We stopped for gasoline at 3 locations in Canada.
Our first stop was at a station with a posted price of 165.9
What on earth does that mean???
I sadly failed to take any pictures of the pumps and prices as I usually do in other countries. Calculating the price per gallon requires a double conversion since prices were in Canadian dollars - worth about $0.75 U.S. - and the amount dispensed was in liters - I had been expecting the old 5 quart Imperial gallon, but, of course, Canada has gone all metric.
With all the math done, we paid a bargain basement $4.47 per gallon in Winnipeg at a discount station near the airport, and $4.64 - $4.71 out on the highways. The prices are actually posted in Canadian pennies. So, the sign advertising 165.9 means $1.659 per liter or $6.28 Canadian per gallon which is $4.71 U.S. Dollars per gallon.
It was interesting to see that they have managed to preserve the "xxx.9" selling price concept even after changing to metric volumes.
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