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#130163 - 04/15/08 01:00 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: ]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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That will make my little bitty bit of Chevron stock worth jillions! I love it!!!
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#130181 - 04/15/08 05:21 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: ]
LED Offline
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Registered: 09/01/05
Posts: 1474
Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
I actually like the idea of buying someone elses oil and saving ours and then when they need it selling it back to them. With inflation...by the time they need our oil we'll be making more than they made off our needs. I love it. James Bond can't stop that plan. Lol.


Even if that were to become reality, the sad fact is that gas will likely be 1) more expensive than it is today (even adjusted for inflation) and 2) it won't change a thing for the average taxpayer. If anything, oil companies will receive huge subsidies to increase refining capacity. Sad but true. Now if you're a stockholder on the other hand...........

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#130190 - 04/15/08 11:27 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: LED]
benjammin Offline
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I will keep using my pickup and burning up 25 gallons twice a month, while I wait for the Mr. Fusion system and the comeback of the De Lorean.
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#130311 - 04/16/08 04:46 PM Re: Gas Prices [Re: benjammin]
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Ah, the interminable wait for the perfection of the Flux Capacitor.
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#130360 - 04/17/08 01:25 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: ]
picard120 Offline
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Registered: 07/10/05
Posts: 763
how does one know which station sell Exxon or Mobil gas? Canada has petro Canada. Does Petro Canada get gas from Exxon or Mobil?

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#130361 - 04/17/08 01:55 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: picard120]
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Does Petro Canada get gas from Exxon or Mobil?


Short answer: Yes
Explanation of short answer: Here (kudos to Scott Adams/Dilbert)

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#130362 - 04/17/08 01:59 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: ]
BobS Offline
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Registered: 02/08/08
Posts: 924
Loc: Toledo Ohio
Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
Doesn't surprise me. There are a lot of countries (Nameless they shall remain..) that in 25-35 years will turn around and have to buy their gasoline from us. And don't think by then we're all gonna be using electric cars. The then CEO of Goodyear Tires said it best in 1965 what he thought about flying cars. He said "I'll do everything I can in my power to prevent that from ever happening. Flying cars don't need tires." So you can say people will make sure we keep using oil based vehicles in large part for a long while to come.

I actually like the idea of buying someone elses oil and saving ours and then when they need it selling it back to them. With inflation...by the time they need our oil we'll be making more than they made off our needs. I love it. James Bond can't stop that plan. Lol.



I don’t think so, there is a lot of oil still in the ground all around the earth. Siberia has been an unutilized area because of the harsh weather conditions. With newer technology it will become a place that will be able to supply a wide range of resources, including oil.

I honestly think oil will be our main fuel for at least the next 100-years.
It’s not enough to just come up with a replacement fuel for autos, you have to make it less expensive then the oil, that takes a lot of time to do as all new things cost a lot at first. You also have to have an infrastructure to support it. This also will take a long time. Oil has this right now (a gas station on about every corner in America) it will cost untold billions to get this infrastructure set up with any new energy.

And the most important consumers have to want it and companies have to be able to make a profit with it. I don’t care how much government tries to force it down out throats, it’s not going to work longterm without free market policies in effect.

Don’t hold your breath expecting oil to go away anytime soon, probably not in any of our lifetimes.





Edited by BobS (04/17/08 02:42 AM)
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#130919 - 04/24/08 01:36 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: BobS]
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Registered: 07/08/07
Posts: 1268
Loc: Northeastern Ontario, Canada
I know, this is an old post but,

Today I got a BIG surprise when I filled-up the work truck at $1.26/litre for regular unleaded gas! That works out to $4.77/US Gal or $5.67/Imperial Gal.

It was over $130.00 to fill-up the truck, that hurts.

Mike

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#130935 - 04/24/08 10:58 AM Re: Gas Prices [Re: ]
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Offline
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Registered: 08/03/07
Posts: 3078
Hi IzzyJG99

Quote:
My Toyota Corolla Sport has a ten gallon tank. At $3.45 (Where I get my gas. A Circle K.) is costs $34.50 give or take a cent or two. I get 35 to the gallon on that.



Yesterday, for the day, I had a drive in a Fiat Panda and was quite amazed at its abilities considering the size of the vehicle and how cheap it was. It was quite a fun car to drive around town. I was also suprised on how roomy internally the car was also. The Fiat Panda 1.2 ltr petrol engine gives a combined 50mpg.


Fiat Panda.

I even ended up in the local Fiat showroom and the little Fiat 500 looked pretty interesting as well.

http://cars.uk.msn.com/Reviews/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5468573



The 1.3 ltr Diesel engine gives a combined 67 mpg and the more sporty 1.4 ltr petrol model giving a combined 45 mpg.

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#130953 - 04/24/08 02:02 PM Re: Gas Prices [Re: SwampDonkey]
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Originally Posted By: SwampDonkey
It was over $130.00 to fill-up the truck, that hurts.

For a second, I was wondering, "Is that in Canadian or US dollars?" Oh wait...it doesn't matter anymore... As an American, that hurts, too. frown

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