Gas Price Question.
Originally posted by doodoobrown
from what I've been told, there's only a few refineries that make california gas. So the gas you get from costco or safeway is probably the same stuff you get at chevron/shell/76
from what I've been told, there's only a few refineries that make california gas. So the gas you get from costco or safeway is probably the same stuff you get at chevron/shell/76
and costco gas is normally 10-15 cents cheaper than brand names.
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Originally posted by fanker
YES!!! they did a segment on dateline about this. Same refineries but places like chevron and 76 just put additives in the gas.
and costco gas is normally 10-15 cents cheaper than brand names.
YES!!! they did a segment on dateline about this. Same refineries but places like chevron and 76 just put additives in the gas.
and costco gas is normally 10-15 cents cheaper than brand names.
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I am ashamed to say I was running costco gas for the last few tanks, and when I went to clear my CEL for some other stuff, I came up with a bunch of cyliner missfires. I am going to run 76 for a few tanks to see if it was the gas or there is something else wrong. My car has been running like a champ till I used the Costco stuff (I would get a bobble every once in a while and actually hear the rpms change).
Hopefully that was the problem.
If you are that worried about the gas prices ( I am ) then get a motorcycle or even an electric car
my bike gets like 60mpg, so I think it gas get thats expensive, I will be parking the WRX untill the weekends
Hopefully that was the problem.
If you are that worried about the gas prices ( I am ) then get a motorcycle or even an electric car
my bike gets like 60mpg, so I think it gas get thats expensive, I will be parking the WRX untill the weekends
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Originally posted by Scott@S-Squared
If you are that worried about the gas prices ( I am ) then get a motorcycle
If you are that worried about the gas prices ( I am ) then get a motorcycle
because I'd be a dumb *** on a bike I think
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agree with that... plus if I get a bike my g/f will take something from me that i might want to keep (she isnt keen on me speeding on an engine with wheels)
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Originally posted by dewdrops12
I use safeway 91 and it seems to work fine... 2.12 a gallon is somewhat reasonable, i guess.
I use safeway 91 and it seems to work fine... 2.12 a gallon is somewhat reasonable, i guess.
Same with me. Ever since the gas hike, i've been going to safeway. With the 3 cents off to card holders and the already cheaper than other gas station prices, it's still reasonable. Haven't had any problems of the sort, so it seems fine right now.
Also, my friend told me that Costco gas takes all the gas stations within a few mile radius, averages the gas prices, and then charges 10 cents cheaper. So if there's a really cheap/expensive gas station nearby, that can affect their prices.
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This stuff just kills me. Finally get a job doing what exactly what i want, make enough money to buy a WRX and a datsun 510, and now the greedy bastards redefine our idea of "cheap gas" by making it unbelievably expensive. Now i see gas in the low 2's and im excited. Isnt there somthing we can do?....
oh, guess not.
YARG, just hope the B9 Scrambler technology can make subaru power last another 10 years.
(sigh of resignation)
oh, guess not.
YARG, just hope the B9 Scrambler technology can make subaru power last another 10 years.
(sigh of resignation)
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If it gets to the point where I can't afford the gasoline that my rex requires, I'll either park it or sell it.
I might consider buying a beater with another flat-4 to drive to work - the VW old-school Beetle.
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I might consider buying a beater with another flat-4 to drive to work - the VW old-school Beetle.
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Originally posted by Wingless Wonder
If it gets to the point where I can't afford the gasoline that my rex requires, I'll either park it or sell it.
I might consider buying a beater with another flat-4 to drive to work - the VW old-school Beetle.
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If it gets to the point where I can't afford the gasoline that my rex requires, I'll either park it or sell it.
I might consider buying a beater with another flat-4 to drive to work - the VW old-school Beetle.
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When i fill up the tank all that's going through my mind are the following:
1)i could have paid for a Chevy Aveo with my Downpayment.
2) Insurance would have been a lot cheaper :-/
3) I would be getting twice as much mpg.
Then i put ALL 3 of those together and think about how much i could be saving
But you only live once, right?
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silly facts....
the US alone consumes the most amount of gas in the world
in the US California consumes the amount of gas
if California was its own country it alone would be the biggest consumer of gas in the world....
edgar,
read that in the news paper a while back.
the US alone consumes the most amount of gas in the world
in the US California consumes the amount of gas
if California was its own country it alone would be the biggest consumer of gas in the world....
edgar,
read that in the news paper a while back.