Here on the Florida southeast coast a number of stations are now selling gasoline for $1.89/gal.
Single stations in high-end neighborhoods routinely do that. If I had a station in La Jolla, I would charge $1.00 more .
Perhaps someone will know, but I'm always puzzled by the *huge* discrepancies in price between stations.
In La Jolla, there's this one particular station that charges at least $0.50 over other stations, and I'm talking about less than a mile away! I understand being in an out of the way place, with no other stations in sight, and charging more for gas, but not that...
I mean, how does the guy survive? What could he potentially offer, in terms of gasoline, that the other stations, at 50 cents less, can't offer?
Weird...
Gasoline taxes are (mostly, if not all) based 'per gallon' and not a percentage of the selling price (like sales tax), so low gas prices shouldn't influence the tax take:
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So what? It's still the price you pay today. Oh, and the Canadian dollar ain't going anywhere for the next few years...at least not until the energy sector picks up steam.Yes but our Canadian dollar ain't worth much right now, so the comparison is tricky...not totally a verisimilitude.
I absolutely hate traveling through Oregon. You are not allowed to pump your own gas. I don't want hands or gas all over my shiny SL...!!
I absolutely hate traveling through Oregon. You are not allowed to pump your own gas. I don't want hands or gas all over my shiny SL...!!
So what? It's still the price you pay today. Oh, and the Canadian dollar ain't going anywhere for the next few years...at least not until the energy sector picks up steam.
I absolutely hate traveling through Oregon. You are not allowed to pump your own gas. I don't want hands or gas all over my shiny SL...!!
But Oregon is a beautiful state to drive in...in the country side...mountains. I love the zigzagging roads driving a convertible sports car.
Bruce
I am shocked you've only filled it once since purchase
I think the term is "Garage Queen". The roads have been too wet of late. Can't wait for the Spring/Summer though!
Last time I went there and proceeded to try to pump my own gas, I got chewed out so bad I thought they were going to report me to the police! That said, I didn't mind sitting in my car as they pumped my gas.I absolutely hate traveling through Oregon. You are not allowed to pump your own gas. I don't want hands or gas all over my shiny SL...!!