posted 06-01-2001 12:33 PM                  

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Brian K. Richardson
West Palm Beach, FL http://mycat.50megs.com

1997 Purple W/ 1997 Mopar Trailer
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posted 06-01-2001 12:44 PM                  

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Originally posted by spoons:
$1.80/gal for 93 in West Palm Beach, FL

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Prices go up, then prices go down. Supply and demand. Market value, etc.

It's funny, if gas goes up a nickel a gallon, people freak and want to sell their Suburban's and get an electric hybrid car. All because their gas bill is now about $25 more a month. Then, six months later, when prices come down somewhat, they want that Suburban again. I guess ol' PT was right.

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Trey
Post 2001 Black-Tie #005
(your welcome Larry)False alarm, it's gone now.

posted 06-01-2001 01:45 PM                  

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Originally posted by PaulR:
What gets me pi$$ed is 2 stations a couples miles down the road from each other are .20-.25 cents difference. What's with that? I can understand a ways apart, but this is ridiculous.

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Free market. You can say the same for the price of toothpaste at K-mart versus Kroger.

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Trey
Post 2001 Black-Tie #005
(your welcome Larry)False alarm, it's gone now.

posted 06-01-2001 02:00 PM                  

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Jason - 2001 Orange Prowler

!!++Youngest Driving Prowler Owner++!!

posted 06-01-2001 02:33 PM                  

Diesel $1.539, I be in the truck. 23 miles to the gallon and haul @$$.

posted 06-01-2001 03:44 PM                  

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Originally posted by fortknox82:
MY theory on the whole rising gas price situation is to not buy gas from the two top gasoline manufacturers. Exxon and Mobil. If you dont buy any gas at all from these vendors then if enough people dont buy gas from them they will have to lower their prices. And since you have been going to the other places to get gass then you can go back to mobil and exxon for gas but to compete the other stations will have to lower their prices too. Make sense?? But the key is to hold out from buying gas from exxon or mobil until prices are down to about 1.27 a gallon(nj that is since gas is 1.75 so adjust accordingly for area). Spread the word...maybe it will work.....

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While good in theory, what you are suggesting really won't work for several reasons.

1) The price of gas is not set by greed (something
liberals would like us all to think). It has more to
do with demand and production resources.

2) At this time, over 60% of the gas we consume comes
from OPEC. So when their prices go up, so do ours.

3) Demand for gas has risen steadily over the years but,
no new production facilities were created during the
last 8 years

4) Where do you think the little guys get their gas from?
They buy from the majors cause they don't have any
production facilities

So when you buy from RaceTrack, you are probably
buying Exxon gas.

5) Approximately 40 to 50 cents of the price of a gallon
of gas is for taxes. The amount of profit for the oil
company is only 11 cents a gallon.

The government doesn't produce, market, nor sell the
gas and they get the lion share of the price. And they
call the oil companies greedy.

Write your Congressman and ask why they need so much.

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Trey
Post 2001 Black-Tie #005
(your welcome Larry)False alarm, it's gone now.

Mods: 2001 Speed Yellow Porsche Cabriolet

posted 06-01-2001 07:54 PM                  

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Originally posted by Quicksilver:
Diesel $1.539, I be in the truck. 23 miles to the gallon and haul @$$.

Hey Stinky C. howd you make that little Diesel a rocket

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posted 06-01-2001 11:32 PM                    

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