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Dave Billings
Goo Roo
Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZE, 5 Speed

Posts: 1522
Reg: 06-2007

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Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 07:49 am, by:  Dave Billings (Waveman1717) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well then.......

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hehe!
Mike Bradberry
DieHard
Queensland
V8 UnLimited

Posts: 888
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 09:03 am, by:  Mike Bradberry (Halflife) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Oh, so ULP is for Up Lads Posterior?
Adam Chytra
Tinkerer
NSW
Turbo, manual V8

Posts: 94
Reg: 07-2005

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Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 10:00 pm, by:  Adam Chytra (Soarpra) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That's why I only buy PULP - I only Pump Up Labor's Profits. What you're doing must hurt Mike!
Joshua Olm
TryHard
Queensland
V8 GT LTD UZZ31

Posts: 257
Reg: 05-2007

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 12:10 pm, by:  Joshua Olm (Iwannasoarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

...ok I'd like to see a Liberal Government do better...
Wally Lawson
Tinkerer
Queensland
GT4.0 V8

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 07:48 am, by:  Wally Lawson (Rocket904) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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Wally Lawson
Tinkerer
Queensland
GT4.0 V8

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Adam Peterson
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Soarer DUB Edition

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Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 01:57 am, by:  Adam Peterson (President) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ahhh you bunch of sooks!
I just did a 2500+km two week road trip of France and i was paying Euro 1.55/ litre = $2.55/litre AU.

The interesting thing was crossing the border into Switzerland to visit Geneva, the fuel price dropped from 1.60/litre to 1.97SWF = 1.0 Euro/litre = $2.00/litre AU. So that different countries have massive taxes on fuel.
Patrick Robinson
Tinkerer
New Providence
Soarer TT

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 01:09 am, by:  Patrick Robinson (Islandsoarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here in the bahamas the price of gas is $5.70us per gallon
Dave Rose
TryHard
wa
uzz31 v8

Posts: 420
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:45 am, by:  Dave Rose (Sand_groper) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I was shocked to find out INDIA and CHINA are only paying $1 per litre (ABC last night)
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 06:25 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dave, have you looked at Venezuela lately?

They are paying a WHOLE 17cents per US gallon....WTF!

ps: Mind you, it could be crap gas.............but never the less....
Ryan McDonough
TryHard
NSW
STOCK JZZ30 TT

Posts: 486
Reg: 07-2005

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 06:46 pm, by:  Ryan McDonough (Ryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

At that price I could afford to add as much octane booster and needed...
Brian Timms
Goo Roo
New South Wales
TT Soarer Goodness.

Posts: 1297
Reg: 12-2006

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 08:53 pm, by:  Brian Timms (Turbo_brian) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dyno-proven, Octane booster does sweet FA.

TEsted with the same car, normal 92 Ron, 95kw at the rubber, 95 Ron, and 2 degree advanced timing, 98Kw at the rubber, 98 Ron, 100Kw at the rubber.

95 Ron with Octane booster, and we only got 97Kw, we lost power with fuel that should have easily had the octane levels required for the timing mod.

Similar car (same engine, kms, mods without advanced timing) on 95 Ron, it got 95Kw. we poured octane booster in, but still only got the same.

Also, on the 2nd car, we where monitoring knock levels on both sets of dyno runs through a SAFC II fuel computer (not intercepting, just monitoring), and the knock levels did not change between runs, so even pinging was uneffected.

At $10/litre roughly for octane, it's $10 you would get more effect from rolling up and smoking like a cigarette than putting it in your tank and thinking your doing good.

B.
Lance Moon
Tinkerer
Victoria
SC400 V8

Posts: 38
Reg: 11-2007

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 09:15 pm, by:  Lance Moon (Lancemoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Dave Rose wrote on Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:45 am:




CHINA and INDIA is $1,....

but.. South korea is already over the $2...ROFL.......(for normal octane)
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 & Soarer 3.0GT JZZ31

Posts: 2109
Reg: 11-2005

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Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 10:50 am, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Don Bagnall wrote on Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 06:25 pm:

Dave, have you looked at Venezuela lately?

They are paying a WHOLE 17cents per US gallon....WTF!

ps: Mind you, it could be crap gas.............but never the less....




Yeah spot on Don, they have always been well of with their own fuel..... But as you say it would be interesting to know what the quality is like!

On another matter it's quite a worry with India & China's growing appetite for oil as of in recent years compared to 50 years ago when they were rather low key compared to the rest of the world in the industrial sense.

At this rate countries like that which keep producing more junk at a high cost to the environment is quite worrying..... all you need to do is visit the places, they certainly dont do much about pollution its disgusting! Ehhh!

Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

Posts: 3579
Reg: 10-2005

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Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 07:35 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Of course both Venezuela and China's governments subsidise fuel costs, and Venezuela has vast oil resources.

In NZ we do everything opposite - export most of our oil and gas, then import other peoples petrol and oil, and then the government adds $0.51 cents per litre, plus 12% GST on the total (so a further $0.06 is tax on a tax.) And more taxes to come later in the year.
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 & Soarer 3.0GT JZZ31

Posts: 2115
Reg: 11-2005

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Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 07:54 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hmmmm its absurd how it works really. Very costly and inefficient for everyone. I feel sorry for large companies with large vehicle fleets, the increasing running costs would be horrendous laid out on a yearly comparison! :-(

Shall be interesting to see how much the oil issue will play in the fast approaching 2008 NZ Election too....... hopefully National can come to the rescue some how.... but I wont be holding my breath for that - time will tell I suppose.
Katrina Bruns
DieHard
SD
Lancer

Posts: 927
Reg: 08-2005

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Friday, June 27, 2008 - 10:52 pm, by:  Katrina Bruns (Katrina) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Trust me, its just as bad over here state side. I broke down and got a motorcycle to help on the gas prices.. its gets almost double what my Lancer does, but still, its a gouge to the pocket book!

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