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by **Folc** » Tue, 01 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Yes, I can confirm what is written above. We voted a few years ago to
pay .20 CHF (about .15 USD) more a liter. That meant an increase in
prices of about 20%, as one liter was around 1 CHF at the time.
The extra income is used for road maintenance.

Greetings from Switzerland!
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by **John Walla** » Tue, 01 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Er,......"WOW!!"...? I'm sure all the UK regulars would LOVE those
prices (in fact I visited Portland in summertime and really enjoyed
those gas prices myself!).

We're currently about $1.14 per LITRE in the cities, and if you go up
to the very north of Scotland (where they have you over a barrel - you
pay or you walk tens of miles through the mountains to the next
station) you'll pay about $1.42 per LITRE - way over $5 per gallon.

As far as I remember the most expensive petrol (gas) I have seen is in
Iceland, although Norway and Sweden seemed pretty expensive too. Any
Icelandic readers around able to confirm your prices these days?

Cheers!
John

by **Peter Nilss** » Tue, 01 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Oh my!
Swedish prices are about $1.00 per... LITRE!!!
And there are, what, 4,5 litres to a gallon?

Most of the price is taxes/VAT of course.

/petern

by **George Lew** » Tue, 01 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Well, if it meant paying 10 cents less per gallon, you would probably
get out in the cold and rain... :)

>WOW!!
>In Portland Oregon, at least by my home, around $1.50 for premium. around
>$1.25 for regular unleaded. Although I don't pay much attention to gas
>prices, since I have to get it no matter what price it is. Oh ya Oregon
>does not have self serve, and I love it! hehe Who wants to get out of the
>car when it's cold and raining. hehe

>Sean Higgins

>"HigPup"
> #42 ROW 1 Racing Pontiac
>http://www.teleport.com/~higgy/

>>> >>About $.85 for regular here, and the premium that I have to use is
>>> >around
>>> >>$1.05 to $1.09 depending on how close to the interstate it is, and
>>> >how far
>>> >>away from other competing stores <G>

>>In the Downriver Metro Detroit area here, its been going for as low as 86
>>cents for unleaded regular.

>>--
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by **Aaron Schinkowitc** » Tue, 01 Dec 1998 04:00:00

> Oh my!
> Swedish prices are about $1.00 per... LITRE!!!
> And there are, what, 4,5 litres to a gallon?

3.8 liters/gallon, actually

Aaron

by **Paul Berr** » Wed, 02 Dec 1998 04:00:00

> > Oh my!
> > Swedish prices are about $1.00 per... LITRE!!!
> > And there are, what, 4,5 litres to a gallon?

> 3.8 liters/gallon, actually

Depends on where you're from. There are 3.8 litres in a US gallon,
though here in the UK we get a better deal, with 4.54 litres to our
gallon. 8)

As for the price of petrol/gas/whatever, I can't say that I know, 'cos I
don't have a car, so I don't worry about such matters. But I think it's
about 60p per litre (that's about $1), most of which is tax...

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And if tha ever does owt for nowt, allus do it for thassen."

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by **Bandi** » Wed, 02 Dec 1998 04:00:00

in st. louis...

$0.76/gallon for regular unleaded
$0.98/gallon for premium

> Well, if it meant paying 10 cents less per gallon, you would probably
> get out in the cold and rain... :)

> >WOW!!
> >In Portland Oregon, at least by my home, around $1.50 for premium. around
> >$1.25 for regular unleaded. Although I don't pay much attention to gas
> >prices, since I have to get it no matter what price it is. Oh ya Oregon
> >does not have self serve, and I love it! hehe Who wants to get out of the
> >car when it's cold and raining. hehe

> >Sean Higgins

> >"HigPup"
> > #42 ROW 1 Racing Pontiac
> >http://www.teleport.com/~higgy/

> >>> >>About $.85 for regular here, and the premium that I have to use is
> >>> >around
> >>> >>$1.05 to $1.09 depending on how close to the interstate it is, and
> >>> >how far
> >>> >>away from other competing stores <G>

> >>In the Downriver Metro Detroit area here, its been going for as low as 86
> >>cents for unleaded regular.

> >>--
> >>Chuck Kandler #70
> >>K&S Racing

> >>K&S Racing
> >>----------
> >>http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195

> >>Mich98 Scenery
> >>--------------
> >>http://members.xoom.com/ChuckK

by **George Lew** » Wed, 02 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Where in TN are you by chance? I'm in the northeast area

>On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:18:27 -0800,

>>> Oh my!
>>> Swedish prices are about $1.00 per... LITRE!!!
>>> And there are, what, 4,5 litres to a gallon?

>>3.8 liters/gallon, actually

>>Aaron

>.89 cents a gallon in Tennessee.........

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by **Hamm** » Thu, 03 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Around a $1.25 to $1.30 in Seattle.

Some guy in Tenessee is only paying .90 cents? Shit, i'm moving
LOL.

-=Hammer
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by **david kar** » Thu, 03 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Paid $1.79 for a half-gallon the other day (nashville, Tn).

For milk that is (2%).

Why the specific interest in gasoline, as opposed to other commodities? We
don't remark on how different bread prices are in different parts of the
country . . .

Or perhaps mangoes?

hmmm....

>>I've been lucky living here in Greenville, SC for the last ten years, (if
>>you can put up with the "BOJO's"). We have some of the lowest, if not the
>>lowest gasoline prices in the country. I have a hard time remembering
when
>>it was over $1.00!
>>Gas is currently 76 cents in many locations. A few months ago, I paid 75
>>cents in Spartanburg.
>>How low can these prices possibly go?
>>What do y'all pay for regular old unleaded gas, and what part of the
>country
>>is it?

>I live just outside of Nashville, and we pay as low as 78 cents a gallon
>right now ... high end is around 90 in downtown Nashville

by **Scott Laudenslag** » Fri, 04 Dec 1998 04:00:00

>Around a $1.25 to $1.30 in Seattle.

>Some guy in Tenessee is only paying .90 cents? Shit, i'm moving
>LOL.

>-=Hammer
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Last tank of reg. unleaded in Atlanta: .78 a gallon. Only that low at
independant stations (RaceTrack, Quick Trip etc.) Near the interstates
:.80 - .90 a gallon

Scott

by **Club Pr** » Fri, 04 Dec 1998 04:00:00

93.9 cents for regular unleaded in North Carolina

by **Lars Gaar** » Fri, 04 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Boy are you guys lucky...

I live in Denmark, and here we pay (brace yourselfes): 3.8$ per
gallon.

You've got it made.

Lars Gaarde :-(

by **Matthias Fla** » Fri, 04 Dec 1998 04:00:00

In Germany, the prices are around $3.40 per US gallon (or 1.50 DM per
Liter).
The fuel taxes were raised by the former (conservative and claiming to
be automobile-friendly) government to pay the bill for German
unification and other "black holes".

Despite earning billions from fuel and vehicle taxes, only a minor
part of the money is used for road maintenance and traffic safety.

My cousin Achim was killed 1994 in a motorcycle accident caused by a
extremely slippery road surface (when wet, only a grip factor of 0.15
remained, which compares to ice!) which was "repaired" 3 years earlier
with tar.
Since then, the courts and state attorneys are delaying the law suit
with ridicolous excuses (they claim can't interview a police man
because he's "busy").

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by **Matthias Fla** » Fri, 04 Dec 1998 04:00:00

On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:18:27 -0800, Aaron Schinkowitch

>> Swedish prices are about $1.00 per... LITRE!!!
>> And there are, what, 4,5 litres to a gallon?

British gallon: 4.546090 litre

US gallon: 3.7854118 litre

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