Almost $20 to fill my motorcycle tank the other day
It's only a 13 litre tank!
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| Author: | Foamy [ Thu May 12, 2011 9:41 am ] |
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$50.00 to fill my gastank today. I honestly think that is a first in my life. I don't yet own a large vehicle (SUV) nor have I in my life, so I have had comparably small gastanks. My little Chevy Cavalier needed all 12 gallons for a fill and it stopped dead on $50.00. GRRRRRR! That is all. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Thu May 12, 2011 9:59 am ] |
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LOL @ $50. |
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| Author: | Elessar [ Thu May 12, 2011 11:10 am ] |
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Almost $20 to fill my motorcycle tank the other day It's only a 13 litre tank! |
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| Author: | Elmarnieh [ Thu May 12, 2011 11:10 am ] |
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What the hell, litre? *shakes head and walks away& |
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| Author: | Ranelagh [ Thu May 12, 2011 12:38 pm ] |
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Pff, $50, ha! The pump caps out on price before my tank is full these days. |
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| Author: | shuyung [ Thu May 12, 2011 1:00 pm ] |
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So you get the rest of it for free? Start carrying gas cans and fill those up, too. |
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| Author: | Ranelagh [ Thu May 12, 2011 1:07 pm ] |
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shuyung wrote: So you get the rest of it for free? Start carrying gas cans and fill those up, too. Or I don't get a full tank. |
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| Author: | Aethien [ Thu May 12, 2011 1:30 pm ] |
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Heh, come to CA. Been spending upwards of $65 to fill up the minivan for years. Even my Subaru (15-gallon tank) needs over $50. What's sad is that I'm old enough to remember 31-cent gas from the 60s. I clearly recollect looking out the window at a pump with the figure on it. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Thu May 12, 2011 4:27 pm ] |
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Sounds about right. Gas is ~$4.20 here right now. |
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| Author: | Jasmy [ Fri May 13, 2011 3:11 am ] |
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LMAO! It takes more than twice that $50 to fill my tanks...two tanks, 35 gallons total! Since I don't drive my truck that much, though, those two filled tanks last me quite a while...unless I'm taking a road trip. Oooooohhh...did someone say road trip??  Oh, and Aethien I remember seeing 25 cents per gallon when I was very young. 
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| Author: | Jeryn [ Fri May 13, 2011 11:03 am ] |
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Random aside... Isn't seeing "unleaded" fuel at a gas station sort of an anachronism at this point? When was the last time leaded fuel was legal? Can't we just start saying "good, better, best" or something? |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Fri May 13, 2011 11:23 am ] |
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$3.65-$3.80 around here. |
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| Author: | Rynar [ Fri May 13, 2011 2:01 pm ] |
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Ranelagh wrote: shuyung wrote: So you get the rest of it for free? Start carrying gas cans and fill those up, too. Or I don't get a full tank. So you aren't allowed to fill up? |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Fri May 13, 2011 2:14 pm ] |
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some pumps cut at $50.00, usually so the gas station can charge a second fee to the CC company when you run a second transaction to finish getting gas. |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Fri May 13, 2011 2:31 pm ] |
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I remember first running into that issue a couple summers back, quite a surprise. Although, I believe the CC companies charge the fee, and not the other way around. The station may charge you, though. |
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| Author: | Midgen [ Fri May 13, 2011 2:38 pm ] |
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I think this was done, particularly in high risk areas, to help minimize loss from drive offs. The few places that do it here, if you pay inside, there is no purchase limit. |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Fri May 13, 2011 2:56 pm ] |
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That makes sense Midgen, although the limits I see now are $75-$100. |
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| Author: | Aethien [ Fri May 13, 2011 3:25 pm ] |
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A place around here caps the Credit Card limit at $20 (to fight drive-offs). I can use my ATM as a debit or credit, but I'd have to enter my PIN to use it as a debit card. Really don't like to put it in on some machine that may be stealing my numbers, so I just don't go there any more. |
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| Author: | Ranelagh [ Fri May 13, 2011 5:08 pm ] |
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Costco cuts off at $100 here. |
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| Author: | shuyung [ Fri May 13, 2011 5:20 pm ] |
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At $100, or at $99.99? I can see a reason for $99.99 (ran out of numbers), but if it will roll to $100, there is no technical reason for it not to go to $999.99. |
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| Author: | Ranelagh [ Fri May 13, 2011 5:23 pm ] |
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$100.00 |
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| Author: | shuyung [ Fri May 13, 2011 5:27 pm ] |
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That is an odd decision. |
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| Author: | Rynar [ Fri May 13, 2011 5:32 pm ] |
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shuyung wrote: That is an odd decision. Even if it can't scroll up to 9 in the hundreds column, which is ridiculous, I'm absolutely astounded that it won't go to 199.99. |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Fri May 13, 2011 5:43 pm ] |
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It doesn't have anything to do with the physical capabilities of the dial. |
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| Author: | Rynar [ Fri May 13, 2011 5:45 pm ] |
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Vindicarre wrote: It doesn't have anything to do with the physical capabilities of the dial. Legislated rationing? |
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