy.One unfortunate side effect in some countries, where diesel is treated preferentially, is more small (read slow) diesel cars, with more air pollution as a result.My 2c worth ←The OIL giants and the government always raises this fact that in Europe they pay much much more than the rest of us. Well European countries have a different taxation system and different economies so it should never be compared, but it still does always come up in an attempt to make us all feel so much better about $1.40 a litre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benmwhite Donating Members 143 Member For: 20y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Toowoomba Posted 18/04/06 11:47 PM Share Posted 18/04/06 11:47 PM ....Aussie farmers are ready to grow as much biofuel as you want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 18/04/06 11:51 PM Author Share Posted 18/04/06 11:51 PM ....Aussie farmers are ready to grow as much biofuel as you want...←We all hear alot about this Biofuel alternative but not much else. Im all for it if its just as good and clearly cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 1m 3d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 19/04/06 12:04 AM Share Posted 19/04/06 12:04 AM If fuel gets to $2 then you will loose a lot more in the resale of your vehicle than in increased running costs. It would be cheaper to just keep it l reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 19/04/06 12:06 AM Author Share Posted 19/04/06 12:06 AM If fuel gets to $2 then you will loose a lot more in the resale of your vehicle than in increased running costs. It would be cheaper to just keep it l reckon.←that's a very good point as there has been a downturn in large car sales in recent years and this downturn is bound to continue if the black stuff hits $2 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 19/04/06 12:41 AM Share Posted 19/04/06 12:41 AM The simple answer - Just pay it!!In several countries in Europe, I have seen $2 a litre 10 years ago, mainly due to government duties on energy.One unfortunate side effect in some countries, where diesel is treated preferentially, is more small (read slow) diesel cars, with more air pollution as a result.My 2c worth ←We should be paying less here for petrol then most europeans do... I have never understood why people say we have good because its cheaper here then in Europe... Is it really?? Having lived and driven here and in Europe I have noticed this.Here: I have to drive longer distances to get anywhere, hence I have to buy more petrol... although the petrol is cheaper at the bowser, The money I end up spending weekly is not any less then I would in Finland where petrol is double to what we pay here. If prices were to increase, we would, overall, be spending a lot more on fuel then Europeans If we fall for the "yes but we pay less at the bowser then europeans do"... We will end up getting ripped blind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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