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Bob Loblaw Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2008 Posts: 865 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Helfen wrote: |
Good surf on that island! |
Lotsa good stuff on this Island. Don't think of moving here, though. We're full. _________________ sent from a phone using poor grammar and spelling |
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Helfen Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2009 Posts: 3450 Location: Vulcania
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Bob Loblaw wrote: |
Helfen wrote: |
Good surf on that island! |
Lotsa good stuff on this Island. Don't think of moving here, though. We're full. |
Money always buys admission. |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12467
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Bob Loblaw wrote: |
wcfvw69 wrote: |
So to recap...
1) You freeze your ass off for 6-7 months.
2) You pay double per gallon of gas than the USA
3) Not many surviving air cooled VW's due to salt and snow.
Sounds like a great time to call Uhaul and relocate South.. |
And lose my free health care? And gun control? And a decent electoral process?
Nah, I've seen your president on TV. That's a hard pass.
Here on the West coast, we had 2 snow falls this year, which is double the average.
Lack of snow means lots of old VWs here as well.
As for gas I guess it's the price you pay for living in paradise, I s'pose.
Not sure you could pay me enough to move down and be part of your problems. |
I had the good fortune to visit Vancouver and Victoria British Columbia and was greatly impressed with the cleanliness and beauty. They don’t throw trash everywhere and the natives were nice to us. I can see why folks would choose to live there. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69809 Location: Phoenix Metro
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20271 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Filled up the 275K mile 1987 Toyota workhorse for $2.60/gallon a couple of days back. The no-name local station has $2.58 on their sign, and a few others show $2.62.
Not sure if I have gotten my money's worth ($2K 13 years and 160K miles ago) out of it. Maybe I should buy a $25K newer truck that gets 30% better mileage so I feel better about my carbon fuckprint. Or not. _________________ nothing |
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melville Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2006 Posts: 1245 Location: Just Outside the Redwood Curtain
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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$3.499 for 87 a couple days ago, reduced to $3.299 by Jenny. $74.14 to fill the truck. _________________ 2000 M Roadster
79 R100RS
78 R100/7
75 R75/6
65 Standard Micro
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20271 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:21 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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melville wrote: |
$3.499 for 87 a couple days ago, reduced to $3.299 by Jenny. $74.14 to fill the truck. |
Jenny discount quit working around here. They must have wised up to the number or something. _________________ nothing |
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melville Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2006 Posts: 1245 Location: Just Outside the Redwood Curtain
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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cdennisg wrote: |
melville wrote: |
$3.499 for 87 a couple days ago, reduced to $3.299 by Jenny. $74.14 to fill the truck. |
Jenny discount quit working around here. They must have wised up to the number or something. |
Try other area codes. The Oregon area codes and most of the urban Cali area codes were purged last year but the strength of Jenny is that you don't need to keep local. _________________ 2000 M Roadster
79 R100RS
78 R100/7
75 R75/6
65 Standard Micro
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Bob Loblaw Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2008 Posts: 865 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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$1.58.9/L in Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4634672
Jesus. That's like $4.67/gallon. For regular. _________________ sent from a phone using poor grammar and spelling |
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Karly Samba Member
Joined: August 01, 2002 Posts: 641 Location: Australia
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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$6.40AUD for a gallon in Australia today (premium) _________________ 1960 Beetle ''Heidi" daily driver
1964 Karmann Ghia project |
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20271 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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$2.84-ish around these parts, for no good goddamn reason. _________________ nothing |
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Bruce Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2003 Posts: 17285 Location: Left coast, Canada
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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melville wrote: |
cdennisg wrote: |
melville wrote: |
$3.499 for 87 a couple days ago, reduced to $3.299 by Jenny. $74.14 to fill the truck. |
Jenny discount quit working around here. They must have wised up to the number or something. |
Try other area codes. The Oregon area codes and most of the urban Cali area codes were purged last year but the strength of Jenny is that you don't need to keep local. |
What's this "Jenny" discount you speak of? _________________
overheard at the portland Swap Meet... wrote: |
..... a steering wheel made from a mastadon tusk..... |
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20271 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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melville wrote: |
cdennisg wrote: |
melville wrote: |
$3.499 for 87 a couple days ago, reduced to $3.299 by Jenny. $74.14 to fill the truck. |
Jenny discount quit working around here. They must have wised up to the number or something. |
Try other area codes. The Oregon area codes and most of the urban Cali area codes were purged last year but the strength of Jenny is that you don't need to keep local. |
I tried ID, MT and Eastern WA with no luck. _________________ nothing |
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melville Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2006 Posts: 1245 Location: Just Outside the Redwood Curtain
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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cdennisg wrote: |
melville wrote: |
cdennisg wrote: |
melville wrote: |
$3.499 for 87 a couple days ago, reduced to $3.299 by Jenny. $74.14 to fill the truck. |
Jenny discount quit working around here. They must have wised up to the number or something. |
Try other area codes. The Oregon area codes and most of the urban Cali area codes were purged last year but the strength of Jenny is that you don't need to keep local. |
I tried ID, MT and Eastern WA with no luck. |
I've had good luck lately with Eugene Jenny. 541 has been reinstated.
The Massachusetts options have also been good lately. _________________ 2000 M Roadster
79 R100RS
78 R100/7
75 R75/6
65 Standard Micro
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Mid Engine Bug Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2017 Posts: 178 Location: CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:29 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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I just filled my DD up at $3.999 a gallon. Thanks California. I'm sure we will be over $4 next week. _________________ 1970 Bug Shell - the rest of it, well see for yourself...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=679467 |
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5475 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Chevron gas near Seattle for $3.39 a gallon, regular for the stock 36 horse. Time to start driving the oval. Leaving the gas station I saw another Bug out today, a clean green late model. _________________
Wildthings wrote: |
As a general rule, cheap parts are the most expensive parts you can buy. |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12467
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Mid Engine Bug wrote: |
I just filled my DD up at $3.999 a gallon. Thanks California. I'm sure we will be over $4 next week. |
Yes but the weather is so nice there paying 2.38 here in the Midwest @ Costco. |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5559 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Mid Engine Bug wrote: |
I just filled my DD up at $3.999 a gallon. Thanks California. I'm sure we will be over $4 next week. |
Yes but the weather is so nice there paying 2.38 here in the Midwest @ Costco. |
SoCa, San Diego to be exact, I just paid $3.51 for the cheap stuff at a Ralph's gas station. No Jenny, _________________ Prosit!
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12708 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:07 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Here in Alberta Canada it's around $1.26 to $1.34 per litre depending on the city and vender.
hard to believe it's so cheap in the US! |
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5475 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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oprn wrote: |
Here in Alberta Canada it's around $1.26 to $1.34 per litre depending on the city and vender.
hard to believe it's so cheap in the US! |
That is only $3.72 US per gallon. _________________
Wildthings wrote: |
As a general rule, cheap parts are the most expensive parts you can buy. |
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