At What Point Does The Price Of Fuel Make Car Ownerships Unrealistic For The Masses?

[NoFX_Hardcore]

I won't sell the skyline no matter what fuel reaches. Buy a bicycle probably for getting to and from work if it gets that bad.

[Guest trikdoutvl]

ill sell body parts to fund my driving style

[GTR-N1]

ill sell body parts to fund my driving style

Was that car body parts? OR HUMAN BODY PARTS??

oops

[PM-R33]

I can see petrol tankers starting to get hijacked on a weekly basis when fuel hits $2.50 a litre....

[TiTAN]

If the tanker holds what 10,000L of fuel, @ $2.50/L that's $25,000, even 5000L is $12,500. I can see the number of people stealing petrol rise a lot.

[PM-R33]

Hmmm maybe this topic should stay off the forums and go to PM's..............We'll hit the BP tanker next week........

[coaster]

If the tanker holds what 10,000L of fuel, @ $2.50/L that's $25,000, even 5000L is $12,500. I can see the number of people stealing petrol rise a lot.

Im not 100% sure how much they hold but i think the deliveries at my site are closer to 25k L. Good luck hiding a tanker tho

[RBwhatever]

correct me if I'm wrong, but if my calculations serve me correctly, our fuel prices here in australia are way higher than in america.

Here its safe to say on average regular fuel costs $1.70AUD/L

America on average pays $4.50ish USD/Gallon for regular fuel.

1 Gallon = 3.78L

$4.50USD divided by 3.78 = $1.19USD/L

Current exchange rate is $1 USD = $1.0511 AUD

1.19 times 1.0511 = 1.250809

So for comparison:

America pays $1.25AUD/L for regular on average

Australia pays $1.70AUD/L for regular on average

....yay

Edited June 24, 2008 by KeyMaker

[Guest trikdoutvl]

thats my body parts not the cars

yes hi jacking is the key i got a big backyard should hold a tanker or 2 LMAO

k now we need three honda civics with green neon glow a peralli pz tyres

[PM-R33]

correct me if I'm wrong, but if my calculations serve me correctly, our fuel prices here in australia are way higher than in america.

Here its safe to say on average regular fuel costs $1.70AUD/L

America on average pays $4.50ish USD/Gallon for regular fuel.

1 Gallon = 3.78L

$4.50USD divided by 3.78 = $1.19USD/L

Current exchange rate is $1 USD = $1.0511 AUD

1.19 times 1.0511 = 1.250809

So for comparison:

America pays $1.25AUD/L for regular on average

Australia pays $1.70AUD/L for regular on average

....yay

What the hell!! How does that make sense!! Some one care to shed some light on this?

[Shaolin242]

higher than America but not as high as Europe i think..

we pay 6.50Dhs per gallon here = 1.72Dhs per litre

= 49c (australian cents) per litre...

it costs me around $23AUD to fill up my car each week...

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

Where the hell is that?

[Redback]

i nominate my self for driving under the trucks with a blindfold on.... oh and ill jump to the truck aswell..... i slip i can hang from one arm and huge speeds for hours so ill be fine

[PM-R33]

higher than America but not as high as Europe i think..

we pay 6.50Dhs per gallon here = 1.72Dhs per litre

= 49c (australian cents) per litre...

it costs me around $23AUD to fill up my car each week...

a) Where are you from?

b) How quickly can you start exporting fuel tankers to us with that cheap fuel?

[Beelzebub89]

Well personally I'd kill to be able to spend $100 a week on fuel. Atm I use 4 tanks of petrol a week and at around $80 a pop its pretty expensive lol.

My solution is we should all move to Dubai/UAE. 15c/L fuel, no speed limits, massive roads and lots of work only problem is its like $15 for a beer lmao!

Also I think the Americans pay less for fuel because their fuel is slightly worse than ours? They have like 85RON or some shit im unsure but I know the highest RON rating they have their is 93 or 95. It could be the reason why or just because they invaded Iraq so they get the cheaper fuel..who knows eh.

Fuel will hit $2.00/L at Christmas and probably peak at $2.25 during Christmas holidays while everyone is off work and then in Jan/Feb it will drop back down to $1.85 and we'll all be cheering because fuel prices have dropped so much

What happened to the days of $0.91/L Christ is was only last year some time lol!

[imnotwearingpants]

i might have to buy a civic...

but N/A 34s can get 500kms from a tank if you drive like a granny...

[-Dukes-]

I've got a work ute with free fuel so I'm not all that worried,

as an apprentice I couldn't imaging having to pay for my own fuel for work, *shudders thinking about it*

[purple_haze]

The price of petrol is scary, especially when we're paying extra for the Ultimate/V Power for 2 turbo cars. I'm willing to sell my wagon and get a local 4 cylinder while my partner keeps the Skyline. But there's nothing on the local market around the $15k mark with features like VSC, digital climate control and good suspension and handling.

Will probably grit our teeth, drive less and only consider selling when prices hit the $2.50 mark.

[GTR-N1]

The price of petrol is scary, especially when we're paying extra for the Ultimate/V Power for 2 turbo cars. I'm willing to sell my wagon and get a local 4 cylinder while my partner keeps the Skyline. But there's nothing on the local market around the $15k mark with features like VSC, digital climate control and good suspension and handling.

Will probably grit our teeth, drive less and only consider selling when prices hit the $2.50 mark.

Am quite happy with the 2 cars on the left. Prelude for daily driving gets 9l/100Km. It has brilliant handling with 4WS to compensate for FWD. V-Tec engine. Can be easily chipped for an extra 15KW to 160KW. Costs < $10K

I know it doesn't suit some guys...

[Bumblebee]

its funny how most of u think gettin a motor bike will fix all ur problems

how wrong most u are.. yer sure ull save money @ the pump, sounds good

but biek tyres are very fkn expensive and they dont last 60,000km+ and they arent cheap either...

try 300+ just for normal touring tyres.. nothing special.. and pads?? lol 30 brake pads?? try again

and those dont last as long either.. infact.. nothing last long on a bike.. chains dont last very long and neither do the sprockets... and then theres the expensive as oils because they gotta live in an engine that can rev to 12k+

then theres rego which is my dads case which is just a gsxr750.. more than his commodore... and also the insurance and all the gear u need while riding..

Bikes arent cheaper. u guys need to understand that

unless u own a scooter... then there is no advantage to a bike at all