• Florida Drivers Shelling Out Nearly $6 A Gallon At Some Gas Stations
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[QUOTE=LuckyLuke;34831225] So, what i'm saying is, stop moaning, you got it cheap.[/QUOTE] you're right i'm mean what's the worst that can happen? ... besides the economy completely standing still because it becomes too expensive for goods to be transported around the huge country. definitely should stop moaning
[QUOTE=thisispain;34831241]you're right i'm mean what's the worst that can happen? ... besides the economy completely standing still because it becomes too expensive for goods to be transported around the huge country. definitely should stop moaning[/QUOTE] It's 13$/gallon where I am, although Britain is weird with Gas Prices, for example the station nearest me is £1.80 or something per litre, whereas just down the road into centre of town, it's around £1.32, mind you we're not as big a country as America, but i'm sure there's job wages that cover ~$6/gallon
[QUOTE=LuckyLuke;34831251]It's 13$/gallon here, we can still transport shit, mind you we're not as big a country as America, but i'm sure there's job wages that cover ~$6/gallon[/QUOTE] England: 242,900 km2 United States: 9,522,055 km2. [url]http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/nat_freight_stats/docs/10factsfigures/table3_6.htm[/url] and according to that graph, in just 2010 US trucks traveled in total 233,622,000,000 kilometers. given how trucks are not economical in the slightest, you can see that this isn't a bloody joke by any means.
[QUOTE=LuckyLuke;34831225]In my area in the UK for a gallon, it's around $13 (Converted from £/litre to $/litre and then just multiplied it by 4.5 since that's how many litres are in a gallon) [/QUOTE] lol no 1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters You massively overestimated. Here's a list of gas prices. This is from 2008, but the ranks are p. much the same even though the price has changed; [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_and_diesel_usage_and_pricing#Typical_gasoline_prices_around_the_world[/url] Sort by US$/L or gallon, whatever suits you best.
On the measurement debate, it would be kind of impossible to switch over. With as many cars around and general american ignorance, it just wouldn't go over well. We're also a MASSIVE country and replacing all our signs would be extremely expensive.
You poor Americans, whatever will you do?! At least you don't have a tax upon a tax on your fuel aswell as being raped for insurance and road tax. Bring your costs upto our (UK) levels then you'll be begging for $6 a gallon.
wat is 1 gallon 3 litres? woah 3 dollars a litre here :|
[QUOTE=barttool;34826486]I just can't believe how expensive is gas in the rest of the world, In here Venezuela we pay per liter around 0.0004427 USD. A Coke liter is more expensive than a gas liter.[/QUOTE]That's because your country produces a fuckton of oil. Most oil-producing countries have absurdly low petrol prices for it's citizens.
[QUOTE=LuckyLuke;34831225]In my area in the UK for a gallon, it's around $13 (Converted from £/litre to $/litre and then just multiplied it by 4.5 since that's how many litres are in a gallon) [editline]23rd February 2012[/editline] So, what i'm saying is, stop moaning, you got it cheap.[/QUOTE] There's a difference between European litres and American litres.
[QUOTE=mac338;34830743]Ahaha, I saw on Wikipedia, a gallon is 9 cents there. Petrol is [I]literally[/I] more than a thousand times more expensive here in Norway. [editline]23rd February 2012[/editline] Those prices are pretty chill in comparison though. Turkey has almost 11 dollars per gallon, Here it's a bit more then 10. 8 isn't terrible.[/QUOTE] 9 [B]Bolivar[/B] cents = fucking nothing in dollars [editline]23rd February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Sgt Doom;34832400]That's because your country produces a fuckton of oil. Most oil-producing countries have absurdly low petrol prices for it's citizens.[/QUOTE] Yes, of course that's the reason. Ironically we have sporadic gasoline shortages throughout the year [editline]23rd February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Gmod4ever;34829777]Congratulations mate, you're now the most popular Facepunch user among my Facebook friends. [t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8416055/FuckYouVenezuela.png[/t][/QUOTE] Tickets to Venezuela are VERY expensive. Doubt you can smuggle gas out of the country.
[QUOTE=UseLets;34828505]Why do Americans use a overly complicated imperial system, make the switch you uneducated fucks. I'm tired of hearing "US GALLON, US OUNCE."[/QUOTE] Well the US is just so used to the damn imperial system which will be a hard damn change...
[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;34826125]I call bullshit. Down here in Lauderdale we got it at 3.95 still.[/QUOTE] probably depends on the size of the town or city.
Ignoring the brewing argument I'm kinda scared to go fill up my gas today now near Bradenton since I don't got a whole lot of money on me and I have no idea how much it is over here.
Are diesels very popular over in the US? I'm surprised that given most US cars clock up a lot of miles and diesels love long journeys and return good economy that they haven't taken over, or have they? I wouldn't know... I'm by no means a diesel fan, it's the devil's fuel but it does have its uses and the engines are pretty torquey given their size thanks to forced induction. I would have thought that given the longer journeys diesel would be better suited to the job.
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;34833912]Are diesels very popular over in the US? I'm surprised that given most US cars clock up a lot of miles and diesels love long journeys and return good economy that they haven't taken over, or have they? I wouldn't know...[/QUOTE] Nope. Other than trucks, they might as well not exist. People still have that false notion that diesel is dirty and noisy. Which probably isn't going to change because the only time they ever do see diesel, is on dirty, noisy trucks.
Biodiesel isn't dirty. Propane cars are slightly becoming more popular, because they're more efficient and cost 51 cents per litre.
Pff amateurs, it's ~$7.50 per gallon in Latvia.
[QUOTE=UseLets;34834631]Biodiesel isn't dirty. Propane cars are slightly becoming more popular, because they're more efficient and cost 51 cents per litre.[/QUOTE] Even normal diesel isn't particulary dirty these days, due to the massively improved diesel engines availible for cars and a change in the refinery process (in particular, more sulpher is removed these days).
[QUOTE=Camundongo;34835195]Even normal diesel isn't particulary dirty these days, due to the massively improved diesel engines availible for cars and a change in the refinery process (in particular, more sulpher is removed these days).[/QUOTE] Exactly. I didn't even realize a Volkswagen I drove was a diesel, until I saw it had a TDi. It sounded almost exactly like a gas engine.
[QUOTE=UseLets;34829494]1000mm, 100cm, 10dm, 1m Its represents a meter stick. What is a yard supposed to represent? Imperial is arbitrary as hell, what the hell is a inch and why does 12 inches make a foot. Why not 10 inches make a foot. Confusing as hell and mathematically retarded.[/QUOTE] I know what the decimal system is. What the fuck is a Meter stick based on? And a Inch is the length of the tip of my thumb, a foot is about the length between my knuckles and my elbow, and a yard is the length between the tip of my toes to the top of my leg, and roughly equal to a meter.
Because people don't have thumbs and arms of varying lengths !
[QUOTE=Demache;34833961]Nope. Other than trucks, they might as well not exist. People still have that false notion that diesel is dirty and noisy. Which probably isn't going to change because the only time they ever do see diesel, is on dirty, noisy trucks.[/QUOTE] I was told diesel used to be popular in the US because it was cheaper than Gasoline
I'm speaking with my money, I'm not buying gas til prices go down. School is only a block away anyway. Walmart is about a mile. And the walking would only benefit me
[QUOTE=Paravin;34837793]Because people don't have thumbs and arms of varying lengths ![/QUOTE] It's called approximation.
[QUOTE=Broseph_;34837801]I was told diesel used to be popular in the US because it was cheaper than Gasoline[/QUOTE] It was. And now its significantly more expensive (like $4 a gallon here) and the only company that sells diesel cars new that I know of is Volkswagen.
[QUOTE=Broseph_;34837801]I was told diesel used to be popular in the US because it was cheaper than Gasoline[/QUOTE] It used to be cheaper because the environmental restrictions on the sulfur content never used to be anywhere near as high as they are today. Now you're allowed to have very little sulfur contamination in the diesel you make. And seps is fucking expensive.
Here get get roughly 7.5-8$ a gallon, almost 1.80 euros a fucking liter, fucking portugal and this shitty government
The cost of living in Florida is a lot cheaper than other states. $4 a gallon in Florida is a fuck ton more than $4 a gallon in California.
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;34833912]Are diesels very popular over in the US? I'm surprised that given most US cars clock up a lot of miles and diesels love long journeys and return good economy that they haven't taken over, or have they? I wouldn't know... I'm by no means a diesel fan, it's the devil's fuel but it does have its uses and the engines are pretty torquey given their size thanks to forced induction. I would have thought that given the longer journeys diesel would be better suited to the job.[/QUOTE] Oil companies keep the price of diesel at a much higher rate.
[QUOTE=Nikota;34839613]Oil companies keep the price of diesel at a much higher rate.[/QUOTE] No, they don't. It costs more to produce because removing the amount of sulfur required by environmental regulations costs a shitload. It's not a frigging conspiracy.
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