thirsty ,,, 50 liters of " coke " wont get me to Alice Springs in 9 hours ... I would rather drive , how about you ? .
Brian.
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Originally Posted by Poita
Petrol is cheap, coca cola costs way more. Coffee costs way more. Most things cost way more. It is also cheaper here than in many other 1st world countries.
It is about $1.60 a litre here. Yes it is heavily taxed, but I like having roads to drive on and hospitals to go to and somewhere my kids can get educated.
I moved closer to my work. I don't drive a 4WD. I bought a pushbike and use it as often as I can, I cut my fuel consumption by 60% from last year. Petrol will get more expensive, so will electricity and other energy costs as the true cost of them starts to bite and we have to pay the real prices.
We will probably have to change our lifestyles a little.
A volkswagon golf uses 4l per 100km, so it costs $6.40 to travel that far, that is pretty cheap. My car uses 8l so it costs me $12.80, still cheap.
My mate's landcruiser averages 16.5l per hundred, so it will set him back $26.40
I see a lot of big cars with single people in them choofing around the city day to day, with every 100km costing $20 more than in a golf, that really is money to burn.
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