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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 5:59:13 AM

jrsherfy

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I talked to my friend in Kidderminster, England on Sunday. He said the average price of gas is around $10.00 per gallon.

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 6:12:41 AM

Adz

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Yep - last time I was in France diesel was around €0.76 per litre with gas around €1.26 per litre - that's approximately $7.50 per US gallon for gas but only $4.50 or so for a gallon of diesel.

We're currently paying about 80% of the price of fuel direct to the government as tax - or put the correct way around there's a 185% tax on fuel in the UK.

The best bit about that? VAT (sales tax in the US) is charged last... so the price breakdown works out like this:

Cost of fuel including profit of oil company: £0.355
Fuel Duty £0.495
VAT £0.15

Total £1.00

The actual VAT on the 'value' of the fuel would be 6.2 pence per litre... but the crafty beggars have us paying value added tax on the fuel duty payable - so they're taxing us on the tax we're paying to the tune of another 8.8 pence every litre! Every tank of fuel I buy I give the government in the region of £30 in tax and about £4 of that is tax on the tax I'm already paying. Makes me mad! Wouldn't happen in the USA... y'all have guns

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 6:15:21 AM

Adz

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ORIGINAL: jrsherfy

I talked to my friend in Kidderminster, England on Sunday. He said the average price of gas is around $10.00 per gallon.

For an Imperial gallon it would be... US gallon is a bit smaller than the Imperial.

USG = 3.785 litres
Imp Gall. = 4.546 litres

Never did understand why in the land of bigger = better y'all chose a smaller gallon

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 6:30:47 AM

Camdisco24

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$3.24 here in Asheville, NC
The price just took a hike around here, i guess its because the travel season is coming up...

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 6:51:04 AM

99XJ

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with crude climbing so are the prices inthe Northeast we're up to $3.55 in Central CT and still rising.

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 7:26:14 AM

NWDiscoRover2004

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Tacoma, WA this AM was $3.76

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 9:33:38 AM

Darover

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The equivalent of $4.92 U.S per U.S gallon up here.for premium.

Darn good thing that this truck is paid for!!!

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 11:02:09 AM

bradbenz

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My last fill (yesterday) at Costco in Boise, ID was 3.04 for 91octane. Elsewhere in town runs about 10-20cents per gallon more.

Speaking of gas, I tried DiscoMike's method of driving in 3 as opposed to D when under 45 MPH; my mileage has markedly improved. I don't have MPG stats yet, but I was getting about 150 miles at the half-way point; now I'm at 175, and not quite to half a tank yet.

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 11:02:34 AM

BURover

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We are sitting around $3.23 for 93 rating here in Austin. It was my understanding that Europe prices were much higher not only bc of their taxes but for a little higher octane than what we can get in the states. Is that correct?

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RE: GAS PRICE - 11/9/2007 11:47:55 AM

Spike555

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We are upto $3.49 here in West MI. It sucks.
I have thought of adding a LPG system to my truck but it would take to long to recup my cost.

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