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« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2005, 11:31:18 AM »
Yay! A gas price whine thread to start the weekend! $2.70/gallon! The end is nigh!

I wonder how Lazs would react if he passed a Conoco filling station with a price of 50 cents/gallon.  ;)
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« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2005, 11:31:23 AM »
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Why am I paying $2.70 a Gallon for gas....?:confused:


Cuz ya don't like walking?

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« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2005, 11:32:41 AM »
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Why am I paying $2.70 a Gallon for gas....?:confused:


OMG POOR YOU!

my heart bleeds for you. :rolleyes:

i filled up at £0.94 a LITRE earlier. and plenty of countries got it a lot worse than here too.
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« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2005, 11:42:17 AM »
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i filled up at £0.94 a LITRE earlier. and plenty of countries got it a lot worse than here too.
(UK£ 0.94) per liter = 6.41 U.S. dollars per US gallon
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« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2005, 11:42:57 AM »
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i filled up at £0.94 a LITRE earlier
Diesel?
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« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2005, 11:45:05 AM »
unleaded optimax

some diesel prices in central london are over £1 a litre apparently
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« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2005, 11:47:45 AM »
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.  But arent we still selling quite a bit of our domestic oil overseas?
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« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2005, 11:50:45 AM »
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What is it in Norway right now?  $6.50 a gallon?

I'm driving a 2003 Suburban, and I just spent $75 on a tank of gas.  I have some real perspective on this:  I've decided that the benefits of the vehicle (considering lifestyle, business use, carrying passengers, etc) outweigh the (significant) costs.  In addition to that, I could be spending ever so much more if I were in another country.

End result:  I'm light on the gas pedal, plan my driving appropriately, and save my pennies.


Hmm.. aprox 1,6 dollar for a liter. You do the conversion to gallon. It varies abit from day to day and so does the currency values.. It may therefore vary alot from one day to another depending on those 2 variables.
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« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2005, 11:50:54 AM »
Apparently we can make a lot more if we sell it in England.  :D
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« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2005, 11:53:58 AM »
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Hmm.. aprox 1,6 dollar for a liter. You do the conversion to gallon. It varies abit from day to day and so does the currency values.. It may therefore vary alot from one day to another depending on those 2 variables.
Based on todays rates, that's $6.06 per gallon.

You're paying about 10.45 kroner per liter?
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« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2005, 12:11:27 PM »
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Why am I paying $2.70 a Gallon for gas....?:confused:





Maybe because since the 1970's the oil company have been shutting down oil refineries to drive the price of oil up. Just something i read in the local paper a few weeks back. Don't know how true it is or not.
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« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2005, 12:21:31 PM »
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OMG POOR YOU!

my heart bleeds for you. :rolleyes:

i filled up at £0.94 a LITRE earlier. and plenty of countries got it a lot worse than here too.



It's still an economic shock to some regardless what you pay over there. I'm sure that in less than a year your price jumped that high..Ours jumped a dollar/gal in a year..it's unnatural..and the supply/demand BS is just that BS. No one will convince me that in 2 years the demand has jumped that much and production capacity is too low to meet the demand.

Someone decided that their profits weren't big enough so they are raising prices. Can't blame em since this is capitalism, but you can be pissed about it.

I just got my old 1977 CB400F out of storage and got it running so I can save money. It's sad when it takes 9 dollars to fill up a 400cc motorcycle though.
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« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2005, 12:26:50 PM »
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Based on todays rates, that's $6.06 per gallon.

You're paying about 10.45 kroner per liter?


abit more... 11,30
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« Reply #28 on: August 19, 2005, 12:29:37 PM »
Sure, because the tank isn't 400ccs, it's closer to 4 gallons.

BTW, 1975 CB-750K owner, plus had a 1982 CB900F.  Two great hondas.  When the 750 worked, I used to take it onto unpaved logging roads and just spend hours cruising through the woods.  The low center of gravity and good mid range torque made it perfect for those roads, without the discomfort of a two stroke chainsaw-attached-to-rearwheel dirt bike.
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« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2005, 12:34:37 PM »
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Sure, because the tank isn't 400ccs, it's closer to 4 gallons.

BTW, 1975 CB-750K owner, plus had a 1982 CB900F.  Two great hondas.  When the 750 worked, I used to take it onto unpaved logging roads and just spend hours cruising through the woods.  The low center of gravity and good mid range torque made it perfect for those roads, without the discomfort of a two stroke chainsaw-attached-to-rearwheel dirt bike.


LOL!! Had the same bike.. was embarassing to ride in some situations, but it was a real good all around machine... even ran it on the San Jose dirt mile oval track!
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