What are you paying for gas (petrol?)

J. Burnaway · 13th September 2002, 20:54

Here in the lower left hand part of the U.S., regular gas (87 octane) is about $1.68/gallon.

This converts to (go ahead and correct any mistakes)

0.29 UK Pounds/liter

0.46 Euros/liter

0.81 Aus./liter

0.70 Canadian/liter

54 Yen/liter

We think we pay a lot here, but I know other countries tax gas at a lot higher rate. Ross Perot, feel free to chime in about your gas tax increase.

[edit]Sorry dylman, you are right - I put in the Aussie price by mistake. I wish I was a mod and could transparently correct my glaring mistakes![/edit]

rm' · 13th September 2002, 20:59

It depends, but it usually is stays above 62 Canadian cents a liter to 74 Canadian cents a liter. When I lived in Atlantic Canada, "Gas Wars" during the summer were commonplace. Large companies tried to run the mom and pop operations into the ground by lowering their prices. Sometimes, it was possible to get gas for as little as 20 cents a liter (off the top of my head, about 12 American cents a liter). Of course, this had no real affect on the mom and pops, because gas is abundant and cheap in Atlantic Canada anyway (offshore developments, and major storage facilities of ocean going tankers nearby).

edit: did it for you. At 20 cents, thats 49.27 cents to the gallon.

dylman · 13th September 2002, 21:14

72p a litre. We (the UK) can't be cheaper than America, surely?

edit: thought not...

excracked · 13th September 2002, 21:20

71-73p per litre depending on which station you go to (London Uk).
another good reason for walking!

Aeroe · 13th September 2002, 21:31

hmm not close, Americans pay about 3 times less for gas compared to the UK.

Brits pay about 3.0662 GBP per American gallon.

3.0662 GBP = 4.75748 USD

ouch...

eleet-2k2 · 13th September 2002, 22:00

69 to 75 cents Canadian, depending on the time of the year (ie, more expensive to buy gas on long weekends...stupid capitalist pigs!)

Bilbo Baggins · 13th September 2002, 22:04

It is 72p a litre at the moment near here.

Of course, when George gets in the ring with Saddam, it'll be a whole lot more expensive.

dylman · 13th September 2002, 22:09

Having said that, my car gets approx 40 miles to the gallon. (yes I buy petrol in metric and work out fuel efficiency in imperial. We aren't totally metricised yet

).

So I'm probably spending less on petrol than a big V8 in the States... Plus we're only a little country so we don't have to drive as far. Winner!

rm' · 13th September 2002, 22:15

You'd be surprised how few V8s there actually are in North America... we lived through the 70s too, you know.

dylman · 13th September 2002, 22:18

Don't spoil my dreams...

meaisl8again · 13th September 2002, 22:21

I have a sentra and I spend about 15 dollars filling it up. A 10 gallon tank I think, but that's only because at the end of the week, I run on fumes. It costs 1.30 for unleaded gas where I'm at. (Texas, USA)

Namelessv1 · 13th September 2002, 23:01

$1.65/gallon

Atmo · 13th September 2002, 23:13

97 cents per litre here in aus for premium unleaded (shell optimax) at the moment. Add to that the extra for lead substitute and octane booster and its quite rediculous.

flatmatt · 14th September 2002, 01:22

I don't buy gas so ha!

Who wants to contribute to the buy flatmatt a car fund?

J. Burnaway · 14th September 2002, 01:51

Quote:

Originally posted by dylman
Don't spoil my dreams...

I see 10 cylinders Vipers every 2 or 3 days...is that better?

c2R · 14th September 2002, 02:15

Round my way all the filling stations are selling the standard 95 octane unleaded and gas-oil for 74,9p/l - 98 octane is 84,9p (the government tax it even more to try and discourage it's use, damn them)

Mildly annoying, as I filled up in York on Wednesday for 71,9. grrr.

14th September 2002, 02:24

Almost $1.50 to $1.60 something.Usually goes up and down

J. Burnaway · 14th September 2002, 06:36

Quote:

Originally posted by c2R
Round my way all the filling stations are selling the standard 95 octane unleaded and gas-oil for 74,9p/l - 98 octane is 84,9p (the government tax it even more to try and discourage it's use, damn them)

Mildly annoying, as I filled up in York on Wednesday for 71,9. grrr.

The premium gas here in the U.S. is listed at 91 octane (it was 92 octane until a few months ago, until the gas companies realized that most cars that require premium are only listed as needing 91 octane and they could charge the same for 91 and people would still buy it)

Are your octane ratings and our the same? That would mean your standard is higher octane than our premium. Any fuel experts out there?

capitan3 · 14th September 2002, 06:40

here in Fl we pay about 1.67 really expensive and where i come from it's 1.79, and it and perolum exporting country

Nabeel · 14th September 2002, 09:02

premium = 34.4 rupees/liter
high octane = 39.2 rupees/liter

that makes around half an american dollar per liter here.

pixiefied · 14th September 2002, 09:07

up here in northern washington (by everett) we pay 1.45 a gallon.

Some1 · 14th September 2002, 09:12

all the posts using the metric system are hurting my eyes...please convert to the correct american units before posting by multiplying the price per liter by roughly 4 in order to get the approximate price per gallon. Thank you for your understanding in the matter.

P.S. here in Hawaii gas is $1.68 per gallon regular, $1.89 premium.

c2R · 14th September 2002, 11:13

Quote:

Originally posted by J. Burnaway

The premium gas here in the U.S. is listed at 91 octane (it was 92 octane until a few months ago, until the gas companies realized that most cars that require premium are only listed as needing 91 octane and they could charge the same for 91 and people would still buy it)

Are your octane ratings and our the same? That would mean your standard is higher octane than our premium. Any fuel experts out there?

No, I don't think they are the same measure

- I think you're referring to the AKI (anti-knock average) figure, and I'm referring to the RON (research octane number) figure.

87AKI = 91RON is "Regular Unleaded" - a fuel grade that is all-but phased out in Europe. (When I was in Ireland last month there were adverts up to try persuade people to use the 95RON stuff)

91AKI = 95RON is "Premium Unleaded", and is what most people in the UK use, as the 98 octane stuff is far too expensive owing to government taxes on it. These days most European-built cars are designed to take advantage of fuel with this octane level (unless they are high performance ones, or diesel gas-oil ones, of course)

98RON (don't know the AKI number) is "Super Unleaded", and is a higher performance fuel. Used for sports cars and older road vehicles that formerly required leaded fuel to run (leaded had an octane rating of 97). In Europe as a whole, it is generally just a couple of cents per liter cheaper than 95RON.

c2R · 14th September 2002, 11:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Some1
all the posts using the metric system are hurting my eyes...please convert to the correct american units before posting by multiplying the price per liter by roughly 4 in order to get the approximate price per gallon. Thank you for your understanding in the matter.

P.S. here in Hawaii gas is $1.68 per gallon regular, $1.89 premium.

haha, freaky american types!

Metric is coming, get used to it

Some1 · 14th September 2002, 11:21

Actually, I have it on good authority (I'm an American after all, and Americans are ALWAYS right about EVERYTHING) that the rest of the world is going to switch to our system of measurement because the metric system confuses and scares us Americans with our superior intellects...base 10 measuring systems are for fools! If your measuring system doesn't incorporate base 10, 12, and 4 then I don't want to know about it.

. - .... .- -. .... · 14th September 2002, 14:55

Ireland: €0.89 / litre

. - .... .- -. .... · 14th September 2002, 14:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Some1
....the rest of the world is going to switch to our system of measurement....

Ah, the innocence.... Ever wonder why they are called imperial measurements???

Vie · 14th September 2002, 15:24

Quote:

Originally posted by ethan_h

Ah, the innocence.... Ever wonder why they are called imperial measurements???

nice one

Some1, Americans are allways right hum.. [insain gigles] ..your joking right!

c2R · 14th September 2002, 15:32

Quote:

Originally posted by c2R
In Europe as a whole, it is generally just a couple of cents per liter cheaper than 95RON.

Duh, I meant more expensive, of course. And I posted it so long ago I can't change it to make myself look less stupid...

C.

pixiefied · 14th September 2002, 19:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Some1
Actually, I have it on good authority (I'm an American after all, and Americans are ALWAYS right about EVERYTHING) that the rest of the world is going to switch to our system of measurement because the metric system confuses and scares us Americans with our superior intellects...base 10 measuring systems are for fools! If your measuring system doesn't incorporate base 10, 12, and 4 then I don't want to know about it.

so your basically saying that americans are to stupid to understand metric,even though they learn it in school,and that americans are superior to any other country??

people like this makes me not want to live here

im moving in with bilbo

rm' · 14th September 2002, 19:45

I wonder what you would make of A Modest Proposal.

pixiefied · 14th September 2002, 19:58

”I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...”

think we can send a certain member there?

ujay · 14th September 2002, 21:01

You mean to tell me that we use the metric system.
Not round 'ere we don't mate, I'm a strictly feet and inches man, and I siphon my petrol from the bloated capitalist gas tanks of the BWMs and Mercs.

UJ

LAVAB84615 · 14th September 2002, 21:02

i pay 0... no car

Some1 · 14th September 2002, 22:48

Quote:

so your basically saying that americans are to stupid to understand metric,even though they learn it in school,and that americans are superior to any other country??

people like this makes me not want to live here

And people who don't recognize SARCASM when they see it make me afraid to post because I know they're going to take what I write literally and then flame me about it...

Velouria · 14th September 2002, 22:57

74.9p per litre (for Unleaded)
I need to walk more...

pyrokiwi · 16th September 2002, 11:29

okay. .. u fellaz r lucky .... down here in good old nz its costs bout $0.99 - $1.10 per litre. So thats be about $4.20 per gallon ... but thats kiwi dollers .... so probli just under $2 us per gallon ... if my maths is right. im not sure. ... thats for 91 unleaded. 96 is bout $1.05- $1.15/L. And for our boy racer friends their high octane 98 unleaded costs somewhere round $1.20/L i think. So uz can all quit ur moaning. We pay a fortune down here @ moment lolz. Used to be round 86cents per litre. A year or two back. But dat all changed.

CremoNe · 16th September 2002, 11:33

1.10 €/liter circa.
gasp

MetallichicA · 16th September 2002, 15:57

I think we're at about $1.45 per gallon here in the midwest. Actually, I take that back. It's $1.45 in Illinois, and only about $1.29 in Indiana and parts of Ohio.

13th September 2002, 20:54	#1
J. Burnaway Forum King Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,536	What are you paying for gas (petrol?) Here in the lower left hand part of the U.S., regular gas (87 octane) is about $1.68/gallon. This converts to (go ahead and correct any mistakes) 0.29 UK Pounds/liter 0.46 Euros/liter 0.81 Aus./liter 0.70 Canadian/liter 54 Yen/liter We think we pay a lot here, but I know other countries tax gas at a lot higher rate. Ross Perot, feel free to chime in about your gas tax increase. [edit]Sorry dylman, you are right - I put in the Aussie price by mistake. I wish I was a mod and could transparently correct my glaring mistakes![/edit] Last edited by J. Burnaway; 13th September 2002 at 21:20.

13th September 2002, 21:14	#3
dylman Forum King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hawarden Posts: 2,115	72p a litre. We (the UK) can't be cheaper than America, surely? edit: thought not... There's no need to tell me when I'm right; I operate on that principle exclusively and with absolute certainty Last edited by dylman; 13th September 2002 at 22:05.

13th September 2002, 21:20	#4
excracked Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: down a hole with an owl. Posts: 443	71-73p per litre depending on which station you go to (London Uk). another good reason for walking! "You eat stuff you find in the catbox, you degenerate, pustule sucking, llama jumping, aberrant promulgator of an entomologist with carnal knowledge of cockroaches." Abuse'o'Tron [img]http://excracked.***********/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures//esig.png[/img] PhotoBlitz Entmoot Foggy Racing

13th September 2002, 21:31	#5
Aeroe Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Assembly Hall Posts: 1,446	hmm not close, Americans pay about 3 times less for gas compared to the UK. Brits pay about 3.0662 GBP per American gallon. 3.0662 GBP = 4.75748 USD ouch... "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

13th September 2002, 22:00	#6
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,380	69 to 75 cents Canadian, depending on the time of the year (ie, more expensive to buy gas on long weekends...stupid capitalist pigs!) "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

13th September 2002, 20:59	#2
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	It depends, but it usually is stays above 62 Canadian cents a liter to 74 Canadian cents a liter. When I lived in Atlantic Canada, "Gas Wars" during the summer were commonplace. Large companies tried to run the mom and pop operations into the ground by lowering their prices. Sometimes, it was possible to get gas for as little as 20 cents a liter (off the top of my head, about 12 American cents a liter). Of course, this had no real affect on the mom and pops, because gas is abundant and cheap in Atlantic Canada anyway (offshore developments, and major storage facilities of ocean going tankers nearby). edit: did it for you. At 20 cents, thats 49.27 cents to the gallon.

13th September 2002, 22:04	#7
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,226	It is 72p a litre at the moment near here. Of course, when George gets in the ring with Saddam, it'll be a whole lot more expensive.

13th September 2002, 22:09	#8
dylman Forum King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hawarden Posts: 2,115	Having said that, my car gets approx 40 miles to the gallon. (yes I buy petrol in metric and work out fuel efficiency in imperial. We aren't totally metricised yet ). So I'm probably spending less on petrol than a big V8 in the States... Plus we're only a little country so we don't have to drive as far. Winner! There's no need to tell me when I'm right; I operate on that principle exclusively and with absolute certainty

13th September 2002, 22:15	#9
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	You'd be surprised how few V8s there actually are in North America... we lived through the 70s too, you know.

13th September 2002, 22:18	#10
dylman Forum King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hawarden Posts: 2,115	Don't spoil my dreams... There's no need to tell me when I'm right; I operate on that principle exclusively and with absolute certainty

13th September 2002, 22:21	#11
meaisl8again Goober (Major Dudette) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Mexico, baby :) Posts: 697	I have a sentra and I spend about 15 dollars filling it up. A 10 gallon tank I think, but that's only because at the end of the week, I run on fumes. It costs 1.30 for unleaded gas where I'm at. (Texas, USA) A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble; then chip away anything that doesn't look like an elephant.

13th September 2002, 23:01	#12
Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	$1.65/gallon

13th September 2002, 23:13	#13
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,399	97 cents per litre here in aus for premium unleaded (shell optimax) at the moment. Add to that the extra for lead substitute and octane booster and its quite rediculous. :Psykotech:

14th September 2002, 01:22	#14
flatmatt Iron Chef (Reviewer) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Winamp Island Posts: 3,040	I don't buy gas so ha! Who wants to contribute to the buy flatmatt a car fund? flatmatt.com v5.0 \| Echoes \| Meddling Kids v1.52 Space Invaders v1.1 \| Danielle Fishel v1.11

14th September 2002, 02:15	#16
c2R Stereotype? (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ware, England Posts: 3,511	Round my way all the filling stations are selling the standard 95 octane unleaded and gas-oil for 74,9p/l - 98 octane is 84,9p (the government tax it even more to try and discourage it's use, damn them) Mildly annoying, as I filled up in York on Wednesday for 71,9. grrr. lights out for darker skies # forums.winamp.com boinc team # tms

14th September 2002, 02:24	#17
Lil Ole_Meh Guest Posts: n/a	Almost $1.50 to $1.60 something.Usually goes up and down

14th September 2002, 06:40	#19
capitan3 Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Everything Is Shire Here! Posts: 1,160	here in Fl we pay about 1.67 really expensive and where i come from it's 1.79, and it and perolum exporting country Capitan3

14th September 2002, 09:02	#20
Nabeel Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Karachi,Pakistan Posts: 589	premium = 34.4 rupees/liter high octane = 39.2 rupees/liter that makes around half an american dollar per liter here.

14th September 2002, 09:07	#21
pixiefied Mother Trucker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in the forest Posts: 3,520	up here in northern washington (by everett) we pay 1.45 a gallon. "Well, got to love you and leave you, need to go get into the shower and rub my hard naked body all over with soapy bubbles, I'll be back later to carry on playing.... It'll take you some time to get over the image of me naked in the shower......mind you don't masturbate to hard thinking about it...." - Mr.Jones

14th September 2002, 09:12	#22
Some1 Forum King Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 14th Street Posts: (-1)^ï¿½ Posts: 2,236	all the posts using the metric system are hurting my eyes...please convert to the correct american units before posting by multiplying the price per liter by roughly 4 in order to get the approximate price per gallon. Thank you for your understanding in the matter. P.S. here in Hawaii gas is $1.68 per gallon regular, $1.89 premium.

14th September 2002, 11:21	#25
Some1 Forum King Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 14th Street Posts: (-1)^ï¿½ Posts: 2,236	Actually, I have it on good authority (I'm an American after all, and Americans are ALWAYS right about EVERYTHING) that the rest of the world is going to switch to our system of measurement because the metric system confuses and scares us Americans with our superior intellects...base 10 measuring systems are for fools! If your measuring system doesn't incorporate base 10, 12, and 4 then I don't want to know about it.

14th September 2002, 14:55	#26
. - .... .- -. .... Backpacking Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: საქართველო (Georgia) Posts: 10,104	Ireland: €0.89 / litre Like my photography? Buy some here....

14th September 2002, 19:45	#31
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	I wonder what you would make of A Modest Proposal.

14th September 2002, 19:58	#32
pixiefied Mother Trucker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in the forest Posts: 3,520	”I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...” think we can send a certain member there? "Well, got to love you and leave you, need to go get into the shower and rub my hard naked body all over with soapy bubbles, I'll be back later to carry on playing.... It'll take you some time to get over the image of me naked in the shower......mind you don't masturbate to hard thinking about it...." - Mr.Jones

14th September 2002, 21:01	#33
ujay Forum King Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London Posts: 6,072	You mean to tell me that we use the metric system. Not round 'ere we don't mate, I'm a strictly feet and inches man, and I siphon my petrol from the bloated capitalist gas tanks of the BWMs and Mercs. UJ

14th September 2002, 21:02	#34
LAVAB84615 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: USA Posts: 117	i pay 0... no car

14th September 2002, 22:57	#36
Velouria Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: london, uk Posts: 276	74.9p per litre (for Unleaded) I need to walk more...

16th September 2002, 11:29	#37
pyrokiwi Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 25	okay. .. u fellaz r lucky .... down here in good old nz its costs bout $0.99 - $1.10 per litre. So thats be about $4.20 per gallon ... but thats kiwi dollers .... so probli just under $2 us per gallon ... if my maths is right. im not sure. ... thats for 91 unleaded. 96 is bout $1.05- $1.15/L. And for our boy racer friends their high octane 98 unleaded costs somewhere round $1.20/L i think. So uz can all quit ur moaning. We pay a fortune down here @ moment lolz. Used to be round 86cents per litre. A year or two back. But dat all changed.

16th September 2002, 11:33	#38
CremoNe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 397	1.10 €/liter circa. gasp [size=0.1]The Durango 95 purred away real horrorshow, a nice warm vibratey feeling all through your guttiwuts[/size]

16th September 2002, 15:57	#39
MetallichicA Forum Queen Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,425	I think we're at about $1.45 per gallon here in the midwest. Actually, I take that back. It's $1.45 in Illinois, and only about $1.29 in Indiana and parts of Ohio.

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