I've just switched from 1.7 diesel manual to 2.4 petrol auto.
I want to cruise in a luxury barge instead of a tractor.

Bollocks to the planet, I have no kids to leave it to...

...and you are quite happy donating a large slice of your income to the Middle East oil states?

My few rappen doesn't really matter, say compared to US or Chinese oil consumption = money flowing into their coffers.
Or anyone else here driving a big off motor.

Of course, it could be a protest thing, like boycotting South African apples or French wine or goods produced using child labour or Chinese human rights, but there are so many worthy causes I'd end up buying nothing.

Although, I could look at it as job preservation: ready for when the Large Bank I work for needs a capital boost from the oil Sheikhs...

The only thing they can do with that money is spend it in our economies. I mean, it's not like that wealth disappears.

I think I will have to move to Switzerland sooner, rather than later. Fuel prices are going up almost every day. Local garage (Texaco) is charging 109.9p/l for unleaded and 115.9p/l for diesel. With the budget next week, we can probably look forward to another 5p/l. Who said it was cheaper to live over here?

For those of us not in Switzerland, what are the current prices per liter of regular-grade gas, premium, and diesel? I've also heard it might be cheaper to go over the border to Italy, France, Germany, or Austria (if it's close). What are your experiences? Thanks!

Here in Lugano, I paid 1.81 chf per liter for 95 octane gas. The premium octane (98 octane I believe) was 1.86 per liter. Not sure about diesel. I think that is usually about 5 or more cents per liter more than the premium regular octane.

1.79 for standard 95 RON petrol around Kloten.

French diesel is cheaper, otherwise it's cheaper here then France or Germany.
However, French diesel can be hit or miss depending ob brand/bio percent. My last car did not run well on Avia and Agip diesel.

Premium Unleaded 178.5chf/l paid near German border, Zürich about 180-182chf/l approx.

dave

Wow, what a rip-off! (Or did you mean cts/l? )

I always pop over to the Swiss side to get my petrol.
(I live in Germany)

I paid 176.6 in Basel at Migros nr Allschwill and 173.6 round the corner at a local dealer for Benzine

Diesel is more expensive cheaper to buy in Germany

I paid 1.84 two days ago as I entered Lausanne.