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Sarahad

Aug 25th 2006 12:42 pm

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Originally Posted by willmore

Holy macaroni and cheese - down to 111.5 here today, the lowest its been in a long time.

They must want us to be in false sense of security so they can increase dramatically over the labour day weekend!

Was 90 Odd pence when last went in UK ... U might aswell double it for CAD!! :mad:

Wannabe

Aug 25th 2006 2:52 pm

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Down to 86.9 here early this afternoon! :scared:

willmore

Aug 26th 2006 3:10 am

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Holy s**t! Gas down to 109.9 here - First time in ages that I can remember the price being this low. And of course I just filled up my car when it was 117.9! :mad:

Snave

Aug 27th 2006 1:34 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33

There are lots of Smart cars. They're quite economical.

Aren't they diesel?

zigspider

Aug 27th 2006 11:54 am

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Here in Nova Scotia, Port Hawkesbury, so Cape Breton in fact, we paid 1,22 the last time we filled up, and now down to 1,10, but that is with the government dropping the price by 10 cents. Let's hope they keep it down, as we bought a sensible car, a Dodge Ram Quad Cab Gas guzzler.

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Originally Posted by Canada Jane

Since we landed nr Belleville, ON six weeks ago we have watched the gas prices fluctuate almost daily. As we see them go down as well as up we consider this pretty good as in the UK they seem to go up and up and hardly ever come down.

When we first got here the average price at our local garage was 107.6 per litre. This has gone up to the highest level of 109.9 and recently it went down to 102.6. Then at the weekend we were shocked to see it below the dollar at 99.6, so imagine how impressed we were today when it went even lower to 97.3.

If it goes any lower I will report back. How's the prices where you are?

Jane

p.s. originally posted in the Maple Leaf by mistake, sorry!

Sarahad

Aug 28th 2006 12:52 am

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Wow hubbie was amazed this morning when went petrol station here in UK had dropped to 91 UK pence!! Thats the lowest we have seen in a long long time!! Henced he filled his car up to the top incase it increases tomorrow!! :)

iaink

Aug 28th 2006 1:30 am

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Originally Posted by Snave

Aren't they diesel?

Yes.

93c in Belleville this morning.

A friend told me he saw it for 80some in Oshawa at the weekend!

Still, it wasnt that long ago it was in the sixties everywhere here :mad:

Canada Jane

Aug 29th 2006 9:26 am

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We went into the local garage this afternoon and commented that the gas was even cheaper at 92.3. However, when we pulled up to the pump, the guy asked to wait a minute before starting to get gas as he was just putting the price down.

Sure enough a minute or so later he told us to pump away and the price was down to 91.5.

I can never in a million years imagine a UK petrol station asking you to wait whilst they put the price down, up maybe, but not down.

Jane

willmore

Aug 29th 2006 12:33 pm

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108.9 here today - cant remember the last time it was that low.

johnnyc

Aug 29th 2006 1:16 pm

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Originally Posted by iaink

Much the same ;) :D

guess it's the same for me too!! :)

Wannabe

Aug 29th 2006 1:54 pm

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87.6 :)

You guys are living in the wrong places! *grin*

electricfence

Aug 29th 2006 2:50 pm

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Originally Posted by willmore

117.9 in paradise. I dare anyone to beat that! :mad:

79 Cents in Oakville tonight...can it go any lower. I hope it does my Mum and Dad are coming over on Sept 11, always love to piss them off.

g_is_for_canada

Aug 30th 2006 7:43 pm

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Originally Posted by Canada Jane

This is testimony to typical immigrants. In BC prices rose 85c/litre to well over $1.20 a litre in a few weeks. This has NEVER happened in Britain in fact. Pirces in Britain go up steadily and occasionally come down, but the price of petrol has worried me a lot more since living in Canada than living in Britain (or UK or wherever you live)

NessieOggy

Aug 30th 2006 8:24 pm

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Originally Posted by g_is_for_canada

In BC prices rose 85c/litre to well over $1.20 a litre in a few weeks.

In the Okanagan, we didn't see that type of fluctation over such a short period of time. I don't think we've seen below $1.00 in about a year now. :(

Makes me shake my head knowing that the Lower Mainland is paying less for their gas, and yet paying for the transit levy. hmmmmmm.....!!

Oggy

hudd	Aug 30th 2006 8:30 pm

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Originally Posted by willmore

You put me to shame for complaining about our gas prices. I can remember last spring being shocked at the gas prices in the UK.

Karma sent -hope it makes you feel a little bit better.

We were used to low petrol (gas) prices when we lived in Canada. So we brought a WV TDI Estate (Wagon) when we return to the UK.
They are excellent cars to drive and a diesel that can do 122 mph(195 km/hr) and with good driving you will return 50-68 mpg.

Yesterday I paid 97p/l for diesel. Last week we drove the equivalent of 1100 km for $97. I averaged 61 mpg on our trip (fully loaded with family and holiday stuff).

Buy a diesel if you want good fuel economy and then you will not worry about gas prices.

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