TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › The Cat Lounge › Gas for the car is up again.
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Gas for the car is up again.

post #1 of 29
1/10/11 at 10:48am
Thread Starter 
I just got back from the gas station and it was $3.01 a gallon for Regular which I always use. I was very low on gas so it cost me $30 to fill up the tank. How much are you paying in your area??
Reply
post #2 of 29
1/10/11 at 10:53am
it was $2.89 for regular yesterday. Although we tend to pay a bit more because we go to a gas station that tends to be about 5 cents higher, but there is no ethanol in their gas.
Reply
post #3 of 29
1/10/11 at 11:17am
I don't drive, but downtown Chicago regular unleaded is $3.49
Reply
post #4 of 29
1/10/11 at 11:17am
It was $2.99 when I filled up the car today.

The minivan hasn't been driven in forever. I started it over Christmas, but that was about it.

But I'm NOT driving that car. Not when it's almost $60 to fill the thing up, and it gets maybe 20 MPG. Not when I have a little Focus that gets 27.

Cheryl
Reply
post #5 of 29
1/10/11 at 11:20am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rad65 View Post
I don't drive, but downtown Chicago regular unleaded is $3.49

Wow that's really high.
Reply
post #6 of 29
1/10/11 at 11:34am
I wouldn't complain people. We just have a small 4 cylander Dodge SX 2.0 and the last time we filled it up, from empty it was $43 and change.
Reply
post #7 of 29
1/10/11 at 11:46am
Costs us on average about £55 to £65 to fill the tank it used to cost £35 to fill my 1.2 500


In some places it can cost £70 to fill the megane
Reply
post #8 of 29
1/10/11 at 11:49am
Costs $70-80 to fill my Magna at $5.60/gallon. Still it's cheaper than Europe
Reply
post #9 of 29
1/10/11 at 11:50am
It's about $2.91/gal for 87 here right now. Costs me around $40 to fill my Mustang's tank. The Integra takes about $36.

My F-350 used to be around $100 to fill, but it's out of commission, getting it's issues straightened out.
Reply
post #10 of 29
1/10/11 at 12:00pm
It works out in our closest fuel station £1.29 a litre of fuel
Reply
post #11 of 29
1/10/11 at 2:22pm
There's approximately 3.8 litres to the gallon. So that's £4.89 per gallon equivalent. And one pound is right now 1.5574 US dollars, so that's US$7.60 per gallon equivalent.

Regular gas ranges from $2.94 to $3.09 depending upon location here.

The Alaska pipeline was shut down due to a leak, and North Slope production was cut to 5% of normal. Last I knew, they were working on a bypass.
Reply
post #12 of 29
1/10/11 at 2:29pm
I was just talking to Blaine about it, its £5.45 a gallon not sure how that works out yours looks more right Laurie I'm going to double check what he said

Edit 4.55 litres to a gallon that's how lol
Reply
post #13 of 29
1/10/11 at 2:46pm
$3.14/gallon here at the cheaper stations! I spent $50 to fill my car up the other day when it was completely empty.
Reply
post #14 of 29
1/10/11 at 3:08pm
It's $3.21 at most of the gas stations.
Reply
post #15 of 29
1/10/11 at 3:12pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kailie View Post
I wouldn't complain people. We just have a small 4 cylander Dodge SX 2.0 and the last time we filled it up, from empty it was $43 and change.
Tell me about it! I have a Civic and it's $50 to fill. Gas is more expensive in Canada I think
Reply
post #16 of 29
1/10/11 at 4:09pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by -_aj_- View Post
I was just talking to Blaine about it, its £5.45 a gallon not sure how that works out yours looks more right Laurie I'm going to double check what he said

Edit 4.55 litres to a gallon that's how lol
The converters seem to agree - 1 Gallons = 3.78541178 Litres.
Reply
post #17 of 29
1/10/11 at 4:14pm
That's what I thought to

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question...6042144AAQc3Jz

Our gallons are different to yours
Reply
post #18 of 29
1/10/11 at 4:22pm
I totally forgot about that possibility! I know we get into trouble when working with tonnes frequently, depending upon the company (in the US, a ton is usually 2,000 pounds, but a metric tonne is 2,240 pounds).

So the equivalent to the gallons talked about in the US is the calculation I used. I wonder which gallon is being used in Canada?
Reply
post #19 of 29
1/10/11 at 4:29pm
Yeah I always forget it is totally different from one country to another
Reply
post #20 of 29
1/10/11 at 4:43pm
Ah, yes, the US and UK ounce size difference. Always a source of 'discussion' between my BF and I. (He's from England) And it usually has to do with beer volume, for some reason. Is it a UK pint? Is it a half liter? Is it a US pint? Is it a lame US 14 oz 'pint'?

Anyway, since I was off from school for 3 weeks, I hadn't really driven much for all that time, and therefore didn't need gas. I don't think I got gas for about a month. I filled up on Friday and was a bit shocked! When did gas get that high? I didn't know about this!! $3.21/gal for regular. Ick. Luckily i have a little Toyota Echo that doesn't suck too much gas...

Still though, it's not as bad as UK, or Canada.
Reply
post #21 of 29
1/10/11 at 4:50pm
Gas stations range from 3.04 to 3.12/gallon.
Thank goodness for the baby car. Though we have winterblend gas which has dropped my mpg to a bit obver 34 mpg. We only get about 16-17 mpg with the truck-which is rarely being used!
Reply
post #22 of 29
1/10/11 at 4:57pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkMavis View Post
Ah, yes, the US and UK ounce size difference. Always a source of 'discussion' between my BF and I. (He's from England) And it usually has to do with beer volume, for some reason. Is it a UK pint? Is it a half liter? Is it a US pint? Is it a lame US 14 oz 'pint'?

Anyway, since I was off from school for 3 weeks, I hadn't really driven much for all that time, and therefore didn't need gas. I don't think I got gas for about a month. I filled up on Friday and was a bit shocked! When did gas get that high? I didn't know about this!! $3.21/gal for regular. Ick. Luckily i have a little Toyota Echo that doesn't suck too much gas...

Still though, it's not as bad as UK, or Canada.
1 lit1 litre is 1.76 pints

A scooner is 3/4 of a pint which I believe is 16oz but I think that's a German measurement
Reply
post #23 of 29
1/10/11 at 5:42pm
Gas here is 109.1 right now. Thats in litres though, not sure what that is in gallons. Our camaro costs $50-60 to fill. Up until last week, my husband was filling the tank 1-2 times a week when he had to drive 2 hours a day for work. Thankfully, he doesn't have to do that anymore.
Reply
post #24 of 29
1/10/11 at 6:28pm
Its pretty cold out still, but when its dry I've been riding the motorcycle.

55mpg 87 octane of the motorcycle is a lot better than the 17mpg average on 89 octane of the Impala SS, thats for sure!
Reply
post #25 of 29
1/10/11 at 10:03pm
I just worked out that it costs us in NZ US$7.30 approximately for a gallon of gas currently!
Reply
post #26 of 29
1/11/11 at 7:29am
The gas prices are around 1,50€ per litre at the moment here, so that would be 5,7€ ($7.40) per gallon (US?).
Reply
post #27 of 29
1/11/11 at 9:30am
Here in Ventura, I'm paying 3.29 at ARCO. We gotta keep those Saudis in their palaces of gold!
Reply
post #28 of 29
1/11/11 at 9:52am
We are sitting around $1.12 a litre, $5.08/Imp Gallon. What really hurts is I am in the middle of the danged oil patch and the refinery is 50 miles away.

Whisky'sDad - very little of your gas and oil comes from the Middle East, most comes from Canada and Alaska.
Reply
post #29 of 29
1/11/11 at 11:06am
Quote:
Originally Posted by sk_pacer View Post
We are sitting around $1.12 a litre, $5.08/Imp Gallon. What really hurts is I am in the middle of the danged oil patch and the refinery is 50 miles away.

Whisky'sDad - very little of your gas and oil comes from the Middle East, most comes from Canada and Alaska.
Really? Didn't know that...
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: The Cat Lounge
TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › The Cat Lounge › Gas for the car is up again.