Crazy petrol prices

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:26 pm

Ninja Mania wrote:How do you know all that 4th gen, did it happen to you?

No, but we know a man who knows a man.........

by **katya** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:57 pm

Tarbert is now 135p a litre, but County has dropped 2p and is now 131.9 :?:

by **jdcarra** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:24 pm

katya wrote: but County has dropped 2p and is now 131.9

Re: Crazy petrol prices

And it's getting crazier, Carradale went up 2p today to 133.9 as I was filling up

.

by **Tubby the Tuba** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:46 pm

katya wrote:Tarbert is now 135p a litre, but County has dropped 2p and is now 131.9

Aye but they put the petrol up to 119.9.........

by **katya** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:53 pm

Sorry Tubby, should have pointed out it was up a penny but didn't notice what it was in Tarbert, and I drive diesel :wink:

by **katya** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:05 pm

Am back on to eat humble pie...
Diesel at the County today is UP to 134.9p and unleaded is 121.9 :cry:

Is there a reasonable explanation why it can drop 2p then rise 3p within a week?

by **gizmo** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:18 pm

There is an explanation it is lack of competition and downright greed.. If there is ever another outlet opened I hope everyone remembers.. Last time I was in I mentioned the difference in price and was told I didnt have to go there

by **WTC** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:55 pm

1.39 Euro in Athens.

The news channels are showing half of Europe's lorry drivers going on strike, some for three weeks!!!

Buy your Spannish fruit & veg now!!! :lol:

We are not alone. According to the local Greeks ave. wage is around £600 a month and the local papers are forcasting ' We're all doomed'.

by **Govangirl** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:47 pm

All I can advise is this:

by **katya** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:05 am

County has dropped to 132.9 for diesel and 120.9 for unleaded

Does this mean it will be 135.9 and 122.9 in a couple of days???
Incidently, Tarbert is now 137p a litre

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:29 am

All these examples do NOT imply that petrol is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....
You will be really shocked by the last one!
(At least, I was...)
Compared with Petrol......
Think a gallon of petrol is expensive?
This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.
Diet Snapple 16 oz £1.29 .. £10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz £1.19 ...........£9.52 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz £1.25 ......... £10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz £3.15 ...... £33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz E8.35 ... £178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz £3.85 . £123.20 per gallon
Tippex 7 oz £1.39 ....... . £5.42 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water 9 oz £1.49..£21.19 per gallon! £21.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source

(Evian spelled backwards is Naive.) !!

Someone sent me that yesterday...thought it was maybe worth posting......

You don't even want to compare it with perfume or after shave.

by **jaffacat** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:53 pm

County has dropped to 132.9 for diesel and 120.9 for unleaded
Does this mean it will be 135.9 and 122.9 in a couple of days???

I was just discussing this yesterday! That is exactly what they have done every time just before an increase

by **Sheik Yir Erse** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:46 pm

4th Gen - bet you never thought you'd see the day when petrol was more expensive to buy from the supermarket than milk :wink:

Do you think the oil producers are getting the same raw deal as farmers - doubt it. :shock:

All you need to do is invent a car that runs on milk, or better still, slurry

by **Tosh** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:11 pm

4th gen Suthen' wrote:All these examples do NOT imply that petrol is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....
You will be really shocked by the last one!
(At least, I was...)
Compared with Petrol......
Think a gallon of petrol is expensive?
This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.
Diet Snapple 16 oz £1.29 .. £10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz £1.19 ...........£9.52 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz £1.25 ......... £10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz £3.15 ...... £33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz E8.35 ... £178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz £3.85 . £123.20 per gallon
Tippex 7 oz £1.39 ....... . £5.42 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water 9 oz £1.49..£21.19 per gallon! £21.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source

(Evian spelled backwards is Naive.) !!

Someone sent me that yesterday...thought it was maybe worth posting......

You don't even want to compare it with perfume or after shave.

They all sound pretty cheap compared to...

printer ink !
Average price...

£13,635.00 per gallon! officially the most expensive liquid on earth!

by **SBpete** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:38 am

Ranald and I just drove to London and back. The cheapest diesel price we found, including the centre of London, was £130.9, in Dumbarton :shock:

The average price on the Motorway was £1.37 and in the middle of London was £1.32, so maybe the County ain't so bad after all

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