Petrol Prices

**Simo** · 08-09-2006, 08:28 PM

With rising petrol prices i thought we should have a thread where we can complain about how much we have to pay for petrol.

So anyway what gets me is that in the ACT just about every petrol place is very similar at the moment i think about $1.40ish per litre.

If i drive for 15 minutes to Queanbeyan (NSW), it is often 5 or 6 cents cheaper a litre. I have no idea why.

What does petrol cost at the moment where you are?
Do you use the woolies or coles vouchers?

**jump5fan** · 08-10-2006, 09:08 AM

In the Poconos it is $2,95 to $3.03. In the Allentown area it is lower, between $2.80 and $2.90.

nix · 08-10-2006, 06:25 PM

In Auckland, NZ we are paying 176.9 per liter but it was 179.9 just the other day! I think to fill up it cost me $60- $70! I hate it that it's so expensive!

**Simo** · 08-10-2006, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jump5fan

In the Poconos it is $2,95 to $3.03. In the Allentown area it is lower, between $2.80 and $2.90.

Yeah but you are in America aren't you? That means i guess you are paying by the gallon.

**Simo** · 08-17-2006, 08:12 AM

It cost me 145.9 a litre to fill up yesterday....

FTS · 08-18-2006, 08:53 PM

Apparently the prices are down today.

Boy Genius · 08-18-2006, 10:13 PM

Being from the U.S., I'm just wondering what monetary unit you are talking about when you say it costs in the 100's to fill up?

**Simo** · 08-19-2006, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Boy Genius

Being from the U.S., I'm just wondering what monetary unit you are talking about when you say it costs in the 100's to fill up?

Australian cents.

So 145.9, is 1 dollar and 45.9 cents.

**Simo** · 08-19-2006, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Simo

It cost me 145.9 a litre to fill up yesterday....

Yeah i saw a few petrol stations today that were 134.9 which i guess is good compared to what i payed the other day.

**bread man** · 08-19-2006, 03:15 AM

I'm so glad I don't have a car yet.

**Simo** · 08-19-2006, 08:30 AM

I recently had to go 8 days without my car (thanks to a lovely kangaroo) and i had never realised how much i would miss it. It was really irritating not being able to drive where i wanted, when i wanted - made me realise how dependant i was on it.

I did at the time say to my Fiancee that the one good thing of not having the car was that we were saving on petrol...i was trying to forget the insurance excess i had to pay could fill my car with petrol for months.

Meggie moo moo · 08-20-2006, 07:43 AM

Fuel is about 135 for unleaded, and 145 for diesel. This sucks, because our main car is a fuel guzzling diesel ute. I heard a news story that fuel would be getting up to around 180 soon.

**Simo** · 08-20-2006, 08:01 AM

Yeah it doesn't suprise me at all to hear that.

Do you reckon your family would be interested in the LPG conversion rebate?

Meggie moo moo · 08-20-2006, 08:05 AM

Probably not. You know, once that comes in to effect, gas prices are going to go through the roof. You can't win.

**Simo** · 08-20-2006, 09:21 AM

Thats right.... ahh how i long for the days of 60 cents a litre.