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  1. SrfCity

    SrfCity F1 World Champ

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    1.00 EUR = 1.36881 USD

    as of right now. It busted through a $1.40 resistance. Plan your trips!! :)
     
    SrfCity, Sep 9, 2011
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  2. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ Consultant Owner

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    Wheeew.... for a second I thought it was "Uro's tanking"...
     
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  3. crcs

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    Euro was 80cent a decade ago? Hardly call tanking.
     
    crcs, Sep 9, 2011
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  4. mwr4440

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    I´d L O V E that.

    Got a couple of LARGE EU debts to pay off.
     
    mwr4440, Sep 9, 2011
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  5. DennisForza

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    It's all relative to where YOU started.
     
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  6. SrfCity

    SrfCity F1 World Champ

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    I'm curious if it will break $1.30 any time soon?
     
    SrfCity, Sep 12, 2011
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  7. CornersWell

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    Plan your trip? I just got back from a month in Europe in June. INSANELY expensive.

    Basic hotel room at a top notch hotel in Paris was $1K/night. The 40-45% exchange rate loss hurt. 36% isn't all that much better.

    CW
     
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  8. mchas

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    Going to Europe in two weeks, but yea, it's still crazy expensive over there.
     
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  9. GrayTA

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    When I lived in Europe it was 1Euro=.85dollars initially. I lived there and watch the exchange rate fluctuate quite a bit. I had a deposit on my apartment which earned me over 100 Euro interest during that time - THEN when I go to convert everything back to US Dollars the Euro tanked - I ended up losing money although I earned over 100 Euro.

    Just my timing I guess....that still sucked though....




    PDG
     
    GrayTA, Sep 12, 2011
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  10. rmani

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    damn that's insane. another reason i've steer clear of europe for so many years. when the euro goes away i can go back ;)
     
    rmani, Sep 12, 2011
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  11. DennisForza

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    I miss the pre-Euro western Europe of the mid-1980's!
     
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  12. jsa330

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    When we went to Europe in '98 the euro didn't yet exist. Nevertheless, the trip was expensive.

    I remember that when looking for a 330 2+2 nearly ten years ago, the euro was at $.86.
     
    jsa330, Sep 12, 2011
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  13. kerrari

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    Actually if you get out of the tourist areas, Europe is NOT expensive. The town where I lived for 6 months last year (Treviso) is only 20km from Venice and prices anywhere in the central city area are : E2 for spritz, prosecco, ordinary wine E2 for coffee, E9 for the best pizza you'll ever have (at Dal Pino's), E8-12 for first courses, E15-20 for main courses, etc etc. It's only the tourist stuff that's expensive.
     
    kerrari, Sep 16, 2011
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  14. ago car nut

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    My mother-in law is an Italian war bride ,my wife has cousins and aunts and uncles all over Italy, All we have to do is fly over there and they argue over who gets to wine and dine the relatives from USA. Maybe next year when we retire. My adult son and daughter went over with there respective spouses, and were treated like kings and queens. Warm people over there.



    Ago
     
    ago car nut, Sep 17, 2011
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  15. tatcat

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    i hope the pound drops soon. i'm ordering my timing belts from superformance in a few days.
     
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  16. F1.360.LOVER

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    Just got back from a week in Italy yesterday. Yes, the € exchange has improved in the week I was there.
     
    F1.360.LOVER, Sep 19, 2011
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  17. The Speedfighter

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    Myself born and raised in Europe, we're all waiting for that to happen too ;)

    The Euro is the most useless and destructing thing they've done since WWII lol

    Yup for me beginning 90's :(
     
    The Speedfighter, Sep 19, 2011
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  18. SrfCity

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    It's headed down again:

    1.00 EUR = 1.34431 USD
     
    SrfCity, Sep 22, 2011
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    So much for selling my Jag overseas :)
     
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  20. pippo

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    Right. But try Norway- 20% higher costs for everything. Highest cost of living in Europe.......

    Irony: they have huge oil reserves, although, in decline.
     
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  21. pippo

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    Euros tanking, dollars tanking..........oh well.
    better to tank together than to tank seperately.
     
    pippo, Sep 23, 2011
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  22. WJHMH

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    I'm not sure if this is P&R but I'm starting to see a lot more Russian & Chinese tourists in North Texas.
     
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  23. parkerfe

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    Wow, what do you consider a basic room? We will be in Europe next May and are considering attending the Monaco GP while there and have found 2 room suites in the 250 euro per night range for hotels around 5 klms outside of town.
     
    parkerfe, Sep 24, 2011
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  24. amenasce

    amenasce Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    He said Top Notch hotel in Paris (Probably the Georges V / Plaza Athenee / Meurice). They are expensive.
     
    amenasce, Sep 24, 2011
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  25. SrfCity

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    Serious tankagio now :)

    1.00 EUR = 1.32213 USD
     
    SrfCity, Oct 3, 2011
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