Ouch. I think the $1.33/gal I pay is too much...

 

Petrol prices are not the half of it, in fact we get better prices than the UK. The real killer is insurance as I mentioned earlier - it's quite normal for insurance companies to quote $10k - $20k annual premiums for young people in the likes of a modest BMW, needless to say very few take them up on such offers but even still the average premium being paid for young people is around $3000 a year.



And I haven't even started on the prices of new cars - the cheapest new car in Ireland today costs $12k and is a Suzuki Alto . And then there's the cost of housing, a small semi-detached house in Dublin will easily set you back $200k. So as you can see Ireland is not a cheap place to live, I see it as a challenge .

Mark

 

Oops!! I was under the imprssion you used the same basic currancy. My bad.



What is your form of currancy? And what is the exchange to the USD??



Are your from Automotiveforums??

 

No problemo, we used to have our own pound in Ireland before we started using Euro's, and you get about $1.15 for every Euro.



As for your question re. Automotiveforums, sorry but this is really the only forum I go to apart from another one specific to kit-cars. It's possible you've seen me on yahoo! chat, but I only go there once in a blue moon when I'm in the mood for a decent arguement .

 

Welcome Mr. object.

Hope you stay around for a while even though you have choosen a different route with your car.



Cheers.