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Fri, 18 August 2006 00:52  |
Kim
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Well I've finished my employment at my previous job.
I no longer have a company car with fully funded fuel and maintenance. :o(
However, what I do have is a job somewhat in the entertainment industry,
finally, as a day job, so I'll be able to really get into what I'm doing
with any luck.
And I do have a nice classic car with a V8. Petrol, as we call it, or what
U.S. residents usually call "gas" is priced through the roof, and it does
guzzle the gas, but conveniently our government just introduced $2000 subsidies
on LPG conversions, which is an actual gas in the physics sense to run cars.
Petrol here costs about $1.40 a litre at the moment, or $5:30 a gallon. LPG
costs only about 40c a litre, or $1.51 a gallon. You do use about 20% more
fuel, but at those prices the savings are obvious, and I can run my big old
heavy car with a V8 for considerably less than the average new car on petrol,
so it's all good.
Hmmm... Austereo... finally a job in the right industry... WOOHOO!!
Cheers,
Kim.
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| Re: OT: Old job finished. New job beginning Monday... [message #71404 is a reply to message #71402] |
Fri, 18 August 2006 03:08  |
rick
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way cool...have fun and post the conversion pics when done.
On 18 Aug 2006 17:52:21 +1000, "Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Well I've finished my employment at my previous job.
>
>I no longer have a company car with fully funded fuel and maintenance. :o(
>
>However, what I do have is a job somewhat in the entertainment industry,
>finally, as a day job, so I'll be able to really get into what I'm doing
>with any luck.
>
>And I do have a nice classic car with a V8. Petrol, as we call it, or what
>U.S. residents usually call "gas" is priced through the roof, and it does
>guzzle the gas, but conveniently our government just introduced $2000 subsidies
>on LPG conversions, which is an actual gas in the physics sense to run cars.
>Petrol here costs about $1.40 a litre at the moment, or $5:30 a gallon. LPG
>costs only about 40c a litre, or $1.51 a gallon. You do use about 20% more
>fuel, but at those prices the savings are obvious, and I can run my big old
>heavy car with a V8 for considerably less than the average new car on petrol,
>so it's all good.
>
>Hmmm... Austereo... finally a job in the right industry... WOOHOO!!
>
>Cheers,
>Kim.
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| Re: OT: Old job finished. New job beginning Monday... [message #71406 is a reply to message #71402] |
Fri, 18 August 2006 08:07 |
excelav
Messages: 2130
Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit
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Congratulations Kim!
James
"Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>
>Well I've finished my employment at my previous job.
>
>I no longer have a company car with fully funded fuel and maintenance. :o(
>
>However, what I do have is a job somewhat in the entertainment industry,
>finally, as a day job, so I'll be able to really get into what I'm doing
>with any luck.
>
>And I do have a nice classic car with a V8. Petrol, as we call it, or what
>U.S. residents usually call "gas" is priced through the roof, and it does
>guzzle the gas, but conveniently our government just introduced $2000 subsidies
>on LPG conversions, which is an actual gas in the physics sense to run cars.
>Petrol here costs about $1.40 a litre at the moment, or $5:30 a gallon.
LPG
>costs only about 40c a litre, or $1.51 a gallon. You do use about 20% more
>fuel, but at those prices the savings are obvious, and I can run my big
old
>heavy car with a V8 for considerably less than the average new car on petrol,
>so it's all good.
>
>Hmmm... Austereo... finally a job in the right industry... WOOHOO!!
>
>Cheers,
>Kim.
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| Re: Old job finished. New job beginning Monday... [message #71419 is a reply to message #71402] |
Fri, 18 August 2006 11:24 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
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'Grats dude... and yes, post up those petro conversion pics!
AA
"Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:44e571b5$1@linux...
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> Well I've finished my employment at my previous job.
>
> I no longer have a company car with fully funded fuel and maintenance. :o(
>
> However, what I do have is a job somewhat in the entertainment industry,
> finally, as a day job, so I'll be able to really get into what I'm doing
> with any luck.
>
> And I do have a nice classic car with a V8. Petrol, as we call it, or what
> U.S. residents usually call "gas" is priced through the roof, and it does
> guzzle the gas, but conveniently our government just introduced $2000
> subsidies
> on LPG conversions, which is an actual gas in the physics sense to run
> cars.
> Petrol here costs about $1.40 a litre at the moment, or $5:30 a gallon.
> LPG
> costs only about 40c a litre, or $1.51 a gallon. You do use about 20% more
> fuel, but at those prices the savings are obvious, and I can run my big
> old
> heavy car with a V8 for considerably less than the average new car on
> petrol,
> so it's all good.
>
> Hmmm... Austereo... finally a job in the right industry... WOOHOO!!
>
> Cheers,
> Kim.
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| Re: OT: Old job finished. New job beginning Monday... [message #71429 is a reply to message #71406] |
Fri, 18 August 2006 15:26 |
Martin Harrington
Messages: 560
Registered: September 2005
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Kim,
Don't be fooled into the $2000 rebate thingy....The govt isn't converting
their fleet, do you think there may be a reason for that?
From what I've heard you use around 40% more fuel and in your car, maybe
more....look into it a bit more mate....
Also the LPG fitters (some) are all upping their prices now that they see
that the govts giving a rebate.
Buyer beware.....--
Martin Harrington
www.lendanear-sound.com
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:44e5d7cf$1@linux...
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> Congratulations Kim!
>
> James
>
> "Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>Well I've finished my employment at my previous job.
>>
>>I no longer have a company car with fully funded fuel and maintenance. :o(
>>
>>However, what I do have is a job somewhat in the entertainment industry,
>>finally, as a day job, so I'll be able to really get into what I'm doing
>>with any luck.
>>
>>And I do have a nice classic car with a V8. Petrol, as we call it, or what
>>U.S. residents usually call "gas" is priced through the roof, and it does
>>guzzle the gas, but conveniently our government just introduced $2000
>>subsidies
>>on LPG conversions, which is an actual gas in the physics sense to run
>>cars.
>>Petrol here costs about $1.40 a litre at the moment, or $5:30 a gallon.
> LPG
>>costs only about 40c a litre, or $1.51 a gallon. You do use about 20% more
>>fuel, but at those prices the savings are obvious, and I can run my big
> old
>>heavy car with a V8 for considerably less than the average new car on
>>petrol,
>>so it's all good.
>>
>>Hmmm... Austereo... finally a job in the right industry... WOOHOO!!
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Kim.
>
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| Re: OT: Old job finished. New job beginning Monday... [message #71430 is a reply to message #71429] |
Fri, 18 August 2006 15:29 |
Kim
Messages: 1246
Registered: October 2005
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I've already got a price and put down a deposit on the conversion. They do
ssem to have gone up about $400 or so, but that doesn't effect too much.
The price I got was $2800, so I'm only paying $800 to convert.
I think these figures of 30-40% more fuel, which I have heard, are more talking
about newer fuel injected petrol cars, where they put a gas carby on, rather
than injection, hence you are losing the benefits of fuel injection. I've
got a petrol carby already, so i don't have that advantage to lose. My old
Kingswood I had in the 90's ran duel fuel and the difference was about 20%...
around the city it got about 6km a litre of petrol, 5km a litre of LPG.
Hence I'm basing my figures on experience with a similar car, rather than
the figures quoted.
Worst case scenario it will be cheaper, but not as much cheaper as I'd hoped...
Cheers,
Kim.
"Martin Harrington" <lendan@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>Kim,
>Don't be fooled into the $2000 rebate thingy....The govt isn't converting
>their fleet, do you think there may be a reason for that?
>From what I've heard you use around 40% more fuel and in your car, maybe
>more....look into it a bit more mate....
>Also the LPG fitters (some) are all upping their prices now that they see
>that the govts giving a rebate.
>Buyer beware.....--
>Martin Harrington
>www.lendanear-sound.com
>
>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:44e5d7cf$1@linux...
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>> Congratulations Kim!
>>
>> James
>>
>> "Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>Well I've finished my employment at my previous job.
>>>
>>>I no longer have a company car with fully funded fuel and maintenance.
:o(
>>>
>>>However, what I do have is a job somewhat in the entertainment industry,
>>>finally, as a day job, so I'll be able to really get into what I'm doing
>>>with any luck.
>>>
>>>And I do have a nice classic car with a V8. Petrol, as we call it, or
what
>>>U.S. residents usually call "gas" is priced through the roof, and it does
>>>guzzle the gas, but conveniently our government just introduced $2000
>>>subsidies
>>>on LPG conversions, which is an actual gas in the physics sense to run
>>>cars.
>>>Petrol here costs about $1.40 a litre at the moment, or $5:30 a gallon.
>> LPG
>>>costs only about 40c a litre, or $1.51 a gallon. You do use about 20%
more
>>>fuel, but at those prices the savings are obvious, and I can run my big
>> old
>>>heavy car with a V8 for considerably less than the average new car on
>>>petrol,
>>>so it's all good.
>>>
>>>Hmmm... Austereo... finally a job in the right industry... WOOHOO!!
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Kim.
>>
>
>
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| Re: OT: Old job finished. New job beginning Monday... [message #71441 is a reply to message #71430] |
Fri, 18 August 2006 23:17 |
Martin Harrington
Messages: 560
Registered: September 2005
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Sounds like you'll be home and hosed.....;>p
--
Martin Harrington
www.lendanear-sound.com
"Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:44e63f65@linux...
>
>
> I've already got a price and put down a deposit on the conversion. They do
> ssem to have gone up about $400 or so, but that doesn't effect too much.
> The price I got was $2800, so I'm only paying $800 to convert.
>
> I think these figures of 30-40% more fuel, which I have heard, are more
> talking
> about newer fuel injected petrol cars, where they put a gas carby on,
> rather
> than injection, hence you are losing the benefits of fuel injection. I've
> got a petrol carby already, so i don't have that advantage to lose. My old
> Kingswood I had in the 90's ran duel fuel and the difference was about
> 20%...
> around the city it got about 6km a litre of petrol, 5km a litre of LPG.
> Hence I'm basing my figures on experience with a similar car, rather than
> the figures quoted.
>
> Worst case scenario it will be cheaper, but not as much cheaper as I'd
> hoped...
>
> Cheers,
> Kim.
>
>
> "Martin Harrington" <lendan@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>>Kim,
>>Don't be fooled into the $2000 rebate thingy....The govt isn't converting
>
>>their fleet, do you think there may be a reason for that?
>>From what I've heard you use around 40% more fuel and in your car, maybe
>
>>more....look into it a bit more mate....
>>Also the LPG fitters (some) are all upping their prices now that they see
>
>>that the govts giving a rebate.
>>Buyer beware.....--
>>Martin Harrington
>>www.lendanear-sound.com
>>
>>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:44e5d7cf$1@linux...
>>>
>>> Congratulations Kim!
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>> "Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well I've finished my employment at my previous job.
>>>>
>>>>I no longer have a company car with fully funded fuel and maintenance.
> :o(
>>>>
>>>>However, what I do have is a job somewhat in the entertainment industry,
>>>>finally, as a day job, so I'll be able to really get into what I'm doing
>>>>with any luck.
>>>>
>>>>And I do have a nice classic car with a V8. Petrol, as we call it, or
> what
>>>>U.S. residents usually call "gas" is priced through the roof, and it
>>>>does
>>>>guzzle the gas, but conveniently our government just introduced $2000
>
>>>>subsidies
>>>>on LPG conversions, which is an actual gas in the physics sense to run
>
>>>>cars.
>>>>Petrol here costs about $1.40 a litre at the moment, or $5:30 a gallon.
>>> LPG
>>>>costs only about 40c a litre, or $1.51 a gallon. You do use about 20%
> more
>>>>fuel, but at those prices the savings are obvious, and I can run my big
>>> old
>>>>heavy car with a V8 for considerably less than the average new car on
>
>>>>petrol,
>>>>so it's all good.
>>>>
>>>>Hmmm... Austereo... finally a job in the right industry... WOOHOO!!
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>Kim.
>>>
>>
>>
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