50 bucks to fill up

[Chris F.]

Originally Posted by Kaefer

Yeah, I hit the $50 Dollar mark a few weeks ago, actually. Consider yourself lucky. :-)

Like other posts have mentioned, we still have some of the cheapest gas in the world. If I am willing to pay two bucks for a cup of coffee, I am willing to pay 2.25 for a gallon of gas.

Juan

I agree....the problem is that the quantity in which you buy gas. You don't just buy a gallon of it, you buy 20 gallons of it....and it adds up really quickly

[Juanted]

Originally Posted by Chris F.

I agree....the problem is that the quantity in which you buy gas. You don't just buy a gallon of it, you buy 20 gallons of it....and it adds up really quickly

I realize that. Having said that, I still think it's a little ridiculous that we complain about $2 Dollar-a-gallon gas, but we pay $1.29 for a bottle of water or $2.00 for a cup of coffee. From my point of view, this is not about the quantity of the product (gas, coffee, water, ect.), but the price that we pay for that product. I am just trying to put things in perspective, I guess.

Juan

[SANguru]

Wow... that's cheap!

Originally Posted by ses4me

Filled up the X5 4.4 from empty to full for the first time today. At $2.18 per gallon, it took 50 bucks to fill her up. That was a shocking experience. The X5 will definitely only be a weekend vehicle from now on!

[Donegal TDI]

You good folk don't know y'all are living in the land of the free.
Welcome to the land of the terminally taxed, Ireland

That's why I've a 3.0 6cyl diesel on order, loaded to the gills with goodies.
218bhp, and same torque as big V8.
Expect delivery end of July.

Best wishes.

[Curious Joel]

This is the part where I get to laugh because I drive a fuel efficient 330! According to my reciepts, when I filled up yesterday I paid $32 or so to fill the tank on premium.. When I was in Boston the other day the sign said like $2.67/gal and I was shocked! The really high prices haven't hit around here yet.

[ses4me]

Originally Posted by Rathian

Over here in England the cost of a fill is the equivalant of $150 USD about 80% of the cost goes direct to the robbing government for supposed transport improvements.....when they do any i might just die of shock!!

Yes, I actually just got back from a week-long vacation in London and I saw that one liter of petrol was 2.33 pounds! In that context, I really have no right to complaint...

[ses4me]

Originally Posted by Curious Joel

This is the part where I get to laugh because I drive a fuel efficient 330! According to my reciepts, when I filled up yesterday I paid $32 or so to fill the tank on premium.. When I was in Boston the other day the sign said like $2.67/gal and I was shocked! The really high prices haven't hit around here yet.

Back to driving my 325i five times a week! Now I kind of regret getting the 4.4 instead of the more fuel efficient 3.0. How much does it cost to fill up a 3.0 liter X5?

[Juanted]

Originally Posted by ses4me

Back to driving my 325i five times a week! Now I kind of regret getting the 4.4 instead of the more fuel efficient 3.0. How much does it cost to fill up a 3.0 liter X5?

$49 bucks...

Seriously, I have a 3.0, and I've gone over 50 dollars a couple of times...

Juan

[Curious Joel]

Originally Posted by ses4me

Back to driving my 325i five times a week! Now I kind of regret getting the 4.4 instead of the more fuel efficient 3.0. How much does it cost to fill up a 3.0 liter X5?

Wouldn't it cost the same? They've got the same size fuel tank... You just have to fill up slightly more often with the V8.

[ses4me]

Originally Posted by Curious Joel

Wouldn't it cost the same? They've got the same size fuel tank... You just have to fill up slightly more often with the V8.

Yes, you're right. Silly me.