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Petrol 12.9p a litre?
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WinstonSmith
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Mind you, if you're in Venezuala, that's the going rate.
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Yes, something like that did happen before . . . sometime in 1968.
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Someone was telling me the other night that, in Saudi, fuel is 10p a litre. Apparently there was outrage when it went up to 11p recently. Don't know if Wail (lives in Saudi) will see this and be able to confirm.
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That really made my day :bang:
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Hmm - my car does 23mpg when I am careful, and its only an old MPV...
Means we walk to the supermarket unless feeling flush !
Means we walk to the supermarket unless feeling flush !
Just changed my car to a new one that gets me 65MPG on a run and 50 around town,
Its a real shame, I hate having to go Eco, as when I was younger it was so much easier, TVR 12MPG, Petrol at 70p a Gallon!
And living in the US for 10 years from the Mid 90s with Petrol at 70c a Gallon, makes it heartbreaking to drive in this country in a poxy Eco diesel just so I can actually affords to drive anywhere!
Its a real shame, I hate having to go Eco, as when I was younger it was so much easier, TVR 12MPG, Petrol at 70p a Gallon!
And living in the US for 10 years from the Mid 90s with Petrol at 70c a Gallon, makes it heartbreaking to drive in this country in a poxy Eco diesel just so I can actually affords to drive anywhere!
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I would be outranged if the price went up, even by 1p!
Keep in mind, Saudi is country who's economy is 98% based on oil and oil extracts. So, as price of oil goes up, GDP increases significantly too.
With that in mind, once oil started to go past the $40 mark, back around 2005, petrol was reduced from 10p a litre to the current 6p a litre; and yes, I think it's way too high.
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A colleague of mine, a UK national working in Saudi, drives this American monster SUV with a 6.9 litre engine that, I think, produces something in the region of 500 bhp
. His argument is that he'd never be able to afford to run that kind of a monster in the UK, which I have to say is very rational. Plus, the driving in Saudi begs for such monsters to be the norm.There are many advantages to living in Saudi.
- Sun 24/7
- Warm climate 365 days a year
- No women driving
(had to put that in)- Serious crackdown on any public protest
- Very low cost of living
- You can talk your way out of any sticky situation, with good attitude and manners
- Glamour & Nude is illegal, but attempting to do it is all the more exciting
I could go on and on and on .. but I'm biased I guess.
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So, are there any downsides to living out in what seems like a Paradise ?
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wow Saudi sounds like my idea of hell.
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- No women driving
How rude :razz:.
Do sometimes wish we had such bans here too though.
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.. it being a crime to shoot Glamour & Nude 
... mind you, that bit of ban makes it all the more thrilling Mr. Lemon; you've really got to pay it a visit. It's a harsh culture, but has a lot going for it.
I forgot to mention, no VAT, no income tax, no property tax, no council tax, no inheritance tax .... simply no tax!
Sometime I wish they'd ban the men from driving. I would love to be chauffeur-driven to all my destinations.
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No tax on alcohol either what a bargain
Yes, I forgot to mention ... no tax on alcohol, as there isn't any alcohol here, not legally at least!
Care to trade places? Not that I hate it here, but you have no idea how much I love
UK.