Hello and Welcome to the October 2005 edition of the MotorMouth Newsletter.

Over recent weeks MotorMouth has been receiving quite a number of emails regarding Ethanol.

Questions like:

• Where can I go to find information on Ethanol?
• Is Ethanol blended fuel safe for my vehicle?
• Which service stations sell E10?

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), the peak industry organization representing the automotive industry in Australia has some very comprehensive information on Ethanol on their Web Site and we recommend you click on the link below:

www.autoindustries.com.au/ethanol.php/2004/03/00000001.html.

The FCAI strongly encourages motorists to check with their vehicle manufacturer on the suitability of Ethanol for their particular vehicle. A listing of vehicle manufacturers is shown at the following link:

www.autoindustries.com.au/ethanol.php/2004/03/00000003.html.

The following links also provide some interesting information if you wish to increase your knowledge in this area.

One of the challenges for MotorMouth is determining which sites actually sell Ethanol blended fuel and the price at those sites.

Unless service stations display E10 pricing on their priceboards, MotorMouth is unable to report the price on our website as our drivers are not allowed to drive across service station forecourts to collect prices.

So if your local service station sells Ethanol blended fuel please send us an email with the brand and exact address of the site (however the BP and Caltex links provide the locations of their sites selling Ethanol blended fuel)

The information on Ethanol in this article has been gathered from a range of publicly available sources in the interest of informing our Newsletter Subscribers.

Until next month...
Alan Price
Acting Marketing Manager - MotorMouth
apricemotormouth.com.au

This month's winner is Keith from Bridgeman Downs in QLD. Keith's entry - Lighten your load and save "A tradey and I were recently having a whinge about fuel prices and I mentioned how Motormouth keeps me informed on fuel costs. He suggested he had saved fuel by clearing the spare tools he often left in his utes. He reduced his dead weight by 55kgs just by having a quick clean up of his tool box. My boot is now almost totally empty. Weight adds to petrol consumption and so now I only carry the bare necessities. I also leave the wife at home to save fuel...only joking!" Congratulations Keith! Your prize will be sent out to you shortly.

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The average, lowest and the highest Unleaded prices for September 2005 in each city were:

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

Brisbane	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address corner Gympie Road and Webster Road Suburb Chermside Average Price for month 118.9
Sydney	Service Station Helou Petrol Address corner Rawson Road and Ferndell Street Suburb Granville Average Price for month 125.2
Melbourne	Service Station Beta Fuel 24/7 Address Middleborough Road Suburb Blackburn South Average Price for month 126.1
Adelaide	Service Station Southern Cross Address corner O.G. Road and Yaralin Avenue Suburb Klemzig Average Price for month 129.6
Perth	Service Station Coles Express Address corner Bannister Road and Service Road Suburb Canning Vale Average Price for month 125.2

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

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

Brisbane	Service Station Matilda Address corner Balmoral Street & Hawthorne Road Suburb Galloways Hill Average Price for month 116.2
Sydney	Service Station Super Save Casula Address corner Hume Highway and Leacocks Lane Suburb Casula Average Price for month 125.5
Melbourne	Service Station Beta Fuel 24/7 Address Middleborough Road Suburb Blackburn South Average Price for month 123.8
Adelaide	Service Station Southern Cross Address corner O.G. Road and Yaralin Avenue Suburb Klemzig Average Price for month 127.8
Perth	Service Station Wesco Fuels Address Rosedale Road Suburb Chidlow Average Price for month 127.1

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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