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Re: Gasoline Prices Below 99 Cents/Litre By Christmas» www.montrealgazette.com/ ··· ory.htmlwtf? Ok am I the only one missing something here? |
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 JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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Don't worry, it's just lies, damn lies, and statistics. |
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It was $1.338 in Ottawa this morning.  |
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 jmacd27
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With the constant $1.20 + prices we are finally ditching our Expedition and getting a Ford Edge in March that has better mileage. We don't do a lot of miles but it will be nice to have a smaller gas bill every month regardless.
It costs $117.00 to fill the Expedition verses $87 to fill the Edge, and the tank will last 30% further. |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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$1.299 here, and as high as $1.319. |
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 ZZZZZZZ
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ZZZZZZZ
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2013-Feb-24 6:04 pm
$1.29.9 here too..............just filled up both trucks last week. |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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Aren't we in the same city? |
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ZZZZZZZ
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ZZZZZZZ
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2013-Feb-24 6:14 pm
lol...........Lake Country [Winfield]  |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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Ahh. Yea, we're close. Funny, in Vernon it's $1.229. Bastages. |
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ZZZZZZZ
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ZZZZZZZ
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2013-Feb-24 6:34 pm
Vernon is always cheaper and Kamloops cheaper still..........don't understand how that works. |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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I know. Kamloops is usually at least 10 cents cheaper. Kelowna and surrounding areas seem to love to gouge. |
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 shaner
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shaner
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2013-Feb-24 6:59 pm
It's the tourist factor. |
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ZZZZZZZ
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ZZZZZZZ
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2013-Feb-24 7:04 pm
You mean our gas would be cheaper if we barred all Albertans from B.C.?  |
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 KardinalDei Gratina Regina
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said by ZZZZZZZ:You mean our gas would be cheaper if we barred all Albertans from B.C.?
Briefly, until the economy tanked for lack of tourist dollars and they jacked the price up to cover the loss of revenue.  |
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2013-Feb-24 7:19 pm
We can't win. |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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said by shaner:It's the tourist factor. Maybe to a degree, but there aren't that many tourists here at any given time. If that were the case, Vernon would have the same prices with people going to Silver Star to ski. |
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KardinalDei Gratina Regina
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Somewhere, there is a petroleum company executive rubbing his hands together with glee and exclaiming in a Mr Burns-type voice: "Eeeeexcelent - they have admitted defeat and we are now the masters. In celebration, jack up the prices on gas, coffee, smokes, windshield washer fluid and compressed air. I have a payment coming due on my jet. |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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Hell, they do that anyway here. |
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Hosedagain
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2013-Feb-24 10:49 pm
Someone on BNN saod the price of gas is going to $1.50 a liter this summer, why, refineries shutting down production in the U.S. |
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Re: Gasoline Prices Below 99 Cents/Litre By ChristmasYea, that'll perk the economy right up... |
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said by Hosedagain :Someone on BNN saod the price of gas is going to $1.50 a liter this summer, why, refineries shutting down production in the U.S. They've said the same thing every year for the past six years. It hasn't happened. |
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Re: Gasoline Prices Below 99 Cents/Litre By Christmassaid by jmacd27:With the constant $1.20 + prices we are finally ditching our Expedition and getting a Ford Edge in March that has better mileage. We don't do a lot of miles but it will be nice to have a smaller gas bill every month regardless.
It costs $117.00 to fill the Expedition verses $87 to fill the Edge, and the tank will last 30% further.
unless you really need a new vehicle, i'm not sure i'd bother doing that...just drive better...spending $30k+ on a new vehicle to save $30 in gas doesn't really make sense. |
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said by Gone:said by Hosedagain :Someone on BNN saod the price of gas is going to $1.50 a liter this summer, why, refineries shutting down production in the U.S. They've said the same thing every year for the past six years. It hasn't happened. That the wishful thinking of the "reporters" who happened to be speculating on their own future purchases. I've noticed prices are getting higher in the states, 5% here, 10% there, fuel costs higher. You squeeze hard enough and it's 2008 again. |
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jmacd27
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said by dirtyjeffer0:said by jmacd27:With the constant $1.20 + prices we are finally ditching our Expedition and getting a Ford Edge in March that has better mileage. We don't do a lot of miles but it will be nice to have a smaller gas bill every month regardless.
It costs $117.00 to fill the Expedition verses $87 to fill the Edge, and the tank will last 30% further.
unless you really need a new vehicle, i'm not sure i'd bother doing that...just drive better...spending $30k+ on a new vehicle to save $30 in gas doesn't really make sense. It does if the current 2000 Expedition will require repairs that are higher than the value of the truck . We have been planning on buying a smaller vehicle regardless since we moved back to Toronto from Florida. The continual high price of gas and the recent need to decide if we make some repairs/maintenance made the choice easier. |
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said by Gone:said by Hosedagain :Someone on BNN saod the price of gas is going to $1.50 a liter this summer, why, refineries shutting down production in the U.S. They've said the same thing every year for the past six years. It hasn't happened. Premium tipped the scaled at 150.9c/L here....so...I guess for regular, it can't be that far off...we'll call it 12cents.... |
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Gone
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2013-Feb-25 4:56 pm
You guys in Northern Ontario don't matter when it comes to price benchmarks.  |
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said by I_H8_Spam:I've noticed prices are getting higher in the states, 5% here, 10% there, fuel costs higher. You squeeze hard enough and it's 2008 again.
Personally, my gut says we are heading for a repeat of 2008. It is just a matter of when. |
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said by dirtyjeffer0:said by jmacd27:With the constant $1.20 + prices we are finally ditching our Expedition and getting a Ford Edge in March that has better mileage. We don't do a lot of miles but it will be nice to have a smaller gas bill every month regardless.
It costs $117.00 to fill the Expedition verses $87 to fill the Edge, and the tank will last 30% further.
unless you really need a new vehicle, i'm not sure i'd bother doing that...just drive better...spending $30k+ on a new vehicle to save $30 in gas doesn't really make sense. This was essentially what I did - my savings in gas actually pay my car payment. I switched from a Silverado 1500 with a 100L tank that cost $125 to fill and would take me 530km on that much fuel (if I drove very conservatively) to my Sorento that has a 60L tank and takes $75 to fill and I go 660 km on that same tank. I drive 260km/day round trip to work. One month = 5200km. My old fuel cost was $1250/mo. My new fuel cost is $600/mo. My car payment is $600/mo for 48 months. I'm still $50/mo ahead (my car ins. was a wipe - same exact cost) and I'm driving a new car. 2 years now with the Sorento as of next week - 120,000 km so far - so good (and that would have had my Silverado up to 320,000km at this point - probably near dead). |
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