A US gallon is very close to 4 litres. The difference seems to be because
we Yanks got shortchanged on the pint (16oz vs 20oz), for whatever
reason. Probably it was one of the incentives for the revolution...
Richard Spurling had this to say:
>> Here in central Jersey, typical price is $1.53 - $1.55
>> per gallon of regular unleaded. Near my office in
>> Cranford, I can get regular unleaded for about $1.47.
>>
>
>Here in Adelaide, South Australia, petrol is $A1.05 a litre, that's about
>$US1.90 a litre. A litre is a loooooot less than an american gallon (there's
>4.55 of the things in an Imperial Gallon but I don't know how many are in an
>American Gallon). The point being, you guys in the US of A are paying a lot
>less than we are. Mind you, seeing the govt takes more in tax than anyone
>else, perhaps the real value of the stuff is about the same.
>
>Cheers
>Richard
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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