Gas prices
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Valero is terrible gas. I ran it for a year in my truck and stopped because it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out. A couple of thousand dollars in parts and labor later and I was told by Ford to NEVER use Valero gas. So I switched back to the more expensive Exxon and haven't had any problems in the four years since.
"How come you can't taste your tongue?" - Jon Arbuckle
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Valero is terrible gas. I ran it for a year in my truck and stopped because it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out. A couple of thousand dollars in parts and labor later and I was told by Ford to NEVER use Valero gas. So I switched back to the more expensive Exxon and haven't had any problems in the four years since.
"How come you can't taste your tongue?" - Jon Arbuckle
FyreWyrm wrote:
it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out
sounds more like liquefied coal and sawdust :laugh:
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FyreWyrm wrote:
it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out
sounds more like liquefied coal and sawdust :laugh:
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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Valero is terrible gas. I ran it for a year in my truck and stopped because it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out. A couple of thousand dollars in parts and labor later and I was told by Ford to NEVER use Valero gas. So I switched back to the more expensive Exxon and haven't had any problems in the four years since.
"How come you can't taste your tongue?" - Jon Arbuckle
Or you can just drive a Chevrolet and not have that problem! :-D
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At some point people will start moving jobs just to avoid the long commutes. This could well cause havoc as smaller towns will suddenly have an "influx" of people looking for a decreasing number of jobs, while the big cities will have jobs a-plenty but no-one being able to afford to get to them. Back to the Middle Ages when people rarely ventured out of their own village and a journey to "the big town" took all day on a horse/cart, except these days it'll be by bicycle.
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
Baconbutty wrote:
all day on a horse/cart
horses are cool but still very expensive. I'd suggest a good pair of shoes... :)
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Yup, always has done, but never to this extreme. Usually only a few ppl
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Actually that is very recent: years ago diesel was always cheaper than petrol. Can't recall exactly but certainly within the lifetime of the current corruption we have for a government.
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Very true, it's moreover the government doing the raping, not the actual cost. In the UK over half the cost is down to taxes. It sickens me that it costs nearly £50 to fill up my little 1.1 hatchback.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
You're lucky in the UK, back in France 90% of the price is taxes...
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Why is is that any time we yanks mention the price of gas folks of other nations pop off that we're lucky because we are not getting raped as badly as they are. Hey, rape is rape, and its bad no matter the intensity of the act.
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yeah but your only getting raped once... every other country is getting gang banged
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
No, but I told everyone at work
One of the things I have always admired about you is your selflessness and generosity. ;)
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ROTFL! :laugh:
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Actually that is very recent: years ago diesel was always cheaper than petrol. Can't recall exactly but certainly within the lifetime of the current corruption we have for a government.
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Actually, they cost the same in most countries. It's in India that we get Diesel at a much cheaper price than Petrol.
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
It's in India that we get Diesel at a much cheaper price than Petrol.
Not only India. When I lived in Serbia, it was the same case there - taxes for Diesel were much lower because it was considered a "business" fuel, while gas was more of a luxury, I guess.
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You're lucky in the UK, back in France 90% of the price is taxes...
At least you have a decent public transport system. In France right? Don't you? Where I'm from you wouldn't dare use a taxi or a train if you love your life. Remember this when you come to visit in 2010 for the world cup! Never EVER use the public transport system.
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My mistake, I'm only young and this is just what I've always remembered :)
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
Ouch, I must be old then! :-D
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Why is is that any time we yanks mention the price of gas folks of other nations pop off that we're lucky because we are not getting raped as badly as they are. Hey, rape is rape, and its bad no matter the intensity of the act.
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
That and the cost of games. You all complain about having to pay $40-50 dollars for a video game. Well when they bring them over to europ they use a 1:1 exchange rate. WE pay the equivelant of almost $80 per game. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
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Well, I caught the discrepancy. Congrats. Did you run over to the hardware store and buy a few five-gallon jerry cans?
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Oakman wrote:
Congrats. Did you run over to the hardware store and buy a few five-gallon jerry cans?
I understand the cheering. Really, I do. Cost me $58 to fill up the last time, and that was $0.15 a gallon ago. Whenever I hear about this though I can't help but think about the gas station themselves, though - most gas stations only make about 1 cent profit per gallon sold, so they'll have to sell an additional 100 gallons for every gallon sold at the lower price to make up what was lost. I suppose your degree of sympathy can vary, and I'm not saying I'm necessarily sympathetic; I just think about it.
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Very true, it's moreover the government doing the raping, not the actual cost. In the UK over half the cost is down to taxes. It sickens me that it costs nearly £50 to fill up my little 1.1 hatchback.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
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Oakman wrote:
Congrats. Did you run over to the hardware store and buy a few five-gallon jerry cans?
I understand the cheering. Really, I do. Cost me $58 to fill up the last time, and that was $0.15 a gallon ago. Whenever I hear about this though I can't help but think about the gas station themselves, though - most gas stations only make about 1 cent profit per gallon sold, so they'll have to sell an additional 100 gallons for every gallon sold at the lower price to make up what was lost. I suppose your degree of sympathy can vary, and I'm not saying I'm necessarily sympathetic; I just think about it.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein
Patrick S wrote:
Whenever I hear about this though I can't help but think about the gas station themselves, though - most gas stations only make about 1 cent profit per gallon sold
My brother-in-law owns three gas stations/minimarts. Most of his costs for selling gas are the depreciation of his pumps (about $40,000 for 3) and the charges made by banks on credit card purchases. There is, of course, some overhead attributable to the pumps as well. I'm not going to suggest that selling gas is his major profit center, but to quote him about how he handles pricing his gas: "Up like a grasshopper, down like a butterfly." In other words he tries to raise his price as fast as his supplier raises his cost, but he's much slower reducing prices when his costs drop. His gross is about $.10 @ gallon. Not nearly the margin he has when you go inside to pay, and buy a Pepsi and a Twinkie.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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I just paid $2.82/gallon for 89 octane. Someone - somewhere - fat fingered the wrong price into the system at a local Valero station. 92 Octane = $3.83/gallon 89 Octane = $2.82/gallon 87 Octane = $3.69/gallon (my typical purchase)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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At least you have a decent public transport system. In France right? Don't you? Where I'm from you wouldn't dare use a taxi or a train if you love your life. Remember this when you come to visit in 2010 for the world cup! Never EVER use the public transport system.
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evilnoodle wrote:
At least you have a decent public transport system. In France right?
Yep.
evilnoodle wrote:
Never EVER use the public transport system.
Good to know!
evilnoodle wrote:
Remember this when you come to visit in 2010 for the world cup!
Unfortunately, I am busy paying my French taxes, I do not think I can afford a ticket for 2010. But I am sure it would have been worth it! :)
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I just paid $2.82/gallon for 89 octane. Someone - somewhere - fat fingered the wrong price into the system at a local Valero station. 92 Octane = $3.83/gallon 89 Octane = $2.82/gallon 87 Octane = $3.69/gallon (my typical purchase)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Just to let you know. In some places, maybe your cheap gas may not have been as cheap as you thought. If you used a debit or credit card to pay for your purchase, the company could correct the pumps mistake later and take out the difference on your card. If you happened to pay in cash then your in luck and they have no way to get the loss back. I think its a crock that they can charge you later for their mistake but I read about in the paper and the company has the right to do it.
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