Gas Prices

[tay1]

I believe this.

Iran war and they cutting the gas with ethanol.

My **** does not last at all

 

[dropten]

I believe this.

Iran war and they cutting the gas with ethanol.

My **** does not last at all

I was complaining about this to myself the other week. I use regular and I've been burning gas much faster than usual.

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

I was reminiscing about my old job, and just remembered alot of people trashing their cars during lunch time

Our building was at the bottom of a hill, and in 2021 they built a Starbucks in the middle of the hill. So literally 150 feet distance, but the parking lots weren't connected. Damn near all my coworkers,would wait a good 30 seconds to make a left hand turn into the intersection, drive a quarter mile southbound then wait another 30 seconds yielding to make a left hand turn to get to Starbucks. (And repeat the same process to make it back to work)

....Meanwhile, the high level office people and execs would cut through the grass, and get to Starbucks 2 minutes earlier. Not to mention bypassing the drive-thru queue which often times would take 10 to 12 mins to get their food

So my short sighted coworkers probably wasted a quarter gallon of gas which ain't that bad, but then you factor in brake pad wear, oil life, tire tread, transmission wear...it's alot of unaccounted damage they don't realize. Them fools trading in cars every 3 years rolling over loans, meanwhile we had a few street smart staff members driving Crown Vics, Lincoln Towncars & Mercury Grand Marquis they've had over 10 years straight still in pristine condition.

And besides that, there was an uncle, father and son who would pack their own lunch (they were "WOKE" type artsy Caucasians). It'd be 60-70 degrees outside and all 3 of em they'd sit in the car the whole time with the engine idling...for what? They'd listen to AM radio podcast type stuff, but why not just start the car up in accessory mode? They say that idling for an hour is the equivalent of driving 30 miles, so over the course of a year that's 4k "phantom" miles in terms of the engine wear

For what's it worth, they drove around in a Plymouth Grand Voyager, not the worst vehicle to idle in but not really the best either. They had a distinct "aroma" you could smell from 20 ft away, I guess the combination of a 22 year old van that had never been detailed, burnt up motor oil, and natural deodorant they got from the "CoExist" store.

Early contender for post of the year

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

6.49

 

[zmaqbool]

If you don’t mind answering, how much was it? Could you just give me a call park figure? Congratulations to you!

Thanks bro! No problem, I don't mind at all...I paid $14,000 for it. It has 65,000 miles(2 owner car) from IL state. Cosmetically she is perfect. Looks like factory new inside & out...mechanically it needs a little bit of TLC so for those issues I got on the phone with them & made them send me back a check for $500 after cursing them out

 

[aepps20]

If anyone has a Kroger/King Soopers type grocery for fuel points setup you should do that. I saved an entire $1 per gallon on my last fill up based on my grocery shopping.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

$6.39

 

[willypete]

$6.39

Prices going down or been going to different stations?

 

[tay1]

It's been going down a bit the past few days. Probably like 20 cents from what I'm seeing.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Prices going down or been going to different stations?

Different stations.. Different cars..

 

[dakingii]

Going down but Iran is ending negotiations with the US again so they will raise back up.