Hello and welcome to the June 2005 edition of the MotorMouth Newsletter.

Oil prices have reached record highs this week, trading above US $60 a barrel. This increase in oil prices has some fuel-pricing experts predicting that petrol prices in Australia will climb above $1.20 over the next few weeks.

So, what's happening with fuel prices in your city? These ULP prices are for Tuesday 28 June 2005.

This City Summary fuel pricing information is freely available to all MotorMouth registered users on the My Charts section of the MotorMouth website. We also have available at My Charts, daily averages for the past six months for each fuel type. It is interesting to see the range in pricing in each city and illustrates that real savings can be made when buying petrol, if motorists know where to go.

Are there consistently cheap days to buy fuel in your city?

We at MotorMouth are often asked what day or days are the cheapest to buy fuel in each capital city. Essentially there is no golden rule regarding this, as the cheapest days can change from week to week. In Brisbane for example, Wednesday and Thursday were traditionally known as he cheapest days to buy fuel. However, as can be seen in the table below, in the past four weeks the cheapest days in Brisbane have actually included a Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Cheapest days to buy fuel in the last four weeks

Our recommendation to motorists is to keep an eye on petrol prices in their city each week and buy fuel when it is cheap, rather than on a particular day. MotorMouth offers all registered users free access to personalised fuel price daily email alerts. These alerts help users keep up to date with what's happening with fuel prices in their area and city. Learn more about MotorMouth Daily Email Alerts here.

If you have found MotorMouth's free services helpful and would like to tell your friends about what MotorMouth offers, click here.

Until next month...

Bernadette Murray
Marketing Manager - MotorMouth
bmurraymotormouth.com.au

This month's winner is Julian from Adelaide in SA Julian's entry - Fuel Saving Tip - a Win Win Solution "Ok you blokes - it's time to get off the sofa and go to the supermarket with your partner for the weekly shopping. Take two trolleys through the store and pay for them separately. Not only will your partner appreciate your help, you will each get a petrol discount voucher. If you've got driving teenagers (and have superhuman powers of persuasion over them) take one of them along for a third trolley. If it embarrasses you to use one credit card for both transactions just get the bank to issue a second (or third) card on the same account." Congratulations Julian! Your prize will be sent out to you shortly.

EMAIL IN AND WIN!

Do you have an opinion or comment about a motoring or fuel related issue or story you’d like to share with your MotorMouth users from around the country? If so, send through your contribution in 200 words or less and you could win a prize! Your entry can be positive or negative (but of course not rude). The person whose comment is deemed most interesting each month will be awarded a book (or series of books) to the value of $50 from QBD The Bookshop.

All valid entries will be posted on the Past Entries section of the website so everyone can see what’s on the minds of Australian motorists. So what are you waiting for? Send through your contribution. Remember to add your name, address and phone number to your entry so we can notify you if you are chosen as our winner and send you your prize. Please note, only users who are signed up to receive the MotorMouth Newsletter can win the competition.

Damien Reid, our guest editor, with more fascinating news on the Fuel and Auto front.
Honda Adds Programmed Fuel Injection To Scooters
In the fight to reduce the effects of motor vehicles on the environment, you'd think motorcycle manufacturers would be happy enough knowing their products are already miles ahead of cars in terms of reducing congestion and pollution but not Honda.
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Smaller Cars Does Equal Less Congestion
A study carried out by an independent UK company has found that driving smaller cars alone can reduce traffic congestion to levels normally experienced on school holidays or weekends.
[Read more]

New Car Reviews proudly supplied by News Limited.
A wee bit of fun
Fun. Funky. Fabulous. The Mini Cooper Cabrio is all of the above and more. It's cute with the roof up – then at the push of a button, it smoothly reveals a sleek sunroof. A little more button action and this retro treat becomes a head-turning convertible.
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Done Daewoo Deal
The Daewoo deal is done. A new-age Barina and price-driven Astra will soon be on ships from South Korea to put extra value into GM Holden's small-car line-up. The move will cut some of the company's reliance on high-cost Opel compacts and give Holden more say on everything from styling and performance to ride and handling
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The average, lowest and the highest Unleaded prices in May 2005 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Unleaded in each city in May 2005 were:

Brisbane	Service Station BP Address Gympie Road Suburb Lawnton Average Price for month 91.0
Sydney	Service Station Nader Petroleum Address Hume Highway Suburb Bass Hill Average Price for month 101.7
Melbourne	Service Station Independent Address corner High Street & Memorial Street Suburb Epping Average Price for month 101.4
Adelaide	Service Station Southern Cross Address corner O.G. Road & Yaralin Avenue Suburb Klemzig Average Price for month 101.8
Perth	Service Station Coles Express Address Wanneroo Road Suburb Wanneroo Average Price for month 99.8

The average, lowest and the highest Diesel prices in May 2005 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Diesel in each city in May 2005 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Caltex Address Blunder Road Suburb Oxley Average Price for month 105.3
Sydney	Service Station Super Save Address corner Hume Highway & Leacocks Lane Suburb Casula Average Price for month 112.3
Melbourne	Service Station Mobil Address corner Loughnan Road & Warrandyte Road Suburb Ringwood Average Price for month 111.8
Adelaide	Service Station Southern Cross Address corner O.G. Road & Yaralin Avenue Suburb Klemzig Average Price for month 113.1
Perth	Service Station Oasis Address Nicholson Road Suburb Langford Average Price for month 112.5

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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