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Replying to: fezo (Jun 02, 2008 6:49 am) I think it is an ARCO California thing. I go to the ARCO right across the border in Yuma AZ and they take CC and are always cheaper than the stations in CA. The ones that charge to use a CC have it posted on their signs. They are also the most expensive stations in town. They are Spirit Gas. I think it is a Russian company. Putin probably owns them  Last Friday they were at $4.49 and the ARCO across the street was $4.03.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 02, 2008 8:47 am) We used to have loads of those two tiered pricing stations but it's been a long time. Of course it's also been a long time since we had Arco stations as well. They folded up their tent in the east maybe 20 years ago. They were the first people that offered me a credit cars - maybe my junior year of college. It seemed Shell bought up all the Arcos out here but the ones I knew have now closed up altogether. |
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Replying to: fezo (Jun 02, 2008 10:52 am) The big fuel news around here is that the service stations bumped the credit card maximum up from $75 to $100.
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 02, 2008 12:31 pm) 
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...when the card reader on the pump is defective and it reads SEE ATTENDANT. Not in these days of identity theft! I'm paranoid about handing the waiter a credit card in a restaurant! I dig in and pay cash at that point. I fill my cars when they get to about 3/4 tank these days. I doesn't hurt as much if you take the pain a little at a time. I can't see putting in $100 of fuel all at once! |
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 02, 2008 12:36 pm) I'm with you on handing someone I don't know my CC. The new Shell station I have been going to since I got my Shell card, has the latest pumps. They are very modern with a TV showing the news and traffic live. One of the first times I used pump #1 it did not print a receipt. I went in and the clerk printed one for me. Next time I went to pump one and same thing no receipt. When I went in to get a receipt the girl says yeah it prints out on pump 11. So I head over to pump 11 and here is a string of receipts from several customers including mine. I tell you that did not give me a good feeling as it has your name and the last 4 digits on your CC. |
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Filled up at the BP in Titusville, NJ for the first time in over a week. I was expecting it to be over $4 but lucky for me, It's still below. Don't know how much longer it'll last. Unleaded . . . . $3.89 Regular . . . . . $4.01 Premium . . . . $4.10 When I went up to the Poconos during the Memorial Day Weekend, We filled up my SE-R in Jackson, NJ for $3.75 at the Sunoco on our way back home. Had to use my giftcard. |
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for lo-test at the local Shell I pass by every workday in Seabrook, MD. So basically, $4/gal gas is here, even for the cheap stuff now.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 03, 2008 3:41 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 04, 2008 5:53 am) That sounds like horrible fuel economy, but the thing weighs 4200 pounds, the same as my Silverado. And of my cars, only my Intrepid gets better economy. Still, my roommate is happy with it, and hasn't complained too much about fuel prices. His previous vehicle was a 1998 Chevy Tracker convertible, which, despite being so tiny would only get around 20 mpg in local driving, and maybe 24-25 on the highway. It only had a 3-speed automatic and really short gearing. IIRC, it would pull around 3700 rpms at 55 mph. So at 70 mph, that would be more like 4700 rpm. The Xterra has a 5-speed automatic, and tends to loaf along at maybe 1800-2000 rpm at 70, unless it has to downshift. |
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