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HughJ

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Feb 21, 2006
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seeing as there are lots of nationalities on here just wondered how much you guys pay for fuel/gas etc etc

we (Englanders) pay in the region of £0.90 per litre or £3.96 per gallon, so approx 6.90USD or 9.17AUD per gallon
 
I just filled my car up today with Shell V-Power 91-Octane I think it was $2.49 a Gallon. (or something in that region)

Mid-West that is.
 
Running about 2.45/gallon US where I am (East Coast). It's been a lot higher in the past.
 
Okay, I live in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area and gas fluctuates quite a bit here. Right after Katrina we saw prices for REGULAR skyrocket as high as 3.69 - before that I don't recall them breaking two dollars, but I could be wrong.

A week ago, we saw regular prices of 2.20 to 2.39 or so, now we're seeing a lot closer to 2.40 to 2.70 - I guess it has something to do with the Iran situation. I don't think it's fair that they raise the price PRE-EMPTIVELY but that's how greedy oil companies operate. (Is there a barfing face I can insert here?)

I have to fill up tomorrow as my Civic is down to 1/3 of a tank - - - I'm hoping to find a price closer to 2.40.
 
Before leaving on vacation last Sunday I saw gas prices around us range anywhere from $2.21/gallon up to $2.50. During our week here in Salt Lake, we've seen gas range between $2.11 to $2.25. I would be much happier with that kind of range. There's just something about being able to keep the overall cost under $30 per fill up that is somewhat comforting....
 
floriflee said:
There's just something about being able to keep the overall cost under $30 per fill up that is somewhat comforting....
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:eek: a fill up from $30 (£17):eek: it costs me approx $94 (£54) to fill mine up, thats distgusting just another reason to hate the UK
 
HughJanus said:
:eek: a fill up from $30 (£17):eek: it costs me approx $94 (£54) to fill mine up, thats distgusting just another reason to hate the UK
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Hate seems like a strong word. We ceratinly pay over the odds for our petrol - you could always try getting about in other ways. There's plenty that's good about the UK and if you're not happy with it the door's over there!
 
HughJanus said:
seeing as there are lots of nationalities on here just wondered how much you guys pay for fuel/gas etc etc

we (Englanders) pay in the region of £0.90 per litre or £3.96 per gallon, so approx 6.90USD or 9.17AUD per gallon
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Also bear in mind that a UK gallon is smaller than a US gallon.

1 US gallon = 0.8327 Imperial gallon.
 
$2.79/gal of diesel here on the Oregon coast, but then I get 48-52mpg, so my money is getting me a bit further than many. I bought this car to get good mileage when diesel was actually 20-40¢ less than regular unleaded, now it's 20-40¢ more! :mad:




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HughJanus said:
:eek: a fill up from $30 (£17):eek: it costs me approx $94 (£54) to fill mine up, thats distgusting just another reason to hate the UK
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Jeez, what sort of car do you drive? I can fill up my BMW (1977) on about £30-35.

If you want an alternative, get your car converted to LPG. It cost about £1000 for my Dad to convert his 4.0 Cherokee to LPG, but he got that money back within a year because it's so cheap (35-35p a litre). Makes it the equivalent of a car doing 30mpg, instead of the normal (embarrassing) 15mpg.
 
Peterkro said:
umm thats the other way round a US gallon is smaller than a Imperial gallon.:)
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Sorry but I'm pretty sure you're wrong. According to another source (google for "convert imperial gallon to gallon") 1 Imperial gallon = 1.20095042 US gallon.
 
Right now in Montreal, Canada its around 1.06$/l. The price usually fluctuates between 0.90$/l to 1.05$/l.
 
SpookTheHamster said:
Jeez, what sort of car do you drive? I can fill up my BMW (1977) on about £30-35.

If you want an alternative, get your car converted to LPG. It cost about £1000 for my Dad to convert his 4.0 Cherokee to LPG, but he got that money back within a year because it's so cheap (35-35p a litre). Makes it the equivalent of a car doing 30mpg, instead of the normal (embarrassing) 15mpg.
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i drive a Nissan 200, and as for consumption i actaully get pretty good returns considering its turbocharged, on a run i get about 39mpg
 
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