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[ntp Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close ntp]

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I was listening to the radio today and heard on the 'my generation' show that fuel was only 12c/L in 1974. Those were the days.

[plucker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close plucker]

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Yeah but an XY GTHO falcon 3 years previous was 5 1/2 thousand. About the same price as a house.

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There's a caltex down the road that has diesel for 104.9. less 4c with a voucher and another 4c if you spend $5 in shop. thats 96.9c per litre which is insane! cheapest fill in the 4 years l've had the Prado. and about 10c cheaper than unleaded..

[GDS Member Find all posts View Profile Close GDS]

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12c/l, I remember that. Not me but mum filling up the v8 valiant at Golden Fleece. How times have changed service at the station and someone to check the oil and water.

Fuel might have been cheaper then but the cars were not as good or as reliable as now.

[hoppy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hoppy]

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I was listening to the radio today and heard on the 'my generation' show that fuel was only 12c/L in 1974. Those were the days.

BUT, Average income was only $133 per week !! Those were the days..

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

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I was listening to the radio today and heard on the 'my generation' show that fuel was only 12c/L in 1974. Those were the days.

BUT, Average income was only $133 per week !! Those were the days..

and from memory around '91 or '92 it was still only about 33c/L... lucky as that's was already more than I could afford they way my Datsun 260C drank fuel :shock:

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and from memory around '91 or '92 it was still only about 33c/L... lucky as that's was already more than I could afford they way my Datsun 260C drank fuel :shock:

I remember mid to high 50's in the late 90's but i had a Corolla that used to go an extra few k', just by driving past a petrol station!

[lofty Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lofty]

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Wondering if Mav or Zook etc can update us on fuel prices in Alice?

[adam's prado Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close adam's prado]

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Darwin diesel $1.23 petrol $1.22 when I started driving 1998 petrol in Melbourne was between 80 to 85 cents

[lofty Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lofty]

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.......and while we are on the subject, have a butchers at these two gems from YouTube :lol:

First one is Clarke and Daw on Fuel Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSjq3TvuMw8

Then a cheeky ad by GetUp on the same topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlT4w2tZmg

Darwin diesel $1.23 petrol $1.22 when I started driving 1998 petrol in Melbourne was between 80 to 85 cents

I hope its the same in Alice, i've budgeted for about $1.80 /litre for our trip North in a few weeks, would love to have some cash left over.

[adam's prado Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close adam's prado]

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off the top of my head when we were travelling up to Darwin from Melbourne 3 weeks ago we didn't pay over $1.45 and that was in Marla after the oodnadatta track. It was pretty consistant all the way up here except small towns as always.

[mildew Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mildew]

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Filled my Prado up the other day at 40c PL for LPG including the 4c PL discount. Gotta love that. :lol: :P

[MDS69 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close MDS69]

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There's a caltex down the road that has diesel for 104.9. less 4c with a voucher and another 4c if you spend $5 in shop. thats 96.9c per litre which is insane! cheapest fill in the 4 years l've had the Prado. and about 10c cheaper than unleaded..

The funny thing about spending $5 in store to qualify for an extra 4c is if you are filling the average family car of around 70L that equates to an additional saving of $2.80 which cost you $5.00 for the privelage. Now it's alright if you need the bread or milk but that is overpriced as well.

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There's a caltex down the road that has diesel for 104.9. less 4c with a voucher and another 4c if you spend $5 in shop. thats 96.9c per litre which is insane! cheapest fill in the 4 years l've had the Prado. and about 10c cheaper than unleaded..

The funny thing about spending $5 in store to qualify for an extra 4c is if you are filling the average family car of around 70L that equates to an additional saving of $2.80 which cost you $5.00 for the privelage. Now it's alright if you need the bread or milk but that is overpriced as well.

yeah i always laugh at that, for the same reason, for average joe putting under 50l's in it's a rort..... but when you put over 150l in, then you save $6, by spending $5... i look at it like a "free" bottle of milk or a couple of lollie bags or whatever 2 for $5 deal they have going on near the counter at the time!

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off the top of my head when we were travelling up to Darwin from Melbourne 3 weeks ago we didn't pay over $1.45 and that was in Marla after the oodnadatta track. It was pretty consistant all the way up here except small towns as always.

Marla, Kulgera, Erldunda, Cadney Park, are by far the most expensive places to fill up along the Stuart HWY. I drive by them or use them for toilet stops only.

Currently Shell in Alice is at $129.9 for diesel but I reckon it is about to go up as I saw $139.9 for ULP this morning at BP.