Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11233755)

We have 1 native owned station, but they always price match the big guys, so they pass no savings onto the public.

Every station in town is the same exact price 99% of the time, that 1% someone isn't, its always 145.9 everywhere, but someone will put up 145.8. That is about all the savings around these parts.

Makes me wish I was on the border still in Abbotsford, I'd go across and get gas, the city there is right on the border, go early or late in the day, and you can get across, get gas, and be back across in under 15 minutes.

At current prices and adjusting for the exchange rate, would save me about 20 dollars a tank, so 40-80 a month, not huge, but not small either for me.

Originally Posted by bats (Post 11233951)

Prices vary here, more expensive nearer the 401. Pioneer and ultramarine are usually cheapest. The gas stations on the three reserves all sell cheaper gas but it does have to be on or near your route to make it worthwhile.

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11233941)

Or people already have the smallest car possible within their budget and can't get much smaller without going to a motorcycle....

Originally Posted by orly (Post 11234016)

Our car is 1.6l. We drive greater distances and insurance costs more here.
My car back home was 1.3 but I don't think it was really much more efficient overall. The savings were in driving low distance and insurance.

To be honest if it was just me I'd get rid of the car. We probably pay about $450/mth total for insurance, gas, maintenance etc. I'd be able to function perfectly well with an $85 monthly bus pass and renting a car on a weekend occasionally if I had some longer distance to travel or was going to Big-Flatpack-Furniture-Store Incorporated for example. Of course, my wife sees things differently...

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11235736)

Went up to 146.9 today, first time ever I have had to pay over 70 dollars for a tank of gas, luckily it will last about 2 weeks, so its not frequent but I feel bad for those commuting to Whistler for work at these prices.

I could not imagine owning a large vehicle with a large tank if it cost 73 dollars for a Sunfire..

Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 11236527)

127.9c at the Shell by my place

of course I use premium, which is 142.9c

costs me $100 or so to fill and that normally sees me 600km

Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 11236527)

of course I use premium, which is 142.9c

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11236932)

Don't you have some sort of Asian granny box thingy? Surely it'll work on regular or less.

Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 11236941)

yeah, however it really doesn't like regular...and after reading a few posts on the owners forums, it appears its down to the Ethanol content of the regular grade gas

it actually tells you this in the owners manual, you're advised not to use gas with a high ethanol content (>10%). Regular 87 at the pumps here says it's 15% ethanol

when running it on regular, i get intermittent Check Engine Lights for catalytic convertor efficiency, but no such trouble when it's running on premium!

i was led to believe a few other Japanese manufacturers suggest this too, however, I can only comment on Honda/Acura!