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20 Dec 2007, 2:58 pm

polarity wrote:
What's a gallon?

We use sensible measurements here.

1 litre of pure water will fit in a cube 10cm on each side, weigh 1kg, boil at 100C and turn from ice to water at 0C.

1 litre of petrol costs almost £1. I remember when it was 69p (about the time unleaded was introduced).


WHAT!? Convert to the metric system like the rest of the world!! NEVER!! !

HEHEHE :roll: , as much as I would hate the change, I will admit that metric just makes more sence. Here in USA we know this, just dont want to change.


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20 Dec 2007, 3:01 pm

$2.95 is the cheapest I've seen it around here.



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20 Dec 2007, 3:07 pm

East Texas, I think it's 2.89 or lower.



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20 Dec 2007, 3:12 pm

US gallon = 3.8 litres

Imperial gallon = 4.5 litres

In eastern England we're £1.05 for a litre of unleaded, £1.08 for diesel.

So a US gallon of unleaded is £3.99, or the equivalent Imperial gallon is £4.73

At present exchange rates, in US dollars that's $7.91 for a US gallon or $9.38 per Imperial gallon; 5,52 euros for a US gallon or 6,55 euros per Imperial gallon.

There's supposed to be another 2p per litre going onto to petrol prices in the New Year :evil:



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20 Dec 2007, 3:50 pm

Macallan wrote:
US gallon = 3.8 litres

Imperial gallon = 4.5 litres

In eastern England we're £1.05 for a litre of unleaded, £1.08 for diesel.

So a US gallon of unleaded is £3.99, or the equivalent Imperial gallon is £4.73

At present exchange rates, in US dollars that's $7.91 for a US gallon or $9.38 per Imperial gallon; 5,52 euros for a US gallon or 6,55 euros per Imperial gallon.

There's supposed to be another 2p per litre going onto to petrol prices in the New Year :evil:


And over 70% of that is tax (VAT and fuel duty). People pay for that out of income that's already been reduced by around 40% through taxation (income tax and employers & employees NI).



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20 Dec 2007, 5:34 pm

ascan wrote:
US gallons or UK? There is a difference.


That's US gallon.



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20 Dec 2007, 5:46 pm

Tequila wrote:
ascan wrote:
US gallons or UK? There is a difference.


That's US gallon.

Okay. Full marks!



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20 Dec 2007, 11:21 pm

The last I looked the Citgo station in Indianapolis city centre (near by where I live) had the price at $2.95



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21 Dec 2007, 1:43 am

1.76 dollars per litre.
That's New Zealand dollars, by the way.


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21 Dec 2007, 2:17 am

Around $3.10-$3.30


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21 Dec 2007, 4:15 am

$3.55 for regular unleaded in Northern California (the TRUE Northern California... not the Bay Area :wink: )


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21 Dec 2007, 12:45 pm

Filled up at $2.93 per gallon this morning.



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21 Dec 2007, 12:47 pm

Canada has long since gone Metric in its gasoline prices.
However, gas prices in Edmonton are about as low as anywhere
and they are about CND 1.00/litre here. With the recent weakness in
the US dollar, and the size of the US gallon (= about 3.79 litres,
compared with 1 Imperial gallon= about 4.54 litres), that would work out
to about USD 3.80 per gallon.

CND=CaNadian Dollar
USD=US Dollar



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21 Dec 2007, 1:59 pm

So now I guess I should ask... Are Americans just a bunch of whiners when it comes to our 'high' gas prices? :wink:

I have known about Canada's prices for a long time, and in the last several years I have heard how high European prices were/are.

Still... I think it'm more about the speed and amount that our gas prices have climbed than the actual price itself, that gets to me.


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21 Dec 2007, 4:35 pm

I believe it was $2.97 today. :x