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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Varche on 17 January 2016, 15:27:27
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Mr Tilbo. Your car will soon be worth double what you paid for it. Gas guzzlers like Omegas will rocket in price as the price of fuel continues to fall.
Diesel is 87 cents a litre here and unleaded 1.10 cents due to different tax structure to the UK.
Now that Iran is back in the game they will be flooding the market with yet more oil. No wonder Osborne is warning that the UK economic recovery is "fragile". He is no doubt factoring in even less tax take on oil and fuel sales. Not good for any economy relying on oil revenues! :(
What chance UK unleaded 75p a litre within 4 months? It is already at an artificial price compared to diesel in the UK.
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The high level of taxation will stop it dropping much further, and expect Osborne to start hiking fuel taxes even further in the next budget.
I think of diesel will take a hammering from the treasury in the near future.
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Why can I see a 5p a litre hike coming in the budget. :(
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5p? Not a problem until crude oil starts going up. I can't see that happening for a while.
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I concur, Varche.
Nobody smokes anymore, nobody can afford to have a pint or two after work anymore, and now fuel is back to a reasonable price.
The Government will have to start taxing other things, like Cakes, Clothes and Tampons..... oh wait.
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Will be picking up my 6.2 supercharged VXR8 next weekend,do I care about climate change etc?not really.....the car will be doing less than 3000 miles a year,and when compared with the millions of diseasels belching out crap on a daily basis and thousands of airliners dumping pollutants directly into the atmosphere...do I need to mention the countless other types of polluters that are doing the real damage,resting case ::)
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Will be picking up my 6.2 supercharged VXR8 next weekend,do I care about climate change etc?not really.....the car will be doing less than 3000 miles a year,and when compared with the millions of diseasels belching out crap on a daily basis and thousands of airliners dumping pollutants directly into the atmosphere...do I need to mention the countless other types of polluters that are doing the real damage,resting case ::)
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Follow our lead , buy a V8 you all know it makes sense !! 😀 😁 😂
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Will be picking up my 6.2 supercharged VXR8 next weekend,do I care about climate change etc?not really.....the car will be doing less than 3000 miles a year,and when compared with the millions of diseasels belching out crap on a daily basis and thousands of airliners dumping pollutants directly into the atmosphere...do I need to mention the countless other types of polluters that are doing the real damage,resting case ::)
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Follow our lead , buy a V8 you all know it makes sense !! 😀 😁 😂
Already done that :y
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Will be picking up my 6.2 supercharged VXR8 next weekend,do I care about climate change etc?not really.....the car will be doing less than 3000 miles a year,and when compared with the millions of diseasels belching out crap on a daily basis and thousands of airliners dumping pollutants directly into the atmosphere...do I need to mention the countless other types of polluters that are doing the real damage,resting case ::)
Iv said it for a long time that diesels pollute a lot more than petrol does.... and jet fuel is polluting about as much too...
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I read somewhere that jet fuel is one of the dirtiest fuels,and the thinking on diseasels is also now changing as to the damaging effects on our general health :-\
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It is a proven fact that burnt diesel, in the past 10 years (because more people are choosing derv engined cars), has put out more carbon deposits than petrol ever has done, jet fuel Im not sure about but its basically paraffin which is a by product of diesel production... yes I know diesel is a by product of the petrol production before anyone gets on their high podium....
I have never owned a diesel engine car, I dont think I ever will do TBH... I like big engined petrol cars... just my personal preference, it doesn't mean that anything is wrong with derv cars - except they are noisy - dirty - smelly and polluting vehicles....
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It is a proven fact that burnt diesel, in the past 10 years (because more people are choosing derv engined cars), has put out more carbon deposits than petrol ever has done, jet fuel Im not sure about but its basically paraffin which is a by product of diesel production... yes I know diesel is a by product of the petrol production before anyone gets on their high podium....
I have never owned a diesel engine car, I dont think I ever will do TBH... I like big engined petrol cars... just my personal preference, it doesn't mean that anything is wrong with derv cars - except they are noisy - dirty - smelly and polluting vehicles....
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We have 2 petrol & 1 diesel the diesel 4x4 weighs 2.5 tons bought it as a workhorse pulls the caravan (1800kgs) with ease & returns 27 mpg when towing 30 - 36 solo & plenty of space for grand kids & dogs , the Merc is my Toy everyone if they are a true petrol head would want a V8 of some kind ,SWMBO got fed up trying to find spaces to park with the Omega estate , so swopped for a Panda which she loves. I just buy what fits the bill in all honesty I don't consider pollution , however I would not drive anything that belched clouds of smoke !! All are maintained properly so that's me doing my bit .
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It is a proven fact that burnt diesel, in the past 10 years (because more people are choosing derv engined cars), has put out more carbon deposits than petrol ever has done, jet fuel Im not sure about but its basically paraffin which is a by product of diesel production... yes I know diesel is a by product of the petrol production before anyone gets on their high podium....
I have never owned a diesel engine car, I dont think I ever will do TBH... I like big engined petrol cars... just my personal preference, it doesn't mean that anything is wrong with derv cars - except they are noisy - dirty - smelly and polluting vehicles....
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We have 2 petrol & 1 diesel the diesel 4x4 weighs 2.5 tons bought it as a workhorse pulls the caravan (1800kgs) with ease & returns 27 mpg when towing 30 - 36 solo & plenty of space for grand kids & dogs , the Merc is my Toy everyone if they are a true petrol head would want a V8 of some kind ,SWMBO got fed up trying to find spaces to park with the Omega estate , so swopped for a Panda which she loves. I just buy what fits the bill in all honesty I don't consider pollution , however I would not drive anything that belched clouds of smoke !! All are maintained properly so that's me doing my bit .
Amen ::) its on the wanted list , even though er indoors dont know it ::) ;D
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What good is a big, powerful V8 to a bunch of old codgers like you? ;D
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It's a bit like women who sit astride a washing machine on the spin cycle and have one of those organism thingies ::)
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Hmmmm........well try not to make a mess in your new car.
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It'll just be a quick job of blowing the dust off the seat then ::)
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It'll just be a quick job of blowing the dust off the seat then ::)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hey, am not an old codger - I just drive a grandads car is all LOL
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I am an old codger (62) but fit healthy , & comfortable financially + it only costs me £280 to insure the V8 so there are benefits to being a little bit older !!
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Our Omega's are the equivalent to the Granada's car of years ago ;D I owned a few 2.9's and they were grandads cars back then ::) A modern'ish day grandads car but the obvious upgrade is 8 pot heaven .
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Our Omega's are the equivalent to the Granada's car of years ago ;D I owned a few 2.9's and they were grandads cars back then ::) A modern'ish day grandads car but the obvious upgrade is 8 pot heaven .
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Had 2 mk 1 Granadas both 3 litres & then a mk 2 2.8 good cars in their day..
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Always fancied the Mk1Granada coupe really nice looking thing in my opinion.
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Always fancied the Mk1Granada coupe really nice looking thing in my opinion.
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A mate of mine had one, spent a lot of money restoring it in the mid eighties , he become unewll after inhaling toxic fumes at work one night & never recovered his son used the coupe & wrecked it eventually, damn shame .