[clorkergo]

Originally Posted by budask8r I paid $1.38 a gallon to fill up today [thumbup]. I think I might just start bathing in gasoline instead of water.

That's what it is here. [thumbup] Same here for me as well. Last fill up cost me $17.00.

[mashabox]

Same here for me as well. Last fill up cost me $17.00.

it costs me $66 (£45) to fill up and i drive a civic, so work that one out.

[raskrutkaseo]

Hippy tax.

We're still paying around $2.40 - $2.70 USD a gallon in AU. You yanks crack me up, with your "expensive fuel". [rofl]

That $3.70 - $4.10 in Aussie money. $1 AUD now is $0.65 USD.

Damn, for some reason i thought your currency was strengthening... seem to recall someone on this board from there harking on the AUD strength.

As to our "expensive fuel" quipping... it is relative... lotsa suv's, trucks, 6&8 cylinders... In the last eight years, fuel prices have gone from $1.25 a gallon to over $4 and now back down again. Our government doesn't rape us on fuel taxes, as imo, it wouldn't in any way be able to solve our transportation needs... much i must say like it has to be in your fair berg... Though from what i understand Aussies generally live
in certain areas, with much of the middle uninhabited or sparsly so. Over here at least, a public transportation system as good as those in Europe (even though they usually say their public transportation is shite, little do they know what shite is) is unfeasable.

AS i said, though it is relative... and better to think of in a % increase. Gas in the last 8 years has gone up (till 3 months ago) over 300%....which in relative terms, is quite a bit.

[xyupi]

Ive seen as low as $1.25 down here around Houston, While its great, I shudder to think what it will skyrocket to this summer...

[AnthonyKing]

Damn, for some reason i thought your currency was strengthening... seem to recall someone on this board from there harking on the AUD strength.

Nah the Banks are trying to stop consumer spending, and keep money within Australia. Hence why the huge plummet. A low exchange for USD doesn't mean our economy is in bad shape, it just means the banks are doing what they think is right to keep things in order. Wasn't long ago $1AU was $0.98 US. Having the dollar like that is bad for the economy as we can't sell any primary industry goods to people like the US where people are going broke. Now Australian goods should be far more affordable overseas, thus means our jobs are safe and should also mean we get good money for our goods.

Our dollar has not weakened against other currencies, only USD.

[Sheestgag]

$1.58 here. Cost $20 to fill my tank. [thumbup]

[clitlyphype]

You can expect to see it going up, if anything, shortly - most of the producers have budgeted their revenue at around US$50 a barrel and as they seem to be dropping production to prevent it dropping too far, it may be a bit more to maintain their revenue stream.
Got to bear in mind that they're also hurting in the current global situation - they've invested their money largely in the US and Japanese market and are losing out.

[xyupi]

You can expect to see it going up, if anything, shortly - most of the producers have budgeted their revenue at around US$50 a barrel and as they seem to be dropping production to prevent it dropping too far, it may be a bit more to maintain their revenue stream.
Got to bear in mind that they're also hurting in the current global situation - they've invested their money largely in the US and Japanese market and are losing out.

Mabye they are loosing out when compared to thier NORMAL average profit margin, which has been unbelievably high...no, i mean astronomically high...no, that doesnt cover it, CRIMINALY high, over the past few years. So really they are still raking in so much cash that they cant keep up with it and if it isnt exactly that high, then they are at least returning to a state of "normality." Sorry refuse to accept that the oil industry is anything but extremely good off and will continue to be that way, even if they start to LOOSE money, based on the past several years of profit.

where do I get this info, I used to work in one of the largest refinaries in america, plus I read, plant workers are better off then they have ever been and expansion is still huge with no expectancy of drawbacks.

Gas will probably go back up, its a 50/50 chance on wether it will or not, I doubt it will go much lower, It may round off at the 2.50usd mark, with peaks in the 3-4usd range this summer.

[spapsinee]

it costs me $66 (£45) to fill up and i drive a civic, so work that one out.

you stand there with the pump nozzle out of the filler and act like a drunken person taking a wee aiming for the bowl ?