£2 + per litre for petrol announced today!

[Top Cat]

                    Honestly

       

Did anyone see the comic relief program the other night, were lenny Henry and a couple of others went to live in Kibera for 2 weeks. 
Msportsman you need a reality check pal. You have forgotten how good your life has been for the last few years were you have enough spare cash to fritter away on buying go faster bits for your car Extortionate prices at that ( APR)     i might add. Life must be really tough if you have to buy a smaller engine car to get buy. 

[182_blue]

A very clever way of making us happy to pay £1.30

[Saint Steve]

 I figured to start smoking again, you get taxed less to kill yourself then buying super unleaded.

I think topcat, if we left our cars in the garage like you are lucky enough to do on a weekly basis, you don't feel the pinch like people have to use their GTi as a daily.

Anymore then 1.50, then the golf will be going, or sit it on the lawn and not use it as much.

Never thought bus travel will be a winner, but soon will be if this carries on.

[182_blue]

I would rather pay £5 a litre than go on a bus  , i might just pick up a cheap Toureg R50 when petrol hits £2  

[Saint Steve]

It's ok for you Shaun, like topcat, you don't drive your car enuff

[MAT ED30]

  so true Steve

[Top Cat]

Our family car does 17,000 a year so i feel the pain of the prices,  but i have just swapped it for a diseasel, i havn't modded my car for a year because of less funds and a new child, i find it painfu,l but it's not that bad in reality, i have 2 friends that have lost their jobs and houses, and my sister brings her 2 children up without 2 sticks to rub together. Just think this thread needs perspective.  

[Beddie]

We do around 23K a year in the GTi so the increase in fuel prices has started to sting somewhat, averaging just over £100 a week now 

As much as i don't want to jump on the panic selling bandwagon i fear the point where i have to be sensible and swap back to a diesel will definitely arrive should fuel ever hit £2 a litre...

[vRS Carl]

Just drive a bit slower and save the blasts for the weekends. Drive at 65mph instead of 70mph. You'll be surprised at how much your MPG increases.

I don't know what the fuss is anyway. It's not as if ALL the oil for the UK comes from Libya 

It's just the news making a story and people "assuming" that's what will happen.

[Janner_Sy]

the rest is from iraq

[vRS Carl]

Afghanistan too if you listen to some Fcukwits

[ub7rm]

Has anyone been on a bus or a train recently?  The cost of those is frightening.  Seriously, driving is cheaper!

Oil is sold on the open market, regardless of where it comes from its much the same price.  Oil producers naturally will sell for the highest price they can get for it.  So it doesn't matter where it comes from wrt to price.  Security of supply is a different issue.

Didn't this happen in the 70's as well?  Where's Robin when you need him ...  

[182_blue]

It's ok for you Shaun, like topcat, you don't drive your car enuff

Sorry you know this how ? 

[Saint Steve]

Sorry Shaun, thought it had been publicised many times b4

[boxxer1973]

http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html

sure people in the 90's said if prices doubled they would bin gti's but yet we are all still driving them