I forgot to comment on Bob's original theory of driving for fun being dead. These from May '04, so they are only higher now, and driving for fun isn't dead in many of these countries. we have gotten off easy for years on gas prices compared to much of the world. Her eis the list of everything over $3.00/gal in May of 04...
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Nation City Price
UK TEESIDE $5.64
HONG KONG HONG KONG $5.62
GERMANY FRANKFURT $5.29
DENMARK COPENHAGEN $5.08
NORWAY STAVANGER $5.07
NORWAY OSLO $4.93
ITALY ROME $4.86
TURKEY ISTANBUL $4.85
PORTUGAL LISBON $4.80
KOREA SEOUL $4.71
SWITZERLAND GENEVA $4.56
KOREA KOJE/OKPO $4.53
AUSTRIA VIENNA $4.50
CROATIA ZAGREB 4.32
JAPAN TOKYO $3.84