Effecting gas prices

[Joe]

When I worked at XTRA Mart - back when I was 20 - one time I asked the tanker guy where the valve was for the super.....

He said "I'll clue ya kid, its all the same f______ gas - only the price is different."

Little oil company executive, big oil company executive, what's the difference once their head's blown off?

[spence]

Originally Posted by Joe

He said "I'll clue ya kid, its all the same f______ gas - only the price is different."

Well, that's not really true.

While it does all start out the same gas, "super" has more additive to that gas to actually make the gasoline require a higher pressure to combust.

Some engines (like the turbo/supercharged buggy I drive) are designed to run at a higher pressure, and so technically should be used with the higher octane gas for best performance.

You could argue that since the gas station has to use up some of their facility to provide the higher octane fuels, and there is less demand that the price reflects the cost of sales...

Or you could argue that they just want to shaft the people who drive more highly engineered cars.
-spence

[Raven]

in your turbo/supercharged buggy for mpg

[spence]

It's actually pretty good...I'd say 28 on the highway.

-spence

[Skitterpop]

being raped and pillaged

["uffah!!"]

Founf a couple more:

[hulkyj61]

Did you guys know it takes 60-90 days to refine gas??? That means that the $75 oil hasn't even been made into gas yet and reached the pumps!!!! Just wait until july when we all want to drive to our favorite fishing spot and its gonna cost us $5+ per gallon. There are a few things that do work to help save some gas.

-Slow down on the highway, cars are designed to run efficiently around 65 to 70mph so anything over that is just wasteful
-Every 100lbs extra in your car takes 1% of your mileage, so throw the kids out the window
-Accelerate slow, that burns a ton of gas
-If you're at a dead stop for a long time (Gridlock, Parking lot, waiting for someone) shut the engine off, start up does take a lot of gas but it is equivalent to 38 seconds or something like that of idle time
-No AC, roll down the windows

I drive a '99 minivan with a 19 city and 23 highway and i get 22 avg for all the driving i do everywhere using these tips.

[Joe]

Originally Posted by spence

Well, that's not really true.

While it does all start out the same gas, "super" has more additive to that gas to actually make the gasoline require a higher pressure to combust.

-spence

At Xtra Mart in 80's, it all went into one tank. Some business people will lie to make extra money.

[BigBo]

Question; why does Wall Street have to trade during daylight hours? Why can't they conduct trading at the same time as the Asian market? Seems to me that countries like China will pay whatever the price is which sets the pace for the rest of the world. I understand that in the past, there was no way around time zone differences. But, with todays technology, why not "real-time" global trading. I'm not necessarily suggesting that we conform to China's trading guidelines, but maybe something that works more globally.
Maybe I'm totally wrong in my questioning this. I guess I'm not that well versed in what goes on in the stock markets. Can someone enlighten me?

[gone fishin]

All said is true, but I feel we need a change in Government here in the US. Perhaps we can get a look at the energy policy that was written in great part by VP Cheney. Why is that document being kept secret? I think the big oil companies should show reason for such huge profits. Also, they give their executives humongous salaries and golden parachutes whenever the heat is turned up on them. Somehow we can do better. Perhaps a better image with other countries would help as well. Maybe reminding some of the countries that they wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the help of the US!

Anyone been to Canada lately? I had a grandson recently play Hockey in Quebec. He and others were saying the Canadians do not respect us, can you imagine what the other countries are saying as well ?