Gas Prices
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Here is how supply and demand works when associated with fuel/oil.
When the demand is low, prices go up to maintain the ridiculously absurd profit margins oil companies make. When the demand is high, prices go up to increase the already ridiculously absurd profit margins. There is no better example of greed; greed at it's finest.
In either case, we're supplied without a courtesy reach around and left to be screwed again, and again.
I personally live too far away to commute by any other means than auto. I am also in no position to get a "beater" economy car. So, I have no option but to get in line at the gas station with a jar of Vaseline in hand and hope prices haven't gone up another quarter in the last 6 hrs. My only option is to try to find the cheapest gas (at the moment) and save a few cents a gallon without going too far out of my way.
I have to agree. They usually only go up a dollar or so and then go back fifty cents so we are actually happy about paying "only" fifty cents more. This is so wrong.
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That's ok, i'll stick paying more for Chevron Techron instead of those crappy PEMEX stations!!
I just started looking at the Regular prices on my last fillup - its getting closer to $5/gallon! I guess its time to stop spending money on the 80. 
Naw - Ill still
her until my pocket 
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Naw - Ill still
her until my pocket .
4X4 Xtreme
Did anyone catch the latest episode on biodiesel? They ran the figures on buying a beater vs. keeping you deisel and running bio. It came to seven years of driving the beater to make the difference of just keeping the truck and running on bio. This of course with a purchase prise of 7-8k and the rise of gas. They even estimated with gas at 4.30.
The biodeisel setup cost 8k and will average out to a dollar and some change per gallon.
Did anyone catch the latest episode on biodiesel? They ran the figures on buying a beater vs. keeping you deisel and running bio. It came to seven years of driving the beater to make the difference of just keeping the truck and running on bio. This of course with a purchase prise of 7-8k and the rise of gas. They even estimated with gas at 4.30.
The biodeisel setup cost 8k and will average out to a dollar and some change per gallon.
I don't imagine they include the $8K in their $1.20 / gal. And rather time-consuming I think. But at least you get the pleasure of going haggling with McDonald geniuses all the time...
Actually I believe they put the purchase price at $12k. Going Kevins route with a 3k beater Civic would make it allot more enticing.
Dave, no offense, but your wrong here.
Pemex is cleaner (much less additives), and is higher octane then the crap we get in the states.
Need some proof? Post up on Race Dezert and ask the racers, most of them swear by it!
I have been running Pemex for a long time and every vehicle i have owned and they tends to run BETTER on it!
I have to agree. I had my cruiser in Mexico for over a year, it got better mileage on Magna (regular) than it got on mid grade here.
On another note did anyone notice the Saudis increased their output over 2% (300,000 barrels/day) in May?
This means demand went down, supply went up & prices still skyrocketed.
They are about to increase another 200k. Whats going to happen now?
Simple: Crash or Regulation.
Nope it means Bush was on his knees in front of them and they agreed to bump production. True.
100%. Pretty easy to see what speculation did to the housing market. Very similar to commodities right now.
Hear! Hear!
Right On, Man!
A little update on my gas situation with the DD 80 - It took me 8 days to stop by a gas station to fill up from close to empty!
Beats filling up a 1/4 tank after working 3 nights when I used to work in Westwood
!
Got a local gig nearby and this is M-F for now and then 3 days a week. I can afford gas again!
I might have a new rear bumper by the end of Jan 09 - huh Mo!
Beats filling up a 1/4 tank after working 3 nights when I used to work in Westwood
! Got a local gig nearby and this is M-F for now and then 3 days a week. I can afford gas again!
I might have a new rear bumper by the end of Jan 09 - huh Mo!
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Yeah I only use 1/4 of a tank a week now for work. My commute dropped from 32 miles to only 10. 
I paid $2.99 / gal at Chevron today.
I saw $2.69 at ARCO. My rig runs like $#!+ on ARCO fuel however, so I never use it.
I saw $2.69 at ARCO. My rig runs like $#!+ on ARCO fuel however, so I never use it.