kazlx
Well-Known Member
There's two stations in the city I work for that are right across from each other. They are owned by the same company. One is generic and one is branded Chevron. Generic is always ~$0.50 cheaper a gallon. Exact same gas.
Gas...
- Thread starter Faust29
- Start date
There's two stations in the city I work for that are right across from each other. They are owned by the same company. One is generic and one is branded Chevron. Generic is always ~$0.50 cheaper a gallon. Exact same gas.
tick
Well-Known Member
BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
In Germany, regular gas was over $4 per gallon... when I lived there back in 1983! I can't imagine what it is today.
FWIW, I just filled my tank at the Costco outside of Charlotte, and 93 octane premium was $1.799. Regular was $1.499
tick
Well-Known Member
Just checked, my roof made 52 kWh each of the last two days...good for >$10/day, or 175 miles of driving per day...with my wife & kids at home, the three dinosaur burners aren’t seeing much action, my commute in the “solar-powered” car is all we’re doing. After all these rainy 6 kWh days it’s good to see the sun!
As I was saying, crazy times...
BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
I still consider our investment in solar panels for our house in California one of the smartest things I have ever done financially. 100% cash purchase, and the system paid for itself in four years. Now it just prints money every day while reducing our carbon footprint. If I were staying in California, I would double the size of the system.
In North Carolina our electricity is so cheap that it doesn't make sense to get solar, unless you want to do so strictly for environmental reasons. The electricity here costs about 20-25% what it does in SoCal. However it does not make me happy when I think about the big coal-fired plant that provides it
BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
Separately, in terms of cost-of-living differences between states, our car insurance in North Carolina costs 1/3 what the same coverage cost in Orange County, CA. But California has long been known as an expensive state for car insurance due to such a large number of uninsured drivers.
Sidewalk
iMTB Rockstah
Drove past a station at 2.19 last night.
A friend of my ex wife moved out to NC. They are moving back. While the cost of living was lower, so was the pay. The loss in overall household income was MORE than the reduction in costs to live, so they came back.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
I just topped off my V with 87 octane at one of my low price work route connections. I paid $2.69/gallon. Not bad for Top Tier gas but I am complaining, nonetheless.... a few weeks ago I paid $2.49/gallon there and while the average price for gas is slowly dropping everywhere, these guys actually raise their price?! 
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
You're getting ripped off!
Voodoo Tom
MTB Addict
Yeah the day I bought my Duramax diesel fuel was only $1.28
Runs with Scissors
iMTB Hooligan
Taxes on diesel are higher.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
BINGO!
siata94
Member
you must be a gross polluter?
Derkderkall
iMTB Rockstah
I filled my car the weekend of March 13
As of my Costco run today, I've used 2 gallons since then...
As of my Costco run today, I've used 2 gallons since then...
singlespeedrider
Well-Known Member
Getting just shy of 20 mpg in my Silverado with the lack of traffic. Set the cruise at 70 and take it easy all the way to work. Oh yea and filling up at Costco for $1.89 a gallon.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
It seems to me that prices have increased about 5 cents or so in my area this week.
Danimal
iMTB Addict
I feel so bad that you're paying so much more and I've hardly left my house in a month except to ride . I'm thinking we post a GOFUNDME on imtbtrails to cover the Sssnakes gas increase. Your thoughts....It seems to me that prices have increased about 5 cents or so in my area this week.
And I've had a beer expense increase here at home, so while we're at it.....
Sasquatch9billion
iMTB Rockstah
Still haven't filled-up any of the cars. How are we doing?
Are the Saudis and Russians still "hurtin' for a squirtin'?"
Are the Saudis and Russians still "hurtin' for a squirtin'?"
Faust29
iMTB Hooligan
Damn. I squirted. All three cars in the last couple of days. That's around 40 gallons of premium, and 20 diesel.
But it is the first time in a month...
Last edited:
mtnbikej
J-Zilla
Damn. I squirted. All three cars in the last couple of days. That's around 40 gallons of premium, and 20 diesel.
But it is the first time in a month...
pfffffft.....I’m still filling up every 4-5 days. However, diesel was down to $2.79
Faust29
iMTB Hooligan
I paid $3.49, because I don’t know where the cheaper ones are yet. South Canada is a whole new world!
My grandmother would not appreciate all the Canada jokes... Sorry, Grandma.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Everything is more expensive here. That’s the cost of living in the center of the universe.I paid $3.49, because I don’t know where the cheaper ones are yet. South Canada is a whole new world!
My grandmother would not appreciate all the Canada jokes... Sorry, Grandma.
But I will look for a better diesel price in the region since I have a base rate to compare to now.
Faust29
iMTB Hooligan
I won't complain... It's probably still $4.00+ in RSM...
mtnbikej
J-Zilla
