Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 35

Thread: Lowering fuel prices

  1. #1
    Join Date
    3rd November 2005 - 15:20
    Bike
    Cagiva Navigator 1000
    Location
    1A
    Posts
    1,603

    Lowering fuel prices

    This has just come through to me. Read on,
    it's a very interesting
    idea!


    Join the resistance!!!! Do you want petrol
    prices to come down? We
    need to take some intelligent, united action.

    Philip Hollsworth offered this good idea..
    This makes
    MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a
    certain
    day"campaign that was going around last
    April or May!
    The oil companies just laughed at that
    because they
    knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves
    by
    refusing to buy gas. It was more of an
    inconvenience
    to us than it was a problem for them. BUT,
    whoever
    thought of this idea, has come up with a plan
    that can
    really work. Please read on and join with us!

    By now you're probably thinking fuel priced
    at
    about $1.00 is super cheap.. Me too! It is
    currently
    $1. 67 Ltr for regular unleaded.. Now that
    the
    oil companies and the OPEC nations have
    conditioned us
    to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is
    CHEAP at
    $1..00, we need to take aggressive action to
    teach them that BUYERS control the
    marketplace. not
    sellers. With the price of gasoline going up
    more each
    day, we consumers need to take action. The
    only way we
    are going to see the price of gas come down
    is if we
    hit someone in the pocketbook by not
    purchasing their
    gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting
    ourselves.

    How?
    Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just
    stop
    buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas
    prices if
    we all act together to force a price war.

    Here's the idea: For the rest of this year,
    DON'T
    purchase ANY gasoline from the biggest
    company MOBIL. If they are
    not
    selling any gas, they will be inclined to
    reduce their
    prices. If they reduce their prices, the
    other
    companies will have to follow suit. But to
    have an
    impact, we need to reach literally millions
    of
    Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do!
    Now, don't wimp out on me at this
    point...keep reading and
    I'll explain how simple it is to reach
    millions of
    people!!

    I am sending this note to 30 people. If each
    of us
    send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)
    ... and
    those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x
    10 =
    3,000)...and so on, by the time the message
    reaches
    the sixth group of people, we will have
    reached over
    THREE MILLION consumers....Most of New
    Zealand !!!

    Again, all you have to do is send this to 10
    people.
    That's all! (If you don't understand how we
    can reach 3 million
    and all you have to do is send this to 10
    people....

    How long would all that take? If each of us
    sends
    this e-mail out to ten more people within one
    day of
    receipt, all 3 MILLION people could
    conceivably be
    contacted within the next few days!!! I'll
    bet you
    didn't think you and I had that much
    potential, did
    you! Acting together we can make a
    difference.

    If this makes sense to you, please pass this
    message
    on. I suggest that we not buy from /MOBIL
    UNTIL
    THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.00 RANGE
    AND KEEP
    THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
    If you love it, let it go. If it comes back to you, you've just high-sided!
    مافي مشكلة

  2. #2
    Join Date
    20th August 2003 - 10:00
    Bike
    'o6 Spewzooki Banned it.
    Location
    Costa del Nord
    Posts
    6,553
    Why Mobil?
    BP is the market leader in NZ.
    BTW.
    This didn't work last time it was suggested.
    Speed doesn't kill people.
    Stupidity kills people.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    18th October 2005 - 16:47
    Bike
    Bandit 250(for sale), 636
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    1,954
    Ok, so now ive seen one to boycott shell, bp, gull and mobil!

    So if we dont buy from mobil and buy from shell then another person who got told to not buy from shell buys from mobil so all our work is un done and the gas companies just laugh at thier little ant farm...
    1990 Suzuki Bandit GSF 250 for sale 39k kms $3,500

  4. #4
    Join Date
    21st October 2005 - 11:43
    Bike
    k6 750 :)
    Location
    Rotovegas
    Posts
    1,504
    I avoid BP and Mobil

    probly didn't work 'last time' cos it wasn't carried on long enough...?

    I'm all for it!
    filled up the van today (going to Palmy tomorrow) = $103!!!!!
    and only got 61L of the smelly stuff in return!
    "Fit a front tyre you love, and put something round & black on the back"
    Il Dottore

  5. #5
    Join Date
    31st March 2003 - 13:09
    Bike
    CBR1000RR
    Location
    Koomeeeooo
    Posts
    5,559
    Blog Entries
    9
    err - at the risk of putting a wee spannerin the works...

    what if the whole of NZ shut down oil consumption. Let's say we did the ultimate and found a completely free, renewal source of enewrgy blah blah blah

    Sheel, BP and the others would lose how much capacity? 1%... maybe 2%?

    Would they go under... probably not. Would they suffer - a little... but the most suffering would be done by kiwis that no longer own their fuel station businesses.

    I'm not saying it's a bad goal - it is a great goal. Just don't overestimate the effect it'll have. If it comes down to it, the winner would be those that lose the least. People in NZ without transport would lose more than the multinationals
    $2,000 cash if you find a buyer for my house, kumeuhouseforsale@straightshooters.co.nz for details

  6. #6
    Join Date
    24th August 2005 - 02:38
    Bike
    '06 Honda Fartblood
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    845
    Well who do we like the least? Shell, Caltex, Mobil or BP?
    Who's your favourite?
    Keep it rubber-side down...

  7. #7
    Join Date
    20th August 2003 - 10:00
    Bike
    'o6 Spewzooki Banned it.
    Location
    Costa del Nord
    Posts
    6,553
    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    Ok, so now ive seen one to boycott shell, bp, gull and mobil!

    So if we dont buy from mobil and buy from shell then another person who got told to not buy from shell buys from mobil so all our work is un done and the gas companies just laugh at thier little ant farm...
    Why Gull?
    Wherever they opened they caused prices to drop.
    Speed doesn't kill people.
    Stupidity kills people.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    22nd August 2003 - 22:33
    Bike
    ...
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    4,205
    Blog Entries
    5
    what about when you're on the coro loop, and need to gas up at whitianga, and the only station open is the mobil. is it ok to use it then?

  9. #9
    Join Date
    3rd August 2006 - 19:35
    Bike
    B12
    Location
    West Auckland
    Posts
    2,800

    Blah FW: Help bring fuel prices down.

    THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' PETROL FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET PETROL BACK DOWN TO $1.00 PER Litre....hopefully

    This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this winter, take time to read this PLEASE.
    Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.

    This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy petrol on a certain day' campaign that was going around last April or May!

    It's worth your consideration. Join the resistance!!!!
    We are going to hit $ 2.00 a litre and it might go higher!! Want petrol prices to come down?
    We need to take some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to 'hurt' ourselves by refusing to buy petrol.
    It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.

    BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can Really work. Please read on and join with us!
    By now you're probably thinking petrol priced at about $1.50 is cheap.
    It is currently $1.90 for regular unleaded.
    Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a liter of gas is CHEAP at $1.50, we need to take aggressive action toteach them that BUYERS control the marketplace...not sellers.
    With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action.

    The only way we are going to see the price of petrol come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their petrol! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.
    Quote Originally Posted by NinjaNanna View Post
    Wasn't me officer, honest, it was that morcs guy.
    Quote Originally Posted by Littleman View Post
    Yeah I do recall, but dismissed it as being you when I saw both wheels on the ground.
    Quote Originally Posted by R6_kid View Post
    lulz, ever ridden a TL1000R? More to the point, ever ridden with teh Morcs? Didn't fink so.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    3rd August 2006 - 19:35
    Bike
    B12
    Location
    West Auckland
    Posts
    2,800
    How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying petrol.
    But we CAN have an impact on petrol prices if we all act together to force a price war.
    Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from BP
    NZ the biggest price up driver company.
    If they are not selling any petrol, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.
    But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of BPNZ petrol buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!
    I am sending this note to 20 people. If each of us s end it to at least ten more (20 x 10 = 200) .. And those 200 send it to at least ten more (200 x 10 = 2000 ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group of people, we will have reached over TWO MILLION consumers.
    If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 20 million people will have been contacted!
    If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... TWO HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
    Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all!
    I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you!
    Acting together we can make a difference.
    If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO BELOW THE $1.50 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
    Simple - send the message along to other and do not buy petrol from BP NZ
    Quote Originally Posted by NinjaNanna View Post
    Wasn't me officer, honest, it was that morcs guy.
    Quote Originally Posted by Littleman View Post
    Yeah I do recall, but dismissed it as being you when I saw both wheels on the ground.
    Quote Originally Posted by R6_kid View Post
    lulz, ever ridden a TL1000R? More to the point, ever ridden with teh Morcs? Didn't fink so.

  11. #11
    Join Date
    18th July 2007 - 18:16
    Bike
    A naked monster - just like me.
    Location
    Just outside your window
    Posts
    1,923
    Hey - what a Great Idea!

    Yeah right! - you fail to see the obvious flaw in this plan???

  12. #12
    Join Date
    25th June 2007 - 21:21
    Bike
    S1000RR
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    6,988
    Obvious flaw in the plan?


    If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    21st September 2006 - 21:35
    Bike
    Kawasaki ZX1100 Turbo
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    3,100

    *ahem*

    "Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary - that's what gets you."
    Jeremy Clarkson.

    Kawasaki 200mph Club

  14. #14
    Join Date
    3rd May 2005 - 10:28
    Bike
    Goose
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    7,719
    Plan? .
    "Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"

  15. #15
    Join Date
    31st March 2003 - 13:09
    Bike
    CBR1000RR
    Location
    Koomeeeooo
    Posts
    5,559
    Blog Entries
    9
    Yeah that'll fuck 'em... not....

    Well intentioned I'm sure but so many flaws and so little time. I'll let the repost police point them out for you.
    $2,000 cash if you find a buyer for my house, kumeuhouseforsale@straightshooters.co.nz for details

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •