Curious about America

Hi

Since there are quite few Americans here on board, I'd like to ask some questions. I'm not planning in moving to America or something like that. I'm just a curious Swiss.

Here we go:

What do you pay for a gallon of gas nowadays?
I heard your gas prices have risen a bit, how much?

In which succession do you fill up car at the gas pump? Do you pay in the first place (cash in the shop) and then fill up or vice versa?

Is a casualty insurance for a car mandatory?

Thats it from me, if you want to know something from Switzerland, ask.

What do you pay for a gallon of gas nowadays?: It changes day by day, but in central New York (northeast part of the country) it's currently $3.77 (USD, ofc) but one week ago it was almost $4.

I heard your gas prices have risen a bit, how much?: I only recently started driving so I'm not 100% sure, but in like '07 or something gas was like a little under $2, now it can be up to $4 depending on where you go.

In which succession do you fill up car at the gas pump? Do you pay in the first place (cash in the shop) and then fill up or vice versa?: Different places do it differently. Some have you put your credit card in first, then charges it for whatever you fill up. Other have you walk in and pay (say, $20 on pump 3) and then you go out and fill it up until you spent $20.

Is a casualty insurance for a car mandatory?: Sorry, I'm not old enough to answer this one XD

Thats it from me, if you want to know something from Switzerland, ask: Do you get more snow than me? We can have about 4 feet of snow on the ground at any given time. (in the winter, that is)

What do you pay for a gallon of gas nowadays?
$3.75 currently in West Virginia.

I heard your gas prices have risen a bit, how much?
Don't remember

In which succession do you fill up car at the gas pump? Do you pay in the first place (cash in the shop) and then fill up or vice versa?
It depends on the station. Most are going to Pay then Pump though- at least locally.

Is a casualty insurance for a car mandatory?
My hubby takes care of that- so I have no idea.

Every one of your questions involves cars. Are you sure you aren't planning something?

What do you pay for a gallon of gas nowadays?
$3.50, ours is cheaper in Jersey than the rest of the country because we have the refineries

I heard your gas prices have risen a bit, how much?
When I learned to drive a decade ago it was about $1.20 a gallon

In which succession do you fill up car at the gas pump? Do you pay in the first place (cash in the shop) and then fill up or vice versa?
They pump, you pay when they are done. Most states have self-service where you put your credit card into the machine, I think Jersey in the only state who has self-service by law

Is a casualty insurance for a car mandatory?
Yes

You still have full service stations? That is awesome. I can't remember the last time I saw one... okay, I do. It was in Hawaii on some out of the way road. Kids actually pumped lol. Sheesh... that was probably a decade ago or so.

Utica, NY still has full service gas stations as well, but i think it's more of a novelty thing, not law or anything.

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Originally Posted by ninja9578

I think Jersey in the only state who has self-service by law

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Wherever it was a friend of mine used to live had it too, and it wasn't Jersey. Oregon I think.

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Originally Posted by Burke

Do you get more snow than me? We can have about 4 feet of snow on the ground at any given time. (in the winter, that is)

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It depends on where you live here. Right here we get about 2 or 3 ft of snow a winter.

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Originally Posted by Zhaylin

What do you pay for a gallon of gas nowadays?
$3.75 currently in West Virginia.

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Pretty cheap, no wonder that american cars have such big engines.
Here we pay about the doubled price for the same amount.

One more thing:

Can someone give me a link to a local american news site?

go to CNN or something, and jesus, those sound high to me what are these 3.75 and 3.50/ litre?

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Originally Posted by mooseantlers

go to CNN or something, and jesus, those sound high to me what are these 3.75 and 3.50/ litre?

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Nope, it's 3.75 $ per gallon

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Originally Posted by Csorax

Hi

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Your avatar :O

I have nothing to add to this thread but this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6K3m9TsPs

3.90 in Cali

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Originally Posted by Csorax

Nope, it's 3.75 $ per gallon

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derp, no, i mean like what are those prices in /litre?

Let me google that for you

America is basically exactly like Harold and Kumar