madcat6183 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just saw my friends FB page 3.19 in VA/NC, or whereever she lives now.... 3.39 by me, yes I will be filling up my car and mowing/generator tanks and 5gal jug for racing this weekend. Then I will proceed to drive my guzzling F250 all over and burn some more fossil fuels.There was no point to my post. Oh but yeah, supply demand plays a role, along with the fact that we have to use it to survive. Oh and they are greedy, and we aren't communists. Been there and experienced that lifestyle, it sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 LULZ...tighter and more numerous regulations are the reason the prices go UP, not down>> I agree, and thats the point I was trying to make. well that is your choice and something you have to live with then >>Uhm, yep. It is. And I will. Regardless of what I drive, besides the bicycle or a Volt, I'll need gas. Lets see. Do I finance a new 37 mpg subcompact for six years, or put gas in my paid-off '03 Avalanche? Easy choice. Both need fuel. And no, I don't drive the Av for work. I drive my four-banger Camry. Bunch of self-righteous turds. You LIKE paying as much as we are for gas? You wouldn't rather pay $1.89 or $2.25 which is about what we paid the last time that a barrel of oil was this "cheap"?We choose what we drive based on our personal preferences. I didn't start out complaining about the fuel prices, though I did say that my fuel bill makes me nauseous. I drive what I drive because they suit my needs. I pay for the vehicle, insurance, etc. I believe wholeheartedly in capitalism. I'd still rather pay $1.89/ gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief201 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Here is a good write up by the U.S. Energy Information Agency on the factors involved in computing gasoline prices. http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=gasoline_factors_affecting_prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Get a 200 gallon fuel tank and then buy low and then use when price is too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 self righteous? Umm no I'm just realistic plus I know how gas prices ACTUALLY work. I'm in the oil and gas industry, I might have a small idea Hell no, I don't like paying the current prices for gas. Should not cost me the same to fill my bike as it used to cost me to fill my car a couple years ago. But it is what it is and I learn to deal with itI must have missed the sarcasm in what I was replying as I thought you meant you actually wanted stricter and more numerous regulations. In the last 3 years natural gas production costs have gone up 4-5x what they should be simply due to increased number and strictness of regulations. Luckily due to the amount in well reserves prices have no been affected. They will however be greatly effected in 3-4 years if changes aren't made in the Federal, as well as PA and OH government make up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 wahhh poor oil companiesi love capitalism more than most and let's be real: they're gouging the shit out of us (and by that, i mean everyone). I'm not complaining. they'll collectively price it as high as the market is willing to bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I'm not complaining. they'll collectively price it as high as the market is willing to bear.Or bull depending on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 lol oh uuuuuuuuuuu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewsBrews Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Last I checked they average 7cents per gallon profit.. while ohio gets around 80cents per gallon as tax. some may go towards the roads, but you'd be surprised how much tax can end up in the general fund for hookers and blow. Edited June 22, 2012 by DrewsBrews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Last I checked they average 7cents per gallon profit.I believe that is for the service station, not the oil/fuel suppliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 ^^ i believe this is correct, your locally owned fuel station with food and snacks and lottery, they don't turn much profit on fuel, but it gets people stopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 they don't turn much profit on fuel, but it gets people stopping.I thought the whole idea of fuel was to keep people going not to get them stopping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyco1 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Plus there's the fact that not all oil is the same, the heavy crude they're getting from the tar sands in the Dakotas and Canada doesn't make as much gasoline per barrel as the light sweet crude from a well in Saudi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revelstoker Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 This gets my vote.Yes, yes. It is really just a matter of demand and supply.If you want to do something about it, go for one of these:If only I had some free cash right now. Natural Gas is an alternative but non-fossil fuel represents the future. The Tesla S and Model X are legitimate electric vehicles for more than just everyday driving. The technology will be used for a Rav4 with Toyota and a Smart with Benz. Hopefully others so the price point will come down.Still issues with electricity generation but solar, wind and others can offset coal based production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 ^^CNG is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Ran down to Memphis on Tues, back up on Wed. Gas in TN at $3.09, paid $3.11. One place I saw in TN was $3.29, but was off of an exit out in the boonies with no competition. Get back into NKY and Ohio, and its magically in the $3.40's and $3.50's. Pulled up a national gasoline tax map, and TN is a little bit lower than OH, but not THAT much. Riddikulus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Ran down to Memphis on Tues, back up on Wed. Gas in TN at $3.09, paid $3.11. One place I saw in TN was $3.29, but was off of an exit out in the boonies with no competition. Get back into NKY and Ohio, and its magically in the $3.40's and $3.50's. Pulled up a national gasoline tax map, and TN is a little bit lower than OH, but not THAT much. Riddikulus.I don't think I understand the ridiculousness about it. The change is due to 2 things, Supply/Demand logic and State Taxes. If you think its bad now, just wait to see if Kasich gets his way and screws the Oil and Gas trade. Prices WILL go up further and wouldn't be shocked if Ohio ends up being in the top 7 states of highest gas prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingset Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I don't think I understand the ridiculousness about it. The change is due to 2 things, Supply/Demand logic and State Taxes. If you think its bad now, just wait to see if Kasich gets his way and screws the Oil and Gas trade. Prices WILL go up further and wouldn't be shocked if Ohio ends up being in the top 7 states of highest gas pricesYup. Oil companies don't pay taxes. We do. Raise it on them, we pay more.You have to be a special kind of retarded to believe otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 just wait to see if Kasich gets his way and screws the Oil and Gas trade.Hadn't heard about it, so read up on it. Yup, summarily doesn't sound good for us. As far as the state taxes, they're not different enough to justify the price difference (about 6.6 cents/ gallon). I'm blaming Speedway for being the barometer of "what prices should be". Still ridickulus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I'm blaming Speedway for being the barometer of "what prices should be". Still ridickulus.Funny...I have a good friend that used to be a DM for Speedway. We'd give him shit constantly for "raising the prices" at stores.We all stopped calling them Speedways a few years agao. We now call them all Kikeways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Funny...I have a good friend that used to be a DM for Speedway. We'd give him shit constantly for "raising the prices" at stores.We all stopped calling them Speedways a few years agao. We now call them all Kikeways.just wanted to preserve this for shame and posterity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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