Remember when gas was cheap?
05-26-06, 06:37 AM
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Remember when gas was cheap?
Pepperidge Farm remembers...
This is a long-defunct gas station on Rt 70 in New Jersey.
I spent $63 filling up in Philly last week, used a CC, and the damn pump shut off at $50. My car is so pimp I fill up twice at the pump.
edit: One post below includes bad math. I filled my tank with 19 gallons at $3.31 for $63. The GS430 has a 19.8 gallon fuel tank. If you're only putting in 16 gallons at a time, you fill up 20% more often than you need.
This is a long-defunct gas station on Rt 70 in New Jersey.
I spent $63 filling up in Philly last week, used a CC, and the damn pump shut off at $50. My car is so pimp I fill up twice at the pump.
edit: One post below includes bad math. I filled my tank with 19 gallons at $3.31 for $63. The GS430 has a 19.8 gallon fuel tank. If you're only putting in 16 gallons at a time, you fill up 20% more often than you need.
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05-26-06, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jonathancl
Pepperidge Farm remembers...
This is a long-defunct gas station on Rt 70 in New Jersey.
I spent $63 filling up in Philly last week, used a CC, and the damn pump shut off at $50...because that used to be more than enough. Time to up the limit to $75.
This is a long-defunct gas station on Rt 70 in New Jersey.
I spent $63 filling up in Philly last week, used a CC, and the damn pump shut off at $50...because that used to be more than enough. Time to up the limit to $75.
What car were you filling because even at these prices it was NOT a GS LOL.....
05-26-06, 07:03 AM
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No pics to prove it and I'm dating myself, but I can remember back in 1971 while in high school the Gas Wars, 25.9 per gallon for leaded regular. Ahhh yes, the days of the pure American muscle car. Wish I still had that Torino Cobra Jet or the Challenger 340 6-Pac. Such is life, things come and things go, then you die. 
05-26-06, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Memphisacc
Compared to European countries I think we are still doing pretty well on gas prices. UK = 5.65 - 7.00
Actually, I wouldn't mind paying more if it benefitted our society in some way. We're just giving Exxon cash they don't have a use for becuase they're a low cost producer. Price = marginal cost. Destabilizing oil producing regions -> higher marginal cost -> expensive to floor the Lex.
05-26-06, 07:11 AM
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What car were you filling because even at these prices it was NOT a GS LOL.....
youre pretty confident about the fact that hes lying.. well dont be, try driving a GS400 with a V8 and filling it up some time, youll see lol... i spent $55 here in upstate NY filling up on premium YESTERDAY, so im SURE gas prices are higher somewhere then in my hometown and im already only a few bucks away from his sixty and change making his number real believable.... anyway, why the hell would someone lie about how much they spent on gas thats just stupid...
05-26-06, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by upstateGS4
youre pretty confident about the fact that hes lying.. well dont be, try driving a GS400 with a V8 and filling it up some time, youll see lol... i spent $55 here in upstate NY filling up on premium YESTERDAY, so im SURE gas prices are higher somewhere then in my hometown and im already only a few bucks away from his sixty and change making his number real believable.... anyway, why the hell would someone lie about how much they spent on gas thats just stupid...
Yeah I am being pretty confident...I guess I should be when I drive a GS430
that at 3.40 a gallon I never paid more than $52 LOL....Most you can fill up is 16 gallons or right around there depending on when you pull in to get gas...some people wait on empty more than others....he must pay more than $3.40....
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05-26-06, 07:56 AM
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Yeah I am being pretty confident...I guess I should be when I drive a GS430 that at 3.40 a gallon I never paid more than $52 LOL....Most you can fill up is 16 gallons or right around there depending on when you pull in to get gas...some people wait on empty more than others....he must pay more than $3.40....
that at 3.40 a gallon I never paid more than $52 LOL....Most you can fill up is 16 gallons or right around there depending on when you pull in to get gas...some people wait on empty more than others....he must pay more than $3.40....he probably does man- it was $3.70something around here a ways back- its still high now, nothing surprises me with gas prices anymore..sucks everywhere...oh well right
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Originally Posted by minty99z
Yeah I am being pretty confident...I guess I should be when I drive a GS430 that at 3.40 a gallon I never paid more than $52 LOL....Most you can fill up is 16 gallons or right around there depending on when you pull in to get gas...some people wait on empty more than others....he must pay more than $3.40....
that at 3.40 a gallon I never paid more than $52 LOL....Most you can fill up is 16 gallons or right around there depending on when you pull in to get gas...some people wait on empty more than others....he must pay more than $3.40....The most expensive gas I have paid in the US so far was on Maui last summer, it was $4.20. It's even more expensive on Lani.
Wait to see what happens in Iran, if things head south, we will definitely be paying more than $4.25 in socal.
I have one very important question? Why is gas over $1 cheaper in Mexico? Boats from local US harbors are heading to Ensenada by the dozens to make their 1000+ gallon fillups in Ensenada.
05-26-06, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jonathancl
I spent $63 filling up in Philly last week, used a CC, and the damn pump shut off at $50. My car is so pimp I fill up twice at the pump.
The pump shut off at $50 for me too yesterday on Shell station. Why does it happen?
05-26-06, 09:50 AM
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You think we pay alot...lol The european nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline. I just paid 3.64 in Santa Babara and with the holiday weekend here I have seen 3.78.
So how much would it cost you to fill up in Amsterdam? $110.16
Nation City Price in USD Regular/Gallon
Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12
So how much would it cost you to fill up in Amsterdam? $110.16
Nation City Price in USD Regular/Gallon
Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12