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- presidentjapan, on 10/12/2008, -8/+97"Or We're", or we are.
- didgital, on 10/13/2008, -3/+53Get with it people:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
Jesus - homercles337, on 10/12/2008, -9/+38I have been car-free for 4 years now. I wish the government would invest in public transportation more. I understand that this is not a solution, but in metro areas it should be the main emphasis for short term solutions. Here in Boston the T saw a 6% jump in usage during this year. With my subsidy from Harvard, i pay $30 a month for transportation (without it i would pay $60) and im well above the median income in my area. Subsides could be the key to getting people to ride public transportation.
- Paktu, on 10/13/2008, -3/+24"Will the аBC gas be
OK for my car?
The аnswer is yes thе generic gas will work just fine."
Jesus Christ, how did this make front page? Buried... - ozel01, on 10/13/2008, -1/+21Folks, gas is gas is gas, as the post demonstrates. Bottom line is, if you went to a refinery and watched the loading process, you would actually see every kind of tanker pull up to the same tank to fill up.
- inactive, on 10/13/2008, -3/+21In my state Minn almost all of the independent gas stations are gone. Thanks to a law that makes illegal to sell gas for less than what you paid for it. The last independent gas station near me got slapped with a $100,000 fine for this and went under. Oh BTW if you sell gas at higher than normal prices and screw the public at every turn well thats just great!
- darthjure, on 10/13/2008, -0/+17Spelling FAIL.
- brstilson, on 10/13/2008, -3/+19Okay, here's what I want to know...
Where in the HELL are all these supposed "independent" gas stations? Where? I have never seen a gas station that wasn't affiliated with a major oil company in my entire life.
Okay, and here's this quote:
"The gas that is madе at оne refinery is the samе as any other refinery. They all produce what is known as gеnеric gas. The chemicаls that are addеd to the generic
gas is what makes оne compаny's gas different from anothеr's. Each brand hаs it's рarticular rеcipе of additives.
Such blending or adding of these brand chemicаls or additives typically takes place when the gasoline is bеing loaded intо а tanker truck for further distributiоn. In
other words all the brands аre starting with еssеntially the same generic gas as their main component. Sо generic gas is basically thе same as the branded gas."
No, each brand has a different cocktail of additives, so they are not "basically the same." This article is *****. - ColorBlind, on 10/13/2008, -0/+13I drove 30 miles to work this morning.
shut it. - topgoogletrends, on 10/12/2008, -14/+25Lol.. Moving too fast. I was cooking dinner and trying to type at the same time. But yes, like presidentjapan said Or We're", or we are. :)
- TVarmy, on 10/13/2008, -0/+8I thought that law existed so that small gas stations would stay around? Those laws are meant to exist to keep big chains from undercutting local stations by setting a minimum markup. I don't know all the details, but it sounds like the independent gas station screwed up.
- ouzome, on 10/13/2008, -0/+8Based on the grammar in blog post, it seems like you wrote the article while cooking dinner, too. Then dugg your own blog...
- guinpen, on 10/13/2008, -1/+9Continues to go up? A month ago gas was $3.90 for me, and two days ago I only paid $3.09 a gallon
- XtheXlanternX, on 10/13/2008, -2/+10Most of these places are franchised and independently owned and operated. Go ahead and stick it to the little guy by taking your 14mpg SUV to somewhere else.
- DannyZRC, on 10/13/2008, -6/+13the additives in gasoline have a significant role to play in the long term health of your engine.
I've spent enough time hanging out with lubrication engineers to have had it drilled into me that the additives are neither cheap nor optional.
I don't buy discount gas. - flgood, on 10/13/2008, -1/+8Buried for believing a [false] chain email that has been going around for years. Seriously people, get with the program and stop buying over sized vehicles you don't need if you want to fix this.
- Brian48216, on 10/13/2008, -1/+8After reading the side article which mangles the reason why you need premium gas-
I have concluded that this submission is full of so much ***** and retardation it screams of truthers. - grgt1994, on 10/13/2008, -0/+7Exactly, most gas stations are not owned or operated by the company name that is displayed on the sign. Why did I have to read this far down before I found this most obvious flaw in the blog post?
And not only did the blog get that wrong, but it's outdated with prices falling in step with the global economy. - Troy64, on 10/13/2008, -0/+7It is down to $2.69 in Tulsa.
- goober1473, on 10/13/2008, -6/+12and I paid $7.49528/US Gallon this morning and it was cheap,
- theOster, on 10/13/2008, -1/+7also "digg"
- spambutcher, on 10/13/2008, -2/+7"аs the рrice of gas continues tо go up more consumеrs are thinking аbout using generic gas from gas stations that аre not рart of the internatiоnal gas compаnies to increase gas milеagе"
generic gas increases gas mileage???
almost seems like whoever owns the site behind "click here to save on gas now!" has paid someone in to write blog spam to promo their site.
almost. - LukeD, on 10/13/2008, -2/+7Yeah its about the same here too (And I'm guessing you are in the UK too). The Americans don't know how good they've got it atm
- TVarmy, on 10/13/2008, -0/+4I live in the suburbs. How am I supposed to get to work if the bus stops a good couple miles away from my home and my work? I'd love to take the bus, but so many towns just aren't designed for it.
- ColorBlind, on 10/13/2008, -2/+6additives are just another way they take your $$ and then justify it.
- The2DQuartet, on 10/13/2008, -1/+5In what way does buying from an independent filling station increase your fuel economy over buying from a branded filling station?
Buried. - inactive, on 10/13/2008, -0/+4The *****?
I can't tell you how many times I've heard "boycott company X!" for people just to turn around and buy from company Y.
I buy gas where it's cheap. That's it.
Buried for lame. - MtheoryX, on 10/13/2008, -0/+4I got it for $2.72 yesterday in Indianapolis.
- dblamp100, on 10/13/2008, -1/+5Am i the only one that saw that? "hanging out with lubrication engineers to have had it drilled into me"
- EatSleepJeep, on 10/13/2008, -0/+4The chains can get a lower wholesale price, so the independents may have to sell at a loss if the big guy across the street lowers their retail too much.
- inactive, on 10/13/2008, -1/+5Bush was an oil executive. Condi had a tanker named after her. Cheney? CEO of an oil services company.
Had enough yet, Amerika? - cyberpunk, on 10/13/2008, -0/+3quit buying gas... that'll make the price go down
- zhephree, on 10/13/2008, -1/+4While this is a good idea because typically unbranded stations are run by independent owners and you'd be supporting a local business owner (and saving money), this wouldn't "send a message" to Big Oil. Just because you aren't buying Shell or Exxon branded gas does not mean the gas you're putting in your car wasn't purchased from a refinery owned and operated by Shell or Exxon or any other Big Oil company. An owner of an unbranded station has a contract with a supplier. That supplier has a contract with a certain refinery. That refinery is typically affiliated with a large oil company, regardless of what it'll ultimately be branded (or not branded) as. So, yeah, this is a good way to save money by using the same basic product (like using store brand mustard instead of French's), it's a horrible way to "send a message" to Big Oil.
In fact, the only way we could "send a message" is if the entire gasoline using population stopped buying gas FOREVER and walked or rode a bike everywhere. These stupid "gas outs" that crop up every year are worthless as you'll just buy gas 2 days later. - NoozeHound, on 10/13/2008, -1/+4This, apparently, is a top tip to get to go FP.
- stevenb337, on 10/13/2008, -0/+3To find the independent gas stations, go to http://autos.msn.com, and click on gas prices. The "unbranded" stations in your area are likely the independent stations. In my area, a particular unbranded station always comes out cheapest. I have at least three unbranded stations in my area that I can think of (I live in a suburb west of Philadelphia, PA).
There is also gasbuddy.com, but that requires users to submit the prices in order for it to work. MSN gets their numbers from credit card databases. Depending on your area, one site may be more accurate or up to date than another. - edmcguirk, on 10/13/2008, -0/+3Because octane booster is more expensive than premium gasoline.
- inquebiss, on 10/13/2008, -0/+3I've always just bought the cheapest gas . . . which is typically not at exxon/mobile or shell stations. I've always wondered why people payed extra for "brand name" gas.
- yournightmare, on 10/13/2008, -0/+3"generic gas increases gas mileage???"
--Well, duh! If the gas costs less for you to buy, that means you are getting better gas mileage. Also, cheaper beer has more alcohol than expensive beer. - Chirp08, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2There are no less then 5 I can think of off hand within 10 miles of my house. Obviously it depends on where you live.
- TVarmy, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2I thought it was related to this when I saw the headline, but it's not that. It's just saying that generic gas is the same as regular gas. I never really thought otherwise. I just always go where it's cheapest, and my car and I don't get along well enough that I feel like feeding it nice gas. Granted, maybe if I bought it some gas, it'd stop feeling like being a PT Cruiser.
- juliehardman, on 10/13/2008, -1/+3Buried, this should not be on the front page.
- TVarmy, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2My car IS a PT Cruiser. It's what I could afford.
- bentman78, on 10/13/2008, -4/+6Right, because cutting taxes on oil companies so we can have a lower price at the pump is a bad thing. You may be able to afford a classy new prius, but a lot of people aren't wealthy like like and don't hae the means to purchase a new prius for 25,000 dollars, or have PT as an option because the infrastructure isn't there.
Sorry, it's not some big oil conspiracy like many of you'd like to believe. The world isn't that complicated. It's simple supply and demand that drive up prices. With economies and energy demand on the rise in places like China and India, the demand for fuel has gone up immensely since the 90's or even the early 2000's. Of course putting the blame on Bush is the easiest approach to problem instead of coming up with any real solutions.
If and when Obama raises taxes on oil companies do you think they'll eat the taxes? No it will be passed off on us, like it is now.
http://www.api.org/statistics/fueltaxes/
You can blame the last five administrations for not coming up with a plan to get us off fossil fuels. If we'd adapted a nuclear policy that would be used to power our homes and businesses and used petrol based fuels only for cars, then demand would be much lower and thus, and this is from economics 101 you should know this, prices would drop. If something had been done in the first fuel crisis then we wouldn't' have this problem. Two democrat and three republican administrations did nothing however, neither did a Democratic controlled congress up until 1992 when the GOP took over. They could have written laws to ask for subsidies or incentives for companies to develop and create alternative energy, but didn't.
There used to be little incentive for companies or the government to invest in green types of energy because it wasn't efficient, of course now it's on everyone's mind so there is money to be made.
Blaming everything on Bush is a little inaccurate. I'm old enough to remember Regan, Bush and Clinton administrations and I'll tell you, alternative energies was never talked about on their agenda, at least to a significant point. - bubba9999, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2Yep - the only difference is the additive that is, well, added after the gas has been pumped in to the tanks.
- sancho, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2The grammar in the blog bothered you? What bothered me was the claim that buying a different type of gas increases your mileage. That only works if you're defining mileage to be miles per dollar (which is not a standard use of the word.)
And don't get me started on the formatting.... - st00f72, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2Spam
Buried - oceanplexian, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2You can buy those same "additives" at your local Walmart for $1 and it'll last you ~10 tanks. Same thing with those people who "need" premium gas for their car. If you really needed it, why not just buy octane booster?
- skinfitz, on 10/13/2008, -2/+4No, leave the oil prices high. Excellent motivation for electric car development.
- specialbuddy1, on 10/13/2008, -0/+2You don't know what you are talking about.
- soonermandan, on 10/13/2008, -0/+1yea where they hell do they get these numbers? keeps going up? every gas station between dallas and Oklahoma City has significantly lower than a month ago. yesterday, i payed 2.33 a gallon at a citgo in Norman, OK. and it was down 16 cents from friday. and its not generic.
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