[PRCo] Re: Motor fuel

[Fred Schneider]

 I believe they use a different method of rating octane.  There would be no reason to sell
95 Octane fuel for a car designed to run on 87.
And regarding your last paragraph -- automobile ownership per capita in Britain today is
only slightly lower than the U. S.  France is also only slightly lower.  Germany and
Switzerland are higher.  Public transport is an accepted social issue there ... something
that most people accept must be done.  Strange isn't it that most of us evolved from the
same stock....

John Swindler wrote:

> It's relative, Fred.
>
> Fuel prices are higher in England, but distances are shorter and cars are
> more fuel efficient.  Octane rating for regular is over 95.
>
> Restaurant and pub prices are also higher, but supermarket prices are close
> to what is typical in this country.  That's why a time share can be such a
> cheap vacation.
>
> The tax burden is horrendous, and therein may lie some of the differences.
> Generally related to more social services then in this country.  But there
> is no such thing as a free lunch.  You want luxuries, such as driving a
> personal car, importing foreign goods, eating in restaurants, and driving in
> central London, your going to pay dearly for the privilege.  After all, you
> must be wealthy, otherwise you would not have a need for such weird habits.
> (:>)
>
> There was a time when the tax rate for over 12,000 pounds per year (about
> $40,000) approached 100 percent.  Which is why many wealthy Britains
> emigrated to other countries.
>
> I can think of no way to return this to Pittsburgh trolleys other then the
> comment that the increased prosperity in Europe and the US allowed people
> the luxury to indulge in expensive habits - like owning a car for commuting
> to work.
>
> John
>
> >From: Fred Schneider <fschnei at supernet.com>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: [PRCo] Motor fuel
> >Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 16:50:38 -0500
> >
> >I'm almost afraid to post this for fear of reprisals:
> >
> >Current price of 87 octane gasoline in Great Britain ... more
> >specificially the person lives in Stockport, Cheshire (near Liverpool)
> >... converted at the current rate of 1 pound to $1.81 is US$5.31 cents
> >per U. S. gallon.  The original price was in liters.  Current news
> >releases indicate price expected to ride to US$5.44 a gallon this week.
> >
> >John Markham adds that beer is much more expensive --- sold in many
> >places at 2 pounds per imperial pint.   That's US$23.17 a gallon.
> >
> >
> >
>
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