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Gasoline / Petrol
Posted: February 9, 2008 6:33 am
by britparrothead
I went to fill up my husbands car yesterday. He drives an Audi A4, nothing special. It cost me £56 which at todays exchange rate is $108.86
Not bad for a run around car 
My Honda CRV cost a little more. No wonder people are leaving our country in droves!!
Re: Gasoline / Petrol
Posted: February 9, 2008 7:23 am
by creeky
britparrothead wrote:I went to fill up my husbands car yesterday. He drives an Audi A4, nothing special. It cost me £56 which at todays exchange rate is $108.86
Not bad for a run around car
My Honda CRV cost a little more. No wonder people are leaving our country in droves!!
A family size car or 4wd here has cost 100.00 + for a few years. Right on empty - my little Kia Rio costs 55-60
Posted: February 9, 2008 7:50 am
by Sidew13
WOW
In our little corner of South Carolina, 87 octane is runing around at $2.75/gallon
Posted: February 9, 2008 9:32 am
by LIPH
It's been so long since I had to get gas I don't remember what I paid the last time.
Posted: February 9, 2008 2:06 pm
by Snowparrot
Our gas is about $1 a litre, and that means about $50-$55 to get the tank from one-quarter to Full, on the PT Cruiser.
Posted: February 9, 2008 5:41 pm
by pojo
when I filled up my Mazda 6 last week it was around $45-$50 for a 16 gallon tank!
Posted: February 9, 2008 5:57 pm
by creeky
Snowparrot wrote:Our gas is about $1 a litre, and that means about $50-$55 to get the tank from one-quarter to Full, on the PT Cruiser.
we are 1.49 = around 6.00 a gallon ....
Posted: February 9, 2008 6:06 pm
by dnw
creeky wrote:Snowparrot wrote:Our gas is about $1 a litre, and that means about $50-$55 to get the tank from one-quarter to Full, on the PT Cruiser.
we are 1.49 = around 6.00 a gallon ....
Yikes! And I thought $2.84 a gallon was high. I'll quit complaining.
Posted: February 9, 2008 6:11 pm
by creeky
dnw wrote:creeky wrote:Snowparrot wrote:Our gas is about $1 a litre, and that means about $50-$55 to get the tank from one-quarter to Full, on the PT Cruiser.
we are 1.49 = around 6.00 a gallon ....
Yikes! And I thought $2.84 a gallon was high. I'll quit complaining.
3.79 litres to the gallon x 1.50 = I dont know - dont have a calculator handy
Posted: February 9, 2008 11:26 pm
by diverg
creeky wrote:dnw wrote:creeky wrote:Snowparrot wrote:Our gas is about $1 a litre, and that means about $50-$55 to get the tank from one-quarter to Full, on the PT Cruiser.
we are 1.49 = around 6.00 a gallon ....
Yikes! And I thought $2.84 a gallon was high. I'll quit complaining.
3.79 litres to the gallon x 1.50 = I dont know - dont have a calculator handy
Is that $1.49 Aus or did you convert and its $149 US That equals $5.69/gallon AUD or if we need to convert to US that would equal $5.08 at today's exchange rate.
Posted: February 9, 2008 11:30 pm
by Wino you know
Here it's $2.85 per gallon for the ethynol blend (89 octane),
$2.95 per gallon for regular (87 octane)
$3.05 per gallon for premium (91-92 octane)
I use regular in the Mercury and premium in the Jeep.
As far as I'm concerned, they can shove that ethynol crap where the sun never shines.
Posted: February 9, 2008 11:41 pm
by popcornjack
$3.05 a gallon for the cheap stuff. Cost me just about $35 to fill the tank of my 1990 Accord that, even with 265,000 miles on it, still gets 30+ mpg.
Posted: February 10, 2008 12:03 am
by creeky
diverg wrote:creeky wrote:dnw wrote:creeky wrote:Snowparrot wrote:Our gas is about $1 a litre, and that means about $50-$55 to get the tank from one-quarter to Full, on the PT Cruiser.
we are 1.49 = around 6.00 a gallon ....
Yikes! And I thought $2.84 a gallon was high. I'll quit complaining.
3.79 litres to the gallon x 1.50 = I dont know - dont have a calculator handy
Is that $1.49 Aus or did you convert and its $149 US That equals $5.69/gallon AUD or if we need to convert to US that would equal $5.08 at today's exchange rate.
It aussie - but with the exchange rate at the moment being that we get 90c to the dollar - it doesnt really come in to the calculations - what it means is that petrol here is damn expensive
Posted: February 10, 2008 12:17 am
by blackjack
I have a 20-gallon tank that just took 19.25 gallons and cost me $53 US.
And I didn't have to pump it myself. Isn't New Jersey great?!?!
Posted: February 10, 2008 12:50 am
by popcornjack
blackjack wrote:I have a 20-gallon tank that just took 19.25 gallons and cost me $53 US.
And I didn't have to pump it myself. Isn't New Jersey great?!?!
Some people might argue that, state-mandated full service gas stations not with standing.
Posted: February 10, 2008 1:10 am
by creeky
Wow - you have places that pump the petrol for you
I have never experienced that!!!
Posted: February 10, 2008 1:11 am
by Dutch Harbor PH
Hmmmmmm........ Diesel ULS #2 is about $3.29 a US gallon......Fish Oil is free........ I mix at about 3 to 1 so a gallon costs about $.82.....and the 4500lb mercedes gets about 28mpg..... not to bad.....
On the other hand the 1ton Chevy crew cab gets about 16mpg and has a 25 gallon tank.....uggghhhh...
Posted: February 10, 2008 11:44 am
by blackjack
creeky wrote:Wow - you have places that pump the petrol for you
I have never experienced that!!!
It's all I have ever known. Except for those times I venture across state lines.
Posted: February 10, 2008 1:00 pm
by ragtopW
creeky wrote:Wow - you have places that pump the petrol for you
I have never experienced that!!!
state law requires in Oregon that you do not pump your own..
Posted: February 10, 2008 1:01 pm
by ragtopW
about $20 a week for my lil old truck..