$2.50 suddenly feels awfully cheap for gas

[Random Variable]

I passed a Citgo station this afternoon that was selling regular unleaded for $2.50 and my first thought was, "Damn! That's cheap!." Last year I would have considered $2.50 to be outrageously expensive.

 

[JLGatsby]

Welcome to the rest of the world.

It's 6 bucks in London and Hong Kong.

 

[Slew Foot]

Just the way the gas companies like it.

 

[Eli]

It's $2.35 here. :Q

It's a trick, I tell you. It's pretty sad when we consider that to be cheap.

 

[EagleKeeper]

We are having a few stations at under $2.50

One actually is listed at $2.40

This is a $.40 price drop from the NO jump.

 

[GoingUp]

2.32 in the Detroit area. Sad thats what weve gotten used to

 

[AdamDuritz99]

yah, I remember b*tching about $1.70. Now I'm happy with $2.40

 

[Schadenfroh]

$2.25 in Meridian, MS

 

[vi edit]

I paid $2.15 today. :thumbsup:

 

[Random Variable]

In the middle of September you could find regular unleaded for less than about $3.40.

 

[Auryg]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Welcome to the rest of the world.

It's 6 bucks in London and Hong Kong.

And both of those areas are a heck of a lot smaller than the US.

Got to love how the prices went up 90 cents in my area cause of NO, but have only redropped 50 cents =/

 

[dartworth]

$2.26 here

 

[iamwiz82]

Cheapest I have heard about in the local area is $2.21.

 

[Sukhoi]

I just filled at $2.239. I still don't believe I've filled at higher than $2.669. The whole time prices were crazy high I was hardly driving anywhere so I didn't have to fill gas.

 

[xSauronx]

2.59 here at most places, im in eastern NC.

it is indeed sad that we consider it cheap, i can remember a couple of years ago my sister borrowed my grand am, put $5 in it and it gave it half a tank and she was shocked.

now itd buy just under 2 gallons, meh.

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: Auryg

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Welcome to the rest of the world.

It's 6 bucks in London and Hong Kong.

And both of those areas are a heck of a lot smaller than the US.

Got to love how the prices went up 90 cents in my area cause of NO, but have only redropped 50 cents =/

How can you compare two cities to an entire country?

 

[Rage187]

Don't forget 65% of the cost of gas in the U.K. is tax.

Don't hate on us, hate your goverment.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Welcome to the rest of the world.

It's 6 bucks in London and Hong Kong.

Do people really have to parrot this line?

T-A-X-E-S

 

[Cristatus]

Actually, for those people "parrotting" TAXES, it's almost the same situation in most of Europe. And it's not because of taxes, it's because the US government subsidizes fuel, IIRC.

 

[Corporate Thug]

2.50 ish in the bay area

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Actually, for those people "parrotting" TAXES, it's almost the same situation in most of Europe. And it's not because of taxes, it's because the US government subsidizes fuel, IIRC.

Proof?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8994313/

What accounts for the high cost of British gas, or petrol as it is known in the U.K.? Taxes, taxes, taxes.

Between approximately 65 and 75 percent of the price of gasoline in the U.K. is taken as taxes. U.S. drivers are paying a seemingly paltry 27 percent of their gas bill to the government.

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Welcome to the rest of the world.

It's 6 bucks in London and Hong Kong.

Do people really have to parrot this line?

T-A-X-E-S

No kidding. But the people still pay $6 per gallon. $6 is $6 no matter where the money goes.

My point was, in other countries, people are paying three times as much, so quit whining.

I never implied that somehow the price of the actual fuel product was more expensive.

 

[thehstrybean]

w00t! $2.31 is the cheapest here!!

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: logic1485
Actually, for those people "parrotting" TAXES, it's almost the same situation in most of Europe. And it's not because of taxes, it's because the US government subsidizes fuel, IIRC.

Proof?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8994313/

What accounts for the high cost of British gas, or petrol as it is known in the U.K.? Taxes, taxes, taxes.

Between approximately 65 and 75 percent of the price of gasoline in the U.K. is taken as taxes. U.S. drivers are paying a seemingly paltry 27 percent of their gas bill to the government.

this makes more sense. you can't explain canada if you think US government subsidizes fuel

 

[RichieZ]

2.73 bay area