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What I really hate... by lemko
Jun 03, 2008 (4:20 am)
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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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Re: Something I haven't seen... [gagrice] by gagrice
Jun 03, 2008 (4:46 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 02, 2008 12:36 pm)

..when the card reader on the pump is defective and it reads SEE ATTENDANT. Not in these days of identity theft!
 
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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Change much? by tlcruz
Jun 03, 2008 (1:27 pm)
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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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$3.999 per gallon by andre1969
Jun 03, 2008 (3:41 pm)
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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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Re: $3.999 per gallon [andre1969] by lemko
Jun 04, 2008 (5:53 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 03, 2008 3:41 pm)

Do you ever take the Xterra out these days? What's the fuel economy like on it?
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Re: $3.999 per gallon [lemko] by andre1969
Jun 04, 2008 (6:04 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 04, 2008 5:53 am)

That Xterra is actually my roommate's. I can't remember the last time I've driven it. It'll break 20 mpg on the highway, but in mixed local driving (some highway) I think my roommate's getting around 17-18.
 
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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Re: Something I haven't seen... [steve_] by jac0bsdad
Jun 04, 2008 (7:03 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 02, 2008 12:31 pm)

Hixson, TN RUG is now $3.74/gal... No extra charge for using your BP card here in TN.. I believe we are at the end of the pick-up truck era with GM's announcement from yesterday involving the reduction of SUV and Trucks production... I read a business article on Yahoo! where GM management is expecting a permanent shift to fuel efficient cars in the USA, just like it is now in Europe.. I also read articles that stated GM thinks gas will get to at minimum, $5.00/gal.. Sorry for getting off topic a little here..
 
Everyone have a nice evening..
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Up, up & away by gagrice
Jun 05, 2008 (11:06 am)
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Just filled the Ranger at Costco. $4.21 per gallon. Last time I filled it the price was $3.79 per gallon. That was May 12th. So 42 cents in 24 days.
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$4 in Phoenix - Finally !! by larsb
Jun 05, 2008 (11:09 am)
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I finally saw Phoenix go above $4 today:
 
$4.03 at the station where I buy newspapers.....
 
Keep Going Up BABY !!!!!!!! I see more bikers every day !!!!!!!
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Re: $4 in Phoenix - Finally !! [larsb] by gagrice
Jun 05, 2008 (11:59 am)
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Replying to: larsb (Jun 05, 2008 11:09 am)

Keep a head count on the bike riders laying along the road with heat stroke.

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