101.9 per litre Victoria and up to .97 per litre for regular in some parts
of Toronto area. According to news 93.9 per lire regular is the national
average. NFLD also running at $1.00 per litre.
Jim Knox, 91 Dak 318LA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norah Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:31 AM
Subject: DML: Today's gas prices
>
> Yes it's bad, but not quite as bad as Jim figures. This morning's news
> announced it at approx. $ 0.90 per litre in Toronto (Canadian dollars)
>
> converts to:
> $ 3.402 per gallon (Canadian dollars) (.90 X 3.78)
>
> U.S. dollar conversion with today's dollar exchange (0.722):
> $ 2.456 per gallon (U.S. dollars) (3.402 x 0.722)
>
> Burlington (Esso station at Lakeshore & Hampton Heath) seems to have a
lower
> gas price today when I drove by it @ $0.84/litre (Cdn.) or $2.29/gallon
> (U.S.)
>
> I really wish Canada didn't go metric. They really like to confuse
everyone
> as a $0.01/litre increase makes a bigger difference than most people
> realize. I shall now leave my conspiracy theories at the door ;-)
>
> Norah Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black (Black Diamond)
> prev: '98 Dakota Sport 4x4, 5.2 V8, Auto, Club Cab, black (Black Widow)
> prev: '95 Dakota Sport 4x2, 3.9 V6, Auto, Club Cab, black (Black Ice)
> prev: '93 Dakota Sport 4x2, 3.9 V6, Auto, Club Cab, electric blue
> (Enterprise)
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white (White Knight)
> ours: '96 Dakota - Golden Retriever ;-)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Pindell,
> > Timothy
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:10 AM
> > To: 'dml@dakota-truck.net'
> > Subject: DML: Re: was hood, now Gas mileage numbers
> >
> >
> >
> > Criminy. My '89 2.5 gets 23-25mpg on the summer blend and my
> > new-to-me '94
> > 5.2 gets 15mpg. If gas were that high here, I'd be riding a bicycle.
> > Fortunately, I'm close enough to my cubicle to be able to do
> > that. I'm sure
> > it does effect the whole economy! At the price, I'm sure you notice the
> > increase in everything that's not grown in the ground your standing on!
> > Since all of the fuel costs are eventually passed on to the consumer,
I'm
> > pretty sure that at some point, people will simply decrease
> > consuming stuff
> > that requies expensive transport. My usual breakfast of Diet Dew and
> > imported Cheesy Poofs is starting to cost me...
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > >Hey Garry, Were at $4.00 to $5.00 per gallon in Canada now. It's
> > affecting the whole economy.
> > >Jim Knox, 91 Dak 318LA 4x4
> >
> >
>
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