http://japandave.com/2009/07/gas-stations-full-service/ Daily HDR Photos from Japan! Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:28:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://japandave.com/2009/07/gas-stations-full-service/comment-page-1/#comment-237 JapanDave Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:58:18 +0000 http://davidinjapan.wordpress.com/?p=808#comment-237 Right now it's about a buck a liter, if memory serves, maybe 120/130. Well, make that about 1.50 due to the exchange rate right now. So yeah, a gallon would hover around 5 and a half bucks or so. Self-serve stations aren't much cheaper here (as far as I've seen... but as I mentioned above, I don't see much of them), so maybe the big price difference is more due to US gov subsidizing. Also, as I understand it, oil is taxed more heavily in most countries outside of the US, especially Europe (explaining the very high gas prices there). Right now it’s about a buck a liter, if memory serves, maybe 120/130. Well, make that about 1.50 due to the exchange rate right now. So yeah, a gallon would hover around 5 and a half bucks or so. Self-serve stations aren’t much cheaper here (as far as I’ve seen… but as I mentioned above, I don’t see much of them), so maybe the big price difference is more due to US gov subsidizing. Also, as I understand it, oil is taxed more heavily in most countries outside of the US, especially Europe (explaining the very high gas prices there).

]]> http://japandave.com/2009/07/gas-stations-full-service/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Tom W Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:16:32 +0000 http://davidinjapan.wordpress.com/?p=808#comment-236 Really interesting post. Ultimately all that additional service has got to add to the cost of the gas but I guess the Japanese customers value it. Really interesting post. Ultimately all that additional service has got to add to the cost of the gas but I guess the Japanese customers value it.

]]> http://japandave.com/2009/07/gas-stations-full-service/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Kristin Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:58:45 +0000 http://davidinjapan.wordpress.com/?p=808#comment-235 I would think you would get great service because in Japan gas is what $6 a gallon (or $3 a liter?)??? I would think you would get great service because in Japan gas is what $6 a gallon (or $3 a liter?)???

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