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Old 27-06-2012, 09:39 AM   #1
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Default What are you doing with your extra $15.00?

So - Petrol prices have rolled back down to the low $1.20 per litre mark. It wasn't that long ago that we were paying $1.49 per litre.

Petrol prices have been a hot topic in the past, so now that nobody is complaining about them - what are you doing with the extra $15.00 a week you're now saving? (based on average fuel use of 50 litres a week)

Just thought it would be interesting to see if the petrol prices coming down has or will change your day to day life?

(Yeah - ok its probably a slow news day)

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Old 27-06-2012, 09:46 AM   #2
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Probably paying Carbon Tax with it soon.

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Old 27-06-2012, 10:02 AM   #3
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What I've saved has just been lost in the price increase for electricity :(
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Old 27-06-2012, 10:12 AM   #4
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probably another packet of ciggies. with the tax cuts coming in next week i'll be killing it.
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Old 27-06-2012, 10:36 AM   #5
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Let's see, maybe it can go towards the mortage, or the car loan, or the private health insurance, or the power bill, or the food bill, or the credit card bill, or the kids schooling, or the GE bill. Haven't decided how I'm going to divvy up the extra coin yet.
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Old 27-06-2012, 10:38 AM   #6
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whereabouts.....I just paid $1.49.....supposed to have gone down in the smoke but it didnt shift out here
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Old 28-06-2012, 03:59 PM   #7
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whereabouts.....I just paid $1.49.....supposed to have gone down in the smoke but it didnt shift out here
give them a couple weeks to empty the tanks
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Old 27-06-2012, 10:43 AM   #8
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Still $1.57 for unleaded here - and has been for most of the year......

But then, we can legally do 130kmh......
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Old 27-06-2012, 10:46 AM   #9
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2 longys of stout.. $13..
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Old 27-06-2012, 10:52 AM   #10
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if i'm not putting it in all those other thing everyone has mentioned so far I will probably save it for when they go back up which should be next week
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Old 27-06-2012, 11:00 AM   #11
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still $1.39or $154.9 for premium in Brisbane today ..where's $1.20???????????
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Old 27-06-2012, 11:02 AM   #12
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Yeah Where can i get fuel for $1.20 still $1.50 in Townsville
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Old 27-06-2012, 11:59 AM   #13
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Yeah Where can i get fuel for $1.20 still $1.50 in Townsville
$1.44 at the caltex at palmerston st.....
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Old 27-06-2012, 11:18 AM   #14
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you must be looking in the wrong place csv8, got 91 for $1.28 this morning
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Old 27-06-2012, 09:48 PM   #15
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you must be looking in the wrong place csv8, got 91 for $1.28 this morning
This post is useless without you telling us where that was in BNE.
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Old 28-06-2012, 01:29 PM   #16
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This post is useless without you telling us where that was in BNE.
Chermside, North Lakes, Stafford, Ashgrove, Goodna, Coopers Plains, Underwood, Morningside.
Virtually everone's commute in Brisbane yesterday would have included going near some servo selling fuel for 129.9 or cheaper
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Old 28-06-2012, 01:56 PM   #17
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Chermside, North Lakes, Stafford, Ashgrove, Goodna, Coopers Plains, Underwood, Morningside.
Virtually everone's commute in Brisbane yesterday would have included going near some servo selling fuel for 129.9 or cheaper
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Old 27-06-2012, 12:10 PM   #18
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Still paying 1.45 + in tassie.
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Old 27-06-2012, 12:49 PM   #19
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$1.21 or $1.17 with a voucher in melb
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Old 27-06-2012, 12:51 PM   #20
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Use more petrol!
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Old 27-06-2012, 02:01 PM   #21
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Buy lunch.

I bet the prices here at not $1.20. I saw $1.30 the other day. So that's not too bad.
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Old 27-06-2012, 02:21 PM   #22
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petrol was $1.2x here earlier this week but jumped 20c last night!
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Old 27-06-2012, 06:45 PM   #23
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1.20.....north qld wishes it was this low
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Old 27-06-2012, 06:48 PM   #24
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So - Petrol prices have rolled back down to the low $1.20 per litre mark. It wasn't that long ago that we were paying $1.49 per litre.

Petrol prices have been a hot topic in the past, so now that nobody is complaining about them - what are you doing with the extra $15.00 a week you're now saving? (based on average fuel use of 50 litres a week)

Just thought it would be interesting to see if the petrol prices coming down has or will change your day to day life?

(Yeah - ok its probably a slow news day)
What change in price? My 4WD runs diesel.
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Old 27-06-2012, 06:53 PM   #25
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In Ingham it is still 1.50 as it has been for over a year. Where is the price drop i wonder?
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Old 27-06-2012, 07:57 PM   #26
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Many of the budget pertrol suppliers in Sydney are selling E10 at 119.9 cpl.
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Old 27-06-2012, 08:08 PM   #27
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My $15...well im not sure if my fuel gauge is working right haha...so perhaps it'll go on a new pump/sender unit....or maybe that gbox service next week....or maybe ill add it to my rust fund as i just keep finding more rust the more i work on it grrr!

Provided i even fillup while its still cheap...maybe just a jerry can incase
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Old 27-06-2012, 08:10 PM   #28
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woolworths 111.7cpl with discount
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Old 27-06-2012, 08:31 PM   #29
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Sheesh !!! I'll be able to retire on that amount...
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Old 27-06-2012, 09:27 PM   #30
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well with us , running 2 falcons , we are saving double , so were saving at least 30 per week , and yes we are noticing it , it might stop us thinking about smaller cars .
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