$ 3 a gallon gas

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

I heard that prices may drop down again before rising again for the summer driving season. All 3 "local" stations here are over $ 3.00, but I saw some yesterday as low as $ 2.839. I may take a trip to southwest Massachussets on Monday and see if it's any cheaper there.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

You beat me to the calculation Sue. Our cousins from over the pond are in for one hell of a shock when they hit our shores this year. $2 to the £ AND fuel costs more than double what they are used to. The only consolation being that I suspect most cars in the UK are considerably more fuel efficient than those in the US.

They weren't all that effecient when we were in Ireland last year or in Scotland a couple of years ago. At least I wasn't all that impressed with the tiny Ford or the Nissan we were given as rentals.

Of course your correct about the difference in the cost of gas. All I can figure is you guys pay a heck of a lot in taxes per liter of petrol than we do here. When we did our med. cruise I was surprised at the difference in the price of a liter of gas depending on what country we were in. It seemed as if Italy had everyone beat with their high prices.

The issue we have in America is virtually no good public transportation in a lot of our cities and, even when there is an alternative, people still prefer to drive their own car and just complain about the price of gas.

I'd like to come back over to Europe but, the exchange rate and the cost of gas have me seeing more of America right now and less of the world.

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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.

The main factor in price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc.

In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated March, 2005.


Nation City Price in USD Regular/Gallon

Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12

[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

They weren't all that effecient when we were in Ireland last year or in Scotland a couple of years ago. At least I wasn't all that impressed with the tiny Ford or the Nissan we were given as rentals.

I'm quite surprised by that. My wife drives a little Nissan Micra and averages 45 mpg (imperial gallon, not US) and with my Nissan Primera 2.0 I average 36 to the gallon with well over 40 on longer runs.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

I'm quite surprised by that. My wife drives a little Nissan Micra and averages 45 mpg (imperial gallon, not US) and with my Nissan Primera 2.0 I average 36 to the gallon with well over 40 on longer runs.

That is more effecient than what most Americans drive. The Nissan we had in Ireland was getting around 29 to 30 mpg in mostly carriageway driving. I have a Saturn SUV that gets between 24 and 29 MPG highway depending on the driving conditions.

I don't recall the MPG that the little Ford we had in Scotland got but I do recall being less than impressed with it. Especially for such a small car.

I can't say if it was imperial gallon or US gallon. I didn't even know there was an imperial gallon and I don't have a clue as to what the difference is at this point or how it affects comparing the economy of the car. I guess I'll have to do a little research to see what the conversion would be.

[PigsDad Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PigsDad]

I guess I'll have to do a little research to see what the conversion would be.

Use Google for all your unit conversion needs:

1 gallon in imperial gallons

returns:

1 US gallon = 0.832673844 Imperial gallons

[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

US gallon is 16 fluid oz. Imperial gallon is 20 fluid oz. i.e. Imperial is 25% more than US. That is all little help when you are in UK and Europe as all fuel is sold by the litre Despite that, I still think in terms of mpg. Too long in the tooth to change

There are 4.54 litres to the imperial gallon; 3.63 to the US gallon.

[JWC Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close JWC]

US gallon is 16 fluid oz. Imperial gallon is 20 fluid oz. i.e. Imperial is 25% more than US. That is all little help when you are in UK and Europe as all fuel is sold by the litre Despite that, I still think in terms of mpg. Too long in the tooth to change

There are 4.54 litres to the imperial gallon; 3.63 to the US gallon.

Actually your calculations are incorrect due to the fluid oz. not being the same. Very few people know that. The correct conversion is:

Imperial Gallon = 1.20 X US Gallon ( 20% more )
US Gallon = 3.78 liters.

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You learn something new every day

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[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

This has got to be a somewhat old thread as we now may be soon talking $ 5 a gallon. Local prices were 4.159 and 4.169 here yesterday.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

This has got to be a somewhat old thread as we now may be soon talking $ 5 a gallon. Local prices were 4.159 and 4.169 here yesterday.

Yeah, $3/gallon seem like the "good old days" when gas was cheap.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

This has got to be a somewhat old thread as we now may be soon talking $ 5 a gallon. Local prices were 4.159 and 4.169 here yesterday.

Yeah, $3/gallon seem like the "good old days" when gas was cheap.

I came across it when looking for 'stuff' to put in the NYC link....Yup, the good old days indeed.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

$3 a gallon.....sounds good to me.

Yeah, $3/gallon seem like the "good old days" when gas was cheap.

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