Thread: What are you paying for gas / fuel now?

I'm sitting her in the little town of Garmisch in Germany's Southern Bavaria right now. Guess what the natives are paying over here. Diesel, which powers almost everything is 1.17 / liter and that's in Euros. High test is 1.77 and regular if I remember right is around 1.57 '/. Speaking of fuel efficient cars somewhere along the way the Master Race figured out how to count to 6 and sometime thereafter developed the skill set to actually shift one of these cars effectively. I wonder why it took so long to swim across the pond with that idea? They have had it for at least 15 years yet over our way it's very rare. Ours on the other hand are stuck mainly on (I'll be kind here} somewhat unreliable and only fairly economical automatics. Since the effort is about the same as the difference between a 4 and 5 speed I'll never understand why 6 speeds aren't used much in the US. I've driven around in enough of them to know that it has nothing at all to do with the unlimited speed on the Autobahns. You can lug them right down in the city (even more so the diesels) and they behave fine yet cruise at 60 - 65 MPH tacking around 1300 to 1500 RPM.

Originally Posted by driz

I'm sitting her in the little town of Garmisch in Germany's Southern Bavaria right now. Guess what the natives are paying over here. Diesel, which powers almost everything is 1.17 / liter and that's in Euros. High test is 1.77 and regular if I remember right is around 1.57 '/. Speaking of fuel efficient cars somewhere along the way the Master Race figured out how to count to 6 and sometime thereafter developed the skill set to actually shift one of these cars effectively. I wonder why it took so long to swim across the pond with that idea? They have had it for at least 15 years yet over our way it's very rare. Ours on the other hand are stuck mainly on (I'll be kind here} somewhat unreliable and only fairly economical automatics. Since the effort is about the same as the difference between a 4 and 5 speed I'll never understand why 6 speeds aren't used much in the US. I've driven around in enough of them to know that it has nothing at all to do with the unlimited speed on the Autobahns. You can lug them right down in the city (even more so the diesels) and they behave fine yet cruise at 60 - 65 MPH tacking around 1300 to 1500 RPM.

what is that in dollars and gallons? sounds cheap but...

Almost all of the cars produced by the big three are now six-speed automatics, driz. The Ford Focus SFE, gets an EPA 40 MPG with the six-speed automatic, and 38 with a 5-speed manual trans. The big-selling cars- Cruze, Malibu, Impala, most Chrysler products, and many Fords are now using six-speed transmissions for fuel savings.

P.S.- Love Garmisch- stayed there a few times back when they had three in-town hotels for AFRC. I've never been to that new place they built. Is it any good? I hear it's a ways outside of town.

Hotel Patton, as i recall, was pretty good.

Originally Posted by driz

I'm sitting her in the little town of Garmisch in Germany's Southern Bavaria right now. Guess what the natives are paying over here. Diesel, which powers almost everything is 1.17 / liter and that's in Euros. High test is 1.77 and regular if I remember right is around 1.57 '/. Speaking of fuel efficient cars somewhere along the way the Master Race figured out how to count to 6 and sometime thereafter developed the skill set to actually shift one of these cars effectively. I wonder why it took so long to swim across the pond with that idea? They have had it for at least 15 years yet over our way it's very rare. Ours on the other hand are stuck mainly on (I'll be kind here} somewhat unreliable and only fairly economical automatics. Since the effort is about the same as the difference between a 4 and 5 speed I'll never understand why 6 speeds aren't used much in the US. I've driven around in enough of them to know that it has nothing at all to do with the unlimited speed on the Autobahns. You can lug them right down in the city (even more so the diesels) and they behave fine yet cruise at 60 - 65 MPH tacking around 1300 to 1500 RPM.

Originally Posted by FAB1

what is that in dollars and gallons? sounds cheap but...

1 gallon = 3.785 liters.

1.17EUR = 1.55 USD


So if I did my math right 3.785 liters X 1.55 USD = 5.86/gallon. Here at home $3.99/gallon is a deal.

thanks nasa. wow that is up there but like JTH said what happened to supply and demand? plus a .20 jump overnight stinks like price gouging.

Too d..n much!

$3.95 for 91 octane. Hasn't affected my habits one bit.

$4.29 for the cheap stuff in my neighborhood here in San Diego, the price has actually dropped a few cents in the past week or so...

Originally Posted by czapor1967

$4.29 for the cheap stuff in my neighborhood here in San Diego, the price has actually dropped a few cents in the past week or so...

Not for sure why half the stations in Terre Haute, Indiana went to $4.15 and the other half stayed at $3.89 yesterday, but they must have got together last night and settled at $4.09 for today at almost all of them.

Some relief I topped off the tank today at $4.09