03-19-2003, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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The price of gas
Is it going to get any better? I thought we had it bad in the San Francisco Bay area. This morning the local Shell Station banner was advertising prices of $2.29/$2.39/$2.49 per gallon. I'm sure it's a tad higher in SF proper.
I've heard gas is going for $2.60 per gallon in San Diego, but check out the attached and see what I saw on the web for gas in El Cajon, a suburb just east of San Diego! This is criminal! It's time to dust the bike off and dig out the cold weather riding gear. At this rate I won't be able to afford the gas to drive to work at 10mpg.
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03-19-2003, 04:23 PM | #2 |
Not my good side.
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Drat, a picture is worth 1,000 words:
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03-19-2003, 04:28 PM | #3 |
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I see the gas prices are not the only thing that is "inflated".
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03-19-2003, 04:50 PM | #4 |
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$1.69 yesterday here in SE Nebraska. As soon as the weather warms up I will have the 2 wheeler out to! It only gets 40, but thats alot better than 18 with my jeep. I drive 40miles a day to.
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03-19-2003, 05:36 PM | #5 |
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Gas was pretty cheep here yester day 73.3 per liter was the cheepiest.
The price goes up tuesday night down wednesday night up friday around noon. When I say up it 10 cents per liter at the cheepiest. Funny system Eh?>
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03-19-2003, 05:41 PM | #6 |
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Man, 3.19 a gallon, that is just crazy. I paid 1.62 this morning and was complaining.
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03-19-2003, 05:41 PM | #7 |
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oklahoma city is hovering around $1.50 a gallon. this time last year it was at $0.98 a gallonon the high side for 87 octane.
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03-19-2003, 05:54 PM | #8 |
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huntington beach CA, bout an hour north of san diego... were at 2.20 average for the cheap stuff. i usually get my gas from the one cheap arco which is even 2.08
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03-19-2003, 05:58 PM | #9 |
Spank 'em if you got 'em!
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That's why I'm getting a motorcycle!
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03-19-2003, 06:00 PM | #10 |
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It's $1.67 in eastern South Dakota.
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03-19-2003, 06:27 PM | #11 | |
What if?
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Quote:
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03-19-2003, 07:31 PM | #12 |
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It's totally out of control and we need to do something about it. It flatout B.S.! We have anough Oil to last 50years or more without recycling in this country alone, and that well in to consideration inflation of the population. By that time we will have to have speical license to drive gas cars anyway. And that 3 is not taken into consideration the oil that will be saved when electric cars become effiecent. Which I'll start a real war over if they ever tell me I can't have a 500hp V-8! ANd you better believe it.
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03-19-2003, 07:41 PM | #13 |
SKINNY TIRES RULE!
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Regular was $189 here the other day. Fortunatly, my daily driver is a Civic HX that gets 44mpg! As much as I'd like to drive the truck everyday, the honda sure beats the 6mpg I get out of the truck.
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03-19-2003, 07:42 PM | #14 |
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i was pissed off when i coasted into the nearest station (literally) and the price was $1.62 i usually go to a place where i can get it for 1.56
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03-19-2003, 08:36 PM | #15 |
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well out here in rockford il the arm pit of il. it was $1.69 $1.79, and $1.89 my truck needs 93 to run thank god for my vw 26 city 30 hiway chris
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03-19-2003, 10:46 PM | #16 |
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holy cow...
4.30 a gallon for super.... ouch I guess I won't complain about paying 1.79 a gallon for it here. Just filled up this evening... a whopping 30.00 bucks I wish i had 3.73's or even taller tires....the 4.11 is really eating me up.
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03-20-2003, 12:13 AM | #17 |
Getting cabin fever?!?!?!
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still 1.69 here. took the tailgate off today to see if it helps the mileage.
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03-20-2003, 12:15 AM | #18 |
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1.74, 1.84, 1.94 thats are average here I did see a 2.04 Sunday. Glad the S-10 gets 25 mpg's.
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03-20-2003, 12:50 AM | #19 |
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$4.29/gallon!!! For those of us here in Southern Idaho we're currently at $1.75, $1.85, $1.95.
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03-20-2003, 01:01 AM | #20 |
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$1.69 here in Houston, and my '72 only gets 10 mpg!!!
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03-20-2003, 01:16 AM | #21 |
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$1.54 here in Atlanta. Just a guess, but I bet it goes down in the next week. Go USA !!!!!!!
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03-20-2003, 04:20 AM | #22 |
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Last week 92 octane gas was about $1.85/gal, the price just dropped to about $1.60/gal.
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03-20-2003, 04:52 AM | #23 |
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Heres the answer to paying those high fuel costs guys
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=45032 Let me know if we can help!!! GMCPaul |
03-20-2003, 10:40 AM | #24 |
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Ours is at 89.9 cents per litre or $3.60 per US gallon for regular. Premium is 96.9 cents per litre or $3.92 per US gallon. I can see it getting a lot higher within a few weeks
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03-20-2003, 02:28 PM | #25 |
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$1.57 for 87 octane, $1.59 for 89 octane in Southren Missouri. The highest i can ever remember it was $1.69, about May in 2001. If it hits $2 a gallon, i am gonna have a hard time driving my 11mpg truck. Guess i will have to jet the carb leaner, and put some 31" tires on the back if it goes up much more .
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