GAS PRICES??? Options

[lagos]

I think its because of the election..

the republicans just want to do this so we can vote for mccain..
this is just assuming.. Im not and dont want to be 100% sure about it because whatever president we get, I just want them to do a good job at what theyre doing.. Obama for yo mama or McCain no pain no gain.. hecka corny but its whatever.. Im bored at work..

Election is part of it. Gas prices also dropped when bush was up for reelection 4yrs ago.

The real reason is because of the stock market crash. Stock traders were manipulating the price of oil to help big companies mark up the price and make record profits. Now that the stock market crashed, most of the traders pulled out to try and save their own asses. Now your seeing gas prices at normal supply/demand levels.

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 28, 2008 - 10:53 PM

[Euphoria]

Petrol has gone down heaps in australia atm, was down to $1.29 on the news, most places around $1.40

[CelicaST_CALI]

omg the gas prices are so low that means i better vote republican


3.14$

[gt_driFFter]

you gotta love americans crying about fuel prices, this year with the earlier exchange rates when the pound sterling was strong against the dollar, the fuel prices were at their highest also, we as in the UK and Ireland were paying £1.29 per LITRE that equates at the time it was over $2 to the pound

So do your maths

1 Litre £1.29 ($2.58) @$2 per £1 for arguments sake but i do remember it going as high as $2.10 this year
1 Gallon (UK 4.55 litres) £5.87 ($11.74)

THATS ELEVEN DOLLARS SEVENTY FOUR CENTS PER GALLON PEOPLE we were getting shafted for fuel, it was costing me £102 to fill the Carlos Sainz at that time so we were truly out of pocket compared to you guys across the pond

wah wah wah

Europeans drive a fraction of the amount that Americans do. Not to mention your cars are more fuel efficient, you have better designed and more available public transit, or the fact that so many towns are pedestrian friendly with most everything within walking distance. You could fit FIVE Irelands into Florida alone! So if anyone is whining, it's you trying to make us feel like you have it so bad. That just isnt the case here.

Not to mention that anytime something so essential to everyday life DOUBLES in price within the span of a year or two, there's going to be a fuss about it.

This post has been edited by gt_driFFter: Oct 29, 2008 - 12:52 AM

[Fastbird]

Just paid $2.79 per for 12.5 gallons of premium tonight. And it was a treat being well under $40 for a tank of gas finally. Now just gotta figure out why the 3SGTE is only getting 21.5-22.5 MPG.

[parriehunter]

We are paying $1.73 now per litre. About the same as the beginning of the year. But our money has crashed against the US dollar now and that aint helping us.

You americans have it sweet that back in the day it was decided to use americans dollars to trade oil.

[99GT]

2.09/ gallon....for 87!

This post has been edited by 99GT: Oct 29, 2008 - 6:54 AM

[reko]

0.999$ (99.9¢) per liter here... which makes around 3.79$ per gallon

[delusionz]

$1.83/L for BP Ultimate 98oct last time I checked, Gave me a shock to get above instead of under 25L for 50 bucks, Price was something similar this time last year, then it went over $2.20 and now back... Just in time for Christmas as always.

[Legit94GT]

HOLY CRAP! It's 2.59 here today and I was stoked. Looks like we're getting robbed up here compared to TX!

I know! i was able to fill my car for under $35!!!

I think it may have been the first time i've ever done that since i've owned my car!

[Supersprynt]

Gas prices are lower because they increased production. OPEC said they will be cutting production so prices will go back up.

I don't think the U.S. controls pricing as much you guys think. And less of our gas comes from the middle-east than you think. Most comes from Canada.

$2.79 is what we have around here.

Oh and Kamikaze I reported that as Spam.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Oct 29, 2008 - 3:30 PM

[DEATH]

you gotta love americans crying about fuel prices, this year with the earlier exchange rates when the pound sterling was strong against the dollar, the fuel prices were at their highest also, we as in the UK and Ireland were paying £1.29 per LITRE that equates at the time it was over $2 to the pound

In this case we weren't - we were actually happy about the changes [Altho warry of the corresponding upswing to surely come].

[GotToyota]

$2.1X for regular here, hope it gets into the high $1 range like it has in lower Texas.

[paul_gt4]

you gotta love americans crying about fuel prices, this year with the earlier exchange rates when the pound sterling was strong against the dollar, the fuel prices were at their highest also, we as in the UK and Ireland were paying £1.29 per LITRE that equates at the time it was over $2 to the pound

So do your maths

1 Litre £1.29 ($2.58) @$2 per £1 for arguments sake but i do remember it going as high as $2.10 this year
1 Gallon (UK 4.55 litres) £5.87 ($11.74)

THATS ELEVEN DOLLARS SEVENTY FOUR CENTS PER GALLON PEOPLE we were getting shafted for fuel, it was costing me £102 to fill the Carlos Sainz at that time so we were truly out of pocket compared to you guys across the pond

wah wah wah

Europeans drive a fraction of the amount that Americans do. Not to mention your cars are more fuel efficient, you have better designed and more available public transit, or the fact that so many towns are pedestrian friendly with most everything within walking distance. You could fit FIVE Irelands into Florida alone! So if anyone is whining, it's you trying to make us feel like you have it so bad. That just isnt the case here.

Not to mention that anytime something so essential to everyday life DOUBLES in price within the span of a year or two, there's going to be a fuss about it.

Buddy i don't where your getting your information from, I do forty thousand miles per year in the puma and about five thousand in the ST205. The average over here is fifteen thousand per annum. Also I don't know where your getting the idea we have a better transport system because that is pure an utter crap, Ireland has the worst transport system i've ever seen and i've lived and visited many places in the northern hemisphere including living in Louisiana USA for 14 months. London and the rest of England are pretty good for public transport but whilst i was in Lafayette LA i was surprised for such a small town the public transport was well adequate for the population of people commuting to and fro. Over here on the news public transport gets slated constantly for trains being late and cancelled. Bus's being too old and not up to scratch, the list goes on, the only good thing but thats soon to change is the price of airfairs, i travelled to glasgow and nice and it never cost me a penny i just had to turn up at the gate. But thats not what we're discussing. Haulage companies have trucks on the road day and night and they are paying the same as we are, and its more expensive again for diesel.
If anything you guys will get better milage than us because of the freeways. Here in northern ireland the longest motorway is 34miles long the rest is all single carriage way so so its constant stopping and starting. So buddy we are truly getting shafted here. You say our cars is more economical thats true but you had a choice to go buy a 5.7Hemi over a small european or japanese car or for that matter your trusty american ford focus, just like i chose but there is loads of trucks, SUV's MPV's over there and i could count how many cars in Derry that have engines over 4 litre in 2 hands and thats out of a population of 220000. (Big engines cars also get severe tax from the government). Over here popular small cars like the mini cost £18k todays value US dollars is $28.5k. Over here in the UK the motorist is the biggest criminal for committing the crime of owning a car, your cars over there are alot cheaper to buy and to run. I'd say a 1.6VTS Citroen Saxo would do the same equivalent of miles per dollar as your large SUV's. When you come to Ireland and live for 14months you can lecture me on who's getting shafted and who's not as i have first hand experience of it.

[hockeyplyr24]

2.29 in columbia missouri..

apparently further south in springield its 1.95 tho..

lets see it keep dropping!