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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited May 2008
    A couple of days, when I filled up, it was $3.99/gallon for 87 unleaded. I am sure it has gone up by now. On the other hand, with my new '08 Civic LX, it is still averaging over 33 mpg despite I am no longer keeping it under 60 mph from the break-in period.

    I've seen diesel at over $5.00/gallon here in the Bay Area.
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  • GaryZ06
    GaryZ06 Posts: 317
    edited May 2008
    First off there is nothing anyone can do about high gas prices....Nothing.If they raise gas to $10 a gallon tomorrow there is nothing anyone can do.....All you can do is cut back on your driving and cut back on spending in other area's....Around here majority of the vehicles on the road are SUV's and pick up trucks so I guess it's not that bad here:eek:
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  • mrmusicman
    mrmusicman Posts: 303
    edited May 2008
    Diesel fuel in my part of CA ranges from $5.10-$5.29 ,gas is 4.20-4.50 for reg.The price of diesel is going to hurt this country a bit more when trucking companys raise their prices and whoever's commodity is ,shipped,or moved by rail(which is everything we consume)raises their prices... we get to pay for all of the increases at the pump and everything in the stores.:(
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited May 2008
    Time to buy a moped.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited May 2008
    I love how those in Congress want to grill the CEOs over $4/gallon fuel with a bottle of $10/gallon bottled water or $90/gallon Starbucks coffee sitting in front of them........:rolleyes:
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  • GaryZ06
    GaryZ06 Posts: 317
    edited May 2008
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    I love how those in Congress want to grill the CEOs over $4/gallon fuel with a bottle of $10/gallon bottled water or $90/gallon Starbucks coffee sitting in front of them........:rolleyes:
    Yeah rich guys grilling richer guys:confused:
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited May 2008
    $4.25 for 91. Whatever, I love to drive and will do so no matter how high the prices go.
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited May 2008
    In the short term, it is my understanding that oil futures can be bought for x amount on the dollar, that is a recipe for disaster. require 100% investment in oil futures that will slow the oil bubble tremendously.

    The reality is that money that used to go into buying mortgages, is flowing into commodities especially oil because it promises a positive return. Fix the mortgage mess and money will go back into it and out of oil.

    Long term, is getting the gov't's financial house in order. That will strengthen the dollar.
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited May 2008
    markmarc wrote: »
    Long term, is getting the gov't's financial house in order. That will strengthen the dollar.
    There was an article in today's Wall Street Journal comparing the rise in oil prices in dollars vs. euros. Due to the slide of the dollar over the past five years (when the dollar and euro were last about equal), a barrel of oil has tripled in euros, but has quintupled in dollars. :mad:
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,085
    edited May 2008
    at least I'm not having to pay for gas this year...

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    I'm about 2 seconds from selling the truck and buying this.....

    I went and test drove a couple of Tacoma's yesterday with the 4 cyl. . I"m about two seconds away from getting one of those.....
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited May 2008
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    I love how those in Congress want to grill the CEOs over $4/gallon fuel with a bottle of $10/gallon bottled water or $90/gallon Starbucks coffee sitting in front of them........:rolleyes:


    Aint that the truth :)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2008
    A little over 4.24 a gallon in Japan.
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  • krabby5
    krabby5 Posts: 923
    edited May 2008
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    I love how those in Congress want to grill the CEOs over $4/gallon fuel with a bottle of $10/gallon bottled water or $90/gallon Starbucks coffee sitting in front of them........:rolleyes:

    the difference is that I don't have to drink $10/gallon bottled water..

    and the price of bottled water doesn't adversly affect the prices of my groceries, either
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited May 2008
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited May 2008
    I think regular is about $3.59 or so. I may have gone up some since it is Memorial Day. Supposedly Tucson is the cheapest in the nation.

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  • addikt
    addikt Posts: 36
    edited May 2008
    wow 4 dollars /ish thats rediculous here in aus unleaded 93 is like $1.58 and premium unleaded 98% octaine is like $1.82 and thats bad for here and 2 years it was under a dollar and i guess a $1.60 here is about $1.30 over there
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited May 2008
    addikt wrote: »
    wow 4 dollars /ish thats rediculous here in aus unleaded 93 is like $1.58 and premium unleaded 98% octaine is like $1.82 and thats bad for here and 2 years it was under a dollar and i guess a $1.60 here is about $1.30 over there

    Isn't it per liter in Aus though? If so, multiply by 3.785 to get the per Gallon price in the US. $1.58\liter equals $5.98\gal. We still have a ways to go to catch up with you, but we are closing fast.....

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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2008
    The prices in milwaukee just started coming down

    87 $4.03 average
    89 $4.13 average
    93 $4.23 average

    But still not where it should be.I think $2.50 is very far
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,197
    edited May 2008
    So today I pull up at a CircleK to get some gas in Charlotte. For super unleaded, the price was $3.09 a gallon. Yes, that's correct with NO typo. $3.09 a gallon. I look up at the sign, the sign says $4.09 a gallon. Looked back down at the pump, regular was at $3.89 and mid grade was $3.99 a gallon. Somebody screwed up and bad. So I did the logical thing. I filled up with super unleaded.

    First fill up in a LONG time that didn't cost me over $100.00.

    Now, to those who are gonna give me a lecture about stealing and morals and whatnot. Save it. It'll just go in one ear and out the other. I did call the station to notify them that all of the pumps were incorrectly priced for super unleaded and in the state of NC it is written in the law that if you advertise a product for a certain price, you have to [by law] honor that price......even if it was a mistake.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2008
    I don't think anyone's really gonna lose sleep over benefiting from the mistake of a gas station of all things....
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited May 2008
    They don't lose sleep over what they charge us now do they?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I don't think anyone's really gonna lose sleep over benefiting from the mistake of a gas station of all things....

    The gas station doesn't really make money on gas. They make it on concessions and other crap, just like a movie theater. I feel bad for gas station owners that get bitched at by their customers for the prices on the pumps -- they have no control over it.

    I wouldn't have done it, but that's just me.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited May 2008
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    I'll see your motorcycle and raise you this...

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    Doh!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2008
    Demiurge wrote: »
    The gas station doesn't really make money on gas. They make it on concessions and other crap, just like a movie theater. I feel bad for gas station owners that get bitched at by their customers for the prices on the pumps -- they have no control over it.

    I wouldn't have done it, but that's just me.

    I didn't say it was RIGHT, just that no one's gonna feel bad for them. :)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,197
    edited May 2008
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2008
    last week a gas station in milwaukee was selling 93 for 41 cents instead of $4.19 . Needless to say within ten minutes word of mouth brought dozens and dozens of cars followed by a couple fights , followed by the cops
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I didn't say it was RIGHT, just that no one's gonna feel bad for them. :)

    Oh, okay, why? :confused: I do....
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited May 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Doh!

    You've got us beat by 6 cents/gallon for premium...

    The local station around here has premium for $4.53 :eek:
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