Bob

hehe....yeah, diesel is good in the summer as some places start to sell it to tourists...or people that use old veg oil...lovely smelling stuff that

hybrids aren't bad though, especially around here when diesel really isn't a viable source...especially second hand...

Ozzidoc

EEk

:scared:

TruBrit

is that all...lol i heard $5 just like in the uk nowt you can do just grin and bear it and get rid of your gas guzzlers...it has been so cheap here...lol not long ago our avian water was more expensive than the gas.

Bob

speaking of avian, local place has that and perrier for dirt cheap right now...anyway, petrol...plenty of RV's for sale, dirt cheap around here *l*

Lord Lionheart

Avian - bottled water for birds

USBound

we just did 2140 miles from LA to Green Bay and averaged 20mpg/$2.90pg... harsh tho as the prices here (Green Bay) have gone up 10c in 2 days and are continuing to rise.

frrussre

Heck of a drive. We did 3500 mile round trip last year.
Reg. Frank R.

Bob

the local ocean state job lots is just random, they also have loads of bisto granules for a couple bucks as well as pg tips, and some proper marmalade...so hmmm...

frrussre

This notice just arrived in my Gas card bill. Maybe they want me to feel sorry for them. Woe, they only made $33 billion last year.
Reg. Frank R.

Where do your
gas dollars go?
The biggest component of the price of gasoline recently around 60% - is the cost of crude oil. Worldwide, crude prices have more than doubled in the past two years,
causing gas prices to rise.
Refining, transportation and marketing account for another 20% of the pump price. Then there are federal and state taxes:
currently about 20%.
Today, the U.S. has around 170,000 service stations. ExxonMobil owns - and sets pump
Average U.S. gasoline price: January 2006 prices - at less than 1,000 of them. The vast
majority are independent businesses, whose gross profit per gallon is around 5% - that’s less than 12 cents, based on the average price in January.
Of course, the price you pay at the pump goes up and down. This is due to supply and demand: for crude oil globally, and for gasoline locally. But the way the money is split - between governments, suppliers, refiners and station owners - has hardly changed in 25 years.
E&onMobil
Taking on the world’s toughest energy chaIlenges
BOXOMPBLAFO4O6
$1.39
CRUDE OIL
MANUFACTURING $0.46
& MARKETING _________
TAXES $0.46
TOTAL $2.31
II

Bob

yeah, doesn't go down so well when you find out that one of the top dog CEO's got a $400M retirement bonus does it...

AmerLisa

Just passed the local Chevron station on the way home - it was $2.95 for unleaded, $3.05 for premium..... :scared: :scared:

frrussre

Bob, I guess they think we are going to feel sorry for them
Reg. Frank R.

anotherlimey

I saw $2.99 down here on Saturday.

Here's a graph of the average price over the last 2 years:

http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_retail_pr...t.aspx?time=24

Bob

I know, poor pauper having to slum it on a mere $400M bonus...cheeky gits

wmoore

AU$1.25 / litre in Queensland at the moment for regular unleaded, which equates to about US$3.53 / gallon.