E60 diesels for USA?
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Sep 4 2005, 02:47 PM
[quote name='niktee' date='Sep 4 2005, 05:23 PM']European octane rating is calculated differently, the octane is not actually higher than in U.S.? And, the reason your gas costs more is punitive taxation.? Period.
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They are taxing us to death over here. :thumbsdown:
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[/quote]They try their best to tax and spend U.S. into oblivion, but haven't quite succeded.....yet.
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Originally Posted by shiny' date='Sep 4 2005, 07:08 PM
[quote name='niktee' date='Sep 4 2005, 11:23 AM'][quote name='shiny' date='Sep 4 2005, 05:31 AM'][quote name='EBMCS03' date='Sep 3 2005, 05:18 PM']Diesel gas still costs more than our highest octane rating (91) petrol gas here... but it does give better fuel economy i suppose... we'll see if it'll be offered... wheres the V8 550d?? 
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Maybe this is why our petrol costs twice as much as in North America 
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[/quote]European octane rating is calculated differently, the octane is not actually higher than in U.S. And, the reason your gas costs more is punitive taxation. Period.
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[/quote]You're quite right, I forgot about AKI! European duty on fuel is often ridiculous, greedy politicians make me mad
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[/quote]We have a 75 % tax and the litreprice is now above ? 1,50.
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