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Offline Don R

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« on: November 13, 2015, 10:28:41 PM »
 I filled everything up today. There's bound to be a crisis that drives up the price soon.   The no ethanol premium was still $2.89 but I got 5 gallons anyway.
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2015, 10:30:00 PM »
Around here efree is about 6 a gallon

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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2015, 10:43:08 PM »
We're at $3.00 give or take a few cents depending on where you are.
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2015, 11:46:28 PM »
1.77 here

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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2015, 07:32:16 AM »
Crappy E gas here is the only thing available at $1.82.  Would gladly pay $3 for E free...
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2015, 07:08:04 PM »
1.02 a LITRE here in Canada right now,oil down way over half of what it was gas still not down enough,must be a law that says the oil companies have to always make a big profit!
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2015, 09:07:09 PM »


5.86$ a gallon here in finland.

That is 1.45€ a litre.

1.48$ a litre.
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Re: $1.89 gas
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2015, 11:50:27 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on November 14, 2015, 07:32:16 AM
Crappy E gas here is the only thing available at $1.82.  Would gladly pay $3 for E free...
not much ethanol free available here in Michigan, so little that all my bikes are tuned for E10, so I  am over in Wisconsin with Old Scrambler for the relay rally a couple months ago and here's some ethanol free 91 octane for regular price, I figure what the hell let's see what all the hub bub is about and fill the tank...big mistake, bike ran like total #$%*, pig ass blubbering rich!, was never so happy before to hit reserve and get a nice fresh tank of the crappy 10 per cent corn liquor...soon as I did, it was dialed as good as ever


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Re: $1.89 gas
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2015, 12:23:54 PM »
I filled up at $1.66 a gallon because I thought saving $0.13 for the tank full  wasn't worth the drive to the $1.65 place I had seen. When I drove back by it was $1.59.

It had been higher because the refineries were changing to the winter blends.  Supposedly it's not going back up very soon.
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2015, 01:35:47 PM »
Quote from: faux fiddy on November 15, 2015, 12:23:54 PM
I filled up at $1.66 a gallon because I thought saving $0.13 for the tank full  wasn't worth the drive to the $1.65 place I had seen. When I drove back by it was $1.59.

It had been higher because the refineries were changing to the winter blends.  Supposedly it's not going back up very soon.

You would be smart to find a fuel efficient car unless you plan on using your bike for everything.  There is a chance that when it goes back up it will shatter $4 and head straight for $5+ a gallon and keep going.  They could use anything as an excuse like ISSI showdown etc...  All these people buying gas guzzlers are idots imo.
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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2015, 03:41:16 PM »
I feel kinda stupid every time I fill up the truck and it's 16 mpg.  The advantage of e free is that ethinol is hygroscopic so if you live in a damp area you will get water I your tank wich then sinks to the bottom   

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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2015, 04:53:05 PM »
Quote from: Mantree on November 15, 2015, 03:41:16 PM
I feel kinda stupid every time I fill up the truck and it's 16 mpg.  The advantage of e free is that ethinol is hygroscopic so if you live in a damp area you will get water I your tank wich then sinks to the bottom   

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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2015, 09:59:06 AM »
My girlfriend wants MW to sell the 4runner but I have the only 4x4 and we go camping places that you can't get to in a small car i'v ridden there on a motorbike but it is a hard ride to do with lots of low speed and mud 

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Re: $1.89 gas
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2015, 10:26:18 PM »
Quote from: chewbacca5000 on November 15, 2015, 01:35:47 PM
Quote from: faux fiddy on November 15, 2015, 12:23:54 PM
I filled up at $1.66 a gallon because I thought saving $0.13 for the tank full  wasn't worth the drive to the $1.65 place I had seen. When I drove back by it was $1.59.

It had been higher because the refineries were changing to the winter blends.  Supposedly it's not going back up very soon.

You would be smart to find a fuel efficient car unless you plan on using your bike for everything.  There is a chance that when it goes back up it will shatter $4 and head straight for $5+ a gallon and keep going.  They could use anything as an excuse like ISSI showdown etc...  All these people buying gas guzzlers are idots imo.

Actually I do generally plan on using the bike for everything. It rained starting Saturday so it's in the garage for now, more storms coming.  I've been riding the new tire every day since about July, now  is wearing thin, Chain continues to stretch and the rear sprocket teeth look like lake chop with a gust behind it.  It's needing a break, and I got some of those things freshened up on the other bike.
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« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2015, 05:27:36 AM »
Mantree,

Nothing wrong with keeping the 4x4, but get an econobox too.  I might end up doing that with the jeep as the jeep is useful to move things around.

Only problem is I forget to start it up and that is bad for the battery, and am afraid it will rust away.  Still I feel better knowing I have a ready alternative to the 13 mpg city jeep.  I don't have to worry about a sudden spike in gas prices.  Just a thought.


faux fiddy,

I would love to be careless, but now I got too much stuff to do that.  Maybe in the near future.

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« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2015, 12:25:12 PM »
Quote from: chewbacca5000 on November 17, 2015, 05:27:36 AM
Mantree,

Nothing wrong with keeping the 4x4, but get an econobox too.  I might end up doing that with the jeep as the jeep is useful to move things around.

Only problem is I forget to start it up and that is bad for the battery, and am afraid it will rust away.  Still I feel better knowing I have a ready alternative to the 13 mpg city jeep.  I don't have to worry about a sudden spike in gas prices.  Just a thought.


faux fiddy,

I would love to be careless, but now I got too much stuff to do that.  Maybe in the near future.
I tent to ride by bike daily unless we get a good snow I have a sidecar on my Yamaha and get around pretty good but had to park it while my shoulder healed from being taken down by a car that cut across 3 lanes to make a turn and hit my front tire new front wheel and some cosmetics the 750 is back on the road but it will only be risen when I know we will have a nice day

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« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2015, 07:29:18 PM »
Yeah, careless indeed.  I did plan to be on the other bike with fresh drive parts and new tires months ago.

My AWD astro has been parked in the backyard for over a year. I need to use it a little this winter.
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« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2015, 10:31:16 AM »
We have a pretty hefty fuel tax here in Washington State but I filled up for $2.17 the other day at Costco. Makes driving my Tahoe almost painless. But as someone said it probably won't last long, I would invest in oil and fuel stocks!
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« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2015, 10:49:03 AM »
Quote from: Duanob on November 18, 2015, 10:31:16 AM
We have a pretty hefty fuel tax here in Washington State but I filled up for $2.17 the other day at Costco. Makes driving my Tahoe almost painless. But as someone said it probably won't last long, I would invest in oil and fuel stocks!
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Re: $1.89 gas
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2015, 11:16:37 AM »
OPEC said months ago they don't plan on reducing output anytime soon so I think low prices will stay until someone else ramps down production.
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« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2015, 06:56:20 PM »
Man where the heck are you going that it's 1.79 a gal?  Cheapest for me is 2.79 (premium only in the 1200 GS).  Not that I really care, when you're only buying 3.5 gallons it hardly matters.
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« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2015, 04:02:24 AM »
$1.89 is the typical Sheetz price here.
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« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2015, 12:38:27 PM »
Quote from: eigenvector on November 18, 2015, 06:56:20 PM
Man where the heck are you going that it's 1.79 a gal?  Cheapest for me is 2.79 (premium only in the 1200 GS).  Not that I really care, when you're only buying 3.5 gallons it hardly matters.
lol...I live up near Snohomish. 
A handful of places are at or under $2 for unleaded.
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« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2015, 04:01:45 PM »
It's down to $1.77 here...
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« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2015, 06:49:54 PM »
I guess us elitist snobs in Renton have to kick in more to subsidize the poor folk up north! ::)

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