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Gas Prices as of 10/8/08

holyintellect

holyintellect

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Gas around me has fallen to below $3 for the first time in I dont know how long....$2.97 to be exact....how much has it fallen for you guys?

holy
 
Are you guys ****ing with me? It was $3.40 something here in Central FL yesterday?
 
I just filled up for 3.72. :aargh:

I hate my State (NC) and the bullsh*t excuses they come up with for having higher gas prices than New York and California.
 
I have one little mom and pop station on my way to work where they like to tell me a few days in advance of the drops coming, They are around 2.90 right now :woohoo:
 
in the Uk i bought some today at £1.06 per litre Not sure of the exchange rate but its close to 2$ to the £! .Based on that assumption its 2$ a litre so think your self lucky if its $3.19 to the GALLON
 
TruffleShuffle said:
Damn u guys are lucky. If you are talking about the price per GALLON then in the UK (at current exchange rates) the price is $9.42
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The tax the UK govt gets forms the greater portion of the price Carnt remember how much exactly , then the petrol company get their share, then the retailer .The annoying part is that when oil prices go up it soon filters down to the pumps, yet when they come down prices at the pumps are slow to respond,Usually supermarkets take the lead. We are experiencing low petrol prices at the moment , it has been higher at £1.17 per litre and motorway service stations selling it at £1.25 per litre. The price has a knockon effect because hauliers transport costs go up , the increase is passed to the consumer especially when it comes to food.
 
Between 3.30 and 3.40 in my area. About 10 miles west or east in New Jersey it drops 10-15 cents.

:bruce3:
 
TruffleShuffle said:
Damn u guys are lucky. If you are talking about the price per GALLON then in the UK (at current exchange rates) the price is $9.42
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:aargh: why do you americans get it so cheap, (maybe we should start a war)

had to sell the rotary cost $ 100 aud to fill up
 
corsaking said:
The tax the UK govt gets forms the greater portion of the price Carnt remember how much exactly , then the petrol company get their share, then the retailer .The annoying part is that when oil prices go up it soon filters down to the pumps, yet when they come down prices at the pumps are slow to respond,Usually supermarkets take the lead. We are experiencing low petrol prices at the moment , it has been higher at £1.17 per litre and motorway service stations selling it at £1.25 per litre. The price has a knockon effect because hauliers transport costs go up , the increase is passed to the consumer especially when it comes to food.
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Remember oil is priced in USD. The USD has gained a lot against the GBP in the last two weeks so the drop in the price of oil has almost been offset by the weaker pound. Fortunately for me the GBP is now killing the aussie dolllar, perfect time to send some cash home.
 
Its dropped a few pence round here recently though, cheapest i've seen it is £1.03 for regular (95 ron) or £1.07 for premium (99 ron). (both per litre).

I havent checked the price of 102 ron. it's always been stupidly expensive and pretty much a waste of money unless your car is mapped for it.

(blimey just checked online and perhaps the reason US petrol is so cheap is cause you drive on "limp wristed fairy liquid" :rofl: )
 
the way to bring prices down is not to buy so much.When the oil companies have excess stock, prices usually fall .i used the bus the other day to go to my nearest city=it wasnt so much the cost of fuel , it was the cost of parking for a couple of hours-too much
 
Australian made said:
Did you see what happened in the US last night? We are just sheep following along the US. Doesnt make any sense.
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I think the White House are making a further statement today .Analysts are hoping for another rise in shares.

Credit has been too easy to get here in the UK Not sure about Oz but you could get a mortgage on a property of 5 X your salary , you can buy a car with Nil deposit and the rest spread over 5 years, you can walk down a typical high street and get a store credit card just showing a utility bill or driving licence, so on a typical high street , you could buy clothes on credit, tv on credit, computer on credit furniture on credit all in one day,I think this must be related in someway to the mess we are in financially
 
corsaking said:
I think the White House are making a further statement today .Analysts are hoping for another rise in shares.

Credit has been too easy to get here in the UK Not sure about Oz but you could get a mortgage on a property of 5 X your salary , you can buy a car with Nil deposit and the rest spread over 5 years, you can walk down a typical high street and get a store credit card just showing a utility bill or driving licence, so on a typical high street , you could buy clothes on credit, tv on credit, computer on credit furniture on credit all in one day,I think this must be related in someway to the mess we are in financially
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Our interest rates are a few points higher but credit has been easily attainable the past few years. A mortgage 5 times your salary is nothing, in Sydney anyway, house prices are way overpriced, only now are they coming down a notch.

Im in the UK now as well. I know what you mean. Consumer debt is sky high all over though, most people don't respect money, they like to blame pollys and the big bad investment bankers for the economies issues when the general public are just as much to blame due to their lack of knowledge on even simple commerce issues.
 
250billion dollars released by us govt says it will make it easy for americans to borrow for cars and homes

-has nothing been learnt from this crisis
 
haha Chad got banned a while back! we are back on the East Coast now! baby otter number 2 came and is almost 5 months old. wow it has been a while since we have been on huh? 2.67 today for gas!
 
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