[thische]

Looking at the Energy Information Administration's data on petroleum prices, we are only paying the real price for gasoline. Before, we were paying way below the real price.

EIA - Short-Term Energy Outlook - Real Petroleum Prices

 

[Hadden]

North Americans have a car oriented culture, so the real cost is a lot higher even though gas is cheaper here. Have to compare actual usage. My wife and I live downtown and hardly ever use the vehicle, she can walk to work and so on, so whatever the price gets to does not affect us much. I feel sorry for Cabbies or anyone having to make there living through use of a car, or people with long commutes.

 

[ronnielee54]

Lowest I ever paid for gas was $.23. Man that makes me old. It was in 1971.

 

[darkangel9685]

Average here (Long Island, more specifically, Nassau County) is ~$4.15 or so a gallon.

I think i'm gonna get half a tank here (I drive a '94 V8 Jeep...ugh) and fill up in jersey, since I'm heading to PA for the wknd. Jersey = cheaper gas

 

[ronnielee54]

I was gonna fill up this weekend, but my loan application was denied.

 

[RedLeader]

You americans have it nice. We have more natural oil in Canada and we're paying close to $6/gallon. Quit your bellyaching! I remember 40c/l gas back when I lived in Montreal

Also... 2.29 gallons/day?

That's friggin 160km+ on my little ford that gets 40mpg. Where the heck are these people driving? Or does this take into account bus drivers, truckers and cabbies?

 

[thische]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif You americans have it nice. We have more natural oil in Canada and we're paying close to $6/gallon. Quit your bellyaching! I remember 40c/l gas back when I lived in Montreal

Well it requites a lot of energy to extract the oil from the sands.

 

[marvin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif You americans have it nice. We have more natural oil in Canada and we're paying close to $6/gallon. Quit your bellyaching! I remember 40c/l gas back when I lived in Montreal Also... 2.29 gallons/day? That's friggin 160km+ on my little ford that gets 40mpg. Where the heck are these people driving? Or does this take into account bus drivers, truckers and cabbies?

Most people don't drive Fords with ~ 40 mpg.

SUVs, trucks, minivans, and midsized sedans don't get anywhere near 40 mpg. In mixed mode driving, run of the mill I4 midsized sedans get 25-30 mpg and their V6 variants get 20-25 mpg. That's a lot worse than your mileage, but those are efficient when compared to midsized SUVs and minivans which regularly return 15-20 mpg. Then there are the rather popular (in Texas) large SUVs and trucks which barely miss single digit territory...

From what I see, 2.29 gallons/day might even be a bit low...

 

[RedLeader]

Quote:

Originally Posted by marvin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Most people don't drive Fords with ~ 40 mpg.

Well then maybe they should

 

[krmathis]

In Norway (at least around here tonight).
NOK 13,20 á liter, which equals USD10 for 1 gallon. Just insane!

 

[AdamCalifornia]

I haven't notice anyone from Germany on this thread.

Is gasoline "relatively" cheap or expensive in Germany?

 

[AdamCalifornia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by synaesthetic /img/forum/go_quote.gif The tap water in Tulsa tastes really bad. =| So I drink beer instead. =D

You are absolutely right!

But do you also drink Scotch, Bourbon, Irish Whiskey, Tennessee Whiskey, or other whiskies?
How about some Aquavit, Brandy, Rum, Gin, Vodka or Tequila?
If so, you might be interested in this.

 

[fraseyboy]

It just hit $2NZD a litre here. So thats $1.57USD a litre.

One US Gallon is 3.78 litre's. So according to my probably flawed maths, we would be paying $5.93USD per gallon.

Is that expensive?

 

[LuckyKarma]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif It just hit $2NZD a litre here. So thats $1.57USD a litre. One US Gallon is 3.78 litre's. So according to my probably flawed maths, we would be paying $5.93USD per gallon. Is that expensive?

Yes, ridiculously. If prices go that high in the US then people will be starving so they can fill up their SUVs

I can't imagine having to pay $100+ to fill up.

Lowest I've seen is $0.71/gal back in probably '95 or '96, back when this gas station used to drop prices for a few hours and get people to line up into the road for gas. Now it's $3.89/gal here

 

[Edwood]

I remember paying $0.89 per gallon in Rochester, NY in 2000.

-Ed