how much were you paying for fuel
#1
Posted 10 August 2006 - 01:19 AM
over time the price rose to 30c/L and people cut back driving for a while and i faintly remember the "fuel shortage" we had in sydney (late 80's maybe) where there was a limit of $10 and at another time odd numberplates were only allowed to fill on say monday, wednesday and friday and even numbers on the others. you had to watch the news for updates on when you could fill.
$10 these days would hardly be enough to get to work and back.
when you think about it, fuel hits $1.50 mark that would be roughly a 600% increase. wish my wage had increased that much.
#2
Posted 10 August 2006 - 08:15 AM
#3 _Herne_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 09:09 AM
I cant be exact because my car has been off the road since the middle of May.
Hoping to have it running this weekend and then I will know exactly what it costs again.
Here in Canberra we are being told it will soon reach $1.80 per litre!
Gas conversions are talking about $1000.00 rebate (aust wide)? But then so is the government talking about an excise (the tax you are having when you are not being taxed) - work that one out! The excise date is being bandied around at 2011 and 2012 and one person on the TV had a stab at 2008....
Off to the shops now to buy a moped lol
Cheers
Herne
#4 _devilsadvocate_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 09:25 AM
The range of controls that would have to be put in place would be very complex.....a basic lpg conversion shouldnt cost more than $1200 anyway........will the rebate be available for every old clunker on its last legs etc, or only one per licensed drive etc......its a minefield
#5
Posted 10 August 2006 - 09:37 AM
#6 _devilsadvocate_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 09:42 AM
Edited by devilsadvocate, 10 August 2006 - 09:45 AM.
#7 _Herne_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 09:45 AM
H'mmmmmmmm I would willingly pay $1200 for a fully useable and passed system.
With regard to how much I used to pay for fuel, well the earliest I remember was filling up my motorcycle from empty for 2/- (2 shillings) roughly 20cents in todays money. A good number here would not know what a shilling was lol. I may have paid less but thats one figure I recall.
Herne
Edited by Herne, 10 August 2006 - 09:49 AM.
#8
Posted 10 August 2006 - 10:19 AM
HAHAH Now You're showing your age Herne!!*Snipped* for 2/- (2 shillings) roughly 20cents in todays money. A good number here would not know what a shilling was lol. *Snipped*
Herne
I remeber when i first started driving the torana to school, I used to pay about 48cpl... Used to fill the tank for $20 drive to school all week and thrash around all weekend and fill er up monday arvo after school!
*Sigh* Those were the good old days hey!
Then i remeber the first War in Iraq... it jumped to 70cpl there abouts.. and steadily climbed to 80-85c....
Shillings.. LOL!
P.S Did anyone else hear of the government... I'm not sure if its a NSW or federal.. Tax on LPG? 5c per year for the next 5 years? From what i remeber we're about in the second year of it, and i dont recall the reasoning behind why they did that.. Other than they were loosing heaps ( and could see it coming!) when more and more people switched to LPG and stopped using the 45% odd taxed fuel we currently use!
Feel fre to correct me if i remeber wrongly!
Cheers
#9 _devilsadvocate_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 10:56 AM
Perhaps another way of looking at it all..........other than pollies throwing carrotts to those that dont think further than their hip pockets...... see Kenneth Davidson's article in today's Melbourne's "The Age"
http://www.theage.co...4802959217.html
#10 _Herne_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 11:01 AM
My short term memory isnt what it used to be but long term is fairly terrific, I remember those who have done me wrong longer than an Elephant lol.
Showing my age Tiny???? lol shillings, yeah I guess that gives it away
Oh and I just remembered another thing worth mentioning, little balck book of useless information material
LSD in those days had an entirely different meaning to what it does today.
hahahahaha Pounds, shillings and pence = LSD
Cheers
Herne
Edited by Herne, 10 August 2006 - 11:04 AM.
#11
Posted 10 August 2006 - 01:23 PM
When I drove over to Perth in 1976 it was 24c/litre at Norseman and I couldnt believe anyone could handle paying that much for petrol...
#12 _caseyo69_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 01:27 PM
#13
Posted 10 August 2006 - 02:03 PM
I'm probably older than most of you, so I won't bore you with the 3 shillings a gallon bit. But I'm not as old as I look, I just started high school school when $ came in.
The part I remember well, is when they tried to make everybody speak in litres, instead of gallons. It was in the early 70s during the 1st energy scare, petrol almost doubled in price overnight (10c/L to 20c/L), but everything was still sold in gallons, nobody would change.
As soon as petrol reached the magic figure of $1-00 per gallon, the petrol stations started using litres straight away.
24c per litre just sounds so much cheaper than $1-00 per gallon, don't you think.
Dr Terry.
#14
Posted 10 August 2006 - 05:02 PM
#15
Posted 10 August 2006 - 06:15 PM
We don't want to turn gmh-torana.com into a political soapbox, but I doubt that John Howard had anything to do with a privately owned oil/gas company selling LPG to anywhere.
I'm with you, I think the whole petrol price thing is a rip, especially when you think that Australia is a net exporter of petroleum, but don't blame Johnny for it, it's been this way since the 70s.
Also when you say you can't believe John is still there, remember the only other choice was Mark Latham, who is reality is just another incompetent left wing fool, & we had way too many of those in the 70s, 80s & early 90s.
Dr Terry.
#16 _HatchmanSS76_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 06:16 PM
Don't pay anything atm as work gave me a fuel card. Came at a good time too as the price had risen a lot since I bought the house. Better than any pay increase I've ever had. Having no Hatch to drive anymore is saving me around $150 a weekend too.
#17
Posted 10 August 2006 - 06:31 PM
#18
Posted 10 August 2006 - 06:39 PM
#19 _devilsadvocate_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 07:06 PM
Not wanting to be political here, but given he has been Australia's 2nd longest serving prime minister and in office for 10 years, there has been plenty of time to address this issue. Not sure if the policy itself is bad or not, but certainly the present government has no real forsight or insight on matters relating to energy other than making sure their mining shares are doing well!, but don't blame Johnny for it, it's been this way since the 70s.
#20
Posted 10 August 2006 - 07:25 PM
#21
Posted 10 August 2006 - 07:40 PM
#22 _Feigz_
Posted 10 August 2006 - 08:13 PM
#23
Posted 11 August 2006 - 11:14 AM
#24
Posted 11 August 2006 - 01:09 PM
I also believe if the Government wanted to they could make petrol cheaper as they actually charge 2 taxes on petrol but as its such a great money spinner for them they wont ever drop the price, its just common sense if your making money why stop???
Cheers,
Mick
#25 _Yella SLuR_
Posted 11 August 2006 - 02:58 PM
Edited by Yella SLuR, 11 August 2006 - 02:59 PM.
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