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Manfred58sc
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$4.34 Southern Colorado for entry level ethanol mixed. Diesel is $5.75ish. Quite a few stations have had nothing for sale over the last 4 weeks?? No mention in the news?? Pump heads being adjusted for $10 plus gas according to a news report on The Hill.
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ubercrap
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 8:13 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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We learned nothing from the 1970s?
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| Manfred58sc wrote: |
| $4.34 Southern Colorado for entry level ethanol mixed. Diesel is $5.75ish. Quite a few stations have had nothing for sale over the last 4 weeks?? No mention in the news?? Pump heads being adjusted for $10 plus gas according to a news report on The Hill. |
What does ten dollar gas have to do with the pump heads? Are you referring to the double digit in the first column? I can't imagine modern digital systems needing any modification/adjustment like the old analog stuff.
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Manfred58sc
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 10:52 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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I'm not expert but apparently some relationship between the pump head , the digital sensor and the ability to translate that into 4 digit/per gallon information. Its happening in Washington and Norcal, not a cheap upgrade from what I can gather in the report. I have not deeply researched this as I'm still trying to have a life. The report was on The Hill ( a half way decent news source).
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Bonesberg55
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| We learned nothing from the 1970s? |
When the national 55 mph speed limit was passed in early 1974, truckers complained that the big rigs got better mileage at 70 mph and for a time there was consideration for having 2 different posted speed limits. That never happened but the 55 mph limit was strictly enforced as I remember. I personally experienced a state trooper pulling out of a median and riding along side me for several miles. It didn't help that I was driving a 427 Stingray.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| Manfred58sc wrote: |
| I'm not expert but apparently some relationship between the pump head , the digital sensor and the ability to translate that into 4 digit/per gallon information. Its happening in Washington and Norcal, not a cheap upgrade from what I can gather in the report. I have not deeply researched this as I'm still trying to have a life. The report was on The Hill ( a half way decent news source). |
Interesting. I might just dig into that for more info.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| truckers complained that the big rigs got better mileage at 70 mph |
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| Fuuuuuuuuudge.. $6.39g today.. it just keeps going and going up.. |
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Marcdeb
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Talked with an old friend from Blackfoot, Idaho today. He said gas was $4.49 for 87 ethanol crap.
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my59
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 5:13 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Just filled up the Benz. 6.299 per gallon. Diesel. The good news is the milage has gone up to 23 mpg as I only use it to get to the train station, 64 mile RT on I95.
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hobthebob
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 11:04 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Best price I've seen in the area today was 4.339 for 87 octane.
I have two cars, so I've basically just filled the Beetle up with ethanol-free 89, and let it sit while I wait for the prices to cheapen a bit. After I had to rebuild my carburetor due to sticking needle valve causing fuel to dump and flood the carb, I'm only really willing to put the non-ethanol stuff in. It's expensive, but e10 fuel seems to be going bad more and more quickly these days. Rebuilding a carb to clean out all the gunk is time consuming... |
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Filled up the Ghia this morning with Sunoco Ultra 93
$5.29 Columbus Oh.
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| The cheapest I paid for 87 octane since the war in Ukraine started was $5.059 on May 2, which was amazingly low for SoCal. At that same station today, May 21, it was $5.459. I filled at 10:15 AM and was lucky I didn't have to wait in line. |
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vwracerdave
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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e10 87 is $3.95 in OKC even though it is now being reported that gas is above $4 a gallon in all 50 states.
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VW_Jimbo 
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Just filled up the work truck with Diesel. 29.868 gallons, at 6.499 is $194.11.
WTF! My pricing is going to have to double to make this work!
For those with gasoline engine. Super was 6.699, Mid grade was 6.599 and Regular was 6.399
Damn! And that was the cheapest I could find near me!
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EVfun
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| Manfred58sc wrote: |
| I'm not expert but apparently some relationship between the pump head , the digital sensor and the ability to translate that into 4 digit/per gallon information. Its happening in Washington and Norcal, not a cheap upgrade from what I can gather in the report. I have not deeply researched this as I'm still trying to have a life. The report was on The Hill ( a half way decent news source). |
Interesting. I might just dig into that for more info. |
That is a story out of Washington state. It is true, pumps being modified for greater than $10 fuel, but not for regular gas. The price for 108 octane leaded racing gas was expected to exceed $10 a gallon.
I have never paid even $5 a gallon for regular unleaded in western WA, but I understand that in Seattle it is often a bit over that. My wife has paid almost $5.50, but the MX-5 requires premium fuel. I drive about 4000 miles a year and her car is driven about 9000 miles a year so we don't really care. That's the price to support Ukraine by cutting Russian oil out of the world market as best we can. It is so much less than they are paying!
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Fish
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| Manfred58sc wrote: |
| I'm not expert but apparently some relationship between the pump head , the digital sensor and the ability to translate that into 4 digit/per gallon information. Its happening in Washington and Norcal, not a cheap upgrade from what I can gather in the report. I have not deeply researched this as I'm still trying to have a life. The report was on The Hill ( a half way decent news source). |
Interesting. I might just dig into that for more info. |
That is a story out of Washington state. It is true, pumps being modified for greater than $10 fuel, but not for regular gas. The price for 108 octane leaded racing gas was expected to exceed $10 a gallon.
I have never paid even $5 a gallon for regular unleaded in western WA, but I understand that in Seattle it is often a bit over that. My wife has paid almost $5.50, but the MX-5 requires premium fuel. I drive about 4000 miles a year and her car is driven about 9000 miles a year so we don't really care. That's the price to support Ukraine by cutting Russian oil out of the world market as best we can. It is so much less than they are paying! |
Reminds me of back in the day when the price of gas exceeded $1.00 for the first time. The pumps didn't have the set up for it. .99 per gallon was it. Of course it didn't take long for all the new pumps to come out.
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Big Bill
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Gas prices where you are |
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Tried to fill up our Sprinter van yesterday, pump shut down at $100. It was almost full, $6.49 per gallon. On a high note I was able to drive back from Klamath Falls Oregon to Santa Rosa Calif. without having to stop for fuel...  If you want to play you gota pay. |
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