BEST WAY TO BEAT FUEL PRICES???
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 20:38
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Greggo
Has anyone bought one of these fuel saving cars from "fulltank"??
Just wondering if there is a catch??
Almost seems to o good to be true
http://chargeitcards.com/fulltank/
Reply By: Scubaroo - Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:01
Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:01
I would NOT touch that with a 10 foot pole.
Read the terms and conditions - they basically say you agree that you can't get a refund and the scheme can be halted at any time.
Sounds like pure exploitation and a phishing scam to rob people of money. In my opinion. If that's the case, sadly no doubt some people will fall for it.
"Chargeitcards
reserves the right to refuse any orders without explanation. Orders cannot be cancelled once payment has been made to the company account. chargeitcards.com
reserves the right to delay transfers for any reason."
"Q6: How can FullTank pay for so much of my fuel?
FullTank cannot disclose this information as doing so would forfeit it's intellectual property and therefore limit our ability to pass savings onto members."
"Q7: What guarantees are there that your program is going to last the full 12 months or beyond? It is a possible scenario that you may take everybody's money upfront, last say 2-3 months and then disappear with everyone's fees and not deliver on the fuel.
We have developed this product with in conjunction with some very large companies and have strong agreements in place to insure the success of the product."
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Follow Up By: Scubaroo - Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:04
Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:04
Hmmmmm.......
How did you hear about this? Its not on Google, and this is your first post ever on Exploroz......
You wouldn't be affiliated with it would you?
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 23:06
Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 23:06
thanks for doing the name search for me this type of post is nearly always by a first time poster. I put this sort of thing along the same lines as fitch.
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Follow Up By: Greggo - Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 23:46
Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 23:46
YGTBJ!!
I stumbled across this site through "HOW STUFF WORKS" when enquiring about diesel fuel.
Hmmm I wonder if the boys on 4wd monthly or outerlimits forums have heard of it???
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 12:15
Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 12:15
Greggo dude, no mention of this at howstuffworks.com. Your domain was only created on 02 Sep 2005 01:57:33 and howstuffworks aint that up to date.
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Reply By: Mad Dog (Australia) - Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:14
Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:14
Sounds too good to be true
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Reply By: D-Jack - Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:47
Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 22:47
Greggo
Wow - what a miracle that you happened to stumble across this site when it is only 3 days old. You are obviously affiliated with this credible organisation, if not the head scammer.
The same company - BTS Management Pty Ltd also sells systems for winning at Blackjack and Craps - $25. What a bargain.
OK - lets say it's true though, I've got one for you, how bout this - Send me a cheque for $1000 and I will get 10 people to
sign up for you. If I don't though, you don't get the $1000 back. Hows that?
Thanks for bringing it to our attention though. You obviously care
about us enough to want to help us.
D-Jack
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Reply By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 23:03
Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 23:03
think I'll stick to my Leaseplan Starcard, getting 12c/L discount at the moment... No if's or but's...
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 11:55
Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 11:55
Blue, is that starcard the
Caltex one? I don't notice a discount on
mine.
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Follow Up By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 16:16
Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 16:16
Tonester, yes it's a
Caltex Starcard issued by leaseplan. Normally get about 6c/L off but as the price has gone up, so has the discount. I keep the receipts and check them against mt monthly statement, noticed the discount after the second month so I asked a few blokes at work what was going on. They were all getting it and they have all been very suprised to see the discount go up lately.
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Monday, Sep 19, 2005 at 08:24
Monday, Sep 19, 2005 at 08:24
:-( for me then. Might ask about it.
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Reply By: mcgra (VIC) - Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 00:32
Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 00:32
well with 8000 outlets that have signed up so we can take advantage of such a great offer i would of thought you would have a post code search that names the service stations in my local area that are party to this great idea.
i asked at 3 local to me this evening and they had never heard of it.
or couldit be they are not apart of yr 8000.
no doubt we will see thison today to nite and such like.
gra
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Follow Up By: Scubaroo - Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 00:36
Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 00:36
"no doubt we will see thison today to nite and such like."
Funny you should say that...
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Reply By: Muddy 'doe (SA) - Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 01:32
Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 01:32
After reading the other responses, why do I get a feeling that the answer to the FAQ about how the scheme can pay for those savings of up to 80% of the cost of members fuel is directly dependent on the performance of No 8 in the fifth at Randwick???????
LOL - If it is legit then good on them for having a go, but I would be VERY sceptical!
Muddy
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Reply By: Member - Jay Gee (WA) - Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 15:09
Friday, Sep 16, 2005 at 15:09
My faith in the average Australian "common sense" factor has been restored. I have enjoyed watching everyone shoot this "myth/con/hoax" get shot down in flames so effectively and quickly.
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Reply By: mcgra (VIC) - Saturday, Sep 17, 2005 at 17:46
Saturday, Sep 17, 2005 at 17:46
so whats the up shot of this, is it for real?
i didnt shoot it down, i asked a few servo's near me and they hadnt heard of it.
gra
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog (Australia) - Saturday, Sep 17, 2005 at 18:05
Saturday, Sep 17, 2005 at 18:05
Look, you give them $3000 and they'll put $300 in your account for a year= $15600, minus the initial $3000 = $12460 to spend at the servo....hahaha. I know you want to believe it but what does your gut say.
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