• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 days ago

    wow, that’s actually more than here in Ontario after converting currency and volume units. $2.30 vs $1.60 when I filled up on the weekend

    still quite cheap in the grand scheme of things for what it is

  • hardcoreufo@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I love to see it because all the idiots in their gas guzzling, coal rolling trucks get hit way harder than I do.

  • Horsey@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    For context: San Jose is also in one of the least affordable regions in the country. It’s the largest city in the Bay Area with the best weather.

  • Obinice@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I don’t have any context for whether this is expensive or not, but…

    You’re charged LESS for fuel if you let them wash your car? …what?

    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 days ago

      because the other two comments didn’t make it entirely clear if you have no idea what this is about: the pump will ask you if you want to buy a car wash ticket as well. if you say yes, you get the lower fuel price

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      6 days ago

      The gas station has far higher marginal profit on a car wash than on gas. Also, most of the time you don’t even break even on the supposed savings.

      It’s a trick to get people to spend more money in a way that is more advantageous for the gas station owner.

  • FatVegan@leminal.space
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    6 days ago

    Oh no, americans have still cheap gas because their pedo leader needs to bomb children. I feel so bad.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 days ago

      they didn’t bother with the decimal point just in case.

      I buy my gas at Donny’s Discount gas. 619 8/10ths

    • aarch64@programming.dev
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      6 days ago

      Gas prices in the US are in $/gal, so $6.19 per gallon. Some signs just don’t include the decimal.

      I understand your confusion… I went to Canada for the first time recently and their prices are cents per liter, but (much like American prices) that’s not actually indicated anywhere.

  • fenrasulfr@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    We are currently dealing with 10 dollars the gallon in Europe so you have a little bit still to go. I can’t imagine the mess this is making in countries that do not have the US or EU purchasing power.

    • Railcar8095@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Edit: disregard my math, I’ve rounded a gallon to 3 litters because I’m not familiar with freedom units.

      Which country? I’ve checked the historical average in Spain and Gasoil was the most expensive with a 2€/l, gasoline 1.8€/l (tax included), the max I’ve personally seen is 1.78, in a rather expensive chain (Repsol)

      Of course average means there will be a ±0.2€/l depending on the station.

      It would seem that particular station is/was more expensive than most of the ones in Spain ever were.

      Very volatile situation, but hopefully will lead to a reduction of reliance on Fossils (including Trump) in the near future.

    • bridgeburner@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Until ur car runs out of gas one time when driving to work, cos 20 bucks doesn’t give u enough gas anymore to drive this far.

    • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      6 days ago

      If my conversion is correct, that would be aprox 1.45euro/L for Reguolar. Super close to prior-to-iran-war prices but would love to see them pay 2.50.

      For US netizens, again if I am converting the right way, 2.50eur/L of Regular would be around $11 per gallon.

        • TedvdB@feddit.nl
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          6 days ago

          The pump close by at the highway is at €2,579/liter here in The Netherlands.

          • dalekirkwood@lemmy.world
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            5 days ago

            Wow. That’s alot. But Netherlands is so expensive. I love the country but it’s unreal how much you guys pay for stuff.

        • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Where I am at right now, 1L of Super E10/95 octane is 2.10euro while Diesel can go as high as 2.29. Outside of the city I have seen 2.29 for Super E10/95 octane.

          Not 2.50 yet, and probably will go down since, allegedly, Iran/USA bombing is done for now. But I cant pass over the fact that it got from 1.60 to 2.20 in a span of one month. Fucking happy my car has 1.2L engine.

    • JordanZ@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      We can’t even do that…

      This is kind of the problem. Most small cars aren’t even sold here. For another example, Ford sells the Mustang. Everything else is trucks, SUV’s, and commercial vans.

  • jobbies@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    'Murica - we need to CRUSH Iran 💪

    Also 'murica - why is our gas so pricey? 😭😭😭

  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Is this some kind of empirical joke I’m too metric to understand?

    I kid, I’m Canadian so I know off the top of my head a gallon is 3.81 litres.