Gas prices....

bavarian_blazer · Jun 15, 2005

hi there!
I'm really interested in the prices you have to pay for one gallon of gas in the United States.
Over here in Europe, the prices are insane.
Today Diesel is 1,089 euro/l that's about 4,9 euro per gallon (= 5,99 $/Gallon)
Regular Gasoline is 1,209 Euro per litre = 6,583 $ per gallon.
I'm really glad that I run the 6,2 Diesel :crazy:

Greetings from Bavaria

Florian

HarryH3 · Jun 15, 2005

Here at 6,000+ feet above sea level the oil companies pass off 85 octane swill as "regular" and the current price is $1.99 per gallon.

While the US Government is pretty screwed up and heads further towards socialistic trends all the time, they don't yet come close to what you have there. Most of the price of fuel over there is tax. Here in the US, fuel taxes at the pump are in the 30-55 cents per gallon range. The actual amount varies by state.

81jimmyslt · Jun 15, 2005

Here at the North Coast of California its at $2.49 a gallon 87 octane and $2.59 for diesel

Jesse

NC K5er · Jun 15, 2005

I filled her up this morning at $ 2.07/gallon. That's for regular.
I was over in France last month and rented a little 4 cyl 1.5l car.

It cost me more to fill up that little piece of c**p over there than it cost me to fill my K5 over here !!! :confused:

ntx78k5 · Jun 15, 2005

Here in North TX Diesel is $2.60 a gallon and Regular is $2.09. I believe we pay almost .50CPG in taxes.

MTMike · Jun 15, 2005

Up here in the Montana, above 3000' elevation, we've got 85.5 octane for $2.19

1-ton · Jun 15, 2005

Gas is averaging about $2.20 a gallon for regular here in Las Vegas Nevada.

Stomper · Jun 15, 2005

Diesel/b10 = $2.23
High Octain/Ethanol = $1.96

4xcrazy · Jun 15, 2005

Yes the fuel prices are high over there, but i am just curious as to what the minimum type pay wages or the agerage pay wages are over there, i have heard they are significantly higher than here. So it would kind of even itself out to be pretty comparable to ours.

Here in Phoenix, Arizona area, riding around the $2.15-$2.23/gal depending on what station and part of town you get it at.

Still WAAAY too much.

google · Jun 15, 2005

Driving in europe is much different than here. You have to go through a LOT of chit to get a license and a lot of money. If I remember right, it would cost you around $2k to get your license. Most of the money involved in gas prices and what not I think are about polution control. I think there is also a tax on horsepower. that is why there are so many "euro racers". They take their low hp fourbanger and make it fast. That way they save money on the taxes involved with high HP cars.

buffblazer · Jun 15, 2005

well i must have it easy because the local tractor store sells gas for $1.84 and diesel is $2.00 even i think the state average is $1.99

ronnny · Jun 15, 2005

I remember back in the 80's even when gas was alot higher in germany than it was here. But we seemed to drive less in the car and ride the bus around hiedelburg more. But alot of that that uncle sam gave us a discount on living over there more than made up the difference. I also not to get side tracked believe that after a few years overseas believe you get to be alot more grateful for what you have here. Here in newnan ga cheaqpest i saw was 2.02 a gallon.

tRustyK5 · Jun 15, 2005

When I was in Munich in 2001 gas was 1.99 deutch marks/ litre. Near as I can figure that was $4.00 US/US gallon...

Here diesel runs about $2.80 US / US gallon.

Rene

jekbrown · Jun 15, 2005

guten tag mein freund! Welcome aboard.

Up here in Vancouver I paid $2.09 for a gallon of gas at Costco last weekend. Didn't look to see what desiel was... don't have any vehicles that use it!

$0.46 of each gallon goes to state/federal government, the rest where it actually belongs.

j

dleroy43 · Jun 16, 2005

I have been driving my suburban over here for the last 4 years. Luckly I could buy gas on post about 2.13 per gal. but the few times I needed gas and had to pay I took about half my paycheck

. So I bought a golf That I now have to fillup on the economy, It costs as much as my burb with army prices and I can about half as far as my burb :confused:

bavarian_blazer · Jun 16, 2005

>>Driving in europe is much different than here. You have to go through a LOT of chit to get a license and a lot of money. If I remember right, it would cost you around $2k to get your license. Most of the money involved in gas prices and what not I think are about polution control. I think there is also a tax on horsepower. that is why there are so many "euro racers". They take their low hp fourbanger and make it fast. That way they save money on the taxes involved with high HP cars.<<<

Hi!
My license (1999) for cars up to 3,5 tons + the license for a motorbike of any size =2500 Mark, now -I'm sure- I's 1500 Euro for both.
If you want to move some bigger trailers ("bigger" starts with two-wheelers :mad: