What do you give up - to fuel your car?

[Philbie]

Yes it's the hottest topic in the local news atm - and in nearly every paper in the country!!

As fuel prices get higher and higher, what are you going without to keep your vehicle going from week to week?

[AdzT3-146]

Cut back on big saturday nights out in the city.

[Steffo]

Nothing.. gonna LPGas it and laugh at everyone paying nearly $1.50/L for petrol...

[Casper]

Originally Posted by Steffo

Nothing.. gonna LPGas it and laugh at everyone paying nearly $1.50/L for petrol...

Your gonna do a lot of things. Tell you what, when you have LPG (think you'll ever afford the $2.5K to do it?) and you are running around on the cheap, laugh at all of us.
Till then you have NOTHING to laugh about... :lookedat:

[BA GT-HO]

For the average motorist this is so stoopid to be complaining about..

OK time for some maths:

Say I have want 50 litres worth of fuel.

To fill her up at $1.10 a litre that = $55.00
To fill her up at $1.38 a litre that = $69.00

That is a MASSIVE $14.00 extra!! sleep: (Plus most Average Joes don't use 50 litres a week so it would be less than $14 extra a week.)

How can that shocking amount of money financially cripple you all of a sudden like some people in the media are saying!?

People and moan and complain about petrol prices but glady pay $7 for a scotch and coke in some nightclub that they paid $10 to get into anyway!! Jeez, get over it. Wait until you start having to pay closer to $1.90 and $2 before making changes in your lifestyle!

I can think of one thing people can give up to "afford" fuel: SMOKING!!!

[XYGTHO]

Originally Posted by BA GT-HO

For the average motorist this is so stoopid to be complaining about..

OK time for some maths:

Say I have want 50 litres worth of fuel.

To fill her up at $1.10 a litre that = $55.00
To fill her up at $1.38 a litre that = $69.00

That is a MASSIVE $14.00 extra!! sleep: (Plus most Average Joes don't use 50 litres a week so it would be less than $14 extra a week.)

How can that shocking amount of money financially cripple you all of a sudden like some people in the media are saying!?

People and moan and complain about petrol prices but glady pay $7 for a scotch and coke in some nightclub that they paid $10 to get into anyway!! Jeez, get over it. Wait until you start having to pay closer to $1.90 and $2 before making changes in your lifestyle!

I can think of one thing people can give up to "afford" fuel: SMOKING!!!

When i got my license three year ago it was more like $0.9/L for optimax, compared to $1.4/L it is now. I use about 50-60litres a week.

@ $0.9/L x 55L = $49.50
@ $1.4/L x 55L = $77.00

Thats almost $30 a week and when your on the wages somebody my age is tryin to make a break and save for a house loan that really adds up. Thats like taking an extra 10% out of my wages. I don't hardly drink and if i do its at home or at a mates place. I'm not arguing with you as the prices are still bareable, it just s me to death that the people of Australia always loose and the government gets ahead form evrything they can. They are too smart and too arrogant for there own good.

If i do a trip to brissy from rockhampton and back in the XF which is good on the highway its gona cost an extra $100+. It really adds up.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by Steffo

Nothing.. gonna LPGas it and laugh at everyone paying nearly $1.50/L for petrol...

And ill laugh when you pay about 1/2? the value of your car converting it to gas and then paying for the extra maintenance lol.

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

And ill laugh when you pay about 1/2? the value of your car converting it to gas and then paying for the extra maintenance lol.

1/2 the value? :

[MITCHAY]

Thats why i put a ? Youve got a Pintara right which at my estimate would be worth 3-4$k at the most and it would cost about $2k? to convert. Iwould just put that towards your next car.

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Thats why i put a ? Youve got a Pintara right which at my estimate would be worth 3-4$k at the most and it would cost about $2k? to convert. Iwould just put that towards your next car.

$2k? Heh, not going for brand new. Second hand parts + fitting alot of the system myself... I'm not stupid enough to spend $2000 on a car I payed $3600 for...

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by Steffo

1/2 the value? :

Twice less.


I've given up nothing, but I might have to cut back on the KFC. Tough choice.

[EL_futuraistic]

I havent really given up anything, Although now i have sold my EL so am taking the train til i buy a new car. It really sux, but it is a eload cheaper.

I found in my backpack this morning a fuel docket from May this year for $0.98c per litre, and one from July for $1.11c per litre. and now here we are in September with $1.40 per litre. Big increase, little time.

[TheSneakiness]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

And ill laugh when you pay about 1/2? the value of your car converting it to gas and then paying for the extra maintenance lol.

Good call unfortunately.

[Gabbs]

Im not giving up anything yet.
At the moment fuel prices are getting a bit on the high side but I can still comfortably afford it. If it gets to a point where its just too much ill buy a little shi*box for work.

[Damo]

popcorn

[svo347]

Nothing I work a 2 on 1 off fly in/out roster & i make up for it on my week off lol.

[b2tf]

yeah it hasnt hit me that hard yet, so no sacrifices have been made yet. Now the GF has her own transport it will help too.

[tick5.0]

Im giving up smoking! Also driving my LPG Fairlane more and my XR8 less.

[zetec]

Originally Posted by donno

Haven't bought grog in over 1 1/2 months. Hard for an engineering uni student.

So you're officially doing nothing at all now during session? :baby bott

Originally Posted by tick5.0

Im giving up smoking! Also driving my LPG Fairlane more and my XR8 less.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if smoking is one of the first national casualties!!!! : Good. That may have a flow on effect also to alcohol which maybe isn't so good but at least smoking might slowly die for good, the sooner the better.

As for me, I just give up looking at the prices. I'm too arrogant to let some ***** stop me from enjoying my car.

[pauljh74]

I broke up with my girlfriend - admittedly that was late June.
But as she has no car and lives in Hoppers Crossing, and I have a car and live in Dandenong, I'd say I'd save $30/week not having to drive her home and drive myself home again. She would catch a train to my place in the daytime, I'd take her home at night. It's pretty much 60kms each way. A good decision for me in many ways besides costs of petrol, going out etc.

I figure I'm getting screwed enough by the government......

[EFFalcon]

FOod... i'm not eating

[InitialD]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

FOod... i'm not eating

Same & between fuel and the accident I will be not driving the car much.

Time to crack out the old BMX... modding here I come lol

[donno]

Haven't bought grog in over 1 1/2 months. Hard for an engineering uni student.

[xespac]

Eventualy convert to straight gas I suppose - with the nightmare of running out of fuel and getting towed!

[JC]

Nothing yet - we are just gong to grin and bear it until the credit on the Visa Card runs out!

[Kryton]

$98 for the last week in petrol for the van. just hit 400km.....ill let you know when i can afford it.

[montyv8]

the only driving i do during the week is to work, and thats 8mins away. so i use the 6cyl EB for that. the EF (5.0) usually comes out on weekends. even then, i have more fun in the EB.....

i reckon it may be more economical with a 5spd in it.....hmmm...

[One Drone]

Driving a lot more sedately as well as converting to LPG..

[Bucknaked]

Girly Magazines

[Racecraft]

putting my 'general shopping' on the business fuel card... haha pangs of guilt strike again