Gas $6.68/Gal in Norway - Don't complain...

[Analog]

Statoil, Shell and Esso have now raised their recommended gasoline prices to around NOK 11.30 per liter (USD 6.68 per gallon).

Soaring oil prices are now hitting Norwegian motorists at the gas pump, and things could easily get worse.

"We are at NOK 11.32 per liter. This is an all time high for Shell in Norway," Shell information chief Jacob Olsbø told newspaper Finansavisen.

Statoil raised its liter price on gasoline to NOK 11.28 in July and Esso followed suit this Monday, pricing its Leadfree 95 at NOK 11.33 per liter.

One comfort for Norwegian motorists is that a relatively weak dollar has kept gas prices from rising even more.
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1094136.ece
Several Norwegian stations are helping keep local customers a bit happier by having price wars, with prices there still under NOK 10 per liter (USD 5.90 per gallon).

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

Well, I ain't complaining, but I'm actually looking forward to $2.00 USD a quart.

 

[knyghtbyte]

hmm..i know in the UK atm its almost £1 per litre if memory serves correct......(altho some places will do it cheaper of course)

just cant remember how many litres to the gallon...lol..isnt it 5?if it is then we at around US$9 for the gallon.....now thats steep..heh

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: knyghtbyte
hmm..i know in the UK atm its almost £1 per litre if memory serves correct......(altho some places will do it cheaper of course)

just cant remember how many litres to the gallon...lol..isnt it 5?if it is then we at around US$9 for the gallon.....now thats steep..heh

3.79

 

[Chaotic42]

Don't complain?

It's not that theirs is high and ours isn't, it's that ours is high and theirs is insane.

 

[Kalbi]

But they barely drive

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: Kalbi
But they barely drive

So that makes it okay?

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: Kalbi
But they barely drive

They use public transportation.

If you guys ever get a chance to go to Singapore, you would see how amazing it can be. They have an amazing MRT with 3 lines that will take you just about anywhere you need to go.

 

[HamSupLo]

Originally posted by: Kalbi
But they barely drive

sounds good

 

[Schadenfroh]

Nice for them, i bet they actually have mass transit where they live. I dont have any type of public transportation in my area.

 

[Engineer]

On the bright side, it $0.13 USD per gallon in Venezuela! 😉

 

[dartworth]

YAGPT

 

[NeViKoo7]

if it gets to 2 dollars a quart, Ill run my car on motor oil.. .

 

[mzkhadir]

nvm

 

[Miramonti]

That should put a significant dent in their $32 million GDP.

 

[Vic]

And they pay like $4/gal. in taxes. Apples !=oranges

 

[mAdMaLuDaWg]

Time magazine predicted that gas will hit $5/gallon.

 

[MrDudeMan]

you guys are idiots...thats how they get taxed in europe. we have higher taxes on other things, but its all made to tax the rich. only the rich or semi wealthy people can drive over there. everyone else uses public transportation. my sisters boyfriend just moved here from scotland and thats exactly what he said.

 

[Injury]

You should consider it as "how much would it cost to drive across the country" instead.

Norweigens have not only a more extensive mass transit, which is accessible through most of the country, but many of them also don't depend on driving more than a 20-30 miles a day... whereas it's not uncommon for Americans to drive 40-100 just to go to work.

 

[shabby]

Originally posted by: Injury
You should consider it as "how much would it cost to drive across the country" instead.

Norweigens have not only a more extensive mass transit, which is accessible through most of the country, but many of them also don't depend on driving more than a 20-30 miles a day... whereas it's not uncommon for Americans to drive 40-100 just to go to work.

Bingo, plus the cars that they have in europe usually have small displacement engines or are diesels that burn about a 1/4 of gas that suv's over hear burn.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

And they dont' have to drive as far to find hot chicks. Trust me.
Tas.

 

[NickelTitanium]

Who cares what the other countries pay? Doesn't the world revolve around us?

 

[BigJ]

How many times are we going to have the same discussion over gas prices in Europe vs gas prices in the US?

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Vic
And they pay like $4/gal. in taxes. Apples !=oranges

WINNER!

Originally posted by: BigJ
How many times are we going to have the same discussion over gas prices in Europe vs gas prices in the US?

Until people get it through their thick skulls that Vic is 100% correct.

 

[0roo0roo]

imperial gallons aren't the same as us gallons either😉