the day I paid $50 for a tank of gas...
Yesterday, I paid $50 for a tank of gas... I remember paying $0.89/gallon back in the late 90s in West Lafayette... *sigh*
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Anonymous
May 08, 2005
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May 08, 2005
Gas is about €1.25/l (it varies) in The Netherlands. That's about $1.60/l or $6.06/gallon. Your 18,447 gallons would cost $111,73 here. So to all Americans: goodmorning to you and welcome in the world. How about Kyoto?
And as the previous commentor said: lucky you, to pay only $51,63.Anonymous
May 08, 2005
This would cost 78€ (100$) in France at the moment.
Stop whining - I pay double your price and I'm not complaining ;)Anonymous
May 08, 2005
I can only chime in to the European choire here. That tank of gas would be approximately $106 here in Sweden today... I have had my driver's license for around 12 years, and I may be wrong, but I can't remember having bought gas as cheap as you just did during that time.Anonymous
May 08, 2005
106 usd in Denmark
Be a patriot and buy a smaller and more economical car :)Anonymous
May 08, 2005
In Ukraine it will cost about 3-3,30 UAH per liter.
It means that your 70 liters will cost about 210 - 231 UAH. Or in USD it will be 41-45 USD
But take in account - average income in Ukraine is about 1/10 of USA one.Anonymous
May 08, 2005
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May 08, 2005
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May 08, 2005
Had my Civic Hybrid for 3 years now and I love it. Not only am I getting great mileage, I get plenty of time per tank (nearly 3 weeks of commuting) I have the leisure to buy when prices are low.Anonymous
May 08, 2005
I am getting 48 mpg out of my Prius. If I wanted sports car I would buy old BMW 325 and drove it on track on Sundays :-)Anonymous
May 08, 2005
In India, one liter of petrol costs Rs. 37.94 and that comes to $3.27 for a gallon.Anonymous
May 08, 2005
Look - a can of European worms! :) $51.63 is huge for me (us). For those of us here in the US who are used to driving EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME, the jump in prices is 'relatively' huge alright buster! :PAnonymous
May 08, 2005
Oh, and to both the Bobs,
As phenomenally beautiful and eye-poppingly attractive as the hybrids of today look, yeah, I'll pass (ehem, sarcasm intended)Anonymous
May 08, 2005
"For those of us here in the US who are used to driving EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME, the jump in prices is 'relatively' huge alright buster!"
I suppose you think outside the US people are used to riding their bicycles "EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME"?
And if you want looks over fuel economy stop whinging about fuel economyAnonymous
May 08, 2005
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May 08, 2005
Because Europe is so crowded, that travelling 1000km by car is very inefficient AND because the fuel-rates make it cheaper to go by plane.
I'm off to Norway this Friday, and two tickets including return-flight was cheaper than travelling one-way by car. And that's not even 1000km.Anonymous
May 08, 2005
exactly. then you're just agreeing with aniyer :)Anonymous
May 09, 2005
Seriously, what kind of car do you drive? I assume that an 18 gallon tank means either a minvan or an SUV. Since you are a young single guy I'm ruling out minivan and the need for a large vehicle to haul kids around. Therefore I assume that it's an SUV, and I have no sympathy for you. I'd also like to say thanks for that day in 2015 when I'd like to drive somewhere but I can't because you used up twice as much fuel as you ought to have used up getting only yourself from point A to point B in 2005.Anonymous
May 09, 2005
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May 09, 2005
Yeah, a single guy driving a vehicle that can take 18 gal sounds like an overkill. I think we should stop complaining about the cost of gas.
If we could send man to the moon 30 years ago, we really should have been able to develop an alternative to petrol? or found a better and more efficient way to use it?Anonymous
May 09, 2005
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May 09, 2005
Glen and Vinay,
"Seriously, what kind of car do you drive?"
I drive a 2003 Audi A4. She has a 16.X gallon tank, and I fill premium unleaded (which around here goes fer around $3/gallon). I happened to be driving my friend's SUV that day in the city.
Sympathy? I don't need sympathy... :P I could use some extra $$ though, but then again, who wouldn't?Anonymous
May 09, 2005
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May 09, 2005
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May 10, 2005
You are lucky that you do not need to refull helicopter every day ;-)
It will cost you about 25-50 USD / hour for fuel alone.
http://www.sacusa.com/helicopters/300cbi_costs.asp
http://www.sacusa.com/helicopters/333_costs.aspAnonymous
May 10, 2005
Hey, I left you an email on your work address, then got the Out-of-Office Reply.
Sorry if I embarrassed or offended you when I asked you how old you are.
Good job on the demonstrations, though.
Lindsay Anderson
littlewolfer@yahoo.comAnonymous
May 19, 2007
Just a couple of years back, I'd blogged about how I paid $50 for a full tank . I try not to drive asAnonymous
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