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Offline Lye-El

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« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2005, 08:49:49 AM »
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Don't feel bad. I've just done a calculation which tells me we're paying more than $6 per US gallon in Britain (90p per litre).



So who gets all that money? It would seem to be far above production cost plus and exorbitant profit. :eek:
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« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2005, 09:01:51 AM »
It's tax lye-el.

It pays for whatever the government subsidises in the UK.
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Offline SFRT - Frenchy

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« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2005, 10:00:55 AM »
100LL runs great in my car (1973) ... but it's $3,70 in Los Angeles area ... still better off with $3,00 91:lol

So who are we that dependant upon that gas gains more than a Dollard in 4 months?
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« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2005, 11:02:22 AM »
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Say bye bye to GM and any automaker who depends on selling SUVs and pickups and other behemoths.


thats like saying goodbye to a 12.00 cup of starbucks coffee that could be made in a coffee pot for .12 cents.

people just love to show how much money they can waste.

lol
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Offline john9001

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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2005, 11:13:06 AM »
i love my little honda, i think i'll go wash it.
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« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2005, 11:23:55 AM »
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i love my little honda, i think i'll go wash it.


Isn't mineral water more expensive than gas?
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« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2005, 11:34:50 AM »
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100LL runs great in my car (1973) ... but it's $3,70 in Los Angeles area ... still better off with $3,00 91:lol  
I was just paying like $2.80 last week at Santa Monica airport.
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« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2005, 11:49:33 AM »
May be worth to check Chino, or Whiteman. $3.60 was Van Nuyrs where I'm based at. It IS worth the fun of runing away as soon as the airport manager shows up:D
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« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2005, 03:13:09 PM »
I was back east last week at BDR - after whacking a seagull with my left wing over Ellis island - I tanked up. $3.80 for 100LL. Wanted $4.50 for JetA with prist - insanity.
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« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2005, 03:28:53 PM »
I was just poking around the old internet...Oil prices have been falling the past four days...but gas prices continue to rise...doesn't make much sense.
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« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2005, 04:16:21 PM »
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I was just poking around the old internet...Oil prices have been falling the past four days...but gas prices continue to rise...doesn't make much sense.



sure it does...your just not thinking about it with the right frame of mind.
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« Reply #26 on: April 08, 2005, 04:18:09 PM »
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I was just poking around the old internet...Oil prices have been falling the past four days...but gas prices continue to rise...doesn't make much sense.


Allow me to explain:

You are being danced around by your Willy.

The oil companies do this for the same reason a dog licks his private parts.  ;)
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« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2005, 04:21:58 PM »
Dont worry Frenchy, a liter costs about 2 $ here. And there is 3,8 liters to the gallon so thats almost 8$ a gallon
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« Reply #28 on: April 08, 2005, 05:19:11 PM »
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Originally posted by JB88

people just love to show how much money they can waste.

lol


Careful what you wish for.....you do want to sell your art don't you?
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« Reply #29 on: April 08, 2005, 06:09:22 PM »
Lol

:lol

He has a point JB88
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