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06-09-2005, 11:38 PM
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Drvtme
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Echuca
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Yes it's the hottest topic in the local news atm - and in nearly every paper in the country!!
As fuel prices get higher and higher, what are you going without to keep your vehicle going from week to week?
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07-09-2005, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Cut back on big saturday nights out in the city.
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07-09-2005, 12:06 AM
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LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Nothing.. gonna LPGas it and laugh at everyone paying nearly $1.50/L for petrol...
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07-09-2005, 12:06 AM
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Curry in a hurry
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Perth
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Im not giving up anything yet.
At the moment fuel prices are getting a bit on the high side but I can still comfortably afford it. If it gets to a point where its just too much ill buy a little shi*box for work. |
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07-09-2005, 12:36 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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07-09-2005, 12:43 AM
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AFF's 1st DM.......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Wha???... There is only 2 states 2 be in.. WA or Drunk..
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Nothing I work a 2 on 1 off fly in/out roster & i make up for it on my week off lol.
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07-09-2005, 12:44 AM
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not here much anymore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
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yeah it hasnt hit me that hard yet, so no sacrifices have been made yet. Now the GF has her own transport it will help too.
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07-09-2005, 12:48 AM
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Want some classic?
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Half way between the gutter and the stars
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Im giving up smoking! Also driving my LPG Fairlane more and my XR8 less.
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07-09-2005, 12:49 AM
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Last warning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria HeadCount: 3
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FOod... i'm not eating
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07-09-2005, 12:51 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
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Haven't bought grog in over 1 1/2 months. Hard for an engineering uni student.
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07-09-2005, 01:03 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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Eventualy convert to straight gas I suppose - with the nightmare of running out of fuel and getting towed!
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07-09-2005, 01:25 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, VIC
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 : Good. That may have a flow on effect also to alcohol which maybe isn't so good but at least smoking might slowly die for good, the sooner the better. As for me, I just give up looking at the prices. I'm too arrogant to let some ***** stop me from enjoying my car.
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07-09-2005, 01:49 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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I broke up with my girlfriend - admittedly that was late June.
But as she has no car and lives in Hoppers Crossing, and I have a car and live in Dandenong, I'd say I'd save $30/week not having to drive her home and drive myself home again. She would catch a train to my place in the daytime, I'd take her home at night. It's pretty much 60kms each way. A good decision for me in many ways besides costs of petrol, going out etc. I figure I'm getting screwed enough by the government......
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07-09-2005, 01:49 AM
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Low and Loud
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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Time to crack out the old BMX... modding here I come lol
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07-09-2005, 01:53 AM
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Miami Pilot
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ACT
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Nothing yet - we are just gong to grin and bear it until the credit on the Visa Card runs out!
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07-09-2005, 01:53 AM
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$98 for the last week in petrol for the van. just hit 400km.....ill let you know when i can afford it.
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07-09-2005, 02:08 AM
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Turbo Dinosaur FTMFW
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SA
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the only driving i do during the week is to work, and thats 8mins away. so i use the 6cyl EB for that. the EF (5.0) usually comes out on weekends. even then, i have more fun in the EB.....
i reckon it may be more economical with a 5spd in it.....hmmm... |
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07-09-2005, 02:18 AM
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Lane HO
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Driving a lot more sedately as well as converting to LPG..
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07-09-2005, 07:06 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ACT
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Girly Magazines
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07-09-2005, 07:24 AM
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they call me Tibbo
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
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putting my 'general shopping' on the business fuel card... haha pangs of guilt strike again
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07-09-2005, 08:03 AM
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Now With 2 Cylinders More
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sunny Coast, QLD
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Ride the moto more ;-) cant argue with about 4L/100k's...blows out to about 6L/100 when i give it a flogging... which is pretty much all the time.
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07-09-2005, 08:23 AM
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Go on, be a monkey....
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Perth
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Gave up buying lunch at the local deli one day a week and living on Salada / Jatz. Might have to increase it to 3 days the way things are going....at least I'll lose some weight.
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07-09-2005, 08:27 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: The Hawkesbury
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Havent given up anything yet but considering things, maybe my mortgage!!!
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07-09-2005, 08:33 AM
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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So much for looking forward to driving the LTD again. I'd have to get a small loan to pay for the juice..
I'll keep driving the Suzuki until I can save enough to buy petrol... By then PULP will be $2.00!!
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07-09-2005, 08:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: on my p.c now with internet! ok i'll still use works internet too.
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Driving to work. I'm now starting to get the train to work & back so i can still have some money for play time on the weekends.
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When traveling to V8 Supercar rounds, i book through KYLEE MOLE Travel agents, She Goes, She Goes, She Goes & I just went. Now Zetec Powered. 1.6lt of madness. But the XR8 still remains 
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07-09-2005, 08:45 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: In A House
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i actually havent given up on anything im just cutting back the amount of rev's i use to get my car up to speed and just try not driving around wasting fuel as such,my car used to cost 70bucks to fill now its nearing 95 to fill it its pathetic.
im actually gunna be doing the lpg car thing or getting a scooter scooters run forever on a dry rag so might be the go i reckon. |
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07-09-2005, 08:48 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
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My wife .. she is the one using all the fuel!!!
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07-09-2005, 08:48 AM
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No longer driving a Ford.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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Trying to sell car parts, and not giving the XF more then about 1/2 throttle :(
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07-09-2005, 09:41 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Kirrawee NSW
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Mrs reckons if we give up smoking we can afford to not only pay for our new XR8 but feed it fuel as well, got the calculator out and shes right.
Nicobrevin here we come... can only do us good!!! |
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07-09-2005, 09:44 AM
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Adapt or perish...
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dip!@#$
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Given up 95RON. Yes, I know. I've gone back to 91.
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What do you give up - to fuel your car?
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