Fuel prices - uk members

[The Scottish Ambassador]

OK - how much per litre where u are in uk?

£1.34 for unleaded, £1.39 for diesel here.

 

[buddha]

Off topic, I know, but how much is that in US dollars?

[aarrggh]

  whats a litre ?

[tomgallagher]

Off topic, I know, but how much is that in US dollars?

$2.14

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I think it's about 3.8 litres to a gallon, and I just paid $3.18/gallon for premium-- so super cheap from the UK perspective, about US$.85/litre. 

[Nonick]

1 liter is 2.1 pints.  There are 3.8 liters in a gallon.  So, $2.14 x 3.8 =$8.132 per gallon (approximately)
Now I see why "Top Gear" enjoys filming some of their hot car segments in the U.S., like the ZR1 on the Bonneville Salt Flats (besides the space needed).  

[D.A.L.U.I.]

1 liter is 2.1 pints.  There are 3.8 liters in a gallon.  So, $2.14 x 3.8 =$8.132 per gallon (approximately)
Now I see why "Top Gear" enjoys filming some of their hot car segments in the U.S., like the ZR1 on the Bonneville Salt Flats (besides the space needed).  

Whoa, but from a practical point of view the distances travelled by car are much shorter, and good public transport in most urban areas of the UK are excellent, particularly when compared with similar services in the States.  Also, frequent and reasonably priced inter-city rail can minimize the number of miles that have to be done by care.  We in the States, except in the Northeast and a few other areas, aren't served by effective trains. 

[Nonick]

By the way, Saintc, don't they "make" gasoline just down the street from you?  Aren't you surrounded by refineries?  So why are you paying "so much" for gasoline?  I'm about a thousand miles inland from you, and this morning the price at Sam's club was $2.85.  Of course, down the street it was $2.95.  Now, I'm not complaining about my price, since the national average is somewhere around $3.20, but don't you think you might be getting gouged by your local gasoline dealers?   They should be subsidizing your costs since you live "danger-close" to all of those refineries and oil drilling operations. 

[D.A.L.U.I.]

We don't have many refineries in the NO area, that's more centered near the LA/TX border.  And, since the moratorium after the BP spill, there hasn't been much production from the Gulf.  Also, my price is for premium, the little Mini Cooper requires first class fuel, but I average 24/gallon so it's not too bad. 

[The Scottish Ambassador]

Sorry saint to disagree. Public transport over here aint good, especially in the rural areas. Also the more rural areas where people rely on their cars a lot are where the prices are highest. These folks tend to live long drives away major centres of population. This is especially difficult for the island communities. Also, every time fuel prices go up it effects the prices of goods in the shops. Double edged sword i'm afraid. Its really hitting people hard here

[aarrggh]

Sorry saint to disagree. Public transport over here aint good, especially in the rural areas. Also the more rural areas where people rely on their cars a lot are where the prices are highest. These folks tend to live long drives away major centres of population. This is especially difficult for the island communities. Also, every time fuel prices go up it effects the prices of goods in the shops. Double edged sword i'm afraid. Its really hitting people hard here

 

Maybe you should think about getting one of these . ? ! ::: v

               

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Ambassador, you recentered me and recalled a trip to Scotland, and the Isle of Lewis many years ago.  My thoughts were more of London and its immediate surrounds.  I do remember driving from the north of Loch Ness down to Edinburgh and around the western coast--those single track roads really "wake up" your driving awareness, especially with the approach of an "articulated lorry!"  Beautiful country, gracious and welcoming people--it's a great place.  On the Isle I was working with a solicitor and the last night after everthing was done we went on a pub crawl--and it was a real education in the number of single malts.  Anyway, until he told me the price of gas, I thought it strange that at the few traffic lights we encountered, the first thing he did was turn off the engine!  I thought it was just an example of the world famous thrift of the Scots!  But the distances are shorter generally.  One tank lasted us almost three days on a one week road trip in Ireland, we had a small Yaris and it had standard shift.  I would bet that most Yanks would be challenged to drive a standard shift rather than the almost universal automatic here, especially in a right hand drive vehicle. 
It will indeed be strange if the predictions of $5/gallon gas are realilzed in this country by 2012 as some predict.  I think my Mini will hold its resale value nicely if that should happen.