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    Strange name, ain't it? NattyBumppo's Avatar
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    For almost 70 years my families business was in fuel. It started in coal then went onto oil so I have a sort of heightened sensitivity to the ups and downs of the petroleum markets and the actions of the OPEC jokers. One thing that gets my goat is people who complain about the cost of fuel and our dependence on foreign oil but freek out whenever drilling/exploration is proposed anywhere in the US. We can`t have it both ways folks.

    And before I get bombarded with the "alternative fuels" argument I agree that we do need to keep researching alternatives to fossil fuels (another one people often freak out about is nuclear energy). But we need to provide a solution for our current situation and that mean domestic exploration/production. If a practical, clean and renewable alternative comes along GREAT! I`m on board and darn happy about it but don`t complain about today`s problem if your position has been an obstacle rather than an aid.

    nton Pardon my rant. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
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    Natty :chill have a :drunk ... sorry no politics...this is a car care forum

    ps...remember your motto was to be stress free in 03 ...what happened
    life is short ..do it while you can

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    $1.65 Unleaded regular
    $1.79 Unleaded premium

    For those that use premium, (we do in one car), think about it for a minute.
    12,000 miles a year, 20 miles per gallon = 600 gallons per year.
    600 gallons X .15 extra per gallon = $90

    $90 a year, peanuts.
    Mashing the pedal on a car that needs premium, priceless

    If the $90 is a real problem, take it out of the wife`s grocery money. You can always sleep in the garage with the car.

    Charles

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    Strange name, ain't it? NattyBumppo's Avatar
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    Originally posted by Poorboy
    Natty :chill have a :drunk ... sorry no politics...this is a car care forum

    ps...remember your motto was to be stress free in 03 ...what happened
    Well, this is the off-topic forum. But you know, you`re right. What the hell was I thinking. Apologies to all for my mini-tirade there. I really shouldn`t let something, which I have no control over, bother me.

    So for all those who do freek out over any drilling or exploration I`m sorry if I offended you. It`s your God given right to chain your dingy to an oil tanker or sit 100 feet up in a redwood tree or whatever turns you on.:shift
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    Originally posted by NattyBumppo
    It`s your God given right to chain your dingy to an oil tanker or sit 100 feet up in a redwood tree or whatever turns you on.:shift
    Even if they are wrong.

    Charles

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    Hey Beemer, At least you have those EXCELLENT electricity deals!!!!! ($1.65/gal 87 oct)
    Don`t cry honey. I wasn`t polishing the car again. I swear! :naughty

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    I get mine on an Indian reservation, no tax. I`m in WNY and paid 1.71 yesterday. I think it`s up to mid $1.80`s anywhere else. It really doesn`t bother me. My daily driver is a Focus and gets 30MPG, I`m spending $10-15/week on gas. Regardless, I think OPEC should replace Iraq on the axis of evil list.

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    I paid $2.08 for premium (93 octane) tonight. Regular unleaded was $1.89.

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    hanford ca central valley is $2.10 and up for regular. thats bad but my house goes up 60k + every year. thats good.
    back in buisness baby

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    $1.79 mid-octane
    $1.89 premium

    Prices in CO keep going up...usually we have pretty decent prices comparatively but they are starting to reflect the national averages. I can`t imagine paying over $2 for regular! nton

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    $1.91 for 87 octane Amoco/BP

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    $2.43 for 87 octane in Santa Barbara last weekend. This has become a yearly event and won`t change until they get thet "fixed" increase that they`re after.

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    Wow...the prices in California have really shot up!!! What happened?

    Here in Hawaii (previously the record holder for most expensive gas)...It`s around $2.05 (87), $2.15 (89) and $2.25 (93). Still not cheap, but I can understand why being on an island. But California...what happened? When I lived in L.A. last summer, the prices weren`t that bad...

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    I`m with Natty! Let start drilling!!!:ticked

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    I see where you are coming from natty, I work for Bosch and we get a newsletter each month. In our last newsletter it said that hybrid and electric cars won`t be ready for mass production (affordable so everyone can own one wise) untill at least 15 more years. They also say that they have a new thing ( I just had a brain fart, the thing that spays gas to be combusted) that uses a new method of switching on and off and will reduce fuel consumption by 20% that should be out next year.

 

 
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