Hello and welcome to the October edition of our MotorMouth newsletter.

MotorMouth has been monitoring fuel prices in metropolitan Australia since 1989 and in the months of August, September and October this year, Australian motorists have experienced the highest average fuel prices since our records began.

Although all fuel prices are high at the moment, we have received a lot of feedback about the high price of diesel compared to unleaded petrol. As a result we have compared the ULP and DSL averages in each city in the month of September in 2003 and 2004. As you can see, the price difference between ULP and DSL averages in September 2003 was relatively small, with the major difference of about 3 cents in Sydney and Perth. In contrast to that, in September 2004 the difference between ULP and DSL average prices ranged from 6 cents in Brisbane to over 8 cents in Melbourne.

In other news, MotorMouth has added a great new Car Hire section to our website. We have partnered with last minute discount car hire company DriveNow to offer our users the best possible deals on car and campervan hire.

DriveNow is the 1st place for last minute, discount Car Hire in Australia. At DriveNow “the price you see is the price you pay, Drive Away” with all prices displayed on the site include all relevant Taxes, Duties, Airport Fees and Standard Insurance. You can choose from a wide selection of late model vehicles, from compacts and sedans to four wheel drives and campervans, and they’re all available at heavily discounted rental rates.

All available vehicles are displayed on one page – so shopping around is done for you. You can book and pay online and receive instant confirmation of your booking. You can then collect your vehicle from nominated rental depots at over 30 locations throughout Australia. DriveNow works with Australia’s premier vehicle hire companies, including: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Thrifty, Apollo, Britz, Network Rentals, Red Spot Rentals, Backpacker Campervans and Hawk. To check out the new MotorMouth DriveNow Car Hire section, click here.

Until next month,

Bernadette Murray
Marketing Manager - MotorMouth
bmurraymotormouth.com.au 

Damien Reid, our guest editor, with more fascinating news on the Fuel and Auto front.
Audi Dealer Trees Offset Carbon
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Toyota And Shell Trial Clean Gas Diesel Fuel
A new low emission gas-to-liquid diesel fuel developed by Shell is being trialled in a number of specially modified Toyota Avensis sedans in the United Kingdom.
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New Car Reviews proudly supplied by News Limited.
Cashing in with a budget beater
The first surprise was the roomy cabin, the second was the performance from the V6 engine, and the third was the price. For a four-wheel-drive that could easily be mistaken at a distance for one of the more expensive European SUVs, Kia's Sorento has slipped in under the radar.
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First drive: Land Rover Discovery
Nobody at Land Rover will say as much, but there is a definite impression that in the Discovery 3 they have the car that was first envisaged back in the early 1990s.
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The average, lowest and the highest prices for last month in each city were:

The price leading service stations for each city last month were:

Brisbane	Service Station Coles Express Address corner Oxley Road & Sherwood Road Suburb Sherwood Average Price for month 89.1
Sydney	Service Station Petrol Point Address corner The Horsley Drive & Market Street Suburb Smithfield Average Price for month 97.7
Melbourne	Service Station Caltex Address Somerton Street Suburb Somerton Average Price for month 96.4
Adelaide	Service Station Southern Cross Address corner O.G. Road & Yaralin Avenue Suburb Klemzig Average Price for month 99.4
Perth	Service Station Gull Address Solomon Street Suburb Fremantle Average Price for month 99.1

MotorMouth is committed to helping Australian motorists get a better deal on fuel by providing them with free and easily accessible information on fuel prices.

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