People going ape over fuel prices, how are u baring the cost?

Just seen on channel 9 facebooks post lots ofthe people getting angry at the hike about to hit us, i heard the other day it was going to hit $2.07 a litre im doing pretty good in my daily v8 using lpg it has only gone up 10-15cent, my boat isok being only 60 litre tank but how are u chaps going up in QLD with 400 litre tanks in trailer boats?

Meh.....think ourselves lucky we are not in europe where $2.50 is the starting price...

We will just pay whatever price it is, saying your boat tank is only 60l doesn't make sense, you still use the same amount of fuel if you have a 600l tank, or a 60l tank, the capacity only relates to how often you have to fill up, not how much you use! I always found it strange that people somehow think that using "half a tank" means something, half a tank with a (say) 60l tank, is a lot different to half a tank with 150l. Fuel is just a commodity, we buy it and use it, whinge about the price, but we still buy it, to fill our boats, V8 cars and everything else we own.

Unfortunately it’s a commodity that we just pay whatever the price. Currently at my service station - BP

Wife’s Subaru: $1.79 (98)
My Patrol: $1.59 (Diesel)
Boat: $1.69 (95)

It’s just the way it is. If you don’t want to pay the price, don’t drive and don’t go boating - simple


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Does it really need another post over every thing that comes into your head ?

The kiwis have had it worse for years $2.80 for premium last time I was there and lower wages
noels right half tank full tank means nothing you take enough for the planned days fishing and sometimes the tanks never big enough

sell your boat down grade to a smaller one live within your means
you say you take four people fishing make them pay a share or don’t take them is the easy answer

Still $1.57 on the Sunny Coast.

I like bacon.

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1692031[/URL]]I like bacon.

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Doctor said I’m not allowed bacon anymore

Speaking of avoiding fuel costs, I’m expecting delivery today of a Tesla model 3
some rough numbers are over five years of daily trips to work of 90km, I’ll not have to buy $16,000 worth of fuel at current rates of $1.60

we also have solar so home charging will be covered by that too
It’s not going to save money but thought we would give it a go to see what it’s like before we are forced to use them

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Doctor said I’m not allowed bacon anymore

Speaking of avoiding fuel costs, I’m expecting delivery today of a Tesla model 3
some rough numbers are over five years of daily trips to work of 90km, I’ll not have to buy $16,000 worth of fuel at current rates of $1.60

we also have solar so home charging will be covered by that too
It’s not going to save money but thought we would give it a go to see what it’s like before we are forced to use them

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I think the gubment is gearing up to charge EV users on a klm basis, maybe part of rego costs.
So the further you drive per year the more fees/tax you pay.
It’s hard to win as a user,,,,,
The taxes supposedly used for road upgrades has to be clawed back some other way if petrol taxes fall.


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I guess in a strange twisted kind of way, a "user pays" system makes sense, these days I would be lucky to drive 20-30Ks per week, whereas before I did more than that just going to work one day! So why should I pay the same as (say) a Tradie that might cover 100Ks a day? Not too sure it's exactly right or fair, but then.........

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I like bacon.

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Bacon is a basic human right

Yeah am sure some type of system to offset the fuel taxes

downside is how to make it fair ?
noelm does 50kms a week
my son does 90km round trip for a 4 hours maccas shift
It’s 90km for us to do groceries etc

not sure how they will arrange it

Car was dropped off a few hours ago is an impressive piece of kit

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Doctor said I’m not allowed bacon anymore

Speaking of avoiding fuel costs, I’m expecting delivery today of a Tesla model 3
some rough numbers are over five years of daily trips to work of 90km, I’ll not have to buy $16,000 worth of fuel at current rates of $1.60

we also have solar so home charging will be covered by that too
It’s not going to save money but thought we would give it a go to see what it’s like before we are forced to use them

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I'm thinking of going electric when my current work car is due for replacement in about 12 months. I still have range anxiety. I have a few work days that involve 500km round trips bit recharge stations seem to be becoming more common.

As for fuel costs we paid 2.20 a litre in the NT back in September but it was going to be a long walk if we didn't fill up.

Matt

The old folks will remember the first self serve 'after hours' stations. Drop 20c pieces in the slot and watch the green lights come on. $2.20 was the maximum you could get. Would fill a holden tank with some left over.

Of course our wage was about 20 bucks a week... lol

Fuel is slowly going up for me now, a few months back the independant was 88.5cent than 7-11 was 99.9cent now 7-11 is 1.04cents and another independant down the road has just reached 1.06.5 for LPG

my car towing my boat uses at worse no air con and no sunroof up 1 tank of LPG or around 40 litres

In saying my tank in the boat is 60L we atill only use what we put in being in a pinch atm i only put in 25-30 litres once we use that we go home

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The old folks will remember the first self serve 'after hours' stations. Drop 20c pieces in the slot and watch the green lights come on. $2.20 was the maximum you could get. Would fill a holden tank with some left over.

Of course our wage was about 20 bucks a week... lol

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There used to be one of those near me, we would all scrounge around for 2 bob (20 cents) pieces. My mate had an old EH Holden, he used to put 25c worth of petrol and save 25c for his lunch at work! Remember the days when a guy came out, put the petrol in your car, checked your oil and water for you?

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There used to be one of those near me, we would all scrounge around for 2 bob (20 cents) pieces. My mate had an old EH Holden, he used to put 25c worth of petrol and save 25c for his lunch at work! Remember the days when a guy came out, put the petrol in your car, checked your oil and water for you?

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Back in the teenage days my mate git his first job as a servo attendant. The first car he served he checked the water. Filled it right up.
Turned out to be an east-west engine.
Yep. Filled the oil hole to the top with water.
Got the sack the same day. Lol.

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Originally Posted by gazza2006au;[URL="tel:1692048"

1692048[/URL]]Fuel is slowly going up for me now, a few months back the independant was 88.5cent than 7-11 was 99.9cent now 7-11 is 1.04cents and another independant down the road has just reached 1.06.5 for LPG

my car towing my boat uses at worse no air con and no sunroof up 1 tank of LPG or around 40 litres

In saying my tank in the boat is 60L we atill only use what we put in being in a pinch atm i only put in 25-30 litres once we use that we go home

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how many kms to that 40l. Without that info it’s a pointless statement
could be horrific fuel economy or it could be good

I get around 125kms to a tank towing the boat i dont get much more without a load only 140kms that is stop start traffic a little bit of 80km zones

I just filled up cost $37 at 103.9/L and a guy said nice car and asked if i wanted to sell it

So 28l per 100
lpg is 20 percent worse fuel economy so that’s about 23l per 100 for petrol use

not horrific considering the weight and age of the tow vehicle
you will prob add 200kg more when finished plus another 100kg when you fit a decent sized fuel tank

She only gets 250kms to 57L of unleaded full tank

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Originally Posted by gazza2006au

She only gets 250kms to 57L of unleaded full tank

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Equals 22.8km/100 so

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Originally Posted by stevej

So 28l per 100
lpg is 20 percent worse fuel economy so that’s about 23l per 100 for petrol use

not horrific considering the weight and age of the tow vehicle

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Wins today's prize of bacon

Matt

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Bacon is a basic human right

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If the government tried a ban on bacon I'd be the first to squeal like a pig and mount a protest ....;D


As far as gazza's figures go, well, one day Gazza reckoned he got 30 km's with 30 litres of fuel on the new boat..a couple of days later he reckoned he got over 2km/l ...

He seems to just make it up as he goes along with whatever pops into his head at the time.....probably best to stick to within swimming distance of the coast I reckon...;)

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1692061[/URL]]Equals 22.8km/100 so



Wins today's prize of bacon

Matt

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Because I was good with number guesses ?

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Because I was good with number guesses ?

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No maybe because he thinks you are being hard done by your doctor...

What right does he have to tell you you cant have bacon....

Protest and show him some FB posts that discredit his advice.....!..::);D

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Originally Posted by TheGurn

The old folks will remember the first self serve 'after hours' stations. Drop 20c pieces in the slot and watch the green lights come on. $2.20 was the maximum you could get. Would fill a holden tank with some left over.

Of course our wage was about 20 bucks a week... lol

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Those of us who were juvenile delinquents would also know that you drilled a whole through the bowser glass and used a screw driver to stop the counter turning. Pump never reached $2.20 but plenty of cars queued to fill up. So I am told.

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Originally Posted by gazza2006au

but how are u chaps going up in QLD with 400 litre tanks in trailer boats?

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It's summer....they're sitting in the shed while it howls 35 knots for the next three months, so we're going all right!

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Originally Posted by gazza2006au

but how are u chaps going up in QLD with 400 litre tanks in trailer boats?

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I know its a strange concept to you gazza but some ppl buy a boat within their means... If you can afford the 400 litre tank you can afford to fill it


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I know its a strange concept to you gazza but some ppl buy a boat within their means... If you can afford the 400 litre tank you can afford to fill it


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My first exposure to big boat tank capacity. Had a mate ferrying a Bertram from Port Stephens to Botany Bay after a tournament. Told us he would refuel in the Hawkesbury if we wanted to contribute to fuel and marlin fish the rest of the way. Jumped aboard at Brooklyn. Went to the bowser. At the 350 litre mark I went a bit weak at the knees. Fortunately we only paid a portion lol.

I work hard and don't think twice about the cost.

That said, I'm not filling my mate's 45' cruiser that slurps 120L of diesel per hour at a 20 knot cruise. That'd make me wince.

I have a friend that used to own one of the few remaining fish trawlers down here, once the tanker gauge starts going past a few thousand litres, it kind of put it all in perspective, my 200l boat and 140l car seems like mower fuel by comparison....

Until you are measuring your fuel in cubic metres, are you even going to sea 😂

Yep, diesel capacity on the cruiser is 2000L. That's a $3300 fill at current dock prices for around 330nm / 615km range.

$5.40/km.

The simple answer is buy the boat you can afford to run. There's no shame in not having the play money that others might.

When your boat has no bilge pump a unrestrained battery and no wiring system or ability to isolate power and your offshore
is the cost of fuel really a priority ?

It's all relative to your income / means

My boating journey has seen me creep up in what was affordable at the time - there is no point in owning a boat that you cannot afford to run & maintain . I've got a motor service next week & that's going to sting but it's budgeted for .
I know if I lived up north & wanted to go out to the reef every opportunity ..... I'd struggle too.
I've known too many people that have bought boats that were beyond their means .... It was all cool & fine when they had their deckies to chip in - right till they had to service their twin motors or slip their moored boat etc
It's like owning a big V8 & whining about the fuel bill driving to work every day ...... it's simple , don't buy the V8.

unfortunately if you can only afford to run a car topper - then get a car topper. There would be nothing worst than having a boat in the driveway that you couldn't afford to run or handle without others ....... that would be the pits

Chris

Just took my tow vehicle for rego and was told the LPG is up for 10 yearly inspection in 12 months bugger tank needs testing and the converter is leaking coolant think i may be looking for a new car

My first boats were small. I would carry my mower tin to the boat and Fill Er Up Times were much simpler then. Prior to that I would check out all the rocks to get my hooks,sinkers and swivels. Just like the big tackle shops only cheaper. A coke bottle with about 20yards of line was enough. I couldnt cast any further. anyway.. I would help some old guys collect yabbies and they would give me some for my effort (only if I pumped them) I had fun doing that. Fishing was always very affordable. Fishing only gets more expensive when you can no longer fill your tank from your mower tin or Dads mower tin :)

Mick

I guess it's just how we are these days, everyone wants to go further, faster, in more comfort and little effort, just imagine a decent trip now, the Smokey old two stroke, will probably start, no GPS, you need to line up some tree, if you could still see the trees, no mobile phone, VHF or navigation aids, just your old compass and some dumb luck, now it's a reel with 50 bearings and some kind of thermo nuclear line, a triple black, turned down eye chemically sharpened hook, thousands of dollars worth of "gizmos" a couple on motors..........not so simple!

When I was 18 and bought my first V8 everyone told me I was mad because petrol had passed the 30 cent mark. Except an old guy I worked with (LOL...he was my age now...) who said that petrol is the cheapest thing you put in a car. More true with boats I reckon.

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Originally Posted by gazza2006au

Just took my tow vehicle for rego and was told the LPG is up for 10 yearly inspection in 12 months bugger tank needs testing and the converter is leaking coolant think i may be looking for a new car

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Sell it to the guy at the bowser who was interested in it the other day.