Comments on: Hyundai-Kia enters diesel hybrid race

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:50:33 +0000

I agree mate,
carrying on like a pork chop proves nothing

I just tune out when people want to have a spit

By: Rhys

Rhys — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:27:57 +0000

No, it’s in a larger class then the Rio – Golf or Focus etc. It’s not likely that Australia will see this model in the near future even though it has been out in Europe for a while now.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:18:41 +0000

I think some people could learn a thing or two about how we handled ourselves in this disagreement, wouldn’t you agree Andrew? haha.

By: Callous Aussie

Callous Aussie — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:02:47 +0000

If that’s the rio replacement my misses will be happy. I like it . She will want to trade up no doubt.

By: Callous Aussie

Callous Aussie — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:01:14 +0000

What a goose.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:47:29 +0000

Apologies, I thought you must have confused it with the more recent regulations surrounding it.

LPG for vehicle use was almost un heard of back then.

LPG used to be just something in cylinders on the side of your house to fuel the stove.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:41:46 +0000

Fair enough

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:37:24 +0000

I can’t really think of any other SUV that it reminds me of except the KUE concept all those years back and the KND-4…

By: Gilly

Gilly — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:34:38 +0000

Apologies Shak!

Andrew, the Feds deregulated LPG in 1991 so it could be traded as an international commodity as we were exporting over 30% of our production.
The deregulation was put into place to ensure that all of the LPG production off our shores did not get sold to overseas markets instead. The price parity would make little difference to the Oil companies if they sold the majority od LPG to domestic markets instead.
But in perspective that sounds like blackmail from the corporates to me, and considering they are getting the LPG from federal land/waters a better deal than price deregulation could have been struck by the government to ensure our domestic market supply was subsidised by other means.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:12:41 +0000

Actually, I dont believe LPG price was ever regulated.

Taxi fares used to be, and many years ago when we saw a spike here and there in LPG prices the Taxi drivers would cry foul because they never used to be able to pass on increased fuel costs.

In order to keep the “lobby group” (taxi owners) quiet, the government found it easier to de regulate fares to shut them up rather than investigate the real issue of profiteering on LPG prices