On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:50:26 GMT, "sharx35"
wrote:
>
>"Graz" wrote in message
>news:47eb2d2c.117277531@news.motzarella.org...
>> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:37:58 -0400, Mike from Ottawa
>> dot ca> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:46:31 GMT, graz@googlemail.com (Graz) wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>Looking at a website such as www.torontogasprices.com, it's not
>>>>immediately clear how the prices are quoted. Am I right in thinking
>>>>that it's Canadian cents/litre? And if so, are prices generally
>>>>cheaper just over the US border?
>>>>thanks
>>>
>>>It's cents/L. E.g., 105.9 is $1.059 per litre.
>>>
>>>Prices have always tended to be cheaper on the US side. Taxes are
>>>gouged at different rates in each province. E.g., Quebec's fuel taxes
>>>are higher than Ontario's. Given the increased security & huge
>>>line-ups to cross the border, it's up to you to determine if it's
>>>worth the wait, or see if you can go across in an off-peak time.
>>>
>>>It's still cheaper than in Europe, but we're getting closer.
>>>
>>>http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_can_gastemperaturemap.aspx shows the prices
>>>around Canada & also in the US.
>>>
>>>A US gallon is about 3.8 L.
>>
>> Thanks all. What I found particularly confusing was several
>> comparison websites showing US and Canadian prices - one set in US$
>> per gallon and the other as stated above.
>>
>>
>
>Don't forget that the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar are NOT exactly
>the same--CDN dollar is currently trading just over 98 cents US. Also, the
>U.S. gallon is equal to just UNDER 4 litres while the CDN gallon is approx.
>4.54 litres. To further confuse matters, the U.S. gallon has 128 U.S.
>ounces while the Canadian gallon has 160 IMPERIAL ounces. In other words the
>U.S. ounce is a tiny amount LARGER than the Imperial ounce, while the
>Imperial (CDN) gallon is substantially larger than the U.S. gallon. Pity!!
I always thought a fluid ounce was a fluid ounce, but it appears you
are correct: 1 US fluid ounce = 1.041 British (and presumably
Canadian) fluid ounces.
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