I gave up checking petrol prices to the cent a long time ago. I need a car, car needs petrol to run. I just try not to think about it

I do know that in general prices in my town are +/- 10c/litre cheaper than down in the city, & that the gas station in the village where my son lives is always cheaper than that. I fill up the car when I go over there.

Ontario is significantly cheaper still, & as I'm regularly over there, I do try & calculate my journeys to allow me to fill an empty tank there at the last possible moment before hitting the road home.

I do have a petrol budget for the extra-curricular vehicles in my life; it's not looking good for this summer

Having said all that, with this thread in mind, I did note that the local price today is 1,379/litre. I winced.

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I hadn't heard of that, have you ever compared the gas mileage when switching between grades? I assume it's one of those Ecoboost engines?

I think manufacturers have switched onto the Ethanol thing in more recent times and are making engines able to cope with higher contents of different chemicals/detergents

Mate back home just bought one of those Ford S-Max things now that he's towing around a few kids. Said it cost nearly 90 quid to fill it...so in J. Clarkson voice "still...could be worse".

Must be a decent size tank if it's $73 for your car. I don't think I can get much more than $60 in our Corolla.

$55 fills up my Pontiac Matrix

15% ethanol? Wouldn't that cut about 8% off the energy available in the fuel?

If so, you're effectively paying about the same per mile for premium as you would for cheapskate. At least when rolling along the road and not sitting stationary at a traffic light.

I believe it says "may contain up to..." a certain percentage of ethanol. Can't recall if it's 10% of 15% as I didn't pay close enough attention.

I haven't tried switching grades but will do so next time it needs filling and will report any noticeable difference.

Does Ethanol not act as a gas line anti freeze

A: Gasoline sold in Ontario is required to have an overall ethanol content of five per cent. But, as not all engines can tolerate it, you'll typically find 10 per cent ethanol in regular gas, five per cent in mid-grade, and none in premium grades.


Extra gas-line antifreeze agents generally shouldn't be necessary for most regular and mid-grade users except, perhaps, in extreme conditions. Premium gas users should consult their owner's manual for recommendations on gas additives.


Before the government ethanol requirement took effect, many major oil refiners sold gas without ethanol during the winter, stating it was unnecessary – although they've always been more than happy to sell it to you in those little bottles.


Keeping your tank more than half-full in winter helps minimize condensation and avert potential problems.

I guess drivers in Florida and California don't really care about the gas line anti freeze properties of ethanol

So in Ajax today gas is down to $1:07 Happy times !!!

I haven't seen gas that low in several years in Canada, so long ago....lol

It's a 1.24 in Squamish, BC as of 4pm when I was out and saw the signs. Was 1.26 on Monday, and 1.27 for the 2 weeks prior, so has gone down. I don't expect it to ever get as low as 1.07 though, and nowhere close to the 94 cents some in Edmonton had reported.

If I had travelled a few extra km it is $1:06 to a Costco low of $1:04 geez the war on ISIS is paying dividends

Seems Vancouver is around 1.18 according to gas buddy.

We always get to pay a premium where I am over Vancouver even though Vancouver has more taxes on their gas, but gas companies like a captive audience so they jack up the prices.

95.9 is the lowest in Regina, 1.02 at most others.

What is this lovely gas price app you are using?