The United States are not alone in their soaring oil prices. In the six months we have been here, we have seen gas prices go up at least forty-five cents. This may not sound like alot, but that would be per liter, not per gallon. The picture of the Caltex Gas Station sign probably catches your eye with how inexpensive gas seems here. Just to help clarify, that would be $2.00 a liter that this sign advertises for. There are four liters to a gallon which makes gas $8.00 NZD a gallon! This would be $6.32 USD!
What do people here do? We have noticed that most people live, work, and shop all in their same community. Very few people drive very far to do daily activities. We have also noticed that if something costs too much here, people just won't do it.
We have tried to be conscious about combining trips as well as cutting out our visits into the city for now. We filled our gas tank last week and the $101.00 ( for about 17 gallons) we paid will help keep us in one spot for a bit!
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I just filled up in Northcote last night. $86.00!! And my tank isn't nearly as big as your van's tank.
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