Gas prices

Please! No more gas prices!! I am reminded of it enough everytime I go to the pump as is.

/wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif Big Ed
'88 YJ, 4" susp,3" body,33's,283 Chevy V8,TH350,4.11's,D30,D35c

The gas out won't work as well as this idea I've seen floating around: Simply boycott the most expensive company (everyone has to agree on an oil company) until they drop their prices and then exclusively buy from them. That way, the competitors get forced to either drop their prices, or go out of business due to lack of sales... Sound like a plan? /wwwthreads_images/icons/wink.gif

Tim
"The_Sandman_454"
/wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif '79 Suburban 4x4 454, 6" lift, 35x12.5s & '85 GMC S15 4x4

$1.36-1.52 for reg
$1.41-1.57 for 'plus'
$1.44-1.67 for premium

I have the good fortune of having a "gas war" going on on my way to work. They're playing the old shell game....beat the guy down the street for reg.......or match him...and sell the plus and premium for 2 or 3 cents more.....like sheep we flock to the lowest bidder for "a few dollars less". This allowed me to fill up on the 6th @ 1.299 for reg.
The boycott thingie would be effective except that typically.....at least locally here (south eastern PA) the price is being manipulated to "repattern" traffic habits. Most are high volume convenience stores that are making very little off of the gas......while making many times more profit per $ on the cup of coffee and muffin on the inside sales. Most commuters don't figure out that they are saving $0.80 at the pump and blowing $2.50 inside.....but I guess if they're blowing $2.50 anyway....why not save $0.80 while they're at it.
Typically, and as long as I can remember, Sunoco has been the highest "average" gasoline on the market. They "lowball" the cheap stuff and go up a disproportionate amount for the higher blends. If you go to the pump and start adding it up .....it's always cheaper to buy 10 gals. of the cheap sub reg (86) and 10 gal. of the 94 then it is for 20 gal. of the middle blend (89)..... (they have 5 grades here locally....I'd assume it's the same elsewhere).

GeeAea



Figures don't lie ....... but liars sure do figure.

No......../wwwthreads_images/icons/blush.gif .....Sunoco has 5 grades.......elcheapo 86....reg 87(always higher than other regs)..plus 89 ....super 91 or 92 ......and ultra 94.....since they have to bump it a few pennies for every grade.....and because ultra 94 is the highest pump gas (at a regular station anyway) .....it's always higher to buy Sunoco.....unless you buy the substandard 86 octane.

GeeAea

Figures don't lie ....... but liars sure do figure.

GA, you're from Pottstown, right?
Here in Philly, reg. unleaded AMOCO went up $.05/gal in 24 hours, from $1.519 to 1.559 /wwwthreads_images/icons/frown.gif