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Automotive News & Views How does gas at $4 and higher impact you?
2183 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:13 PM
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 19, 2009 7:01 pm) Gas continues to creep up around here. Some stations are now up to $1.73 for regular. Won't be too long till we break the $2 barrier again.
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 19, 2009 8:14 pm) 
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Oil remains at a 12-month low (and perhaps a low over an even longer period), and yet the $0.30/gallon that gas went down after mid-November is all BACK. I was out on the highway this weekend, paid $2.29 at the bottom of the Grapevine, a freeway exit where about eight gas stations are all colluding on price - it was $2.29 at all of them. Even in my local area it is up close to $2.10 for regular unleaded now, and we had $1.70 around Thanksgiving, so gas prices are well and truly on their way UP - that's almost a 25% increase for me in the last 4-6 weeks. There seems to be no method to them, no predictability to them, and from where I'm sitting anyone who would GUARANTEE we wouldn't have $4 gas again this summer in my neck of the woods would certainly just be talking out of their ear... |
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 19, 2009 10:22 pm) "Flint Hills Resources says the refinery has lost money over the past year while the company considered whether to sell it, close up shop or invest in major upgrades to make it more profitable." Refinery operator says funding out I've sort of been following this story and haven't heard anything in the last month about how they are doing. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 19, 2009 7:01 pm) This of course means that lightweight Prius would pay same miles use tax as a gargantuan Suburban. Unless of course Oregon puts in a two part tax: everyone pays same rate for miles travelled, an extra charge per mile depending upon the weight of vehicle registered. Thus, conservers in a Prius get a break while gluttons in a Suburban pay more.
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 19, 2009 10:22 pm) Here in Bartlett, Tn Kroger blinked at the pump yesterday. They started a couple of weeks ago leading the charge to higher prices, topping out at $1.739 last week. Others in the area were following right on their heels in raising prices. Now Monday I go by and Kroger has dropped back down to $1.599 and were still there Tuesday morning. Only time will tell if they will stay lower. (Many of us get $.10 gallon discount at Kroger for each $100 spent in the store...other times it is only $.03 just for using their card. So, paid $1.499 net yesterday after paying $1.639 last Friday. |
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 20, 2009 7:38 am) |
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 20, 2009 7:38 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 19, 2009 8:14 pm) Would Geitner propose a fed gas tax increase to bump up gallon prices to $4 to pay for stimulus and road projects. Some Dems like this idea.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 20, 2009 4:21 pm) Then again, we have a Chief Justice who can't administer a simple oath properly.  Treasury is more than the IRS and Bob Dole gives him a bye, so maybe he'll get confirmed. Whitehouse.gov talks about clean coal, hybrids and increasing CAFE on the energy page, but nothing about gas taxes there or on the taxes page.
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