price goughing or not?
04-15-2007, 01:48 PM
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Here in Norcal its been around 3.20 for quite some time.. I filled up my truck 14 gals. for 50.00 the other day. I have a very short drive to work... I think its 10 miles round trip. So I dont fill up very often.. Oh well, thats life in CA, but hey the weather is beautiful.
04-15-2007, 01:48 PM
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We need to get rid of all these state-specific "boutique fuels," and adopt a national standard formulation that everyone (even "green" CA and CT) can agree upon. That way, there's less "specialty" refining performed, and the cost goes down for everyone. For example, Connecticut requires a specific petrol formulation that only about 2 or 3 other states use... so obviously that's costing some $$$ to produce, and then transport, which the oil companies aren't about to absorb out of their profits... so they kindly pass that cost along to ALL of us. If there were some national standard, then the refining and transportation cost would be drastically reduced, and we'd probably get gas costs down under $2/gallon for premium... So who's with me?
Last edited by MJS_Jeep_888; 04-15-2007 at 02:08 PM.
yeah that ain't gonna happen.
04-16-2007, 06:07 AM
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I've noticed that if you watch your mileage and you r gas guage, you get a lot more miles between full and half, than you do between half and empty. The gas gauge drops off rather quickly from half to empty. I think the original poster needed more than 11 gallons to fill the tank, probably closer to 14 (40 / 2.83 = 14.13)
04-16-2007, 06:14 AM
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We need to get rid of all these state-specific "boutique fuels," and adopt a national standard formulation that everyone (even "green" CA and CT) can agree upon. That way, there's less "specialty" refining performed, and the cost goes down for everyone. For example, Connecticut requires a specific petrol formulation that only about 2 or 3 other states use... so obviously that's costing some $$$ to produce, and then transport, which the oil companies aren't about to absorb out of their profits... so they kindly pass that cost along to ALL of us. If there were some national standard, then the refining and transportation cost would be drastically reduced, and we'd probably get gas costs down under $2/gallon for premium... So who's with me?
