President Trump's oil boom causing prices as low as $1.59 in Texas, while San Franciscans pay $3.80 on average

[Hapa1]

Originally Posted by NomadicDrifter

I think Lisboa/Lisbon is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and in the USA reminds me of San Francisco except it's far larger, grander, and imo has a nicer climate. You should come visit.

Thanks, I will. I seriously wasn’t trying to hijack this thread. I’m so interested in my Portuguese ancestry and would love to visit that beautiful country!

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by NomadicDrifter

I pay somewhere around 1.6-1.7 euros a liter for unleaded. Let's say 1.65 euros. There are around 3.78 liters to a gallon, so that's 6.24 euros a gallon, or 7.07USD a gallon. Man, San Francisco and Los Angeles look dirt cheap

Europeans have always paid more for gasoline, even when I was a kid some 40 years ago you paid $4 a gallon. The thing is that 95% of the petrol you use is diesel, which is cheaper. You also have far less pollution control on your cars.


See: Top Gear "The One Tank Challenge" 2009?


He drove a Jaguar Coupe with a 12 banger that averaged 45 MPG. That car here would get about 16mpg with all the smog devices choking it.