How much is petrol in England right now....

Post by **Dale** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:44 pm

...translated into the equivalent of dollars per gallon?

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:49 pm

Why, do you know something we don't know and should know Dale?

How much ya willin' to pay?

MarkB

Post by **Dale** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:56 pm

MarkB wrote:Why, do you know something we don't know and should know Dale?

MarkB

Of course.

Nah, seriously. I was just having a chat with Norman Dannatt and he told me the price is over a pound sterling for a litre. And, I'm like, speak English, Norman!

flanum · Post by **flanum** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:01 pm

Ireland today(dublin).
Saw prices differing from (diesel 1.30 USD/LITRE to 1.40 USD/LITRE).
.....................................(petrol 1.40 USD/LITRE to 1.50 USD/LITRE).

thats if my euro to dollar calc is right.

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:07 pm

If one litre = 0.2641728 US gallons, and you use a currency calculator like this one: http://www.xe.com/ucc/
to get 1.00 GBP = 1.80960 USD
then
figure out some algebraic thingy to find out the difference to make litres into gallons and multiply that by the value of the pound into US ounces and ... man, I suck at math.

djm

flanum · Post by **flanum** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:13 pm

I know this has probably been discussed before, but why dont yanks use Metric system in a lot of things yet?

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:18 pm

djm wrote:If one litre = 0.2641728 US gallons, and you use a currency calculator like this one: http://www.xe.com/ucc/
to get 1.00 GBP = 1.80960 USD
then
figure out some algebraic thingy to find out the difference to make litres into gallons and multiply that by the value of the pound into US ounces and ... man, I suck at math.

djm

1/0.3641728 * 1.80960 * pounds per litre
or about 6.85 * pounds per litre
or what djm said...man

left out the decimal 'tween the 0 and the 3...

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:18 pm

This is the formula I've been using, you just pop in the current UK price and exchange rate:

(.959*1.81)/.26 = equiv dollars per gallon (in this instance, $6.68)

The 1.81 is the dollars per pound today and the .959 the petrol price per liter, in pounds. I saw this price today near Camden but last week the paper said it was ranging from 90p to £1.29 across the country.

oscartherabbit · Post by **oscartherabbit** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:29 pm

Last time I filled my tank, which was at the end of last week, I paid £1.03/litre for diesel.

lixnaw · Post by **lixnaw** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:35 pm

you can't compare the cost of driving just by the price of petrol, you'll have to compare taxes aswell then, that's just about half the difference, there's alot more to compare.

btw, how much is a pint of guinness in America these days

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:49 pm

lixnaw wrote:btw, how much is a pint of guinness in America these days

I thought we couldn't get the real Guinness over here...

oscartherabbit · Post by **oscartherabbit** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:52 pm

jsluder wrote:I thought we couldn't get the real Guinness over here...

As far as I can tell, you don't get any real beer at all.

Jeferson · Post by **Jeferson** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:58 pm

In Canada, it works out to roughly $3.38 US for one of your 3.785L gallons.

Jef
Yikes, I got the math wrong, so here's the real numbers! Sign #367 that it's been a long day.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:58 pm

oscartherabbit wrote:
jsluder wrote:I thought we couldn't get the real Guinness over here...
As far as I can tell, you don't get any real beer at all.

That's 'cause we keep the stuff from the micro-breweries to ourselves, and only advertise the crap like Bud and Coors.

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:13 pm

flanum wrote:why dont yanks use Metric system in a lot of things yet?

I'd like to know this myself. I have heard that it was tried in the 70's but
largely abandoned for some reason. I also understand that folks had a hard
time figuring out what they were paying for gas (petrol), and rumors flew
that gas stations were taking advantage of the confusion and overcharging
for a liter of gas.