Author Topic: Fuel price update (Read 6094 times)

B6mick · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2006, 08:55:33 AM »

Quoted from Herald Sun newspaper.

Mobil -Alan Bailey explains why petrol prices are high.

"Americans and their love of cars is what is causing high petrol prices in Australia. As North American weather heats up, car use is growing causing higher demand for petrol. "

Ya happy now ya buggers its all your fault.

IcyChaos · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2006, 02:42:56 PM »

Quote from: "B6mick"

Quoted from Herald Sun newspaper.

Mobil -Alan Bailey explains why petrol prices are high.

"Americans and their love of cars is what is causing high petrol prices in Australia. As North American weather heats up, car use is growing causing higher demand for petrol. "

Ya happy now ya buggers its all your fault.

Maybe so, I think it does have something todo with it. I believe its because We pay for the gas regardless, so they can charge whatever they want.
fuel companies had the largest profit ever last year, there's bad play going on. Its not a coincidence that gas prices rise 20 cents for Every holiday weekend. Its no coincidence that the convenient gas station charges 8 cents more than the one past the highway. True supply is part of it, but location and demand gives these scumbags an excuse to charge whatever they want.

Anytime fuel is short they raise prices, but when there is a supply they don't drop the prices too much. Its dropped enough to make you happym, but still over the previous drop. I think they've realised these last 2 years that they can charge us whatever they want. They keep raising it 8 cents, dropping it 6 cents and were happy, do that 50 times and voila we're up to $3 a gallon.

Red01 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2006, 02:57:18 PM »

Quote from: "IcyChaos"

Anytime fuel is short they raise prices,

It doesn't even have to be a shortage, just the rumor there might be a shortage will cause prices to start creeping up.

The other thing that irks me is they'll raise the prices on the fuel already in their tanks (sometimes several times). I can understand the station raising prices when they get a new shipment in and it cost them more. In my book, it's price gouging when the corporate office calls and orders the station to raise their price by their dictated amount. They'll even tell them what time to raise the price. Failure to comply will mean the station won't be delivered any more fuel. I'm afraid the days of the stations setting their own price are pretty much gone.

ttewejnodnarb · « **Reply #18 on:** April 27, 2006, 05:44:06 PM »

Just to go back to the scooter thing...I started my life on two wheels on an Aprillia Scarabeo 150. I liked it and it went fast enough on the highway so that I wasn't passed by ALL the cars. I think, like in Ray's case, they offer a viable alternative. Personally, with the cost of 250 ++ cc scooters I would suggest an inexpensive, low cc motorcycle like the Nija 250. Cycleworld (or Motorcyclist?) gave MPG figures of over 60 IIRC. The Ninja would be quicker than a comprably powered Scooter because of the manual as apposed to a CV transmission. Also, my Aprillia was heavier and less manuvarable than my second bike, a Ducati M620 which I always felt was a drawback. If I didn't pay for garage space and had a little extra dosh I would love to get a small bike like the Ninja 250.

Sorry to break the post!

Bob Holland · « **Reply #19 on:** April 27, 2006, 05:54:58 PM »

Just to make it simple, if you bought a load of watermelons to sell for $1.00 a piece and the price of watermelons went to $5.00 a piece, would you still sell your melons for a buck, and if you did, how could you afford to buy the next load of melons to sell to stay in business.

PaulVS · « **Reply #20 on:** April 27, 2006, 07:27:58 PM »

I envision that 100 years from now there will be stories like this told aboard a solar powered train....

"My great-grandpa told me that when he was a kid his dad could OWN his own gasoline-burning transportation vehicles!

Not only THAT... but he could own as MANY vehicles as he WANTED, and some of them would only get 20mpg!!!

And get THIS... They could DRIVE WHEREVER THEY WANTED!!!

Man... THEY were LUCKY!"

ArcticEd · « **Reply #21 on:** April 27, 2006, 09:28:20 PM »

Quote from: "BHolland"

Just to make it simple, if you bought a load of watermelons to sell for $1.00 a piece and the price of watermelons went to $5.00 a piece, would you still sell your melons for a buck, and if you did, how could you afford to buy the next load of melons to sell to stay in business.

Is this your way of suggesting that your bike runs on watermelons???

Incidentally, filled the truck today for $2.79.9 a gallon in Beautiful Benton, Pa.
Still cost me over 67 bucks.

Have Blue · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2006, 01:50:57 AM »

Look at the bright side of things. when it costs $67 to fill the bike, we will have the road all to ourselves. LOL

Blue

Quote from: "ArcticEd"

Incidentally, filled the truck today for $2.79.9 a gallon in Beautiful Benton, Pa.
Still cost me over 67 bucks.

Bob Holland · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2006, 10:45:03 AM »

Quote from: "ArcticEd"

Is this your way of suggesting that your bike runs on watermelons???
Incidentally, filled the truck today for $2.79.9 a gallon in Beautiful Benton, Pa.
Still cost me over 67 bucks.

No, I sell water melons.

amboman · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2006, 10:52:54 PM »

In the 3 - 4 days since my first post, fuel has risen on average another 5 cents a litre. 91 is now 1.70 lt and 95 / 96 is now 1.76 lt. Diesel is skyrocketing to 1.279 per litre. It is projected that Diesel may reach 2.00 a litre before 2007.

Am I right in assuming that the oil company profit margin is not geting any smaller.

I guess when prices get to the point that we the consumer can't afford to but the stuff the companies may go duh! what have we done!!!!

jbrough7 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2006, 07:14:23 AM »

I just paid $1.19 per litre and that is the highest I've ever paid in my life! Cost me $20 to fill the bandit up! That's just about eactly $4.00 per US gallon! Holy Crap!!

Is there no end to our suffering??

Jim

Red01 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 30, 2006, 01:28:35 PM »

...and around here, diesel is more expensive that premium gasoline.
...and our regular has broke the $3/US gallon mark.

Now they're talking on the news how there's no laws against the oil companies gouging us, so even if there is a Congressional investigation, what can they do about it. The Republicans are talking about giving us a $100 per taxpayer rebate in August... big deal, that might buy 2 cage fillups.