As per usual, now that petrol prices are going down, in Kaleen, CALTEX Kaleen we are not able to buy cheaper petrol, because as usual ALL I mean ALL of the standard ULP pumps are out of order.
Amazing isn’t it ALL standard ULP pumps even though they may be on the same pump unit as the Vortex or Vortex Plus.
Also I can guarantee that between now and tomorrow that no fuel tanked will arrive in the night and that no technician will come to rectify the problem, just some dude will pop around the pumps and remove the labels and reactivate the pumps at the console.
This event will happen after a phone call to tell the operator to do it – this phone call will arrive very soon prior to any action from any authority happening.
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hell, why not ship the lot to thredbo?
would keep down the tourists.
bd84 said :
You need two – one to ride to work and the other to eat burglars while you’re out.
It’s not an issue of viscosity, with ethanol it’s about energy density (how many joules of energy are contained in a given volume of fuel at standard temperature and pressure). Thus when ethanol burns it releases slightly less energy to the engine. On some cars the result will be unnoticeable, on others you may notice a difference.
The higher octane fuels are a bit different in that because of the chemical composition they are more resistant to pre-detonation, and so higher compression and more aggressive spark timing can be used (typically for higher performance engines). Many newer cars have knock sensors, and are able to advance spark timing for better performance (and perhaps slightly better economy) if they sense higher octane fuel through lower rates of engine knocking. Commercially I believe higher octane fuels tend to have more in the way of fuel system detergents also, so your engine internals are cleaner (less carbon and other residues).
The best thing to do is try it out. The fuels work differently on different cars. For example, my Holden V8 runs measurably better (and gets better economy) on premium 98 octance, whereas my 4 cyl runabout doesn’t seem to notice the difference, so gets fed regular 91 octane ULP.
I would mind harnessing up a few bears for the trip to work…. and parking becomes free, because I can’t see the inspector puting a ticket on him.
If all the polar bears are going to drown, I’ll offer to house one and I can ride him to work. Anyone who gets in my way, I’ll be teaching my bear to attack.
Pesty said :
I have heard the same as well (regarding Ethanol) and indeed experienced a fuel economy decrease in my car (Ford Laser).
NRMA has some more info about it along with comments from other motorists – http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2008/03/11/ethanol-in-petrol/
It could be a genuine fault too. Most modern multiproduct bowsers have one large pump per type of fuel. If that goes tits up then you loose every hose providing that product. Considering Caltex Kaleen is an indipendant it might be a bit harder for them to get someone in to fix it compared to a company run site.
The easy way to tell if it is a central pump type system is to listen to the bowser. If it is the type where all you hear is the fuel flowing and the numbers ticking over then it is a central pump. If you can hear the pump then each bowser has it’s own pump.
I drove past this morning, a petrol tanker was parked there. I assume delivering more fuel.
The sentence is clearly talking about polar bear fur not polar bears.
If as it turns out, you are all being funny…no that can’t be it.
I don’t think I can bear it any more….
It should be very clear…
Ah, so they are in fact, invisible…
How do they count them to keep a tab on the population?
didn’t you know this… its bare (bear) fact!
Facinating. If polar bears are transparent, that explains why I didn’t see the hoards of bears that inhabit the region…
Thumper said :
No they aren’t.
“Polar bear fur consists of a layer of dense underfur and an outer layer of guard hairs, which appear white to tan but are actually transparent.”
That’s because they are white and therefore camoflagued
I was riding in the snow for an hour on Sunday. On the federal highway…
Didn’t see any polar bears though.
Only in arctic climes…
Aurelius said :
It’s a bear faced lie
p1 said :
Polar bears are a hazard when you’re riding a motorbike???