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Subject:Re: What is the price of gasoline in your town??
From:Martin Laycock
Date:Thu, 24 Feb 2000 13:11:31 +0000

Using your formula Scottish (UK) fuel costs $2.88 per US gal for 95 octane
stuff. We can pay a bit more for 98 octane or a bit less for diesel.
It pays to keep your vehicle tuned up here.

Martin

At 00:01 24/02/00 -0800, David Marshall wrote:
>This past week gasoline prices jumped to an all time high in Quesnel $0.659
>per liter of 87 octane fuel and $0.759 for 91 octane fuel, Diesel is
>$0.549.  I know this is cheaper than other parts of Canada, but I would not
>mind knowing the price of fuel in other parts of the world.
>
>To make this the same for everyone, let use the list majority of US Dollars
>and US Gallons... I know I will get flamed for this but hey...
>
>Also let use the following formulas so we are all taking the same thing.
>
>3.785 liters = 1 US gallon (liquid)
>1.45 Canadian Dollars = 1.00 US Dollars
>0.689 US Dollars = 1.00 CAD
>
>So in Quesnel
>
>1 US gallon 87 octane = $1.81 USD
>1 US gallon 91 octane = $1.98 USD
>1 US gallon Diesel = $1.43 USD
>
>Filling my Syncro with 87 Octane costs almost $50 Canadian / $35 USD!
>
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