Lowering fuel prices

**Filterer** · 21st May 2008, 16:35

Should I stop shopping at pac n save as well, cos thats where I get my 4c off a L at, redeemable at BP

**Whynot** · 21st May 2008, 16:35

I don't believe that people actually believe this shit, let alone forward it ...

**ManDownUnder** · 21st May 2008, 16:39

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Plan? .

Oil... don't burn it - invest in it!

**Str8 Jacket** · 21st May 2008, 16:46

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Oil... don't burn it - invest in it!

And then put it in little capsules?

**Gubb** · 21st May 2008, 17:43

The companies won't give a toss.

Realistically NZ is such a tiny market, they wouldn't have a second thought before pulling out of the entire country. All your doing then is costing thousands of people their jobs.

What about the owner/operators? They are forced to buy the fuel at that cost, by avoiding them your taking the food out of their kids mouths. They work damned hard at what they do, and realistically, have no say whatsoever over the price. Why penalise them for that?

**Mikkel** · 21st May 2008, 17:55

On yer bikes! (The pedal powered ones I mean...)

**R6_kid:Me** · 21st May 2008, 18:30

What pisses me off most is that up to 60% of the price of oil is 'speculation' and not actually supply vs demand. Everytime somebody worries that the oil supply is gonna get disrupted, even in small, they buy up more oil.

Then there's the fact that these companies run profits in billion's of dollars every year, but somehow find the need to keep raising prices. It's a sad sad world... im gonna go ride my bike and make them a little richer again.

**gismo** · 21st May 2008, 18:33

I'm so over these petrol prices. I need petrol so i go buy it. I dont fill my car like i used to, i just put in a set amount. Most of the time now i dont even look at the prices. Its like everything... it will go up.

**Morcs** · 21st May 2008, 20:13

A well, no harm in trying it.

Although id rather boycott mobil. they suck.

**Slicksta** · 21st May 2008, 22:07

Ummm you are aware that fuel with out the GST is 40 or 47 percent tax. So fuel is actually around $1 per L, Thats what the oil company sell it for and considering they have to put it through an oil refinery ship it across the sea, then transfer it to truck that takes it to all the gas stations I dont think thats a bad deal, just vote for a better government and not the greens.

**homer** · 21st May 2008, 22:22

wont do shit all difference
at the end of the day you need the fuel in the tank so eventually you have to fuel up

**Quasievil** · 21st May 2008, 22:40

Why bother the Oil companies with such issues, tackle the government 40% tax THEN 12.5% on top of that from every litre sold in NZ.

Can we boycot the government ?
Or can we boycot China and India who are getting subsidised gas therefore demand is higher as if it was possible in a already oil ravenous market

Anyway, nothing will work, forget it, get used to it, get over it

The consumer has been divided and Truly conquered.

**Brett** · 22nd May 2008, 16:07

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Why bother the Oil companies with such issues, tackle the government 40% tax THEN 12.5% on top of that from every litre sold in NZ.

Can we boycot the government ?
Or can we boycot China and India who are getting subsidised gas therefore demand is higher as if it was possible in a already oil ravenous market

Anyway, nothing will work, forget it, get used to it, get over it

The consumer has been divided and Truly conquered.

Exactly, we took it up the butty a long time ago as a nation. Follow my plan. I plan on trying to run the bike on mixture of tapwater & NaCl. Want to copy me?