And my brother and I have only just finished fixing up the old patrol for me to drive. And it's diesel.
Dion Baker 2008/5/13 stuart smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Interestingly, I am in Singapore right now (isn't that where our price for > Crude oil is set) and I am looking at a Shell station with unleaded at > SG$2.01 and diesel at SG$1.58. In real terms the unleaded is about AUD$1.66 > and diesel is AUD$1.30. > > If only I could buy diesel at that price for my new turbo diesel that I > got last week. > > Stuart > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Shirley" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." < > [email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] RE pawnee engine option > > > > Here we go again. The most popular single topic on this list in 2007 was > > about tow cars. > > > > The best way to lower your fuel consumption is to stay in the air. > > > > :-) > > > > Tim > > > > Dennis Hipperson wrote: > > > > > Of course you could also use LPG. > > > > > > Robert your C5 using 6Lt/100Km would cost you $9.88 /100Km in > > > Melbourne with the current fuel price of $1.64Lt > > > My 4lt Falcon on LPG uses 12.5 Lt/100km costing $7.61/100Km with the > > > current price of 60.9cLt. > > > > > > Dennis > > > http://www.aip.com.au/pricing/retail/diesel/national.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert Hart wrote: > > > > > > > Jim Staniforth wrote: > > > > > > > > > What is the current price of diesel versus mogas in Australia? > > > > > In the US, the fuel companies have figured out that they can > > > > > charge more for diesel than even premium gasoline. For example, at the > > > > > moment I'm in Las Vegas where regular mogas is about $3.65US per US > > > > > gallon, > > > > > premium mogas around $3.90, and diesel $4.35. These figures are $.25 > > > > > or so > > > > > less than at home in California. Truckers and those who paid extra for > > > > > diesel vehicles are furious, as we all know diesel fuel is more easily > > > > > produced. > > > > > It's a matter of time before this daylight robbery happens in > > > > > Australia, if it hasn't already. If so, this throws the economic > > > > > advantage > > > > > of diesel out the window and all you're left with is a bad smell. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not quite true. Yes, here in Aus we have diesel prices that are > > > > about 15-25c higher than petrol. but (at least in my 2.0 litre turbo > > > > diesel > > > > Citroen C5) I am still saving money compared to the Mazda Tribute (2.6 > > > > litre, petrol), despite that higher price. > > > > > > > > Towing Alice in her trailer on the highway I average about 8 > > > > litres/100km (without the trailer I get 6 litres/100km) whereas with the > > > > Mazda I got about 10 litres/100km (no trailer) and 13 litres/100km (with > > > > trailer). > > > > > > > > Having experienced the fuel consumption (yet still sporty > > > > performance) of these engines in a hire car in Europe, this was a major > > > > determinant for me when I switched cars last year. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > -- <timmo> you know what i hate <timmo> errors that wont go away <Guilty> So you dislike children too
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