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Only $2.65 for 87 Octane in Southern California, Kern County. $2,75 for 89 Octane, $2.85 for 91 Octane. Well that's at the Shell, Chevron and Texaco stations. Arco is $2.46 per gallon for 87 Octane, $2.56 for 89 Octane and $2.66 for 91 Octane. I could drive 65 miles over the mountains to Bakersfields, Kern County and pay $2.25 per gallon for 87 Octane. But that would just defeat the savings. So I'll just moan and groan and pay the $.21 or more per gallon when I fill up my 26 gallon tank. I'm sure I could just do without another meal. After all, I'm the one who bought the Luxury SUV, right? So it's my fault that he service stations are charging $.21 to $.40 more per gallon in the same state & county. Sorry if I inconvenienced anyone because I bought a Chevy Tahoe. The small cars just can't pull my 18' trailer. I’m doing what I can to save on fuel and get better mpg. I've R&R my plugs and wires with better performance ones. I've replaced the air intake with a better performance K&N 5700 series to get better mpg. I regularly check my tire psi and keep inflated at the correct psi. I drive very slow, according to my 22-year-old daughter, 65 mph in a 70mph zone. I do this to get 2 mpg more. I also make sure that from a stop that I just barely touch the gas pedal and keep the RPM under 2K to get better mpg. I'm even looking at buying some new higher performance coils, but that's an expense of $800.00 or more adding in the labor to R&R all 8 of them. I'm doing my part to save fuel, unfortunately the cost that it is costing me to save this minute amount has absorbed any savings that I created by doing my part. But I can say that I get better mpg than most people do who drive a Tahoe Z71. 
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 29, 2007 7:40 am)  - I do agree some green whack jobs want $5 dollar gas but I know their is a lot of green folks that don't want to punish consumers but rather would like to see something competitive from the alternative energy industry. I think green folks often get stereo typed and it's not fair. It seems that anyone who wants to see alternative energy they often automatically get labeled something negative because of a few extremist. Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Jan 29, 2007 8:14 am) hey rock, the old USSR had some really 'effective' price controls. Of course, supply was a notorious problem..... Just out of curiousity, what is a "true" price control?
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Replying to: rockylee (Jan 29, 2007 8:14 am) Alternatives have to be able to compete with petroleum to be viable. At this point in history none come very close. You can talk and act green all you like. Until you give up guzzling gas you are not green. There are no magic potions that will allow you to drive a 500 HP vehicle and get 50 MPG. It ain't gonna happen even in your lifetime. For sure not mine.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 29, 2007 8:01 pm) gagrice, I hope you didn't die on me pal because it's already here.  Tesla Roadster rinjg a bell ? (0-60 4.0) and it runs 250 miles on one charge. I think that exceeds all your stats or is plenty good enough for me and you I think the electric car is the answer along with hydrogen. Rocky
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Replying to: rorr (Jan 29, 2007 9:18 am) So if the price of crude goes down and if the oil company's want to continue to charge the capped price then so be it. I think $2.00 gas is fair to the consumer and a cap should be implemented. If supply and demand becomes a problem then the government threatens to take it over because the oil cartel is only being greedy with a necessity. You can see the record profit margins to know that. It's awfully funny gas prices haven't shot back up once the democrats won isn't it ????? Did the "supply and demand" all of a sudden go away once the democrats won ????  We tell OPEC we will not help them out with our military and allow somebody like Syria to take them over while we sit back and watch. Like General Wes Clark, says we don't use diplomacy in the middle east. I just used a good form of diplomacy with OPEC to solve a domestic issue here at home. Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Jan 30, 2007 3:50 am) Gas in San Diego at the cheapest Costco is $2.24 per gallon. Order your Tesla today for 2008 delivery $101,825. Not a viable alternative. http://www.teslamotors.com/ |
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Replying to: rockylee (Jan 30, 2007 4:02 am) CA voted Dem and our prices are still higher than before the election. We have Nancy and the highest gas prices. Lucky us. The average San Diegan is still paying $2.50 per gallon. It has not slowed anyone down or helped the congestion. You are lucky to be living in an uncongested part of our Country. And you have cheap gas to boot. |
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Replying to: rockylee (Jan 30, 2007 4:02 am) "You can see the record profit margins to know that." Record Profit MARGINS? Do you know what a profit MARGIN is? Just an FYI: Banks and Drug companies also offer 'necessities'. Their profit MARGINS are substantially higher than the oil/gas industry. Can you tell me what is a 'reasonable' profit margin?
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Replying to: rorr (Jan 30, 2007 6:27 am) Banks aren't a neccessity don't cost me money and thus is a apples to oranges "straw man" arguement. The reason why California's gas prices are so high is look at the taxes y'all pay per gallon. You will find your answer there. Rocky P.S. Texas, panhandle had very high gas prices about a year+ ago. We were paying more than californians at one point. Gas prices right now here in the Amarillo-Dumas Panhandle range from $2.03-$2.09 from what I've observed as of yesterday.
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