formariz 11,863 #1 Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) 12 gallons of diesel= $91.59 US Dollars today. tank still was 1/4 full. good thing it’s a diesel, gasoline is even more. Edited October 17, 2021 by formariz 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,965 #2 Posted October 17, 2021 TAXA EM VIGOR!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #3 Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, squonk said: TAXA EM VIGOR!! You got that right!! Everyone is on the warpath today. 3% increase tomorrow. Edited October 17, 2021 by formariz 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brockport Bill 1,393 #4 Posted October 17, 2021 where is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #5 Posted October 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Brockport Bill said: where is that? Portugal but I think that most of Europe has similar prices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,175 #6 Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) Very informative post. Good information to know relative to our rising gas prices. Thank you. Safe travels! Edited October 17, 2021 by SylvanLakeWH 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,270 #7 Posted October 17, 2021 Belgium price for premium (which I use for the Horses since it has less ethanol here.) €1.794/l or $9,45/gallon On diesel taxs are 3/5 to 3/4 of the price 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,848 #8 Posted October 17, 2021 Yea, but we got oil Cas. In fact we sell it to Portugal for a couple cigars/liter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,270 #9 Posted October 18, 2021 In the Netherlands regular gas peaked yesterday at €1.97/l or $10.39/gallon!!!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #10 Posted October 19, 2021 Coming from a place where fuel is cheap and people love their horsepower constantly showing it off by revving their engines and literally racing around by peeling off a light and accelerating right to it putting their brakes on at the last seconds it is indeed a sobering experience watching these people. Cars are run mostly barely above idle changing gears as fast as possible and coasting most of the times. It also seems that cars are geared very differently always with fuel economy in mind. It is also obvious that our vehicles are getting bigger and bulkier SUVs and trucks making up the majority while here they are smaller and sleeker. At close to $10.00 per gallon perhaps we would also get a little smarter. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,270 #11 Posted October 20, 2021 7 hours ago, formariz said: Coming from a place where fuel is cheap and people love their horsepower constantly showing it off by revving their engines and literally racing around by peeling off a light and accelerating right to it putting their brakes on at the last seconds it is indeed a sobering experience watching these people. Cars are run mostly barely above idle changing gears as fast as possible and coasting most of the times. It also seems that cars are geared very differently always with fuel economy in mind. It is also obvious that our vehicles are getting bigger and bulkier SUVs and trucks making up the majority while here they are smaller and sleeker. At close to $10.00 per gallon perhaps we would also get a little smarter. Haha, It is winter so I shut part of my grill off so my car is more aerodynamic and keeps the heat in the engine. -> uses less gas removed the subwoofer, to use less gas, which I noticed. We are shifting very fast, barely touching the gas, keeping our engines as low in rpm as possible. acceleration is very slow. Most cars are 4 banger, but we are moving to 3cylinder cars. My dad bought a V8, right before prices really climbed. He is spending 200$ a week on gas knowing here in Belgium we are a small country where 150miles brings you to the otherside of the country. In the netherlands they choose their speedlimit, not for safety but for emissions, when you use the least amount of gas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #12 Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said: My dad bought a V8, right before prices really climbed. He is spending 200$ a week on gas knowing here in Belgium we are a small country where 150miles brings you to the otherside of the country. Yesterday While driving I passed a full size late model Dodge Ram. Whaaaaaat?? I guess that fellow is the economy stimulus around here . Immediately I started doing calculations in my head. Filling that one up totally 120 liters over $1000.00 US Dollars. Edited October 20, 2021 by formariz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #13 Posted October 20, 2021 I'd be walking... Gads! Folks would be stealing vehicles to cut off the converters AND drain the gas! How bad is fuel theft there? I'd think there would be a black market! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,270 #14 Posted October 20, 2021 42 minutes ago, DennisThornton said: Gads! Folks would be stealing vehicles to cut off the converters AND drain the gas! Has happend with us once. they drilled a hole in the fueltank draining our diesel from our car-transporter. 2 hours ago, formariz said: Yesterday While driving I passed a full size late model Dodge Ram. Whaaaaaat?? I guess that fellow is the economy stimulus around here . Immediately I started doing calculations in my head. Filling that one up totally 120 liters over $1000.00 US Dollars. more like 250$ but still that is insane. most of them drive very slow, never using all 8 cilinders. but believe it, we aren't at an all time high, that was in 2014. A car here getting 35mpg is bad.. a renault clio diesel, a france car you see here a lot has 80mpg combined !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,965 #15 Posted October 20, 2021 Never seen a Renault make it to 80 miles except F1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #16 Posted October 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said: more like 250$ but still that is insane Oops thinking gallons there. It is insane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #17 Posted October 20, 2021 7 hours ago, DennisThornton said: I'd be walking... Gads! Folks would be stealing vehicles to cut off the converters AND drain the gas! How bad is fuel theft there? I'd think there would be a black market! Actually the converters are a problem here. They are cutting them off all over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #18 Posted October 20, 2021 Great market for vehicle security sales and installation on one side and catalytic convertor/exhaust system sales/installation on the other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,270 #19 Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, formariz said: Actually the converters are a problem here. They are cutting them off all over. I hope that trend is not moving north to us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #20 Posted October 22, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 8:00 AM, Maxwell-8 said: Most cars are 4 banger, but we are moving to 3cylinder cars Father in law wrecked old Benz so now he has a 3 cylinder VW. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #21 Posted October 22, 2021 Diesel now £1-50ltr. £1-60 on the motorways. Petrol about 0.02p less. I reckon there's a lot of profiteering going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,270 #22 Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) I fueled up today at € 1,759/l or $7,77/gallon Filling up your Ram 1500 32 gallon fueltank would set you back $248,92 Edited October 27, 2021 by Maxwell-8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,748 #23 Posted October 27, 2021 That makes me feel a bit better. @ 15 gallons of gas for $54.00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites