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- tonaros, on 05/13/2008, -4/+115It's like Y2K all over again...
- WiseWeasel, on 05/13/2008, -6/+107I've been more pissed off at stations that limit me to $50 on my credit card. I've had to change gas stations because the one I usually went to only let me fill about 2/3 of my tank on a single charge.
- LuxFX, on 05/13/2008, -1/+78I'm torn between being impressed they go that high, and wondering what on earth made the engineers of those pumps want to make one of the dials unique instead of just having three 0-9 dials.
- paradox4190, on 05/13/2008, -1/+66It was funny, the other day, the gas pump shut of and printed the receipt at $75, even though the tank was only 3/4 full, so we had to fill it to the top with another sale. Actually, looking back, it probably wasn't too funny.
- D3koy, on 05/13/2008, -2/+64I understand thinking you'd never have to pay more than 3.99 for a gallon of gas, but why not make all the dials the same and have them all read 0-9? Wouldn't that make so much more sense?
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -4/+60"As many as 8,500 of the nation's 170,000 service stations have old-style meters that need to be fixed" I don't personally think its the meters that need to be "fixed"
- S2000, on 05/13/2008, -1/+41I believe it's the fact that the price per gallon makes the machine run too fast.....it's all mechanical. Gallons being pumped * dollars per gallon multiple = final price. I guess the high multiple makes the final price wheels spin so fast they can't handle it.
- timlopez, on 05/13/2008, -2/+41Well, looks like they can't raise gas prices :( what a shame!
- mbauer14, on 05/13/2008, -3/+39The metric system is just way too confusing. All those tens just hurt my head. I would much rather have to remember 5280, 1760, quarts to gallons, etc. It makes each day an adventure!
/sarcasm. - homah, on 05/13/2008, -2/+39It won't take long for the 4.999 dials to become obsolete either.
- alittleroy101, on 05/13/2008, -2/+34I'm seriously curious: what is the logic behind this?
- mungk, on 05/13/2008, -4/+39That's a limit set by your credit card company, not the station itself. Visa and Discover limit pump transactions at $50; MasterCard, $75. American Express sets its limits by gas station.
- sebnukem, on 05/13/2008, -3/+32"$99.99 ought to be enough for everyone"
- EnderMB, on 05/13/2008, -1/+32We had a similar problem in the UK when we had to add an extra number for the end of our price boards.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -3/+29Buy him one.
- evilpettingzoo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+25For now.
- jbenson2, on 05/13/2008, -9/+40Do these store owners also have a rotary telephone?
Survival of the fittest will take care of them. - Soave, on 05/13/2008, -1/+30Tank.
- ricksite, on 05/13/2008, -1/+24They were probably hoping to keep gas below 3.99 a gallon. What foresight!
- MrTito, on 05/13/2008, -3/+26Pfft. The metric system. That'll never catch on.
- p51d007, on 05/13/2008, -1/+21Probably to prevent FRAUD. You get pissed when they limit your use, but if your card was stolen, you'd be pissed that they drained your account.
- OverkillTASF, on 05/13/2008, -0/+20My truck costs $140 in diesel to fill up. I have a Visa card. I've only ever had one place (Sheetz) require a second swipe. I think it was at $70. It's getting to the point where I may have to swipe 3 times.
- timdorr, on 05/13/2008, -1/+19Well, I guess I'll have to worry when gas tops $25 a gallon. Then I won't be able to fill my moped on a single charge.
- AngelBunny, on 05/13/2008, -2/+20you're kidding right? lets say you fill up at $3.95 a gallon but next week it will be $4.05 a gallon. Then wouldn't it be smarter to fill up as much as you can NOW when the gas is cheaper instead of later when the gas is more expensive?
- UTKEngineer, on 05/13/2008, -1/+20You avoid that BP by brushing and flossing regularly?
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+18"I am starting to think its all a mix of: corporate greed, over seas "f*** you USA" from the middle east"
Sure, because only the USA is experiencing high fuel prices. - superal1394, on 05/13/2008, -2/+20Gas station burns down in a small burg in Ohio after the old fashioned mechanical pumps pricing mechanism overheated and set fire. The high prices caused the final price wheels to spin so fast they actually spontaneously caught fire. More at 11.
- Lionhart, on 05/13/2008, -3/+20Try Europe where it's $8-10 a gallon. Yeah it's all about "***** you USA".
Here is why gas is getting more expensive. China and India are driving more and more every day. An increase in demand leads to an increase in price. Simple economics. - StingingNettle, on 05/13/2008, -1/+15ahh, but then what happens when it reaches $10?
- paradox4190, on 05/13/2008, -2/+15It isn't obligatory, everybody that makes them gets dugg down. Like you.
- expert01, on 05/13/2008, -1/+14Running the car out of fuel may shorten the fuel pump's life, but having it low won't. He means that he never fills his tank more than 2/3 the way full, most likely because the extra weight of the fuel brings your mileage down.
- FrozenKetchup, on 05/13/2008, -0/+16Ummm you missed the point, drive offs are impossible when you use a credit card. The limit is supposed to help if your credit card gets stolen, by limiting the purchase. I don't know a place that isn't pre-pay now.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+14You waiting for prices to fall so you can fill up the last 1/3?
- ataylor32, on 05/13/2008, -3/+18I think he means that he usually fills up when he's at half a tank rather than waiting until it's just about empty. There are logical reasons for doing this, one being that bringing the fuel too low will wear out the fuel pump faster
- Mikeh78, on 05/13/2008, -1/+14I have seen alot of gas stations doing this as well. All you do is put the nozzle up and then re-swipe your card for a new transaction. It is supposed to protect you from fraud I guess, but I don't see how.
- Khast, on 05/13/2008, -1/+17I live in Point Roberts, WA. we do ours in Litres. :P I actually feel sorry for the rest of us Americans who come here, thinking $1.05 is such a good price for fuel...and then complain about their tanks not being able to hold 150 gallons.
It felt kind of weird at first, but as this small town caters mostly to Canadians... Well, without Canadians, Point Roberts would not exist...except in land mass. - joshcxa, on 05/13/2008, -1/+14yes, it's summer all over the world....
- psykiv, on 05/13/2008, -2/+15Really? Then explain why the BP next to my house has a $30 limit at the pump and the Chevron 6 blocks away had no problem with me pumping $80 one time.
I tend to avoid that BP like the plaque. The pumps are ludicrously slow and the $30 limit is really annoying. - HabboX, on 05/13/2008, -2/+14There is an easy fix. Simply recalibrate the pumps to charge for the 1/2 gallon. That is what they did when fuel prices went above $0.999. REMEMBER THAT?
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+12Maybe he can't. Maybe he uses the truck for work/business. Unless he one of those prentious dicks who drive hummers for the sake of it (which unfrotunetly we are starting to see alot more of here in Australia)
- weirdlookinguy, on 05/13/2008, -0/+10$400 isn't much for a machine that'll be in service for 20+ years.
- crapmatic, on 05/13/2008, -2/+12For crying out loud, people, just move the damn decimal place one place to the right on all rows of the pump display. Paint that dot, put a sticker, whatever you need to do. This isn't rocket science.
- ChromaVita, on 05/13/2008, -0/+9Tell you what, I'll buy you a yaris and you can give me the G35.
- Deveak, on 05/13/2008, -11/+24We have reached critical mass, not even the machines will accept it!
Seriously, this is getting annoying, we have more gas, more oil than we did in the 90's.
I am starting to think its all a mix of: corporate greed, over seas "f*** you USA" from the middle east, and government ineptitude or purposeful action to manipulate the public, guess this is what happens when you increase the federal government and allow capotalism to be cotrolled by the few and powerful. Less government and massive trust busting is in order. - inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+10Nah he drives one of these.
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/8isis8/coa ... - cbergeron, on 05/13/2008, -1/+9I will be happy with my government the day I don't have to measure in "sixteenths of an inch":
12' 3" and 2/16ths inches plus 6' 1" and 3/8ths divided by 3" and 1/32" inches equals what?
3.2 meters plus 2.1 meters equals what divided by 4.2?
Ready, GO! - seamonkeys1, on 05/13/2008, -0/+8The problem is the total price it spins the wheel to fast and the gears wear out.
- crapmatic, on 05/13/2008, -0/+10Yeah, hoarded in my back yard in my 5000-gallon swimming pool. You kids don't be skinny-dipping in there.
- nagfree, on 05/13/2008, -2/+11Save 15% on gas every day. Simply drive at 60.
My car gets about 32mpg doing 75 mph, light throttle. It gets 37mpg doing 62. I drive a four door Accord, which is not a "compact" car by any means -
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