RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 18y 8m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 11/07/06 11:33 AM Share Posted 11/07/06 11:33 AM I dont care what the price is these days... I stopped looking at 1.40. If I cared I wouldn't drive a performance car, Id ride the bus like all the other boring complaining tightassed poeple Im surrounded by at my Gov job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 10m 5d Posted 11/07/06 11:34 AM Share Posted 11/07/06 11:34 AM last time I checked I was getting 17.4 litre/100km, wish I could get 13 litres←if you sticky tape a golf ball to the underside of your accelerator pedal you will get better fuel economy ←Bahahahaha gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 21y 11m 22d Location: ACT Posted 11/07/06 12:56 PM Share Posted 11/07/06 12:56 PM Ok, checkit:km/yr L/100km L/yr price total 25000 13.0 1923 $1.10 $2,115.30 25000 13.0 1923 $1.45 $2,788.35 $673.05 difference per yearUmm, who the hell gets 13.0L/100km?!?!I know my fuel bill cost me just over 4k this financial year ..←Yeah 13 is a bit high, I drive my F6 like I don't pay for the fuel...cause I don't.Full throttle take off's at least 20 times a day and drive at speed limit plus 10% and over the last 35,400ks my car has average aproximately 11.725L/100ks.With a worst tank of 17.5L/100 and a best of 9.3.The worst fuel consumption was spent stitting in stop start traffic, probably never on boost once..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Donating Members 4,354 Member For: 20y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/07/06 01:15 PM Share Posted 11/07/06 01:15 PM My fuel expenditure the last few years has been:2001/02 $38402002/03 $38522003/04 $40852004/05 $44902005/06 $5430 It shows how much it has gone up in the last 12 months. Km's travelled have remained relatively constant each year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle33 Member 578 Member For: 19y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 11/07/06 08:26 PM Share Posted 11/07/06 08:26 PM (edited) Ok, checkit:km/yr L/100km L/yr price total 25000 13.0 1923 $1.10 $2,115.30 25000 13.0 1923 $1.45 $2,788.35 $673.05 difference per yearUmm, who the hell gets 13.0L/100km?!?!I know my fuel bill cost me just over 4k this financial year ..←I wish try $10160.00 last year at an average of 19ltrs/100k's Edited 11/07/06 08:28 PM by turtle33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Grunt Member 159 Member For: 21y 11m 21d Location: Newcastle Posted 12/07/06 03:52 AM Share Posted 12/07/06 03:52 AM If you can salary package and its worthwise from an after-tax perspective this can take the heat out of the high fuel price for example you save 10% on GST to start with.I'll give you a hint regarding my ute: FBT exempt "turbo-charged deduction" Ford Grunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEGZY Member 145 Member For: 19y 7m 8d Location: Goulburn Posted 12/07/06 06:23 AM Share Posted 12/07/06 06:23 AM I must live in the sh1ttiest town... hasnt been under $1.57 here for weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INPURSUIT Fastest Taxi In Melbourne Donating Members 701 Member For: 18y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 12/07/06 06:31 AM Share Posted 12/07/06 06:31 AM fuel is fuel. the price of petrol shouldnt really effect members of this forum as much as we all have a passion for our cars. we will fill up whatever the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 RAPID Formerly Turbo6 Donating Members 2,332 Member For: 22y 18d Location: North Brisbane Posted 12/07/06 07:35 AM Share Posted 12/07/06 07:35 AM There is a meaningful letter in the latest Motor mag from someone on the price of fuel - it won letter of the month actually.His best quote;"I buy a car to satisfy a driving passion, not to save me money."I agree it costs more to drive these things, but do you enjoy it? Hell yes! I love the smell of my burnt Sunoco race fuel at $4.12 a litre............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plj 59 Member 212 Member For: 18y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 12/07/06 09:37 AM Share Posted 12/07/06 09:37 AM Run out of fuel in the ute, but had 20litres of c16 in the back $8 per litre or walk easy choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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