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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / September 2005I shouldn't gas up so early in the morning....
Still think that what I saw on the gas pump was some kind of dream in a Dali-esque sort of way: Regular Unleaded: $2.999/gal Plus Unleaded: $2.789/gal Super Unleaded: $2.899/gal I assume that someone somewhere at the station made a mistake, but it was thatway on the sign and on the pumps.  SignaturePaul. Self appointed unofficial overseer of kooks and trolls in rec.autos.driving > Still think that what I saw on the gas pump was some kind of dream in a > Dali-esque sort of way: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I assume that someone somewhere at the station made a mistake, but it was > thatway on the sign and on the pumps. Looks like the 2.999 had the first 9 flipped upside-down. Should have been 2.699 On 29 Sep 2005 05:59:43 -0700, Larry Bud <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> said the following in rec.autos.driving... > > Still think that what I saw on the gas pump was some kind of dream in a > > Dali-esque sort of way: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Looks like the 2.999 had the first 9 flipped upside-down. Should have > been 2.699 That's what I thought when I entered the gas station (the sign by the street has to be changed by hand and the pumps are digital), but the pumps also had the same pricing. Needless to say, I bought the Plus instead of regular today (I didn't feel like going to another station over this matter)... SignaturePaul. Self appointed unofficial overseer of kooks and trolls in rec.autos.driving > Still think that what I saw on the gas pump was some kind of dream in a > Dali-esque sort of way: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I assume that someone somewhere at the station made a mistake, but it was > thatway on the sign and on the pumps. Saw something similar several years ago, driving cross-country. I was in the middle of SD somewhere. Pulled just off I-90 to refuel at one of the few exits that had gas available (that area is rather low-density, ha ha). There was no unusual volatility in gas prices at the time. But this station was selling 91 octane for 10 cents less per gallon than 87 octane, and their 87 octane price was the same as the 87 octane price for other stations in the area. I even ASKED about it, as the 91 octane was selling cheaper than the usual price of 87 octane, on both the sign and the pumps. The clerk behind the counter said there was a local surplus of 91 octane. I didn't question it. Needless to say, my car got a tankful of 91 octane. :) -Dave > Still think that what I saw on the gas pump was some kind of dream in a >> Dali-esque sort of way: >> >> Regular Unleaded: $2.999/gal >> Plus Unleaded: $2.789/gal >> Super Unleaded: $2.899/gal This is common in the Midwest - Plus and Super have 10% ethanol in them, regular is straight gasoline. Saw it in Des Moines last week. Problem is that ethanol has rather lower energy content than gasoline, even though it has a higher octane rating. So gas mileage is inevitably lower.May or may not balance out in terms of total cost. Kevin Rhodes Westbrook, Maine (but travels all over the country for work) >> Still think that what I saw on the gas pump was some kind of dream in a >>> Dali-esque sort of way: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >This is common in the Midwest - Plus and Super have 10% ethanol in them, >regular is straight gasoline. Saw it in Des Moines last week. Problem is that Des Moines is not the entire Midwest. There is no such thing in Chicago. >Regular Unleaded: $2.999/gal >Plus Unleaded: $2.789/gal >Super Unleaded: $2.899/gal Milk Lowfat: $2.59/gal Signature-john wide-open at throttle dot info >>Regular Unleaded: $2.999/gal >>Plus Unleaded: $2.789/gal >>Super Unleaded: $2.899/gal > > Milk Lowfat: $2.59/gal That's about the stupidest f.cking comment I've ever seen posted on this newsgroup in the last 7 years. Given the presence of Judy/LBMHBF or whatever it is, that's saying something. Congratulations. Please elaborate on how milk enables us to drive our cars to work. How we need milk to function for economic activity in this country. Wake the f.ck up. Cheers. |
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