Petrol price increases

[Gubb]

$1.99.9/L for 98.

Yeowch.

[barty5]

Personally i think it is a bunch of arse. Running a mechanical work shop we loose out cause people start thinking price of fuels gone up well stuff that im not spending more money on the car. They stop servicing thier cars. Problem is they get caught out cuase it really starts to cost them more from lack of maintance (yes i know we get the work in the end ) but in the mean time it makes for slow days trying to get work in. We spend alot of time now trying top educate people that things like filters plugs etc will save you money in the long run.

[quallman1234]

Conspiracy to get more of us to use a unreliable/not big enough public transport system?

Probabaly!

[Finn]

Umm... Petrols is made from oil...

No it's not. Babies are made from oil. Do you know how many babies it takes to make a litre of Johnson's Baby Oil?

[SPman]

No matter what the price of petrol does commuting by bike will still be cheaper than taking the bus.

Its actually cheaper for me to come to work by train...102k door to office, $17/day. Gas for bike - about $17, plus all the usual running expenses. Train takes the same travel time, unless I'm really lucky with the traffic,- about 1hr 45 each way, plus I can sleep, read, etc.

Taking the bike is more conducive to a satisfied mind and body, however!

Do you know how many babies it takes to make a litre of Johnson's Baby Oil?

It's ok, they're only third world babies which need to be put to good use, anyway.

[Pedrostt500]

$2 a litre for Petrol wait till it is $2 a litre for Diesel, when you consider that most things are transported by truck some where in the equation, ie food to the super market, Beer to the pub etc.
yup boycott BP corporate service stations, but support the owner operators.

[scumdog]

$1.99.9/L for 98.

Yeowch.

Pff, $126 for enough 96 octane to get from Ashburton to Riviera (64 litres!!)

16mpg

[cooneyr]

Most of the tax currently on petrol goes nowhere near the raods.

Last I heard (and remember I'm in the transportation game) is that 100% is going into the roading budget. Problem is that Transit is the only RCA that get 100% funding from the fuel excise tax. The other RCA's (city, district and regional councils) only get part funding (usually around 40%). To use the national roading funds RCA's must come up with their local share and guess what that means - higher rates. We are screwed again!!!! Government should increase the national share or Transit should take on more projects and minimise local RCA share.

Pff, $126 for enough 96 octane to get from Ashburton to Riviera (64 litres!!)

16mpg

I use to own a diesel Toyota Landcruiser and could get about 800kms from $45 of diesel. This was 97/98. Fast forward to 01/02/03 when I owned a ex military LWB landy with a 3.5l rover v8. 120l to fill it was about $120 at the time. It would do 20l per 100km or about 14mpg, off roading was much much worse. Bloody glad I sold it cause would now cost about $160 to do the Chch Nelson trip Was fun winding up the hilux drivers by passing them but it is much more fun riding a .

Cheers R

[SPman]

$2 a litre for Petrol wait till it is $2 a litre for Diesel, when you consider that most things are transported by truck some where in the equation, ie food to the super market, Beer to the pub etc.
yup boycott BP corporate service stations, but support the owner operators.

Including road tax, it is already over $2/litre!
Diesel is around $1.68 over here - just slightly higher than 98

[cowboyz]

Fact is yhou have to buy it regardless of the price, if it was $5 a litre i would still buy it.

It's a part of life, deal with it.

you dont care because you are not using YOUR money to pay for it.

Theres interesting reading online about the growing shortage of oil.
Basically, Russia (the second biggest producer of crude) is running dry. their pumping stats are dropping about 1-2% a year. Doesn't sound like much, but it is.
The US will be shitting itself very soon. There domestic use far outweighs what its local fields can produce.
The Arabs will be flat out supplying the requests over the next 5-10 yrs.
New fields are piddly in comparison. Get used to $2/ltr, it will seem cheap in 18mths.

It is sad that that is true. Cost me $33 to fill my bike last night. It is crazy. Certainly put a curb on the touring that I was doing last year.

[Bonez]

Anyone else notice the increase coincides with the school holidays.

Anyway the GB is is fairly fugal.

[skidMark]

you dont care because you are not using YOUR money to pay for it.

Even if it was mine i still would

[homer]

Fact is yhou have to buy it regardless of the price, if it was $5 a litre i would still buy it.

It's a part of life, deal with it.

thats the most senceably thing youve posted

[homer]

Umm... Petrols is made from oil...

(or is my p/t meter on the fritz?)

um theres actually a shit load of stuff made from petroleum products

petrol , diesel , oils , tyres , plastics, clothing , its a huge list , most things synthetic are still petro based .

Dont worry about it , it aint running out .
just more bs we get fed .
after all what happened to the hole in the ozone layer , yeah it exists , but whats happening now with it .
havnt heard much about it for a few years now .
its just a hole , theres fuck all in it

[megageoff76]

There is a fantastic documentary called CRUDE -The incredible journey of oil, which is an interesting watch. And you don't need to be a science geek to enjoy it. Recommended.