Re: gas prices - in the US and worldwide (archive)

First of all, I'd love to see 93 octane gas. Here in California the highest street gas is 92 octane. As a kid, I remember Sunoco 260.... 102 octane street gas (my Chevy Vega GT loved it). I've been paying over $2 a gallon for the last year (up to $2.20/gal at the cheap stations). I've seen premium as high as $2.39/gallon at a ripoff Shell station. The San Francisco Bay Area has the highest gas prices in the US, although with a number of refineries in the area, we still can't figure out why (the gas companies just say it's what the market can bear). Part of the cost here is the addition of MBTE to lower pollution (yeah, it lowers air pollution.... and poisons our water supply - smart thinking from our government). But we are still not paying as much as our European friends. I've heard that the cheapest gas is either Saudi Arabia or Venezuela.

Hi chaps
Crikey...It seems like utopia over the pond! As I said earlier we are now at approx$5.50 per gallon and going up.Due to have more fuel tanker strikes in two weeks so that should be interesting. Still we are also the proud owners of cigs at $7.00 per packet [packed up 12 weeks ago] It wouldnt really bother me if there was something just a bit cheaper over here...We have even been paying 40% more for cars built in the UK than our friends in Holland. EG Range Rover is $75000 in the UK and approx $55000 in Holland.How can this be so?? So glad to be part of Europe...just!
So next time you complain about prices just spare a few minutes for your cousins over here!
Steve
'99 840

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