Petrol stations stuck in the 70's!

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Originally Posted by pfillery

In a recent thread last week where the prices of old fuel bowsers were being discussed, someone mentioned that servo's do not seem to sell kerosene at the bowser any more.

Put some fuel in this morning at a servo at Burpengary Brisbane and not only do they have a proper bowser with kero (as opposed to just a gravity feed tank with a nozzle like a few still do) but they also still have Zoom 25 2 stroke for your lawnmower, served from the same type of proper bowser. I can't say I've seen that sold like that for a number of years!

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You often find that Servo's near boat ramps, marinas and holiday resort caravan parks still have Kero bowsers and various 2 stroke varieties.

It seems that the place to buy kero these days is Bunnings in 20 litre drums.

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Originally Posted by pfillery

Matilda servo in the industrial estate, the one on Old Gympie Rd near the roundabout as you go between Burpengary and the Narangba Dbay exit. It's next to the Chooks Courtesy Corner.

Both pumps lit up and unlocked so assuming they are active.

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Ah yes... I know them well. The Buell gets a top up from them from time to time, on the way to or from work...

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

It seems that the place to buy kero these days is Bunnings in 20 litre drums.

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Do tell ! .... just went looking for some more kero for our parts washer. The local servo with a kero bowser no longer sells kero, and the only place we could find it was Bunnings.

20L = $71 .... $3.55/Litre :eek:

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Originally Posted by Fluids

Do tell ! .... just went looking for some more kero for our parts washer. The local servo with a kero bowser no longer sells kero, and the only place we could find it was Bunnings.

20L = $71 .... $3.55/Litre :eek:

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I'll take a bet that even Jet A1 would be cheaper than that.

But they seem to have us over "a barrel" if no one else sells it! :mad:

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

But they seem to have us over "a barrel" if no one else sells it! :mad:

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... and that's how these big box merchant retailers work ! :mad:

Wonder how much they charge for a 1L bottle ?? :eek: :eek: :eek:

You top the Buell up with kero ?

Nah! Buell's run on Av-gas :D;) they are one quick motorrad ;)

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Originally Posted by Fluids

Do tell ! .... just went looking for some more kero for our parts washer. The local servo with a kero bowser no longer sells kero, and the only place we could find it was Bunnings.

20L = $71 .... $3.55/Litre :eek:

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Who is the nearest major oil/fuel distributor ?

They'll sell you drums of white spirit instead of kero for the parts washer ;)

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Originally Posted by Fluids

Do tell ! .... just went looking for some more kero for our parts washer. The local servo with a kero bowser no longer sells kero, and the only place we could find it was Bunnings.

20L = $71 .... $3.55/Litre :eek:

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Local Castrol agent here in Ipswich is $63 for 20 litres.Before the January floods my local servo sold it via it's own pump for $1.70 a litre(pump was destroyed by floodwater)..big difference in price. Always suspected Bunnings were a rip off..now I know.
John.

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Originally Posted by rick130

Who is the nearest major oil/fuel distributor ?

They'll sell you drums of white spirit instead of kero for the parts washer ;)

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We run 50/50 Kero & Diesel in the parts washer. Is white spirit run neat, or mixed down with diesel 50/50 the same as kero ?