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  • I gave Lynda a Dutch Oven and she smacked me in the balls
  • DFW.
    87 Octane

    Maybe if we had some more refineries in this country... oh, and gas taxes are too high. Maybe they're being used to fund the Spanish-American war like the phone tax.

    • We did, the oil companies closed them.

      Yep thats right 900,000 bbl a day in refinery capacity closed since 1995.

  • Local station here is charging $2.29 for 87 octane and $2.47 for premium. Less than two weeks ago it was as low as $2.15 for 87. :-/

  • And that is reliably the cheapest in the county. Average price within 5 miles of where I live is probably $2.549.

    And why is is that gas stations get to charge that extra $.009 per gallon? I know that the principle is no diffferent that $1.99, $29.99, etc., but why do they go that extra decimal place, where no other commodity does?

  • Yesterday morning I went to the gas station and it was $2.49 for 87. Then I had to go back later and it was $2.64 for 87. It's only a matter of time.
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  • for regular unleaded here in the great midwest......

  • I have been watching diesel prices. We put $20 in the tank on 8/2 and the price was $2.43 gal. On Saturday, (4 days later) when we had to *fill* the tank, it had jumped to $2.79 gal. at most stations. Thankfully we found a place at $2.64 gal. It was $80 to fill the tank.

    We are looking at having to fill up again this week, and prices are closer to $2.84 gal. this week.

    Ugh.

    ^_^

  • BTW, I understand that the octane rating is calculated differently in Europe than in North America (I think in Europe they use the peak and in NA it's the average, or something like that).

    So this is to pre-empt the posts from Europeans that say "They actually sell gas with only an 87 rating? And you actually put it in your car?"
    • FWIW Wikipedia tells us [wikipedia.org] that the Europeans use the Research Octane Number (RON), but the US averages the RON and the Motor Octane Number (MON). So yes, the octane numbers are indeed different:

      In most countries (including all of Europe and Australia) the "headline" octane that would be shown on the pump is the RON, but in the United States and some other countries the headline number is the average of the RON and the MON, sometimes called the Anti-Knock Index (AKI), Road Octane Number (RdON), Pump Octane

      • 100 Octane? What is that, rocket fuel? Pure alcohol?
        • That's how they are trying to market it, more or less. Shell makes a big thing about their Optimax fuels (called "V-Power" in Germany) having been "jointly engineered with Ferrari", with Michael Schumacher's [mschumacher.com] face all over the place. (And since most Germans on the Autobahn seem to think they're budding Schumachers, that's a potent ad...)

          Unfortunately for Shell and BP/Aral, the various consumer reports over here have rubbished their claims about increased performance and improved mileage. Apparently all the

          • Unfortunately for Shell and BP/Aral, the various consumer reports over here have rubbished their claims about increased performance and improved mileage. Apparently all they were able to detect was a very slight improvement in acceleration, but no notable increase in top speed or fuel economy. Which means that at ~50 cents a gallon more, it's quite the rip-off.

            No surprise there - it's like claiming that running your PC off a giant diesel generator will make it faster than running it on a little home one.

        • I don't think you understand what Octane rating is. It is the stability of the fuel. A higher Octane rating means the fuel is more stable and less prone to flash explosive.

          99% of vehicles on the road don't need high Octane fuels. It is there only for high compression engines, usually with turbos or blowers of some kind, to avoid precombustion engine knock. Looking and regular unleaded Gas if you put a lighter to it it will burst into flame. Looking and Diseil fuel, which has an effective octane rating
          • Ah, thank you. For some reason I had the idea of Octane being something more like proof of alcohol- which would be the reverse of what you describe.

            Hmm- I always thought stability meant less energy per unit- that what you'd really want is an unstable fuel, for more power per stroke.
      • FWIW over here "super" (i.e. high-test or premium) is usually around 96 octane, though some companies have started marketing 100-octane gas. "Regular" unleaded is normally around 92 octane.

        Pah! How can you Krauts ever expect to mount another attempt at world domination when your petrol is so inferior? FWIW, regular unleaded is 95 RON here, super unleaded is 98 RON, and Optimax is 100 IIRC.

    • So this is to pre-empt the posts from Europeans that say "They actually sell gas with only an 87 rating? And you actually put it in your car?"

      Hrm. I haven't even seen an octane rating on fuel in the UK since the 80s that I can remember: there's just gasoline (well, "petrol", being the UK). Octane ratings pretty much went out with lead...

      Oh, and it's currently US $6.56 per US gallon, expected to climb significantly over the rest of this year. Time to invest in a one-way airline ticket!

  • i live in ohio. my employer has gas pumps, so the prices are a bit better. last time if got gas it was $2.09/gal.
  • Around $2.40/gallon here in Wilmington, NC. Ironically enough, the ports here are one of the main distribution points for gasoline for the entire southeast. So would you believe me if I told you I could drive an hour inland and get my gas much cheaper?
  • ...roughly $6.30 a gallon 'round these parts for 98 octane. (Or was it 94? Can't quite remember.)

    Cheers,

    Ethelred

  • 87 octane - $2.79
    90 octane - $2.88
    93 octane - $3.01

    Exxon
    110th St. and Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10026
    Earth
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    MTA Fare = still $2
    • MTA Fare = still $2

      One of the things NYC did very well.

      Too bad Mass transit sucks donkey cock* in the rest of the country, eh comrades?

      *noted exception being San Fran/Bay area.
      • Actually, Trimet in Portland ain't half bad. I get to work in approximately the same amount of time as driving from Beaverton to Downtown Portland, and between the $5/day parking and the $3.10 fare, I think I'd still be taking it even if I wasn't working for ODOT and getting my fare for free.
      • The various transit agencies in the Seattle area work OK for bus-only systems (OK we do have some commuter rail now and downtown trollies in Seattle and Tacoma) provided you are trying to get to/from Downtown Seattle and a couple of other major employment centers.
      • Too bad Mass transit sucks donkey cock* in the rest of the country, eh comrades?

        *noted exception being San Fran/Bay area.

        Actually, the bus system in Pittsburgh is consistaly ranked the best in the nation. We still have working trollies and inclined planes for the mountains. Our 5 stop subway, however, leaves something to be desired, but what can you expect from a city built on 3 major rivers and 7 mountains.

        -Ab
  • For the cheap stuff.

    It was the price I saw out the window as I took the bus to work. Yep, public transportation rocks.
    • Yep, public transportation rocks.

      No, it really doesn't. Public transportation sucks in every single way except cost. My biggest gripe? Dirty seats, smelly people and crowds. I don't like large crowds of people. I think it has something to do with the area of the country I grew up in. (wide open spaces, >500 people in my home "town")

      So if cost is > than everything else, then sure, it rocks.
      • No, it really doesn't. Public transportation sucks in every single way except cost. My biggest gripe? Dirty seats, smelly people and crowds.

        Depends on which system you mean. The DC Metro, for example, r0xx0rs (though it is getting a bit long in the tooth). OTOH the DC bus system isn't so great. The public transport in Minneapolis-St. Paul kinda sucked when I lived there, though they finally got a stretch of light rail [metrotransit.org] from downtown to the airport and Mall of America.

        Meanwhile, our local public transpor [uestra.de]

        • two things: 1, don't compare German transit to American transit. It's like comparing apples to truck lights. :)

          2: In Atlanta, unless you live inside the city perimeter, you HAVE to either take a bus or drive to the station to take the train.

          For example, and I've mentioned it here before:

          I would have to drive 6 miles to the nearest bus stop to wait for the bus to come pick me up. Then the bus would drive 6 more miles to the train station where I would have to wait for a train that may or may not be on ti
          • I'll have you know that Granny Smith truck lights are damned good in pie. They stay really crunchy in the oven.

            You can take my word for it!

            Cheers,

            Ethelred

      • Ya, it depends on the route. The bus I take is a "Commuter Express" with no local stops, so it's all buisness people in suits. Not so smelly. The walk from the bus stop to my office, on the other hand, a bit smelly. But I've learned what alleys I need to hold my breath as I walk by.

        But before I switched to the bus and I was taking the train that went through south central, not so nice. And the Watts towers...not so impressive.

        And one drawback to public transportation is it plays a major factor in what
      • No, it really doesn't. Public transportation sucks in every single way except cost. My biggest gripe? Dirty seats, smelly people and crowds. I don't like large crowds of people. I think it has something to do with the area of the country I grew up in. (wide open spaces, >500 people in my home "town")

        Really depends on where you live and where you work I think.

        In addition to the cost you can use the time spent commuting to read the paper, a book, or get some work done (depending on how crowded things are).
  • About 1.25-1.3 euros per litre for 95 octane, higher for 98.
  • It's 2.599 for 87 octane here.
  • That's at home. $2.499 near work. Both for Regular Unleaded.
  • My S-10 (not a big truck) cost $45 to fill up yesterday. The cheap stuff is about a dime less, but many newer vehicles ping an unacceptable amount on the cheap stuff (only car I've ever had that runs OK on the cheap stuff is my '77 Olds).

    After California and Hawaii, Nevada has the third-most-expensive gas in the country. Part of it is a result of getting all of our gas from California, so the same factors that make their gas expensive make our gas expensive. On top of that, we have one of the highest s

  • Here it is nearly 11.50 NOK/Liter or equivalent, about $6.837/Gallon...

    And if the taxations-happy "red-greens" win the election next month it will definitely become even more expensive than it would otherwise.

    • Why the fuck do Norwegians have so expensive gas? Is it because of the tax? Does your gas price consist of 99% of tax or something?
      • It is about 70% taxes, some of it is fixed and the rest increases with the oil price. And of course, that is at a record high as it is.

        If there had been highways of appropriate standard to match, this would not be a big deal, but the roads aren't particularly good, and the newest motorways are toll roads...

  • 2.35 in orgeon near Nike HQ...
    2.49 in Vancouver, WA...where I live.

    98.7 canadian cents a liter in Vancouver, B.C. where I was last weekend...

    and 2.55 in Seattle where my wife made me stop to shop =)
  • Average around here is $2.48/gallon for 85 octane. But I've got a neighborhood 76 station that gives a $.20/gallon discount for cash- their current price is $2.49/gallon for 85 octane on credit, but $2.29 with cash.

    Beaverton, OR, and the 76 station is on the corner of Cedar Hills Blvd and TV Hwy. (Tualatin Valley Highway, we didn't really name a road after television).

  • 94.9/l right near my work

    http://ottawagasprices.com/ [ottawagasprices.com]

    That site is showing a high of 101.4 currently and 104.9 for the day

  • Boise Gas Prices [boisegasprices.com]. Pretty slick eh.

    jason
  • For 95 octane, it's 13.35 EEK or about $1.06 per liter, adding up to roughly $4 per gallon.
  • When I fueled up today.
  • at the Arco/AM-PM near my house. Also slightly below average for the Seattle area.

    According to http://www.seattlegasprices.com/ [seattlegasprices.com] The high is $2.85/gal and the low is $2.50/gal. So depending on where you are it pays to shop around.

    I've seen the station that is at $2.85/gal lord knows what they are thinking (that or they are an independent getting screwed on the wholesale cost)
  • Over the weekend I paid something like $2.70 for 87 octane. First time I've come anywhere near close to $30 to fill up my sedan.
  • 2.99/gal for 87 octane
    3.09/gal for 90 octane
    3.19/gal for 92 octane

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