petrol prices

[kevplumb]

clock the sign above the cruiser thats $3. 5c a gallon app £1.50

life can be hard in the states

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[^woody^]

Is that what they are giving thanks for?

 

[kevplumb]

yer joking they are complaining at the rise in gas prices

 

[tim west]

Turkey Turkey gobble gobble

 

[clf-gas]

Remember in the states quiet a few years ago, cant remember if it was Tennesse or Mississipi, went to fill the SUV up, I said to brother inlaw, "shall I put about $80 in". "Oh yeah" he said, " put 80 bucks in and its yours".
Was 60 odd cents a gallon, worked out around £14 I think. Though I must say I have noticed the increase now, but they live near Niagra now.

 

[Donkmeister]

Over there I'll bet they're cursing the 3-dollar gallon now!!!

Well, $3.05 = £1.99 now the pound has fallen a bit. With a US gallon being much smaller than our manly imperial gallon, that works out to...

52.5p a litre

Personally I thought it would be cheaper than that, 52.5p a litre doesn't sound insanely cheap to me! Plus isn't diesel cheaper than petrol in the US anyway? Perhaps the days of V8s and driving to get to the end of the road will end, even in the States

 

[kevplumb]

Plus isn't diesel cheaper than petrol in the US

na it costs more than gas fella

which is a bit of a pain cos i like my big oil burner

Over there I'll bet they're cursing the 3-dollar gallon now!!!

$1.63 last time i looked

Perhaps the days of V8s and driving to get to the end of the road will end, even in the States icon_eek.gif
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you are joking i get funny looks when i walk to the drugstore for my beer

 

[securespark]

you are joking i get funny looks when i walk to the drugstore for my beer

That's mad!

It's the other way round here..we live half a mile from our village centre but nearly always walk.

Unless we can't carry home what we're buying....

 

[tim west]

we dont have a drugstore to walk to only a chemist.

 

[Steve]

drugstore, I believe is yank for convenience store???

 

[kevplumb]

thas right fella

you ever been to a chemist thats sells cigs and beer

near vanderbilt in nashville they have a drive thro off licence

 

[tim west]

We dont have a drugstore only a chemist

 

[kevplumb]

you can get gas here as well

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[r.bartlett]

Does the price take into account the US gal is smaller than a UK one? Plus isn't sales tax on top of the price shown??

so whilst it is cheaper their cars are far less frugal which means their spend is the same as us (as an average..)

Cheers

Richard

 

[kevplumb]

23 MPG is a selling point in the states

sales tax is app 8% and you are correct on top