03-07-2005, 08:27 AM
|  | Just a swingin' | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 36
Posts: 11,378
| | | Charlotte is cheaper and the South is the cheapest in general because our cost of living is the lowest in the country.
'Course we make the least in the country too, but it's all relative. lol
__________________ ThrillNetwork Editor - Formerly known as bgwfreak
Go Carolina Panthers! |
03-07-2005, 09:42 AM
|  | Tree hugger | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: London Age: 24
Posts: 5,910
| | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Daishi grr... gas is so cheap in the US it's unbelievable. I filled my tank this morning. £34. that's 40 litres for probably around $60. You guys just don't realise when you're getting a bargain. We had a fuel shortage in the UK five years ago, when truck drivers decided to blockade all the major supply yards to protest against high prices - prices then wre reportedly over £1.00 a LITRE (yes, thats One Pound (appx two dollars") for One litre of fuel)
Admittedly, i get 40+ miles to the gallon, and sub 10.0s performance to 60mph, but i still pay too much for my fuel.
And... while we're on the subject, i also pay £155 a year just in tax to be allowed on the roads.
*I Know the exchange rate isn't quite that bad, but i can't be bothered to break out a claculator for a rant... |
they will never understand |
03-07-2005, 05:37 PM
|  | Go Blue!! | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kent, OH Age: 31
Posts: 10,594
| | | Ok...I think we understand the 2 US Dollars to 1 pound, at least I do. What about the litre to gallon rate so that some of us can understand fully?
Gas prices here hit $2.00/gallon and are said to hit $2.30 by May. I guess this means one thing...I need a raise.
__________________
Thrillnetwork Lead Moderator
Kent State Basketball (3-0, 0-0 MAC) nect vs Illinois, @ #22 Kansas, vs St. Mary's
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Stuff up on Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, stuffing and pumpkin pie! |
03-07-2005, 05:49 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: nearby dorney Age: 21
Posts: 1,652
| | | 1.79 here. |
03-07-2005, 06:23 PM
|  | Thrill Ryder | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Upper NJ Age: 20
Posts: 2,532
| | Its about 2.40 around here. They take us for every penny we have  |
03-07-2005, 06:36 PM
|  | Didn't Know You Could | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Age: 19
Posts: 5,141
| | Uh oh. Gas is 2 cents higher from last friday  lol. It sucks for all you 2+ dollars for gas people.
__________________
Randy Rogers Band - Randy Rogers Band - Out Now |
03-07-2005, 08:16 PM
|  | Wooden Poster | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 22
Posts: 156
| | | Here in Columbus, OH, gas just shot up to $2.06. That is about as high as I have seen it. Its really rough on me because I deliver pizza and have to fill up my tank about three times a week. Atleast my Toyota is getting 35+ mpg.
__________________
"i think that it's brainless to assume that making changes to your window's view will give a new perspective" -DCFC
|
03-07-2005, 08:39 PM
| | Hyper Poster | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 18
Posts: 1,374
| | | 1.80 around me. In some of the more rural gas stations it is up over $2. The Shell station 1000 feet from my house is at 2.06, and that is pretty bad for evn that station which has really high prices. |
03-07-2005, 09:53 PM
|  | Inverted Poster | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 32
Posts: 861
| | | 2.09 in Columbus now. Dang Frieda.
__________________
"Ok, fat ***, we've just traveled 2,460 miles just for a little Roy Wally entertainment. The moose says you're closed. I say you're open!"
|
03-08-2005, 12:25 AM
|  | Panthers Country! | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Panther Country Age: 29
Posts: 12,417
| | | While driving to and from work today i did notice that the 4 gas stations between work and my home had gone up from 1.77 to 1.91. One was even at 2.02.
__________________ 2008 Carolina Panthers: 9-3 / Next Game: Vs. Tampa Bay (MNF)
Carolina Tarheels: 7-0 / Charlotte Bobcats: 5-11
New Orleans Hornets: 9-6 |
03-08-2005, 06:11 AM
| | Tree hugger | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: London Age: 24
Posts: 5,910
| | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Andrew Polcyn Ok...I think we understand the 2 US Dollars to 1 pound, at least I do. What about the litre to gallon rate so that some of us can understand fully?
Gas prices here hit $2.00/gallon and are said to hit $2.30 by May. I guess this means one thing...I need a raise. |
approx $2 ishto one £1, and four litres to a US gallon.
So thats over $6.2 for each US gallon. |
03-08-2005, 07:53 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Near St. Louis Age: 19
Posts: 1,351
| | | I live on the Illinois side of St Louis so to get to Missouri, I have to cross the Mississippi River. Yesterday, I was crossing the river from the Missouri side of the bridge, the price was 1.70 at a gas station right before the bridge, buthen I got to the Illinois side the price suddenly jumped up 30 cents to 2 buckaroos! The bridge is 1/4 mile long. I thought I'd never see a 30 cent jump every quarter mile. LOL! Must be taxes or something like that.
Last edited by jimths08; 03-08-2005 at 07:56 AM..
|
03-08-2005, 04:20 PM
| | Go Blue!! | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kent, OH Age: 31
Posts: 10,594
| | Quote:
approx $2 ishto one £1, and four litres to a US gallon.
So thats over $6.2 for each US gallon.
| Yeah, the I would say we do have it pretty good with less than half that.
Skye...say 10-15 years ago, how much was it for you to fillup? Not as much I would bet. Same here, gas prices were low enough that putting $5 in your tank meant you were putting 5 gallons in. Just means I have to budget a little better and find the best deal in town.
__________________
Thrillnetwork Lead Moderator
Kent State Basketball (3-0, 0-0 MAC) nect vs Illinois, @ #22 Kansas, vs St. Mary's
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Stuff up on Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, stuffing and pumpkin pie! |
03-08-2005, 04:41 PM
|  | Light Gives Heat | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 21
Posts: 1,273
| | Quote: |
Originally Posted by sfft_2108 Uh oh. Gas is 2 cents higher from last friday lol. It sucks for all you 2+ dollars for gas people. | Yea, but gas was $1.92 at my local WalMart today, and they sell theirs cheap. It hasn't hit $2.00 in Houston yet, but it doesn't seem far away.
__________________
"She's waiting for a prince in shining armor, and I don't even know how to put armor on." |
03-08-2005, 04:57 PM
|  | Corkscrew Poster | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gladly showing Schenscher the door... Age: 26
Posts: 563
| | Quote: |
Originally Posted by dkmaddog Atleast my Toyota is getting 35+ mpg. | Ha, me too, 30-35 on average 
I was shocked to see it went up 8 more cents today, now 1.95 for the cheap stuff. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | | |
