I hear ya! Just paid 1.43euro a litre here (Ireland) for Diesel this morning.. Taxation on fuel here is high though.. lots of talk of cutting the % on Diesel but no movement yet.
Steve On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Glenn Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You guys make me laugh! The cheapest regular petrol near me here in the > UK: > > The Highest price in this area: 119.9p > The Average price in this area: 116.3p > The Lowest price in this area: 113.9p > > That's per litre, so doing the math for you, that's $8.52 per US gallon. > > And everyone is still driving the same 4x4s and performance cars just as > much as they ever did... > > Those 60 hp/60 mpg cars won't help you when a teenager gives you the finger > at the lights in their 70 hp car! > > :-) > > Glenn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > Sent: 29 May 2008 18:32 > To: 'Robert McElwee'; 'Keith Tanner' > Cc: 'miatapower List' > Subject: RE: NPC: Geez, I just bought another car. Carfax anyone??? > > Instead of a calculator, I have a spreadsheet. At the top I punch in > constants like weekly miles driven by me and wifey, and gas cost per > gallon. > > Then I have 3 cars, my 19mpg Ranger, her 28Mpg Miata, and the ~45Mpg Geo > Metro that will prob cost me $600 all told when it's on the road > (hopefully). > > I also have a column of round trip destinations, and 3 columns for the 3 > cars. > > Orlando = $560 $370 $230 respectively Wifes Commute = $11.00 $7.50 > $4.60 > Almost the same for mine. > > > By switching my truck for the Metro, I save $142/month. > > If I sell the truck for $1700, and spend $1100 on a Dodge Neon to do my > towing, then the savings begin immediately, but only about $100/mo because > of the insurance on 3 cars. That's still $1200 per year. > > It's not huge, but our budget is fairly tight so it all helps. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert McElwee > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:01 PM > To: Keith Tanner > Cc: miatapower List > Subject: Re: NPC: Geez, I just bought another car. Carfax anyone??? > > Because people are stupid and don't know how to use a calculator <G>. > These idiots are pissing me off because they are keeping me from buying the > car that I want (causing the prices to go sky high). > > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Keith Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I don't understand why people are paying premium prices in order to > > save a few miles per gallon. > > > > Keith Tanner > > Flyin' Miata > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.3/1472 - Release Date: 29/05/2008 > 07:27 > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >
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