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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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I hate this world.
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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Never had that prob lem
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximum Tune
You know someone will just take a small drill and make a hole in the bottom of a car's tank and drain out the gas.
easier to just throw a ski mask on and take the plates off a car
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Epacy
I hate this world.
put me in the will for your car please
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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Happen to my Honda that was sitting in front of my drive way. Had a full tank of gas and the next day it was empty. I didn't care because the car was totalled. So i got locking gas caps on all my cars.
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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Holy ******* $hit !!!!!!!! Premium is $3.46 at my local Marathon gas station that I always use. And thats the cheapest gas station around here.
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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i cant believe this shyt guys -im about to go out right now and go "shopping" lol
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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its gonna start happenin. 3 bucks a gallon aint cheap. suv's will be goin on fire alot too.
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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Blaming the next increase on the hurricane in the south.
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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The hurricane hasnt made prices any better. I have already switched to using the T. sad.........................................
Old Aug 31, 2005 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkYDK
I remember when i still used to live in Ukraine... gas theft was very common. They would come to your car with a regular hose, gas tank and a screw driver and completely empty out your tank. Sometimes, for the hell of it they would pour water back it so that it would take you a while to figure out what happend. That was so messed up.
I don't remember that in when I lived in Ukraine. What I do remember is gas stations having shot guns and guard dogs. And also going to "warehouses" to syphon gas.
Old Aug 31, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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I have noticed that the hysteria is kicking it up a notch--I've been spewing my "bedlam" theory as the thieves have no clue what they should charge anymore. At 2.79 the lines are out the station and onto the road. A Valero went up 30 cents overnight to 3 bucks, had to cash in on that easy money. The Sunoco that was 3.08 on the other hand only went up to 3.12. Yet ask any of these gasoline retailers and oil execs, and nobody ain't makin' no money. I just hope they have the sense to send their kids to Harvard so they don't have to thieve that way their parents do.
Old Aug 31, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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[QUOTE=Frank Fontaine]

These is a Shell and a BP station here on 4th Ave. in Brooklyn. The difference on high test used to be a few cents. This morning I went to get gas for my wife's car and the Shell station is charging 15 cents more for high test. $3.13 9/10 and thats just the begining.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by ramberg

These is a Shell and a BP station here on 4th Ave. in Brooklyn. The difference on high test used to be a few cents. This morning I went to get gas for my wife's car and the Shell station is charging 15 cents more for high test. $3.13 9/10 and thats just the begining.
Just think how cheap that super is, $0.15/$2.98 (3.13 minus 15 cents) = 5% more for super than regular. When regular was 1.099 and super 1.299, super was 18.2% more. So you can say super is cheap today, or, in reality, artificially priced. Just go to the phila airport, where each grade is 1 cent more than the last. I'm not kidding. It's like 3.219, 3.229, 3.239. If that doesn't show you it's totally irrelevant what they charge for each grade, I don't know what will!
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Frank Fontaine
Just think how cheap that super is, $0.15/$2.98 (3.13 minus 15 cents) = 5% more for super than regular. When regular was 1.099 and super 1.299, super was 18.2% more. So you can say super is cheap today, or, in reality, artificially priced. Just go to the phila airport, where each grade is 1 cent more than the last. I'm not kidding. It's like 3.219, 3.229, 3.239. If that doesn't show you it's totally irrelevant what they charge for each grade, I don't know what will!
I should of said super was $313 9/10 at Shell and $2.97 9/10 at BP which is a block away. Sorry
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 05:14 AM
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On the news today they showed a gas station in Atlanta, Ga charging over 6 dollars for gas. These owners should be put in jail. NJ Turnpike stations just went up to $2.899 for hign test. I quess I will be paying over $3.00 a gallon on my trip to Mass. this weekend. I can't let these prices ruin my way of life. I am retired and love to travel. I just came back from Fl. after a 3 week trip.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ramberg
On the news today they showed a gas station in Atlanta, Ga charging over 6 dollars for gas. These owners should be put in jail. NJ Turnpike stations just went up to $2.899 for hign test. I quess I will be paying over $3.00 a gallon on my trip to Mass. this weekend. I can't let these prices ruin my way of life. I am retired and love to travel. I just came back from Fl. after a 3 week trip.
You may have to cut back on the stogies and the Jack Daniels, ramberg! But I imagine pigs may fly before that happens, lol!
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Bobo
You may have to cut back on the stogies and the Jack Daniels, ramberg! But I imagine pigs may fly before that happens, lol!
Never happen. As I was driving home today from doing my errands. one station was charging $3.059 for super and two blocks down they were charging $3.629 for super. A bunch of crooks.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 11:37 AM
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speaking of crooks
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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The problem with Maximas is, they will take a flathead and pry your gas cover off then syphen it out. Which I dont mind them stealing my gas, but ****ing up the car is something else.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by tripleGmax
speaking of crooks

Holy crap, there should be a law that should prevent owners/companies from price gouging. Well up here in Canada, we can only wish to be paying what you guys are down south. To put this into perspective, our regular gas just shot up today to approximately $1.20 per litre. Even when accounting for exchange differences, we are getting hosed with taxes and price gouging as well.

Damn, I am in the wrong line of work. Anyone know if there are openings at these gas companies? :P
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