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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:47:54 +0200
From: "Mark Gerritsma" <flat-sixnopsamet.nld>
Subject: Re: gas prices


"Martin Hilvers" <mhilversnopsamir1.inter.nl.net> schreef in bericht news:3cb34747$0$232$19deed1bnopsam.inter.NL.net... >>> It's said that GAS PRICES are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by >>> this summer. >> >> Christ Almighty the Yanks are getting a wake up call at last! Try >> paying 85 pence per litre................ > > You think $3/gal is expensive? > Where I am it already is about $4.00/gal (?1.18 / liter - 98 octane) Which is why I also have a LPG tank in my car. LPG costs $ 1.20 a gallon, at the expense of a higher road tax unfortunately. This is a remark I have often made to other Dutch people: Yes, in the US fuel is cheap compared to us. But have you also considered they also have to drive bigger distances in an on average heavier car with a bigger/ more powerfull, less fuel efficient, engine with an automatic? The Dutch average milage is about 9.3k miles per year, while in the US this is about 15k miles. So I think it is pretty save to say that over a year somebody from the US on average spends the same on fuel as we do in Holland. Have you ever thought about that? Most people haven't thought of it like that. In this context, what does insurance and road tax cost in the different countries? For my particular car I pay $ 705 a year for the road tax and $ 787 a year for insurance. As I understood insurance for a car in California can be pretty expensive. Also car depreciation differs considerably from country to country. So I ask you to see the entire package, fuel is only a small part of that. Mark

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