What are you paying for gas?

[rammsteinmatt]

$3.44 for 91 (like 91 is even worth the name "high octane"). pomona, CA

thats retarded......

[rusty bumper]

I hear that the oil executives and shareholders are making an ungodly amount of profits this year.

[kellyinkc]

Originally posted by Rusty Bumper
I hear that the oil executives and shareholders are making an ungodly amount of profits this year.

Yes this is true, however has anyone ever looked how much the GOVERNMENT makes per gallon? Correct me if I am wrong, they make, state and federal taxes on gas, 35-60 cents per gallon. Depending on which state. Lets figure out how much they made last quarter!!
Oil companies get around 15 cents.
And I do own mutual funds in oil companies.

BTW gas is 2.73 here.

[rusty bumper]

Changing gears a bit here.

Here is a link from the US Dept. of Energy that has some tips for saving gas.

They left out the part about how a well detailed car will save on gas though.

[kellyinkc]

Had to play with that one RB. I don't like taxes.
I read that the optimum speed for gas mileage is 60MPH. Jackrabbits stars are bad. I wondered if a detailed car gets better milage, nice and slick!

[RCBuddha]

$3.13 here in LA...

[rusty bumper]

Originally posted by kellyinkc
Had to play with that one RB. I don't like taxes.

Here in NC, our gas tax is about 10 cents a gallon higher than in SC.

Fortunately, I live 8 miles from the state line.

[rammsteinmatt]

Originally posted by kellyinkc
Had to play with that one RB. I don't like taxes.
I read that the optimum speed for gas mileage is 60MPH. Jackrabbits stars are bad. I wondered if a detailed car gets better milage, nice and slick!

actually it does. the main reason for fuel consumption (and hence why optimum speed is ~60 mph) is due to aerodynamic drag.

a component of drag is skin friction drag, or the drag caused by the air actually dragging along the surface of the vehicle (as opposed to pressure drag)

so yes, a clayed and waxed car will have less skin friction drag. of course this may account for < 1lb of drag, thereby saving less money in gas than is spent on surface refinement products

[piebald]

you guys complain about prices haha

i have to pay $1,68/litre or $6,72/gallon and thats not even the best gas you can buy here.

[Dipstick]

You're lucky, all of you.

Here in Singapore, 98 octance gas averages about US$4.50 per gallon. We are paying through our noses besides other orifices......

[rusty bumper]

I let my car go too long without a bath one time this past winter. But after a good wash & QD, it handled really well on the road at highway speeds.

The reduced drag really made a difference.

[Tim Larson]

$3.15 here in Irvine, California

ugh...its disgusting.

Tim Larson
Meguiar’s
Customer Care Rep
1-800-854-8073 ext. 169

[Bedinabox]

I just noticed that the first post in this thread. The person who started the tread was angry because he had to pay 2.03 for 91 octane. I wish it cost that much.

[rusty bumper]

Originally posted by Bedinabox
I just noticed that the first post in this thread. The person who started the tread was angry because he had to pay 2.03 for 91 octane. I wish it cost that much.

Yeah, I just noticed that I was complaining about 1.70 for premium too.

[kellyinkc]

Now I'm old. I'm thinking "back in the day gas prices were".