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Old 17-09-2019, 09:32 PM   #901
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Geez they are ripping you, $1.26 here in good ol Hoppers Crossing.
That is for regular unleaded for my old girl which runs quite well....lol
being there's typically a 20-ood cpl difference between 91/e10 and 98 you're both talking the same price.
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Well just for comparison here in Singapore the cheapest i've seen is 98 for S$2.59 = A$2.74 and diesel was S$1.83 = A$1.94, depending on which currency converter your using....
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Well just for comparison here in Singapore the cheapest i've seen is 98 for S$2.59 = A$2.74 and diesel was S$1.83 = A$1.94, depending on which currency converter your using....
Yes, I don't think we Aussies realise how lucky we are.
Wonder what the price is in Europe.
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Old 18-09-2019, 09:45 AM   #904
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Filled up this morning 1am on the way home from work. Diesel 126.9

Car said my tank was 80% full but at that price I squeezed in every last drop I could.

The dozen stations before were around 144-154 cpl.

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Well just for comparison here in Singapore the cheapest i've seen is 98 for S$2.59 = A$2.74 and diesel was S$1.83 = A$1.94, depending on which currency converter your using....
Can you explain why taxis are so cheap in Singapore? something I was surprised about when we've been there

Especially with the initial out lay of a car plus certificates & registration fees

I imagine servicing wouldn't be cheap either
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Yes, I don't think we Aussies realise how lucky we are.
Wonder what the price is in Europe.
I guess but I assume we probably spend more time on the roads compared to our European cousins with their public transport networks and short distances with their postage stamp sized countries.

I do a 120km+ daily commute to work and back, I generally do 700-1000km/week depending on what I do on the weekend.
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I guess but I assume we probably spend more time on the roads compared to our European cousins with their public transport networks and short distances with their postage stamp sized countries.

I do a 120km+ daily commute to work and back, I generally do 700-1000km/week depending on what I do on the weekend.
We all make our own choices.
Franco you might have to buy an EV mate.
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Can you explain why taxis are so cheap in Singapore? something I was surprised about when we've been there

Especially with the initial out lay of a car plus certificates & registration fees

I imagine servicing wouldn't be cheap either
Drivers rent the cabs. Also the government would probably make it cheaper as Rego is restricted.
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Franco you might have to buy an EV mate.
There are two things in life I'm non-negotiable on:

My love for single use plastic bags and fossil fuels
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Can you explain why taxis are so cheap in Singapore? something I was surprised about when we've been there

Especially with the initial out lay of a car plus certificates & registration fees

I imagine servicing wouldn't be cheap either
Pretty much as vztrt said above, i also asked one of the locals at work and he said the Gov are strict on regulating the cost to keep it down because so many people rely on them..

Everything about buying and running a car here is hugely expensive compared to Australia and is out of reach for a lot of people, but the big elephant in the room at the moment is Singapore's ban on introducing new cars after Feb 18, i think it would be 24/7 gridlock if everyone that was old enough to have a licence owned a car.....

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Singapore had about 600,000 private vehicles on the road at the end of last year. The city has a population of around 5.6 million.

The halt on car numbers might not be permanent, though. The government says it will review the decision in 2020.
....makes you wonder about the costs involved in owning this thing that was parked out front of me hotel this morning, truthfully though i doubt they would be worried about it....

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My love for single use plastic bags and fossil fuels
The same sheep that screamed ''plastic bags''... even though our plastic bags finish in a landfill 20 clicks from the nearest water-source. They play with the emotions of mental midgets and make millions per year.

A week later they were promoting those mini's - like they'll never get lodged in a turtles throat.
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The same sheep that screamed ''plastic bags''... even though our plastic bags finish in a landfill 20 clicks from the nearest water-source. They play with the emotions of mental midgets and make millions per year.

A week later they were promoting those mini's - like they'll never get lodged in a turtles throat.
I think they did get some backlash regarding exactly that. I guess they see it as a toy rather than a disposable item.

Now Woolies is doing mini pot plants...
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....makes you wonder about the costs involved in owning this thing that was parked out front of me hotel this morning, truthfully though i doubt they would be worried about it....
Is that outside the Swissôtel?
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Filled up with BP Ultimate last night in northern Melbourne for $1.91 p/l.
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Filled up with BP Ultimate last night in northern Melbourne for $1.91 p/l.
Still $1.50 odd in Boganistan.
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$1.72 for povvo 91 in Melbourne this morning

Bring back 2017 - I was getting 98 for $1.27/L and that's not dyslexia
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Is that outside the Swissôtel?
The Village Hotel Changi....

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$1.72 for povvo 91 in Melbourne this morning

Bring back 2017 - I was getting 98 for $1.27/L and that's not dyslexia
I just paid $1.929 for 98
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What's E85 worth with current price increase?
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Geeze, that's giving It to you without Lube...
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Geeze, that's giving It to you without Lube...
I should have filled the fleet this morning, went past the local servo on the way to work, 91 - $1.29/L

Come by this evening - $1.72!!!


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Mowing my lawn is becoming a luxury activity now...... it’s also great for my fitness. I’m running around and doing my front and back lawns in half the time to save on fuel.. rofl
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I'm guessing 98 is going to be 1.90+ soon around here since we get ****ed all the time anyway.

I paid 1.66 last week so made sure to top it up. Apparently Scomo is trying to make a deal to tap US reserves.

Jim Molan has been warning about this **** for a long time. What a ****en dumb country we are.
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Still $1.29/L for 91 in Sunbury - means 98 would be around$1.50/L - I got ripped at home.

Might take my Caprice down here to fill it up
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Filled the car with 91 RON. $115.25 for 74 liters. Ouch.
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Filled up the other day, Shell V-Power @ $1.92 ... Most I've ever paid for 98.
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Pays to shop around. 98 in Melbourne can be had for $1.65 at many servos.
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Filled up the other day, Shell V-Power @ $1.92 ... Most I've ever paid for 98.
Yep, lucky my other car a Renault sport Megane GT only slurps down @6L/100.
Its older bigger brother in the garage the BFGT is in the naughty corner with no driving privileges til 98 RON gets to @ 1.60 again. At 22L/100 and 1.92 per litre it’s insane....
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Isn't that produced by fracking.
Nope.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas

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There is a reason why the world is moving to EVs instead.

Electrification of everything is happening now.

You can decide on your source of power.
Surely you jest? If we can do LPG storage tanks, we can do CNG.

What is "expensive, complicated" is a huge array of charging stations, extra demand on the (coal fired) grid, goldplating said grid, capital cost of households buying solar and batteries, then recycling batteries at 7 years.

Compare to CNG conversion for existing motors, tanks we have experience with, all current fuel distribution infrastructure in place already, enormous sovereign reserves...

Which is better for Oz right now?
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Surely you jest? If we can do LPG storage tanks, we can do CNG.

What is "expensive, complicated" is a huge array of charging stations, extra demand on the (coal fired) grid, goldplating said grid, capital cost of households buying solar and batteries, then recycling batteries at 7 years.

Compare to CNG conversion for existing motors, tanks we have experience with, all current fuel distribution infrastructure in place already, enormous sovereign reserves...
Not quite. The storage pressure for CNG is much higher. The tanks have much thicker walls & are heaps heavier.

To re-fill CNG is much slower. I remember one I knew of where he attached the car to a pump in his own garage & re-filled it overnight.

None of the existing LPG infrastructure is suitable. An additional "huge array of charging stations" is what would be required for CNG.

I'm a big fan of LPG, I believe Holden & Ford & the Aussie LPG industry did it better than elsewhere in the world & we have heaps of it.

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