Member - Porl replied:

Sometimes you gotta focus on the positive side. My petrol RV6 prado would get 13/100km round town. my new truck, dual cab diesel hilux (2000) nudges just under 10/100km no matter how hard i drive it. I yearn for the days the diesel was cheaper but at 30% more efficient so long as i pick the days diesel like above when it's only 11% more than ULP, I am still 13% in front with the lux. And wow, I should load a picture of the irrigation gear in the back that would have totally buggered up the rear of the prado.

Just persuaded the mother-in-law to buy a Honda Jazz to replace her failing Telstar Ghia. $19,500 drive away auto 5 door hatch. I think with the 1.3L engine that can get 4L/100km on the highway it should hold its value well until the flood of electric cars.

If some noted I put some money (never enough) into LNC shares, I also ought ZZB energy shares cause I thought there was a future with their zinc bromide batteries. Well the shares sort of tanked and moved to the US but I reckon watch that space when they work out how much they can make on producing batteries for electric cars (then of course I'd better buy Zinifex again ....)

Member - Doug T (FNQ) replied:

Laura
This time next year you'll look back and say Geeez ...is that all it cost last May.

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96 GXL 80 series replied:

Not being an Alcho: how does it compare with the price of Bundy?

Kev & Darkie replied:

Diesel has only just cracked the $1.65 per L up here and ULP is still below the $1.50 per L

Gotta love Queensland ha ha

Go the MAROONS

cheers Kev

Mr Fawlty replied:

Those of you who are at all religiously inclined ay wish to pray that the AU$ stays hig against the greenback cause if it crashes back to around 50 cents AU =$1 US we are doomed, doomed I tell you...