My car has just cost me £450 in servicing!

[billyskank]

And I need three new tyres! :woohoo:

[LSK]

1. when are you British going to start using the Euro???

How much is £450????

:shrug:

[dolo amber]

2. Probably like 10 grand in USD

:eyes:

[LSK]

3. are you series?

[dolo amber]

7. Close enough

450.00 GBP = 849.230 USD

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

x(

[billyskank]

9. Holy crap!

Your currency sucks! :o

[LSK]

11. but but but America is #1!!!!

Now if only the year was 1950, that statement would be true!

[billyskank]

5. Probably more like $600

x(

[billyskank]

6. Not anytime soon

We will have to sit here and wait until it is patently obvious that everybody in the Euro is having a whale of a time, and then and only then will we sheepishly ask to join.

That's how it works with us and Europe.

[buddhamama]

4. ack!

that's approximately $850 U.S.

I would have given you a better deal than that. free. i would have done it for free. how much for the tires?

[billyskank]

8. I dread to think

Tyres in my size (195/50R15) are about £50 apiece. x(

[buddhamama]

13. bummer

:(

[LeftyMom]

14. Oh, sympathy from me

My car takes a funny sized tire, so it costs about $300 to put four regular everyday driving tires on it. x(

[billyskank]

15. Tyres are so expensive

although I'm not sure if the cheap ones are much of an economy anyway, because I have doubts about how long they last.

:hug:

[LeftyMom]

17. A little tire story:

A guy I knew bought a used tire while he was out here on vacation, since he's spent most of his money having a good time. Then he set off for home and was speeding through the desert when the used tire blew. He rolled his new car. The $50 0r so he saved on a tire cost him about $10K.

Cheap tires make me very nervous. I figure if good ones give me a little more stopping power or handling and keep me out of an accident, they've paid for themselves many times over. Not to mention that we have the rainiest winters in the universe here, so I need to make sure they're good on slick roads.

[billyskank]

18. I figure the el cheapo ones or remoulds are probably safe enough

So long as they're new. I just reckon they might wear out quicker than the premium ones. I wouldn't put a second hand tyre on my car though.

:scared:

[reyd reid reed]

10. And just think...

at one time, you couldn't wait 'til you had a car of your own.

:hi:

[billyskank]

12. Yup

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! :banghead:

[BarenakedLady]

16. What's a tyre?

:rofl:

Damn Brits don't know how to type 'Merican.

Sorry about your car though. :hug:

[billyskank]

19. You people have Americanised me to a certain extent

but there are lines I will not cross. Writing "center," for example. Or using a z in "Americanised" is another. :P

:loveya:

[ZombieNixon]

20. Centre. metre, mothre, fathre...

:P

[billyskank]

21. You are inconsistent too

You don't write tabel, ladel, idel, etc. Do you? Even though they are pronounced that way.

English is inconsistent. Glory in it. :D

[wildhorses]

22. I revel in it daily...and then put a southern twist on it...

just to piss some people off :evilgrin:

[Kajsa]

23. But you do insert the 'u' in

flavour, colour, etc. Right? :P

So sorry about your car, Billyskank.
Make sure you get good tires with deep
tread, though. You can't shortchange
yourself when it comes to tires and brakes!

:hug:

[billyskank]

27. I certainly do

and I intend to get high quality tyres. :hug:

[mainegreen]

24. What are you going to do with 3 ancient middle eastern cities?

Those will wreck havok on you gas mileage.

[meegbear]

25. How much is that pre-decimalization?

[billyskank]

26. It would be £450 pounds, ignoring inflation

When they changed, £1 pre-decimalisation = £1 post-decimalisation. The only difference is that before, £1 was 240 old pennies, whereas now it is 100 new pennies.