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Default And The Creek Keeps Ris'n

On Jan 31, 8:14*pm, Han wrote:

Near my old hometown in the Netherlands:
"euro95", i.e regular unleaded costs *€ 1.629/L.

1 € = $1.3025
1 gal=3.785 L
1 gal gasoline costs 1.629*1.3025*3.785= $8.03090891


Crackers, isn't it?! There is one refinery in the south of England
that filed for bankruptcy last week - the price of Diesel rose as a
result!

Rental cars in Europe are also expensive, as are road tolls, where charged.


From what I understand though, the quality of the toll roads is very
high. (I could be wrong though, I've never driven on the continent!).