Ferrari to close down London!

#11

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:24:39 GMT, "Tom Burton"
<thomasburton7 (AT) freezingcoldmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

The oil prices have been steadily dropping for months. At the start of
Jan, we were still paying 1.19-1.22 here. Then it went as low as
1.04(for 2-3 days, a week or so ago), this just after quite a bit of
huffing and puffing from the media on the findings of the petrol price
watchdog.
Then by the end of last week it went back up to as high as 1.13. Don't
know what the price is today, but i bet it's not 1.03.
According to all the gurus, the price should be around 90 cents at
most, yet...

That's Just the Duty yea?

LOL. Nah, pump price. Our duty is well above 1/2 of the pump price

once the federal and state governments get through it all. The service
station's profit was around 14 cents on a litre when it was selling
for only 78 cents some years ago. There may have been some changes
since, but i'd think it'll still be close to that percentage-wise.

All in all, we are only whining because we are used to low priced
fuel. Just as the Americans are. We've always had substantially
cheaper fuel than you guys in Europe. Partly dictated by our long
distances i'd say, but probably also because we do produce a large
enough quantity of oil ourselves(though not necessarily for
ourselves).

Quote:

I'm currently paying 87.9p/l for diesel so that's about USD$1.71 isn't it?

Last time i've looked, diesel was around A$1.50 or something here in

Oz, when petrol was 1.20-ish. It always amazes me how a byproduct of
refining crude oil into petrol can be sold for more than the bloody
petrol. Maybe it has gold particles, i'll try and fossick a few
litres..

Quote:

That aside do we actually pay VAT on the duty? So when "Gordon Blair" put up
the Duty 1.25p last year it actually went up 1.46p?

Dunno, but i don't think you should be paying VAT on duty. AIUI, the

duty is based on the already calculated VAT(GST for us) inclusive
price and is just tacked on.

--

Regards, Frank

#12

"a_Frank" <fajp (AT) notthis (DOT) optushome.com.au> wrote

Quote:

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:24:39 GMT, "Tom Burton"
thomasburton7 (AT) freezingcoldmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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That aside do we actually pay VAT on the duty? So when "Gordon Blair" put
up
the Duty 1.25p last year it actually went up 1.46p?

Dunno, but i don't think you should be paying VAT on duty. AIUI, the
duty is based on the already calculated VAT(GST for us) inclusive
price and is just tacked on.

Yep the duty is vattable. Ole Gordie doesn't miss a trick, including
ensuring that the *cheaper* fuel carries sufficient duty to make it more
expensive to the end user than the *expensive* fuel.

#13

Well, I think we have some of the most expensive gas there is. In
Mammoth Lakes, CA, gas is currently 2.89 for regular unleaded. It
went down 3 cents the other day. That is the first price change
(except for the escalation for the holidays) since the summer when it
was as low as 2.70

On Jan 29, 4:41 am, a_Frank <f... (AT) notthis (DOT) optushome.com.au> wrote:

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On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:22:48 GMT, "PhilÅ" <iclgate... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com
wrote:

"a_Frank" <f... (AT) notthis (DOT) optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:58:07 GMT, Luigi Topolino
tif... (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote:

Anyone know when they've scheduled to be in NYC?

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns18000.html
JANUARY 26, 2007
Ferrari to close down London!

The City of London is to be closed down next month to allow Shell to
film a new TV commercial to promote its long-standing sponsorship of
the Ferrari F1 team. The advertisement, which is reputed to be the
world's most expensive, with a production budget close to £2m, will
see Ferrari F1 cars racing through a selection of the world's most
famous cities including London, New York and Sydney in order to
promote Shell's V-Power high-performance fuel.

Thanks. I was wondering why our fuel prices keep going up, despite the
drop in oil prices.

That's wrong Frank, they are dropping and have not seen a rise for many
monthsThe oil prices have been steadily dropping for months. At the start of
Jan, we were still paying 1.19-1.22 here. Then it went as low as
1.04(for 2-3 days, a week or so ago), this just after quite a bit of
huffing and puffing from the media on the findings of the petrol price
watchdog.
Then by the end of last week it went back up to as high as 1.13. Don't
know what the price is today, but i bet it's not 1.03.
According to all the gurus, the price should be around 90 cents at
most, yet...

--

Regards, Frank

#14

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:33:47 GMT, Tifosi 308 <liverpoolfc (AT) anfield (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

Luigi Topolino wrote:
Anyone know when they've scheduled to be in NYC?

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns18000.html
JANUARY 26, 2007
Ferrari to close down London!

The City of London is to be closed down next month to allow Shell to
film a new TV commercial to promote its long-standing sponsorship of
the Ferrari F1 team. The advertisement, which is reputed to be the
world's most expensive, with a production budget close to £2m, will
see Ferrari F1 cars racing through a selection of the world's most
famous cities including London, New York and Sydney in order to
promote Shell's V-Power high-performance fuel.

CGI for the other cities perhaps?

Had the thought myself: I imagine the roadway interface is the hardest
to integrate, so just pick a few representational roads somewhere,
shoot b-roll, and let Apple do the rest.

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T308
(Who would never drive a Ferrari through NYC....)

"I'd sell my soul for a Formula One race car." - Bart Simpson

(Stunned by the galloping yahoos on F-chat who do just that regularly.
Love that what they think is "upstate" is my hypercongested backyard.)
--

"...Luigi follow only the Ferraris."

#15

"RicDeez" <ridean (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Well, I think we have some of the most expensive gas there is. In
Mammoth Lakes, CA, gas is currently 2.89 for regular unleaded. It
went down 3 cents the other day. That is the first price change
(except for the escalation for the holidays) since the summer when it
was as low as 2.70

Today it was $.95.9 per litre on the left coast of Vancouver Island. That's
about $3.63 per US gallon!

Steve R.

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