How cheap can you remember....
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From: Dartford, Kent - Home of the two way one way system.
I can recall it being around the 50p mark, i think i must have just passed my test at the time - back in 1993.
Theres plenty of old timers on here who will remember it being rationed
Theres plenty of old timers on here who will remember it being rationed
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From: side way some were in tayside
Remember back in 1976 it went up to 50P a gallom (4.5 ltrs for you young uns) and my old man said when it reached Ł1 a gallon he would sell his car,well he know has 2 cars......lol
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I remember that time too Stu.
Big uproar when it reached 50p per gallon.
My old fella used to go up the road, get to a set of lights where there were two stations, one straight over & one by turning left. These stations would always compete on price so he would decide at the last minute which one to go to
There was "talk" of it reaching a whole Ł1 per gallon
Big uproar when it reached 50p per gallon.
My old fella used to go up the road, get to a set of lights where there were two stations, one straight over & one by turning left. These stations would always compete on price so he would decide at the last minute which one to go to
There was "talk" of it reaching a whole Ł1 per gallon
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From: side way some were in tayside
MMMMMM SOME OF USE SHOWING OUR AGES REMEMBER MK3 CORTINA BEING LAUNCHES,AND WHAT AN UPROAR FROM MOTORING PRESS WHEN THE MK1 SIERRA APPEARED,SAID IT WOULD NOT BE THE SUCSESS (SP) THE CORTINA WAS,HOW WRONG THEY WERE
CHEErs STU
CHEErs STU
#12
It was about 59.9 when I started driving and it never used to cost me more than Ł22 to fill the tank now I take the RS and it's often not far off Ł40
I might report Phoney Tony to the police for extortion
I might report Phoney Tony to the police for extortion
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Paddy, it wasnt hay I was feeding it
I can remember 2, 3 & 4 star but the only prices I can remember was about 50p a litre. You could alos buy paraffin from them as well
Its a piss take to think were not far of Ł5 per gallon and hardly feck all has gone back into roads, etc
I can remember 2, 3 & 4 star but the only prices I can remember was about 50p a litre. You could alos buy paraffin from them as well
Its a piss take to think were not far of Ł5 per gallon and hardly feck all has gone back into roads, etc
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From: *PF TERRORISTS CARTEL* Bin flocking Youngens :cry:
Originally Posted by Billabong
LOL, I'm so old I can remember it being priced per gallon
prior to that he just had to let his horses feed on grass and the occasional carrot to pull his cart along
I have never looked at the price of petrol personally
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I think it used to cost me 30quid for a full tank of Super on my Reno5Turbo when i first passed my test- 1998, but dont remember how big the tank was so dunno what it cost
I remember 5star petrol when i was little. 100+ Octane wasnt it?
Dont remember 2star tho, what octane was that?
I remember 5star petrol when i was little. 100+ Octane wasnt it?
Dont remember 2star tho, what octane was that?
#22
Right now, regular gas is about $2.00/gallon. Since there are 3.8 liters in a gallon, that makes it about $0.53/liter
With the exchange rate of $1.986/GBP, that would be.....
.2776 GBP/liter
I guess your taxes are WAY higher than ours and ours are outrageous
With the exchange rate of $1.986/GBP, that would be.....
.2776 GBP/liter
I guess your taxes are WAY higher than ours and ours are outrageous
#23
Originally Posted by EscortWRC
I guess your taxes are WAY higher than ours and ours are outrageous
You got Fuel soooooooo cheap over there, its not fair we should have it cheap over here as we produce our own oil
#24
NO, I'm not joking
When the tax on the fuel is about the same amount as the fuel itself, something's seriously wrong.
You must be buying it from the wrong people or your government is giving it to you straight in the ass. My guess is that its the second one.
When the tax on the fuel is about the same amount as the fuel itself, something's seriously wrong.
You must be buying it from the wrong people or your government is giving it to you straight in the ass. My guess is that its the second one.
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Sorry cant remember the fuel prices but do remember when crisps were 5p a packet and a 10 penny mix of sweets had a lot more than 10 sweets in it!! I remember the half pence as well! anybody still have any of them?
Never realised you were that old stu?
Nick
Never realised you were that old stu?
Nick
#31
Originally Posted by EscortWRC
Originally Posted by Chipperx2
no its the price you pay to live in such a great country
But then again they might throw me in guantanimo bay, for no other legit reason that I'm not an "American Idiot"
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Sorry I must be tired, or maybe just stupid, but I didn't quite grab the meaning of that
Can U settle a argument I was having with my mate, are American Ford escorts the same as european efforts
Can U settle a argument I was having with my mate, are American Ford escorts the same as european efforts
#34
Not exactly.....
What you guys call a Series 2 (IIRC) is what we call an Escort GT. Ours are 1.6 and 1.8 liter mazda engines B6 and BP series NON-turbo engines, but the bodies look similar in silhouette. Ours are nothing amazing (ok, they're JUNK) and personally, I wouldn't own an RST either.
The 'standard' Escorts, are basically the same, all junk IMHO.
So basically, Escorts on this side of the pond are junk econoboxes
Probably best if we avoid the politics and religion subjects and stick to cars...
What you guys call a Series 2 (IIRC) is what we call an Escort GT. Ours are 1.6 and 1.8 liter mazda engines B6 and BP series NON-turbo engines, but the bodies look similar in silhouette. Ours are nothing amazing (ok, they're JUNK) and personally, I wouldn't own an RST either.
The 'standard' Escorts, are basically the same, all junk IMHO.
So basically, Escorts on this side of the pond are junk econoboxes
Probably best if we avoid the politics and religion subjects and stick to cars...