Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 14:42
Trendsetters
I just love this thread when it pops up from time to time, as I live in
Melbourne and and there are three (3) Diesels in our family.
We use the shopper dockets which give us 4c/8c discount per litre on
Shell and a combination of same plus store discount at a particular BP in the outer SE of
Melbourne also gives 4c a litre.
Over recent times this has averaged the priced of diesel at around $1.40 per litre.
Now this is the best part, when I visit my brother in
Angaston SA in my 200 series, I can do it on just over half a tank, bypassing the 'elevated pricing structures' in between. (full load 135L)
Yep, that 200 averages 10l per 100kms on the trip except if towing something, then all bets are off as depending on the towing load it can drink it like a fish. (LOL).
On Occasion I will even go from my place to Ex Member Roachies place in Kadina on the
Yorke Peninsular on a full load.
Point being I just love diesel vehicles (especially CRD's) after driving expensive petrol guzzlers most of my life.
As far as I can see the relative stable price of diesel far outweighs in benefit anything similar that may be attributed to Petrol with its wildly fluctuating pricing.
Forget about Singapore Pricing, ACCC, Bass Strait Storms, Middle East Instability, USA Presidential Elections etc etc etc - if it was possible to place all the Federal Parliamentary Members gonads in a vice and then slowly close it shut, you would see almost instantly how our National fuel pricing structure is reduced to what it really is. - A STROKE OF THE LEGISLATIVE PEN.
So, unless the Fed Govt. gonad vice is employed, there is no point in complaining, bitching etc, we just have to suck it up as they say and enjoy the privilege of doing so.
DD
PS
I didn't forget Woolworths/
Caltex shopper dockets. Have tried the Vortex Diesel and the 200 just drinks it like a super chilled beer on 40deg day. Only use it now as matter of last resort.
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Follow Up By: fisho64 - Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 14:55
Sunday, Mar 04, 2012 at 14:55
shopadockets-when they first came out fuel was around $1, 4 cents was 4% discount.
Now it varies over the last few years $1.50-$2, which is 2-3%.
Anyone who denies that the price will trend up is a fool, so look where the "discount" is heading?
Meanwhile Independants fall off the wagon one by one and therell be NO alternative to Mr Coles and Woolies.
Certainly in our area of WA the pricing between Coles discount and Gull is actually only about 1 or 2 cents, which I am more than happy to bypass to help ensure a better market down the track.
Oddly it seems while eastern States has/had trouble with Fuelwatch, in WA it seems to have been a good success.
If your that way inclined you can search after 4pm and see if it is going up or down tomorrow, then buy before or after midnite.
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