Since my last fill up,
our gas has gone up .45 cents a gallon !!
The bad thing, is that it is not even summer, yet.
our gas has gone up .45 cents a gallon !!
The bad thing, is that it is not even summer, yet.
There is something funny going on.
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Try being on this side of the border.
$4.89 at the cheap Arco but going up fast.
[insert insulting political comment about the Gov here]
$4.89 at the cheap Arco but going up fast.
[insert insulting political comment about the Gov here]
Since we moved to central Texas I've noticed wild fluctuations in gas prices. I'm talking about $0.30/gallon over night. Some days it fluctuated up, some days down.
Can't say it something funny, or unusual; been going on since 1973. I get irritated every time it goes up, but, anymore, I'm not surprised.
As my car needs high test gas, I am really happy that I only need to fill-up once a month
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LVSteve
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I was sat at a light yesterday and saw that the El Cheapo station was showing over $4/gallon for gas and diesel. Thank goodness I'm not driving much at the moment, even if my BMW diesel gets 36 MPG around town.
Thank goodness I'm not driving much at the moment, even if my BMW diesel gets 36 MPG around town.
Too bad making your own alcohol is illegal as we could all just make it out of almost any plant (including plain ole grass clippings) and show the middle finger to the oil barons! A friend of mine gets alcohol from somewhere (not saying..) and has run his car on it for years.
We’re under $3.00 here
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Oh the horror!!! Just in the last week I read several threads about the evils of Ethanol.
Back in college I worked part time at a chemical plant. We used ethanol in one of the formulations. One of my coworkers had a 2-stroke motorcycle and he did an experiment. Drained the tank and added 100% ethanol. Made some carb adjustments, timing and spark plugs (he was a mechanic) and his bike ran perfect. When I graduated and moved on he was still "borrowing" his fuel from the plant's tank.
taz666
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How many times did he replace rod/crank bearings?
$3.03 ………….
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I guess those of us are lucky, here in Reno, for our area, on the west coast.
Costco is at 4.25, average 4.49, Cheveron at 4.89 but
across the state line, Truckee Calif. lets you buy gas at only,
$6.39 a gallon.
Costco is at 4.25, average 4.49, Cheveron at 4.89 but
across the state line, Truckee Calif. lets you buy gas at only,
$6.39 a gallon.
$3.16 yesterday, $3.02 today at most places. Costco was $305 on Sunday, so it's likely less today.
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The oil system was not deactivated. The ethanol was still run at 50:1.
Ingramite
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H.E.B. our local grocery store has gas pumps with the cheapest prices in Kerrville. All of the others, a few cents higher. Sometimes over a dime higher at the stations out on the I-10 exit ramps.
When I retired my drive dropped from 200 miles a day to 200 miles a month so the impact has been reduced considerably. My current record is 4 days without riding or driving. That sounds simple, just try it. Sure, I understand that people in NYC don't own a vehicle.
I still smile at the empty suit joking about "snack-flation" during the Super Bowl. Let em eat cake. Yeah, I get it.
When I retired my drive dropped from 200 miles a day to 200 miles a month so the impact has been reduced considerably. My current record is 4 days without riding or driving. That sounds simple, just try it. Sure, I understand that people in NYC don't own a vehicle.
I still smile at the empty suit joking about "snack-flation" during the Super Bowl. Let em eat cake. Yeah, I get it.
I thought about that too, but if the bike had an auto-oiling system (no need to mix oil with the gas directly) cranking the oiler up a little would compensate for alcohol's lack of lubricity (oiliness).
FWIW, some countries (for example Brazil - last time I looked into it) use alcohol almost exclusively for motor fuel. It just requires some simple tuning modifications, especially with fuel injection.
They make their alcohol from plant waste - leftovers from cane and beet sugar production. We could do the same. Corn stalks and cobs, wheat chaff, and any other waste plant matter can be used to make alcohol.
The problem with our use of alcohol is that all of our alcohol producing & distilling facilities are geared towards using GRAIN. Basically turning food into fuel - which jacks up the price of both the FOOD and the FUEL.
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LVSteve
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Just checked around on gasbuddy and Vegas is in that twilight zone where diesel is the same or less than regular at some stations.
I have a "Flex Fuel" Silverado. On a long road trip (600 miles) I ran regular gas (10% Alcohol) one way and E-85 the other. Afterwards I calculated both down to the cost per mile. Couple pennies different. E-85 is much harder to find, so I don't bother with it. For me, it's a contingency use only.
