Comments on: Gas Prices May 16, 2008

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:22:42 +0000

I think we might as well get used to $4 gas.

By: Mike Horrell

Mike Horrell — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:39:18 +0000

Ouch! Just in time for me to drive up there from PC at the end of the month…

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:38:05 +0000

Sorry Scott, but you are incorrect. Panama sells gasoline in gallons. The price is $/gallon - the same as in the US. Only the octane ratings differ. 91 in Panama = 87 in the US.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:46:05 +0000

If that’s a Panama sign.. it’s per liter.. 3.75 liters per gallon = $15.00 gallon?

By: Fraydoh

Fraydoh — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:45:13 +0000

Prices went up today in Lenoir, NC, too — $3.69 for Octane 89 now, and $4.18 for diesel. Luckily, I filled my diesel truck last week and it only cost me $118. For us, this is an inconvenience, but I know lots of folks here in the backwoods for whom these fuel prices are severely reducing the quality of food on the table.

By: Kayra

Kayra — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:20:28 +0000

Wow. I wonder how this is going to affect the cost of taxis and bus fare. Gas is at $3.70 per gallon of regular. I just don’t know how anyone with a Panamanian salary could afford to drive with those prices.