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With crude at even 65 $ a barrel the saving on the US oil imports will come to 400 billion, it's the silver lining of the recession cloud which they probably engineered anyway.They get to control their major banks and give far less money to the oil producers who aren't in their good books anyway

 

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But I'm just hearing that soon you won't have any new cars to put your cheap petrol into!

 

Not unless your government bails out Detroit.

 

Ah, but there will be American made, Japanese cars - Honda, Toyota etc are not in such dire straits as Detroit and the "big" 3. A bail out only delays their problems. They make cars no one wants at a huge cost because of their union agreements that provide things such as free healthcare to the retired autoworkers (or heavily subsidised).

 

The US engineered recession also has everyone rushing back to the mighty greenback for safety. The pound is now below $1.50, as opposed to over $2 in the summer.

 

Makes my trip next week so much cheaper!

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Ah, but there will be American made, Japanese cars - Honda, Toyota etc are not in such dire straits as Detroit and the "big" 3. A bail out only delays their problems. They make cars no one wants at a huge cost because of their union agreements that provide things such as free healthcare to the retired autoworkers (or heavily subsidised).

 

The US engineered recession also has everyone rushing back to the mighty greenback for safety. The pound is now below $1.50, as opposed to over $2 in the summer.

 

Makes my trip next week so much cheaper!

 

Until you buy a ticket to watch championship football ;)

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But I'm just hearing that soon you won't have any new cars to put your cheap petrol into!

 

Not unless your government bails out Detroit.

 

As RosswellSaint said....The Car manufacturers outside Detroit and away from the grip of the Union's like the one's we have in the South are doing just fine.

 

As for Bailout's, well we all saw what happened when the British Government got involved with the Union crippled Car manufacturers in the UK 40 years ago......Man, that was a horror story fit for Hollywood....I think the last dregs are owned by TATA in China arn't they?

 

Even Ford have are finaly dropping their near 100 year association with the UK and moving their very last UK based production plant to Turkey

 

Its a wonder Gordy gets any of his 250% tax on gas after all that

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As RosswellSaint said....The Car manufacturers outside Detroit and away from the grip of the Union's like the one's we have in the South are doing just fine.

 

As for Bailout's, well we all saw what happened when the British Government got involved with the Union crippled Car manufacturers in the UK 40 years ago......Man, that was a horror story fit for Hollywood....I think the last dregs are owned by TATA in China arn't they?

 

Even Ford have are finaly dropping their near 100 year association with the UK and moving their very last UK based production plant to Turkey

 

Its a wonder Gordy gets any of his 250% tax on gas after all that

 

How much has Bush increased the national debt of the USA?

 

Haven't you got a Socialist coming to power?

 

Hopefully it's enough to push you over the edge and you'll kill yourself.

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As RosswellSaint said....The Car manufacturers outside Detroit and away from the grip of the Union's like the one's we have in the South are doing just fine.

 

As for Bailout's, well we all saw what happened when the British Government got involved with the Union crippled Car manufacturers in the UK 40 years ago......Man, that was a horror story fit for Hollywood....I think the last dregs are owned by TATA in China arn't they?

 

Even Ford have are finaly dropping their near 100 year association with the UK and moving their very last UK based production plant to Turkey

 

Its a wonder Gordy gets any of his 250% tax on gas after all that

Saint George the Ford plant moving wont happen.The Turkey plant is not owned by Ford, and with the C V restrictions (imports) from non EU countries makes it impossible + the germans wont buy Turkish built Fords.

And their back up plant in Romania is an EU green disaster zone, thats going to cost millions to rectifiy.

Ford will get the money they want from the UK Govt to keep the Transit here! ;)

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Just filled up this morning... $1.30 a gallon. Or 22p a litre in English money (even at todays exchange rates)..... That's a third as much as Gordy charges in 'TAX' on a litre of Gas over there.....

Absolutely staggering that just the Tax alone for 1 Litre of Gas in the UK costs more than 3 litres of Gas 'in the tank' in the US (including tax) and just about anywhere else....Unbelievable

 

A Dollar a Gallon before Mardi Gras i reckon........Man, i feel a 50 State road trip coming up :)

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Just filled up this morning... $1.30 a gallon. Or 22p a litre in English money (even at todays exchange rates)..... That's a third as much as Gordy charges in 'TAX' on a litre of Gas over there.....

Absolutely staggering that just the Tax alone for 1 Litre of Gas in the UK costs more than 3 litres of Gas 'in the tank' in the US (including tax) and just about anywhere else....Unbelievable

 

A Dollar a Gallon before Mardi Gras i reckon........Man, i feel a 50 State road trip coming up :)

 

That's Socialism for you.

 

It's good to see that it's making an impact so quickly.

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Just filled up this morning... $1.30 a gallon. Or 22p a litre in English money (even at todays exchange rates)..... That's a third as much as Gordy charges in 'TAX' on a litre of Gas over there.....

Absolutely staggering that just the Tax alone for 1 Litre of Gas in the UK costs more than 3 litres of Gas 'in the tank' in the US (including tax) and just about anywhere else....Unbelievable

 

A Dollar a Gallon before Mardi Gras i reckon........Man, i feel a 50 State road trip coming up :)

 

We don't use gas in our vehicles over here in the UK. HTH.

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£0.85p a litre in Asda, Lower Earley and in BP across road. been paying less than £0.90p for some weeks

 

If you look closely, the message you're referring your comments about was posted several weeks ago. So there's nothing to be learned there.

 

As it happens, the Shell garage in Winchester Road is selling Premium Unleaded at 84.9p a litre earlier today.

 

EDIT: Btw, do remember that the USA extract their own oil, so what is good for them also hurts them.

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Just filled up this morning... $1.30 a gallon. Or 22p a litre in English money (even at todays exchange rates)..... That's a third as much as Gordy charges in 'TAX' on a litre of Gas over there.....

Absolutely staggering that just the Tax alone for 1 Litre of Gas in the UK costs more than 3 litres of Gas 'in the tank' in the US (including tax) and just about anywhere else....Unbelievable

 

A Dollar a Gallon before Mardi Gras i reckon........Man, i feel a 50 State road trip coming up :)

 

Wouldn't get too smug with OPEC trying to cut production ;)

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As RosswellSaint said....The Car manufacturers outside Detroit and away from the grip of the Union's like the one's we have in the South are doing just fine.

 

As for Bailout's, well we all saw what happened when the British Government got involved with the Union crippled Car manufacturers in the UK 40 years ago......Man, that was a horror story fit for Hollywood....I think the last dregs are owned by TATA in China arn't they?

 

Even Ford have are finaly dropping their near 100 year association with the UK and moving their very last UK based production plant to Turkey

 

Its a wonder Gordy gets any of his 250% tax on gas after all that

 

not quite finally correct at this moment in time. (Try to still spell in English) :D

 

Ford are considering the move of transit van production to Turkey. John Fleming is putting a proposal to Detroit, somewhen in the new year, to move van production to Kocaeli but that same proposal also includes moving most or all Transit chassis cab production to the UK (Southampton).

 

That will, obviously, affect livelihoods in the area. Not least those of supply chain personnel and their employers.

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If you look closely, the message you're referring your comments about was posted several weeks ago. So there's nothing to be learned there.

 

As it happens, the Shell garage in Winchester Road is selling Premium Unleaded at 84.9p a litre earlier today.

 

EDIT: Btw, do remember that the USA extract their own oil, so what is good for them also hurts them.

 

St L, remember that in swearing allegiance to 'Old Glory' the immigrants also have to become blinkered in their outlook and not look at the whole picture but bluster on with a 'feck you Jack we're alright' attitude!

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Just filled up this morning... $1.30 a gallon. Or 22p a litre in English money (even at todays exchange rates)..... That's a third as much as Gordy charges in 'TAX' on a litre of Gas over there.....

Absolutely staggering that just the Tax alone for 1 Litre of Gas in the UK costs more than 3 litres of Gas 'in the tank' in the US (including tax) and just about anywhere else....Unbelievable

 

A Dollar a Gallon before Mardi Gras i reckon........Man, i feel a 50 State road trip coming up :)

Given your location, and the effect that US emissions are having on the ice caps, I wouldn't gloat too much ;)

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St L, remember that in swearing allegiance to 'Old Glory' the immigrants also have to become blinkered in their outlook and not look at the whole picture but bluster on with a 'feck you Jack we're alright' attitude!

 

Damned right ....After having to live under the oppression of your left wing Socialist Government for so long and the anemic lot prior to that, It's great to be a free adult again, completely out from under Nanny's apron....Man i worked hard enough for it...... I didn't ask for Nanny's supervision and i'm damned if i was going to pay her wages in taxes

 

But all that aside, my regular fuel price updates are really in response to the "Robbing Oil Companies" thread, where someone was mistakenly blaming the Oil companies for the high gas prices at the time....He/she had no idea that the vast majority of the price was in fact tax....and they should really be saying ..'Robbing Gordy'....and there's no better demonstration of that than the fact that the price of gas in the US is less 25% of what Gordy's charges in tax alone for the same product.

 

And badgerx16...I'm a fee thinking adult. Political indoctrination and hysteria doesn't hold much weight with me.......I guess you could say i'm putting my money where my mouth is.

 

You can continue to be what is now i guess a 'subject' of your Government if thats what you want to do....Not that you have that much choice about it these days.

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But all that aside, my regular fuel price updates are really in response to the "Robbing Oil Companies" thread, where someone was mistakenly blaming the Oil companies for the high gas prices at the time....He/she had no idea that the vast majority of the price was in fact tax....and they should really be saying ..'Robbing Gordy'....and there's no better demonstration of that than the fact that the price of gas in the US is less 25% of what Gordy's charges in tax alone for the same product.

 

 

Usual ferking inaccurate nonsense from George.

 

http://www.k****ij.com/research/petrol.shtml

 

2008 average retail petrol prices

 

US $2.97

UK $10.41

 

But according to George, Gordy and his government are charging $12 tax alone per gallon! :rolleyes:

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And badgerx16...I'm a fee thinking adult. Political indoctrination and hysteria doesn't hold much weight with me.......I guess you could say i'm putting my money where my mouth is.

 

Global warming is nether 'political indoctrination', nor 'hysteria', but then again I expect that you still think the war in Iraq is a 'war of liberation' :cool:

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says who...

 

there are plenty of arguements on both side....or is it kewl to say it is..?

 

I see 2009 is set to be a hot one...

 

watch the term "climate change" revert back to "global warming"...

 

There are still people who deny the holocaust too.

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Apparently Morrisons are reducing it to 89.9p per litre. Hopefully on all forecourts' date=' and not just some crappy area in Rochdale or somewhere[/quote']

 

Its 89.9p/litre here in Grays Essex. Why dont you all drive up and fill up here? If I'm in, I'll do you tea and biscuits.

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St L, remember that in swearing allegiance to 'Old Glory' the immigrants also have to become blinkered in their outlook and not look at the whole picture but bluster on with a 'feck you Jack we're alright' attitude!

 

Hey, don't stereotype immigrants! Don't lump us all in with Saint George.

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wrong link and no edit function, so repost ......

Yeah, yeah, yeah .....now go and see if you can find this reported on the BBC http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=13834

 

Global warming means that the average temperature, year-on-year, is increasing. The consequence of this is that the global weather patterns change as marine currents are rerouted and the huge volumes of water that affect continental air masses shift. The net effect can quite easily be that some areas, for a while, will get colder, whilst others get hotter.

 

The net effect on Britain is that we come more under the influence of the continental weather during winter, and get wetter weather during the summer.

 

If we are trading 'credibility', try this from the Royal Society : http://royalsociety.org/downloaddoc.asp?id=1630

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he is a ****tard for backing up with credible articles his claims..

 

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

 

He's never been able to back anything up.

 

You're not the sharpest tool in the box so it's no surprise that your goldfish like memory fails to remember his "credible articles" in previous global warming posts or the even more comical election posts.

 

He makes John Nada appear like a Harvard referenced bibliography.

 

Stick to things you understand, which obviously isn't much, but try it, you may make yourself look less than your usual c*nt.

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He's never been able to back anything up.

 

You're not the sharpest tool in the box so it's no surprise that your goldfish like memory fails to remember his "credible articles" in previous global warming posts or the even more comical election posts.

 

He makes John Nada appear like a Harvard referenced bibliography.

 

Stick to things you understand, which obviously isn't much, but try it, you may make yourself look less than your usual c*nt.

 

 

lol

 

 

much love...

 

 

old georgie boy has got you hook line and sinker

 

xxx

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If we are trading 'credibility', try this from the Royal Society : http://royalsociety.org/downloaddoc.asp?id=1630

 

It has been prepared by a group led by Sir David Wallace FRS, Treasurer of the Royal Society, and

Sir John Houghton FRS, former chair of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change (IPCC).

Misleading arguments 1. The IPCC has become too politicised and does not accurately reflect

the wide range of views within the scientific community. The IPCC summary for policymakers

does not adequately represent the scientific uncertainty.

 

Now I don't know about you, but any paper that is published by a former chair of the IPCC, whose first misleading argument assesment is to justify that the IPCC hasn't become too political, probably loses a little bit of it's credibility towards the other 11 misleading arguments :rolleyes:

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Further 'credibility' ? .....National Geographic - http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-effects.html

 

At least when Dubya is finally shunted out of the way, we will have a President of the USA who acknowledges climate change as a reality.

 

Hmmmmmm.

 

I couldn't find a date on the article but the data it refers to is from 2006....

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