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The Eastwood MASSIVE !
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May 2003
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 Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 10:33
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Basically the news says that due to the stronger aussie dollar as well as intrest rates and crap. Oil prices should be gonig down for us and petrol should be getting cheaper.
Today filling up I noticed it was higher from normal , and frankly I'm getting sick of getting overcharged for my petrol 
Discuss.
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Location:
Sydney
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April 2003
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Wed, 14 January 2004 10:46
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I think its time to steal one of those optimax petrol trucks and hide it some where so we can all have free petrol for a while. 
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 10:53
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yeah I reckon, if the dollar gets weak, the price of petty takes a hike, if it gets strong, they just leave it.
and that doesn't even begin to tell how irritated I am. I dont' even care now, I just pretty much fill up when I get empty. I am over caring.
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 10:53
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Good idea hotrolla!
I need...
- 3 Honda Civics
- 3 Turbo kits for Civics
- 12 sets of chrome wheels
- 12 sets of springs and shocks
- 3 3" exaust kits
- Black paint
- Green Neons
- CB radios
- One of those shooty grappling hook things
- 2 more drivers and a stunt man!
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Wed, 14 January 2004 10:55
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- 12 sets of chrome wheels
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very important. impossible to hijack a truck without them!
I'm keen..... 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 10:59
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I shotgun being the stunt man 
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 11:00
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Oh, and we need a tranq gun and a black motorbike helmet.
Oh and a cop scanner.
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 11:06
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and a hot chick? 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 11:09
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I think we have forgotten an orange supra 
(I will get the hot chick)
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 11:37
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unless you get some of them high-HP mega sticker kits you'll never outrun the cops....
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March 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 11:54
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didnt they put ess arr tweny dee eee tee's in those civics in that unspeakable movie?
i wasnt paying too much attention, but i remember laughing about something like that.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 12:45
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No, that was Tran and his mates. They where talking about their missing engines in their three civics (even though one of them was an Integra) and said something along the lines of "A coupe of SR20 engines would be hot property two weeks before Race Wars". Yeah I was thinking that it was a bit odd to buy three totaly different Honda's (~1998 civic, ~1995 civic, 1993+ Integra) and all of them to have SR20s...?
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 12:56
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fwd conversion tooo good fun!
Allan
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 12:58
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FWD conversion of what?
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Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Wed, 14 January 2004 13:00
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| Shraka wrote on Wed, 14 January 2004 23:45 |
No, that was Tran and his mates. They where talking about their missing engines in their three civics (even though one of them was an Integra) and said something along the lines of "A coupe of SR20 engines would be hot property two weeks before Race Wars". Yeah I was thinking that it was a bit odd to buy three totaly different Honda's (~1998 civic, ~1995 civic, 1993+ Integra) and all of them to have SR20s...?
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and i guess I shall have to play the token asian
(unless max u want to..)
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Wed, 14 January 2004 13:05
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As long as nobody tries the dodging under the truck thing. Semi's - real Semi's - don't have enough room under them for that.
...Now where do we get 3 honda civics?
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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Wed, 14 January 2004 13:21
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come on this is toymods.........lets use GT4's.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Wed, 14 January 2004 13:28
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Supras.
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 01:15
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nah use sprinters!!!!
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I supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.victoria.austra...
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 04:49
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pha celicas...
just can't WAIT for the excise to go on LPG either. fuckers fuckers fuckers....you'd think they didn't have enough money already!
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 05:41
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you pay 12c a litre less for fuel that is a week old, and then they fill the tanks up and you pay 12c more - for the same fucking fuel.
fucking ridiculous. they're just profit grabbing before prices go down.
lets get mad max on their arses.
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 09:45
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Quit ya bitching till you pay over $1.20 a litre for BP Ultimate ;/
Damn Perth got bad during that nice price spike last year
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 11:58
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the petrol stations pay a lot more per litre than you. its caltex/shell that then subsidise the costs during the week.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 12:13
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| speakafreaka wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 22:58 |
the petrol stations pay a lot more per litre than you. its caltex/shell that then subsidise the costs during the week.
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That's very right. This is why we have the fluctuations in the prices. If there is not subsidy from the petrol companies (that's when the price of fuel goes up part of the week), the servo's have got to make a buck out of something. Selling packets of "Corn Flakes" doesn't do enough for them.
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Location:
Ashmore, QLD
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 13:10
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I just filled my Corolla with LRP (or Leaded) petrol, and I paid 92.9c/Ltr... (unleaded was 89.9c and premium unleaded was 93.9) which, in Queensland (specifically the Bris/Gold Coast area) is frickin ridiculous! Normally, unleaded fuel would go for between 79c-82c/Ltr and leaded around 82c-85c/ltr.. the government better pull their fuckin fingers out sooner rather than later..
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Location:
Albany WA
Registered:
October 2003
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Thu, 15 January 2004 13:25
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Yeah, the government HAVE to pull their finger out- out of the pie, that is. While they're reaping close to 50% of the retail price in excise I don't think anything will get done about it. I was told at one piont in time that it costs about 5c/l to pull oil from the ground and refine it into ULP.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 13:52
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Yes but those taxes help pay to keep the roads in good condition. Well apparently anyway.
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March 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 13:58
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| SmellyTofu wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 23:13 |
| speakafreaka wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 22:58 |
the petrol stations pay a lot more per litre than you. its caltex/shell that then subsidise the costs during the week.
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the servo's have got to make a buck out of something. Selling packets of "Corn Flakes" doesn't do enough for them.
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sorry but ive gotta correct you on that one.. the books for caltex servos say that they make a damn sight more money off all the other crap in the stores than the petrol.
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Location:
Finland
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Thu, 15 January 2004 14:39
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I pay ¤1.20 per litre, thats about 2 Australian dollars per litre  .
Stop whining!
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Fri, 16 January 2004 04:32
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| speakafreaka wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 23:58 |
| SmellyTofu wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 23:13 |
| speakafreaka wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 22:58 |
the petrol stations pay a lot more per litre than you. its caltex/shell that then subsidise the costs during the week.
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the servo's have got to make a buck out of something. Selling packets of "Corn Flakes" doesn't do enough for them.
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sorry but ive gotta correct you on that one.. the books for caltex servos say that they make a damn sight more money off all the other crap in the stores than the petrol.
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i kind of agree on this
i worked in a caltex servo for about a year
the goods int eh store make more money per item(as a percentage of cost price and the sale price)
BUT money on fuel is made(not much at that) by selling sheer volume!
i think on average about a cent a litre is made per litre over the week
not much really.
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Location:
Northwestern Sydney
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Fri, 16 January 2004 04:37
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$2.90 for a 600ml Coke
$1.13 for a 1.25lt at wollies next door.
$4.10 for a 1.25lt same servo.
Theres a nice markup.
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Location:
Brisvegas
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Fri, 16 January 2004 08:33
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but the government cant do jack when it comes to regulating petrol prices...the oil companies own the petrol, petrol stations, tankers...pretty much anything connected to selling/transporting petrol. 1 country cant stand up the the might of the multinationals.
There was a story about the price hikes on the news and they interviewed the ceo (or something) of caltex and all he said was something like "petrol is a profitable business atm" The oil companies dont give a shit cos they know theres nothing that can be done about it.
But with that said i do agree with conquest. Where is all the excise money going? ffs i can think of at least 20 or so roads that i regularly use that are in desperate need of repair and thats only a small portion of whats out there. Where is the money going? prolly into the lining the pockets of the bureaucracy
my 2c
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Fri, 16 January 2004 09:07
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| NickAE86 wrote on Fri, 16 January 2004 19:33 |
ffs i can think of at least 20 or so roads that i regularly use that are in desperate need of repair
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parramatta rd 
they could at least resurface it while they work out what the hell theyre doing with it
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Fri, 16 January 2004 10:51
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| Conquest wrote on Fri, 16 January 2004 17:27 |
| Shraka wrote on Fri, 16 January 2004 00:52 |
Yes but those taxes help pay to keep the roads in good condition. Well apparently anyway.
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Apparently not. Did you know the Federal goverment will earn an estimated $13 billion plus from fuel excise this year, yet they will spend less than $2 billion on roads. Also state and federal road funding has not increased in the last 10 years or so.
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Heh heh. I stand corrected.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Fri, 16 January 2004 10:57
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| speakafreaka wrote on Fri, 16 January 2004 00:58 |
| SmellyTofu wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 23:13 |
| speakafreaka wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 22:58 |
the petrol stations pay a lot more per litre than you. its caltex/shell that then subsidise the costs during the week.
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the servo's have got to make a buck out of something. Selling packets of "Corn Flakes" doesn't do enough for them.
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sorry but ive gotta correct you on that one.. the books for caltex servos say that they make a damn sight more money off all the other crap in the stores than the petrol.
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It was "suppose" to be a joke on the Caltex TV ad where the kid was asking for a packet of corn flakes to the lady attendant but actually buying condoms..... sorry if you didn't get it.
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Sat, 17 January 2004 00:36
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i wasnt meaning to flame you in any way... sorry if you took it like that.
heh i havent seen it.. ive seen the one with the old lady with the unlubed hip
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Location:
Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Sat, 17 January 2004 00:48
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lol that one is funny, the onld hady needed lubing!!
ok im over it now
Yeah i bought petrol for 90c/l at shell the other day, but i had a voucher so it was really 86c/l, still too much really.
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Location:
Balranald
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Petrol Prices
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Sun, 18 January 2004 10:44
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I just filled up my car....just premium...not Optimax or anything (we don't have that in town...only just got premium a few weeks ago) for $1.14 a litre....OUCH!!
Hurts when you let the Soarer run close to empty and need to put in about 70+ litres!!
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May 2002
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Sun, 18 January 2004 21:55
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alright.. who is a tightarse and uses those 4 cents per litre off coles/shell dockets ?
I am one heahhaeeh 
its ok... saves me bout 2 bucks... enough for an icecream hehe
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Sun, 18 January 2004 23:18
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Guilty as charged! Used one the other day, the problem is I am too tight to spend over $30 at one go at a supermaket
Hey Diz I just noticed your location
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The Eastwood MASSIVE !
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lol, haha how is Rowe st these days? Nice photshop job on the rolla too
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