7/4 Posted November 7, 2006 Report Posted November 7, 2006 gas is gonna be .95 cents today, mfs need to get elected today .95??? You're pulling our leg. It's 1.98 here. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted November 7, 2006 Report Posted November 7, 2006 What do I care? I get 50+ mpg... Quote
7/4 Posted November 7, 2006 Report Posted November 7, 2006 What do I care? I get 50+ mpg... And what are you driving? Quote
Jazzmoose Posted November 7, 2006 Report Posted November 7, 2006 Mind you, rainy days suck shit... Quote
7/4 Posted November 7, 2006 Report Posted November 7, 2006 Mind you, rainy days suck shit... along with groceries and guitar amps. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 On AAJ a couple of months ago, we did a bit of comparative work on the price of petrol here and in the US. Here's the result. Tritone sub Originally Posted by the magnificent goldberg I've always thought that Americans had it easy in terms of petrol taxes. In my locality, the cheapest petrol (gas) is 84p per litre, of which just over 50p is excise duty. Another 12p is Value Added Tax. So the total tax take out of a litre of petrol is 62p. The actual price of petrol is 22p; the tax rate is 282%. VAT is 17%. See here for excise rates http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...E_PROD1_024961 Turning that into $ (1 pound = $1.95) per (US) gallon, (3.7854 litres = 1 gall) 84p = $1.64 per litre = $6.21 per US gall 62p = $1.21 per litre = $4.58 per US gall 22p = $0.43 per litre = $1.63 per US gall So, how much are you paying for petrol? And how much of that is tax? And how much are people proposing it should rise to? MG Yes, you're right MG, we do have it much easier in terms of gas tax. Thanks for providing those numbers. So if you pay $4.58 per gallon just in tax that's more than 10 times what we pay! It varies a little from state to state, but not much. Here in Maryland I pay $0.42 per gallon. Here's a chart with 2002 data (don't think it's changed much since then): http://www.energy.ca.gov/gasoline/st...tate_2002.html The price of gas around here right now is about $2.25 per gallon. But if you think we have it cheap wait til you hear how much they're paying in Venezuela! Somewhere or other, I've seen that Americans use three times as much petrol as Britons. But the population density of the UK is over 7 times greater than that of the US, so the average distance of all journeys in America should be seven times greater than in the UK and you should be using 7 times as much petrol as us. Well, perhaps not, but it's clear to me that the price of petrol here isn't doing much to depress demand. MG Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 12, 2007 Author Report Posted March 12, 2007 back up to $2.50 a gallon Quote
Noj Posted March 12, 2007 Report Posted March 12, 2007 Been hovering around $2.90 to $3 out here for a while. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted March 12, 2007 Report Posted March 12, 2007 Lately it has been in the high 70s and low 80s temperature wise and gas is around $2.40 again. The Kawasaki seems like a good move again. Finally! Quote
Soulstation1 Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Posted April 10, 2007 $5 worth of gas doesn't even get me back to the E line Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 23, 2007 Report Posted April 23, 2007 Dollar's falling. Low taxes = high sensitivity of petrol price to exchange rate fluctuations. MG Quote
medjuck Posted April 23, 2007 Report Posted April 23, 2007 gas is gonna be .95 cents today, mfs need to get elected today No doubt that was just a coincidence Quote
ejp626 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 It's over $3 in Chicago. I've heard probably $4 in parts of the US this summer. Glad I don't drive (much). Quote
paul secor Posted May 2, 2007 Report Posted May 2, 2007 (edited) $3.10 a couple of days ago here. I should stay home more. Edited May 2, 2007 by paul secor Quote
catesta Posted May 2, 2007 Report Posted May 2, 2007 In New York, I'm paying anywhere from $3.05 to $3.35 for regular unleaded, add another 10-15 cents for premium. Out in Phoenix costs are running to just under $3.00 to as much as $3.15. The prices for preimium I've seen as high as $3.35. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Posted May 2, 2007 i still ain't paid over $2.95 per gallon Quote
MoGrubb Posted May 2, 2007 Report Posted May 2, 2007 I heard that the industry is pushing for $4.00 per gallon by the end of the summer. The bastids. Quote
Quincy Posted May 2, 2007 Report Posted May 2, 2007 $3.39 in Eugene OR, and it's been at that for a few weeks. Lucky me I mainly walk or ride my bike. Therefore I can easily say "shucks, compared to most of the world it's still cheap." Quote
chris olivarez Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 $3.15 for mid grade in Pagosa Springs. Fortunately the Honda is good on gas. Quote
Brad Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 3.06 tonight for premium in suburban NJ. Ouch! and I have to drive to Pennyslvania tomorrow. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 Still under $3 here in the boonies; $2.83 for regular when I filled up last. Took over $5.00!!! Supreme is over $3 almost everywhere here. Quote
jlhoots Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 $2.81 today at (you should pardon the expression) Sam's Club. 30-40 cents less than elsewhere in town. Might be different tomorrow. Quote
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