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fire83tug 03-10-2008 03:33 PM

$2.97 a hour ago. Wooo hooo, what a bargain :doh:

Brian78 03-10-2008 04:20 PM

i dont pay for gas

Marker54 03-10-2008 05:22 PM

$2.99 yesterday.

...fill it with the cheap shit!

Mike295 03-10-2008 07:38 PM

dude.. its such a fucking rip. summer expect 4 bucks

Mike295 03-10-2008 07:39 PM

exxon makes 10 million dollars a minute

gsxryager024 03-10-2008 07:45 PM

did you know Mark up on gas is about 100%. If we marked up a car that much a Accord would be worth 45k. That means in order for the oil company's to break even they could charge $1.50 a gallon!

Mike295 03-10-2008 07:50 PM

http://www.energy.ca.gov/gasoline/margins/index.html

FDNYDANO18 03-11-2008 10:39 PM

actually... oil companies make 8 to 15 cents per gallon at the pump.

the government collects about $1.50 per gallon in taxes for providing no service in getting the gas to you.... so who is actually :take_it: you?

the simple answer..... EVERYONE involved including commodities traders

Mike295 03-12-2008 08:30 AM

its about speculatin its all being traded on speculation and it is not regulated at all. they are actually trading on a 5% margin and they never take delivery.. put a rule in that if you trade X amount of barrales per month you must take physical delivery of x ammount of barrals.. watch and see how oil prices plumet.

my old neighbor used to trade oil (way back in the day) but basicly said that ships are filled with oil they go out to sea and change ports of delivery 5 -10 times before they offload. I can only imagine how it is now adays...

jcblitz 03-12-2008 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mike295 (Post 83453)
its about speculatin its all being traded on speculation and it is not regulated at all. they are actually trading on a 5% margin and they never take delivery.. put a rule in that if you trade X amount of barrales per month you must take physical delivery of x ammount of barrals.. watch and see how oil prices plumet.

my old neighbor used to trade oil (way back in the day) but basicly said that ships are filled with oil they go out to sea and change ports of delivery 5 -10 times before they offload. I can only imagine how it is now adays...

+1 They were talking about this on NPR on Friday I believe. What sucks is OPEC can't do anything to help either, it's not about oil supply.

duc748pilot 03-20-2008 04:10 PM

dont bitch...im already paying over 4.00 for a gallon for diesel. I feel like slitting my wrists every time i hand over my card. im basically working at this point to be able to afford to drive to work!

High_Revs_17 03-20-2008 04:32 PM

Ironic isn't it...I can recall some diesel rates being under $1.00/gal. 15 years ago that were still cheaper than gas rates at the time.

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Originally Posted by 600rrpilot (Post 83850)
dont bitch...im already paying over 4.00 for a gallon for diesel. I feel like slitting my wrists every time i hand over my card. im basically working at this point to be able to afford to drive to work!


duc748pilot 03-20-2008 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by High_Revs_17 (Post 83852)
Ironic isn't it...I can recall some diesel rates being under $1.00 15 years ago.

when i started driving....what...5-6 years ago...diesel was like 95 cents.

Cakes206 03-20-2008 04:34 PM

Cheap 4cyl commuter ;)

High_Revs_17 03-20-2008 04:44 PM

At least you're not driving one of these for your income. We all know that's a whole other story.

http://www.truckaccidentlawyerblog.c...torTrailer.jpg

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Originally Posted by 600rrpilot (Post 83853)
when i started driving....what...5-6 years ago...diesel was like 95 cents.



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