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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:24:27 -0500, Bret Chase >
employed a troop of monkeys to hit keyboards to produce: >>:| >>:|No idea of the introduction to the US though. >>:|Why would you want a diesel in the US? >>:|Doesn't gasoline cost less than the stuff you call beer? ;-) > >gas is waaaaaaaaay cheaper than beer.... a gal (128 Oz) of gas here >(Maine, USA) is currently $1.60US... a 12 (144 Oz) pack of cheap >domestic beer is about $7.99. diesel has been cheaper than gas for >the last couple of years... it's price has remained rock solid while >gas prices do the yo-yo. > Sheesh Around my neck of the woods, draught beer (real ale not chemicalager) is typically around £2 a pint and Petrol and Diesel is about 80p / litre or about 45p a pint. That's about a quarter of the price of beer. There are more expensive beers of course, but somewhere near £2 will get you a pint of session bitter in most places. I cant work out your quantities in ounces because you use different ounces and gallons to us. How much is your ordinary bar draft beer a US gallon? -- Russ Jeep Technician and Big Hairy Biker |
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:58:10 +0000, ColonelTupperware
> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:24:27 -0500, Bret Chase > >employed a troop of monkeys to hit keyboards to produce: > >>>:| >>>:|No idea of the introduction to the US though. >>>:|Why would you want a diesel in the US? >>>:|Doesn't gasoline cost less than the stuff you call beer? ;-) >> >>gas is waaaaaaaaay cheaper than beer.... a gal (128 Oz) of gas here >>(Maine, USA) is currently $1.60US... a 12 (144 Oz) pack of cheap >>domestic beer is about $7.99. diesel has been cheaper than gas for >>the last couple of years... it's price has remained rock solid while >>gas prices do the yo-yo. >> >Sheesh >Around my neck of the woods, draught beer (real ale not chemicalager) >is typically around £2 a pint and Petrol and Diesel is about 80p / >litre or about 45p a pint. That's about a quarter of the price of >beer. >There are more expensive beers of course, but somewhere near £2 will >get you a pint of session bitter in most places. > >I cant work out your quantities in ounces because you use different >ounces and gallons to us. How much is your ordinary bar draft beer a >US gallon? It's a tolerable approximation to treat a US fluid ounce as being the same as a UK one. The big difference is that there's 16 fl. oz. in a US pint, and 20 in a proper one. -- QrizB I sound like I know what I'm talking about, but don't be fooled. |
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:58:10 +0000, ColonelTupperware
> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:24:27 -0500, Bret Chase > >employed a troop of monkeys to hit keyboards to produce: > >>>:| >>>:|No idea of the introduction to the US though. >>>:|Why would you want a diesel in the US? >>>:|Doesn't gasoline cost less than the stuff you call beer? ;-) >> >>gas is waaaaaaaaay cheaper than beer.... a gal (128 Oz) of gas here >>(Maine, USA) is currently $1.60US... a 12 (144 Oz) pack of cheap >>domestic beer is about $7.99. diesel has been cheaper than gas for >>the last couple of years... it's price has remained rock solid while >>gas prices do the yo-yo. >> >Sheesh >Around my neck of the woods, draught beer (real ale not chemicalager) >is typically around £2 a pint and Petrol and Diesel is about 80p / >litre or about 45p a pint. That's about a quarter of the price of >beer. >There are more expensive beers of course, but somewhere near £2 will >get you a pint of session bitter in most places. > >I cant work out your quantities in ounces because you use different >ounces and gallons to us. How much is your ordinary bar draft beer a >US gallon? It's a tolerable approximation to treat a US fluid ounce as being the same as a UK one. The big difference is that there's 16 fl. oz. in a US pint, and 20 in a proper one. -- QrizB I sound like I know what I'm talking about, but don't be fooled. |
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A pint of Draught beer ath the local here costs $3.50 NZD, or about a pound
and twenty P sterling. a 750ml bottle costs $5 NZD. Diesel is about 65c a litre. or 20 p Petrol: 91 oct is $1.05, 96 oct is a bit more, $1.17 per litre. how many litres per gallon? we're metric only here. rhys "ColonelTupperware" > wrote > >gas is waaaaaaaaay cheaper than beer.... a gal (128 Oz) of gas here > >(Maine, USA) is currently $1.60US... a 12 (144 Oz) pack of cheap > >domestic beer is about $7.99. diesel has been cheaper than gas for > >the last couple of years... it's price has remained rock solid while > >gas prices do the yo-yo. > > > Sheesh > Around my neck of the woods, draught beer (real ale not chemicalager) > is typically around £2 a pint and Petrol and Diesel is about 80p / > litre or about 45p a pint. That's about a quarter of the price of > beer. > There are more expensive beers of course, but somewhere near £2 will > get you a pint of session bitter in most places. > > I cant work out your quantities in ounces because you use different > ounces and gallons to us. How much is your ordinary bar draft beer a > US gallon? > > -- > Russ > Jeep Technician and Big Hairy Biker |
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A pint of Draught beer ath the local here costs $3.50 NZD, or about a pound
and twenty P sterling. a 750ml bottle costs $5 NZD. Diesel is about 65c a litre. or 20 p Petrol: 91 oct is $1.05, 96 oct is a bit more, $1.17 per litre. how many litres per gallon? we're metric only here. rhys "ColonelTupperware" > wrote > >gas is waaaaaaaaay cheaper than beer.... a gal (128 Oz) of gas here > >(Maine, USA) is currently $1.60US... a 12 (144 Oz) pack of cheap > >domestic beer is about $7.99. diesel has been cheaper than gas for > >the last couple of years... it's price has remained rock solid while > >gas prices do the yo-yo. > > > Sheesh > Around my neck of the woods, draught beer (real ale not chemicalager) > is typically around £2 a pint and Petrol and Diesel is about 80p / > litre or about 45p a pint. That's about a quarter of the price of > beer. > There are more expensive beers of course, but somewhere near £2 will > get you a pint of session bitter in most places. > > I cant work out your quantities in ounces because you use different > ounces and gallons to us. How much is your ordinary bar draft beer a > US gallon? > > -- > Russ > Jeep Technician and Big Hairy Biker |
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 14:25:18 +1300, "rnf2" >
wrote: >:|A pint of Draught beer ath the local here costs $3.50 NZD, or about a pound >:|and twenty P sterling. a 750ml bottle costs $5 NZD. >:| >:|Diesel is about 65c a litre. or 20 p >:| >:|Petrol: 91 oct is $1.05, 96 oct is a bit more, $1.17 per litre. >:| >:|how many litres per gallon? we're metric only here. >:| >:|rhys 4 quarts per gal... a liter is only slightly larger than a quart. How does the NZD convert to USD? -Bret >:| >:|"ColonelTupperware" > wrote >:| >:|> >gas is waaaaaaaaay cheaper than beer.... a gal (128 Oz) of gas here >:|> >(Maine, USA) is currently $1.60US... a 12 (144 Oz) pack of cheap >:|> >domestic beer is about $7.99. diesel has been cheaper than gas for >:|> >the last couple of years... it's price has remained rock solid while >:|> >gas prices do the yo-yo. >:|> > >:|> Sheesh >:|> Around my neck of the woods, draught beer (real ale not chemicalager) >:|> is typically around £2 a pint and Petrol and Diesel is about 80p / >:|> litre or about 45p a pint. That's about a quarter of the price of >:|> beer. >:|> There are more expensive beers of course, but somewhere near £2 will >:|> get you a pint of session bitter in most places. >:|> >:|> I cant work out your quantities in ounces because you use different >:|> ounces and gallons to us. How much is your ordinary bar draft beer a >:|> US gallon? >:|> >:|> -- >:|> Russ >:|> Jeep Technician and Big Hairy Biker >:| |
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 14:25:18 +1300, "rnf2" >
wrote: >:|A pint of Draught beer ath the local here costs $3.50 NZD, or about a pound >:|and twenty P sterling. a 750ml bottle costs $5 NZD. >:| >:|Diesel is about 65c a litre. or 20 p >:| >:|Petrol: 91 oct is $1.05, 96 oct is a bit more, $1.17 per litre. >:| >:|how many litres per gallon? we're metric only here. >:| >:|rhys 4 quarts per gal... a liter is only slightly larger than a quart. How does the NZD convert to USD? -Bret >:| >:|"ColonelTupperware" > wrote >:| >:|> >gas is waaaaaaaaay cheaper than beer.... a gal (128 Oz) of gas here >:|> >(Maine, USA) is currently $1.60US... a 12 (144 Oz) pack of cheap >:|> >domestic beer is about $7.99. diesel has been cheaper than gas for >:|> >the last couple of years... it's price has remained rock solid while >:|> >gas prices do the yo-yo. >:|> > >:|> Sheesh >:|> Around my neck of the woods, draught beer (real ale not chemicalager) >:|> is typically around £2 a pint and Petrol and Diesel is about 80p / >:|> litre or about 45p a pint. That's about a quarter of the price of >:|> beer. >:|> There are more expensive beers of course, but somewhere near £2 will >:|> get you a pint of session bitter in most places. >:|> >:|> I cant work out your quantities in ounces because you use different >:|> ounces and gallons to us. How much is your ordinary bar draft beer a >:|> US gallon? >:|> >:|> -- >:|> Russ >:|> Jeep Technician and Big Hairy Biker >:| |
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"Chris Phillipo" > wrote in message .. . > In article >, says... > > A pint of Draught beer ath the local here costs $3.50 NZD, or about a pound > > and twenty P sterling. a 750ml bottle costs $5 NZD. > > > > Diesel is about 65c a litre. or 20 p > > > > Petrol: 91 oct is $1.05, 96 oct is a bit more, $1.17 per litre. > > > > how many litres per gallon? we're metric only here. > > > > rhys > > > > Gas is at 81.9 cents/liter here where as diesel is 76.9, so it takes a > long time for a diesel to pay for itself mileage wise in Canada when > it's a $4000-$6000 option on those trucks you can get a diesel motor in. > -- Thats Expensive, the AA New car price comparasions are available at www.nzaa.co.nz The Land rover Freelander for example comes in a 4 cyl 2L turbo diesel and a 2.5L V6 for exactly the same price. $57.490NZD for the auto. the manual is only available as a diesel for 2K less. the Disco SE Td5 2.5L diesel and the 4L V8 petrol are the same price at $69,500 NZD, petrol and diesel HSEs are $90,000 NZD. only the SE Td5 is available as a manual for 4K less. Petrol Range rovers cost more than diesel range rovers. The BMW 330i SE Petrol is $100,900NZD while the 330D SE Diesel is $98,900NZD. Toyota Hilux 4x2 SR5 manual D/cab petrol is $40,800NZD while the diesel is $40,000 The same in 4x4 are both $51,500 Landcruiser Prado RV, Diesel and Petrol are the same price theres a big range of vehicles with diesels at the same or lower price... rhys |
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"Chris Phillipo" > wrote in message .. . > In article >, says... > > A pint of Draught beer ath the local here costs $3.50 NZD, or about a pound > > and twenty P sterling. a 750ml bottle costs $5 NZD. > > > > Diesel is about 65c a litre. or 20 p > > > > Petrol: 91 oct is $1.05, 96 oct is a bit more, $1.17 per litre. > > > > how many litres per gallon? we're metric only here. > > > > rhys > > > > Gas is at 81.9 cents/liter here where as diesel is 76.9, so it takes a > long time for a diesel to pay for itself mileage wise in Canada when > it's a $4000-$6000 option on those trucks you can get a diesel motor in. > -- Thats Expensive, the AA New car price comparasions are available at www.nzaa.co.nz The Land rover Freelander for example comes in a 4 cyl 2L turbo diesel and a 2.5L V6 for exactly the same price. $57.490NZD for the auto. the manual is only available as a diesel for 2K less. the Disco SE Td5 2.5L diesel and the 4L V8 petrol are the same price at $69,500 NZD, petrol and diesel HSEs are $90,000 NZD. only the SE Td5 is available as a manual for 4K less. Petrol Range rovers cost more than diesel range rovers. The BMW 330i SE Petrol is $100,900NZD while the 330D SE Diesel is $98,900NZD. Toyota Hilux 4x2 SR5 manual D/cab petrol is $40,800NZD while the diesel is $40,000 The same in 4x4 are both $51,500 Landcruiser Prado RV, Diesel and Petrol are the same price theres a big range of vehicles with diesels at the same or lower price... rhys |
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"Steve Firth" > wrote in message ... > rnf2 > wrote: > > > > Or even easier, the jag 4.2 supercharged version can easily put out 500hp > > > with a change of chip. . . . . ;-) > > > > > > -- > > Why not go the whole hog with the V12? > > Because the 4.2 V8 has better fuel economy and more oomph than the V12. > The V12 was a lovely engine, still is, but it's no match for the AJV8. > Not unless it's tuned up "quite a bit" in which case the 6.0 V12 can > produce over 700bhp. > > However in standard form, the supercharged V8 is the mutts nutts. Should > be easy to retrofit a supercharger to V8 Land Rover products in the near > future and I expect to see Overfinch do exactly that. > > -- I've seen Range rovers here in NZ re-engined with Australian Holden V6 3.8L engines. they'll take a supercharger without modification. Not sure the output, but the Holden cars go fast! a 3.8L SS Berlina maxes over 290K on a track. rhys |
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