brutal...i feel like it's the same ratio as my LR3/4....$4 a gallon and 14 MPG....or $7 a gallon and 50 MPG with a bit less roomFilled up a rental Hyundai twice in the UK during my recent trip.
Average price $7.23 per US gallon.
We shouldn’t bitch about cost of fuel. No wonder electric cars are really growing in popularity over there.
True! Local bus service is £2.50 anywhere. For a family of 5 it’s about even for us to drive to the city and park or take the bus. A solo adventure is easily cheaper.I’m pretty confident I’ve seen fuel at or over $7/gallon in California.
It’s also worth noting that public transit is much more practical to use in Europe and that most people aren’t driving great distances on a regular basis like we are.
Agree, but the healthcare is a pain in the ass. At least in the UK. We have jumpstarted the process multiple times by going private initially then letting the necessary info get passed to NHS GPs who will then take the appropriate course of action to avoid the wait times.I’m a guy that travels back and forth to Europe a lot. Yeah, higher taxes in UK/EU. No doubt. They get WAY more for their taxes though. How much, btw, do you pay on healthcare PER YEAR. You may work for a place that gives a huge break on that, but it still comes from you whether you know it or not. And after your “care” do you still get a bill? Wait till your 50+, you will. Do the math on just that one variable. Then look at emissions and what they do driving down mileage per gallon versus pollutants per gallon and compare eu to us. Hmmmmmm they got so much more mileage and power per gallon….why? Better you look for yourself. Lastly, and this may be hard to fathom, but we still subsidize big oil even though they post record profits. What?! Yep. Want to know how much we screw the consumers and taxpayers here? Hold onto your hats. How does bearly 6-1/2 BILLION dollars PER YEAR sound? AGAIN, do the math on how much we pay even when we don’t know we pay.
So yeah. It costs more. lol. Spend time there, you won’t mind too much. I’m about to do a 1000 mile road trip there. Won’t be in a defender though. Something small and light that gets 55mpg. Ill still spend way more on whisky.
We lived in Switzerland for 5 years. A quart of oil was 25 CHF or about 31U$. It was what it was and we enjoyed our time there yet it was expensive. Possibly GB is different.Spend time there, you won’t mind too much.
I’m a guy that travels back and forth to Europe a lot. Yeah, higher taxes in UK/EU. No doubt. They get WAY more for their taxes though. How much, btw, do you pay on healthcare PER YEAR. You may work for a place that gives a huge break on that, but it still comes from you whether you know it or not. And after your “care” do you still get a bill? Wait till your 50+, you will. Do the math on just that one variable.
Agreed. I remember a time when gas rose to $2.00 and I had to not drive my Discovery as a college student. Now I’d not think about changing habits/vehicles until it’s closer to $15.00.I admit when I wrote what I did about Healthcare, that it a) had no relevance to the thread (sorry) and b) that I just got a $2800 bill for basically a blood test and was pissed. However, the cost of petrol/diesel doesn't really affect my decisions beyond the convenience of how many times I have to stop to fill up. Why? I drive about 12,000 miles a year, give or take. In my Audi (diesel), the cost of diesel is either $4 here or $8 there---let's just say a $4 difference. $1600 per year. HOWEVER, that isn't really the case. My Q5 TDI makes 30 mi/gal. My cousin in UK made 43 mi/gal. $632 difference per year. Just saying, it doesn't really make that much of a dent unless you are living paycheck to paycheck.
This was / is exactly the Swiss philosophy. That and smaller displacement engines - the main reason for 2.0L or smaller in most EU Countries is the 2.0L was the largest before tax penalties. The tax guy loved the 4.2 V8 in the Rangie.Of course, this fewer cars and driving, is what they want, here and in Europe
This guy gets it. Penicillin, the Polio vaccine and anesthesia are for suckers!…. I don’t believe in doctors or medicine so I was basically flushing money away.
I’m impressed by the efficiency and power in the small VW gas TSI engines they put in the large SUVs (skoda kodiaq, vw Tiguan all space, etc.). They return decent mpg and put out enough power.This was / is exactly the Swiss philosophy. That and smaller displacement engines - the main reason for 2.0L or smaller in most EU Countries is the 2.0L was the largest before tax penalties. The tax guy loved the 4.2 V8 in the Rangie.
Yep. We also had 5 door Polo with 1.4L engine while in CH. The little guy could easily cruise at 120kph on the highways and with the manual zippy around town all while delivering very respectable mileage. It was a great car for my wife and the Labs as a daily driver.I’m impressed by the efficiency and power in the small VW gas TSI engines they put in the large SUVs (skoda kodiaq, vw Tiguan all space, etc.). They return decent mpg and put out enough power.