[Shotimes] Never say never re gas prices

[Zach Leahy]

Yeah, Last I head gas in Germany was 1,6 euro/Liter... 

1,6 euro/Liter*4Liter/Gallon*1.3Dollars/Euro...

Equals $8.32/gallon.  yeah, that bad.  This is whay eupropeans don't
drive much.  It is cheaper and easier to take public transit. 
Especially if you factor in insurance rates and vehicle expenses
(higher due to more govment watchdoggin')

Yeah, when I could buy a month-long bus pass for 30 Euro in
freiburg....  Go with public transit.  or a bicycle.  (They jack the
prices on those too.... Paid approx 300USD for a Wal-mart bike) 
Walking is pretty fair on the budget as fuel (food) is in general
cheaper (at least in the region where we lived).

Z



On 4/20/05, George Fourchy <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:42:37 -0700, Koll wrote:
> 
> >So we're paying $2.50 for a gallon.  What do THEY pay.
> 
> There aren't that many cars in mainland China (PRC) yet. But there will be.  That's
> my point.  Gas has only begun to climb in price.
> 
> My family in Taiwan has only three cars. My nephew has an '87 Volvo, and his aunt
> and uncle have two Taiwan version Nissan Altimas. The rest of them take the bus.
> That's the thing over there....everything is within a mile or two of home, so a bus
> is plenty good, since the one they want comes by every 15 minutes or so.  Plus,
> walking is good exercise, and a lot safer there than it is here, as long as you
> don't try to cross a street where there isn't a signal light.
> 
> When my nephew buys gas, he pays by the litre.  He just got 50 litres yesterday, and
> paid 1300 NT (New Taiwan Dollars) for it.  Today the rate is 31.55 per dollar.
> That's over $41 for 11 gallons.  That's about $3.70 per gallon, and it is a lot more
> than that in various other countries.
> 
> But, again....this is just the beginning.
> 
> George
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