I didn't say I can't afford it. I have very little in the way of other expenses and own my 2 houses outright. My car is my hobby no matter how much it costs. I was simply tryin to point out how expensive fuel here is and how average wages for this country aren't as high as some of you think.

 

I nice spanking Nissan Micra Would save you a few quid?

 

0.5$ per liter / 1.91$ pr gallon
still not bad like Europe or US

 

Lol I think I'll pass on the micra! My mate actually sold his very nice e90 325 coupe msport and replaced it with a 1990 micra! For a good reason though, to release some money to open his own pharmacy. Guess a short term sacrifice cos in a few years time it'll be a Ferrari he rolls in the lucky b*d!

 

i hate u! lol!!

 

My calculation was based on the US gallon which is 4.54 litres to the gallon so I am paying $93.0 a gallon.

Also in regards to prescriptions, in England we have to pay £7.20 for it, Northen Ireland, Scotland and Wales its free. I have to pay for dental treatment as well. It might be NHS but i still have to pay.

Yeah. I get free helathcare but I pay £200 a month national insurance to the government and I dont think american helathcare insurances cost that much.... Also i try to avoid hospitals as much as I can!!

 

Nevrev is absolutely right. Nothin we get is "free" we just have to pay for it through compulsory insurance that the government takes out our salaries. We would be cheaper per month takin out private healthcare such as bupa but even then we still have to pay national insurance.

 

Sorry about offtopic, but how much do you guys pay taxes out of your income?

My incomes are average, and I pay 25,5%. Then there's other regular outcomes too of course.

- Antti -

 

The UK gallon is 4.54 liters to the gallon - the US gallon is actually 3.78 liters to the gallon.

US health insurance is easily more than GBP200 per month. We also have Medicare taxes which are income based but can easily be more then your NI contributions. Mine is worse than most as I am a Partner at a major global consulting firm and for tax purposes am treated as self employed and not as a W2 employee. This means I have the pleasure of self-funding the employer contributions in addition to what I would have paid as an employee.

 

Don't hate me , it's not my fault it's my country fault to sell oil to US in high prices $$$$
& still suffering from my v8 avalanche best thing to do is to buy a bicycle more healthy and cheaper