In the last couple days gas has finally dropped back below $3/Gal around here :mrgreen: , from a high of about $4.45 about 6 months ago :( . It is so nice to be able to fill up a car for ~$30 instead of ~$50. The way the barrel has dropped I am hoping for as low as $2.50/Gal. That will save me $10+ every day I go skiing, It is about 110 miles away.
Just thought I'd share my Joy :mrgreen:
Brad
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Ouch that would hurt. From what I hear, our base price for gas/petrol is very close, you guys pay a LOT more in taxes which is the main reason for the price difference. I am not saying that the benefit you get from the taxes aren't worth it, but that would hurt when filling up.
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Started by Brad1138 in Ski Chatter 19-Oct-2008 - 39 Replies
Brad1138 posted Oct-2008
If there is no skiing in Heaven, I am staying here....
RossF
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
We are a quid a litre now down from 1.20 ish? Not entirely sure haven't filled my car up in weeks :lol:
Caron-a
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
$50??? It costs me £54 to fill my mini!!!
off thread, is anyone watching the stoke tottenham game? bloomin funny. I'm sensing some fresh jokes, particularly to do with gomez and corluka :lol: (hope he's ok though!)
off thread, is anyone watching the stoke tottenham game? bloomin funny. I'm sensing some fresh jokes, particularly to do with gomez and corluka :lol: (hope he's ok though!)
RoseR
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
When petrol went up my husband said we had to sell our gas guzzler (hilux surf).........so what did he change it for..........a subaru Imprezza. Dont think that quite worked, still at least petrol has come down now. :lol:
I'm a laydee
Brad1138
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
caron-a wrote:$50??? It costs me £54 to fill my mini!!!
Ouch that would hurt. From what I hear, our base price for gas/petrol is very close, you guys pay a LOT more in taxes which is the main reason for the price difference. I am not saying that the benefit you get from the taxes aren't worth it, but that would hurt when filling up.
If there is no skiing in Heaven, I am staying here....
Trencher
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
When it comes to petrol, the big diference between the US and the UK is not so much the cost (which is a huge difference), but that when the price goes up in the UK, it stays up mostly. In the US the price always falls back down. So as Brad says, our price has dropped over thirty percent from it's peak two months ago. We're paying about 38p a litre now.
One of my biggest follies when I lived in the UK was buying a Corvette. I think I only ever filled it up once :lol:
Trencher
One of my biggest follies when I lived in the UK was buying a Corvette. I think I only ever filled it up once :lol:
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RossF
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
Hate to burst your bubble trench.. petrol is coming down here from about 1.26 its now under 1.00!1 That is quite a hefty reduction.
Dave Mac
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
I owe the world a big apology.
Recently sold my old 4.6 liter Range Rover, £2k/yr average maintenance cost, 15mpg. My first tankful cost £82.00 :(
Carbon footprint, don't even go there.
So, bought a 6 month old 3.2 litre Freelander. Course it has all the up to date whizmos, ejector seats, headlights that point to the right, when you cross the channel ferry, you get the picture. Totally over the top. It's better equipped than my house. At one point, I considered moving in!
The one feature, that captures my Lancashire/Scottish soul is the MPG readout. So, we go on a 500 mile journey, I'm on cruise control steady 58 miles per hour, light toe touch, cruising up to junctions, five mile queue behind me. At the end of my stint, it's reading 30.1mpg. Result! Then my frau takes over, and I grab some ski-dream sleep. Waking at the journey end, double shock// horror ~~ 22mpg!!
"Don't say anything", says she, who must be obeyed at all times, chucking the car keys over, "You drive like an old man" :oops:
Recently sold my old 4.6 liter Range Rover, £2k/yr average maintenance cost, 15mpg. My first tankful cost £82.00 :(
Carbon footprint, don't even go there.
So, bought a 6 month old 3.2 litre Freelander. Course it has all the up to date whizmos, ejector seats, headlights that point to the right, when you cross the channel ferry, you get the picture. Totally over the top. It's better equipped than my house. At one point, I considered moving in!
The one feature, that captures my Lancashire/Scottish soul is the MPG readout. So, we go on a 500 mile journey, I'm on cruise control steady 58 miles per hour, light toe touch, cruising up to junctions, five mile queue behind me. At the end of my stint, it's reading 30.1mpg. Result! Then my frau takes over, and I grab some ski-dream sleep. Waking at the journey end, double shock// horror ~~ 22mpg!!
"Don't say anything", says she, who must be obeyed at all times, chucking the car keys over, "You drive like an old man" :oops:
Topic last updated on 23-November-2008 at 15:19