Gas prices

[Leadeye]

I'm lucky to have the gardener work all this stuff out for me.

 

[ditcherman]

makes me feel like I'm wining,

that’s all that matters.

 

[bwframe]

Let me get this straight. To save a dime or few per gallon of gas, we have to pay inflated prices in the grocery store...

You have to shop smart. Refuse to pay the inflated pricing and only buy loss leaders on sale. Meat, when on sale in the weekly add. Use the PIA digital coupons on items you always use. Other discounts and X times fuel points for specifics, etc.

Being on your game with storage pays also. Buy a bunch of burger, pork shoulder or loin on sale, it goes right into the freezer, for the next few months. Same goes with the longer storage dairy products. Besides being stocked up for that long time period, you have the option to not go to the grocery for weeks and weeks at a time. Only go to the store when the sales are worth your time and trouble. Also, when not banking much in the way of fuel points, it's a time to hit the other grocery's, especially for small purchases.

The other part of the equation is shopping when the fuel pricing is low, to take advantage of the points. And counting fuel points against other factors. There are times when the points aren't worth the trip or it's cheaper to get gas elsewhere or the best option is to just stay home and not use any gas at all, beyond necessity.

 

[smokingman]

US Oil Exports Hit Record In First Half Of 2023 | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

U.S. crude oil exports hit record highs in the first half of the year, averaging 3.99 million bpd - up nearly 20% from the first half of 2022(which was the previous record), the EIA said on Tuesday.

Exporting millions of barrels a day. Loads of refined product. Is it any wonder gas prices are up?

 

[jamil]

…and when I’m not sure I’ll be able to get the entire 35 gallon limit, I take gas cans to make sure it do.

My truck tank is only 24 gallons. TWENTY FOUR! Why would they put a 24 gallon tank in a truck? Anyone making a truck lower than 30 should get jail time.

But anyway, that's not a bad idea. I have a couple 5 gallon gas cans. Next time I fill up I'll have to drag those along.

 

[actaeon277]

My truck tank is only 24 gallons. TWENTY FOUR! Why would they put a 24 gallon tank in a truck? Anyone making a truck lower than 30 should get jail time.

But anyway, that's not a bad idea. I have a couple 5 gallon gas cans. Next time I fill up I'll have to drag those along.

Assault trucks

No gas tank should be over 3 gallons.
No one needs anymore than that.

And limit speeds to 10 mph.

Universal Background checks to buy a vehicle
Background checks to operate.

 

[Creedmoor]

My Thing 2 is on his way to shoot a Bullseye Match a few miles from our familys place in St Marys Co, Md
Reg was $2.98.9

 

[Creedmoor]

My truck tank is only 24 gallons. TWENTY FOUR! Why would they put a 24 gallon tank in a truck? Anyone making a truck lower than 30 should get jail time.

But anyway, that's not a bad idea. I have a couple 5 gallon gas cans. Next time I fill up I'll have to drag those along.

A real truck starts at 40 gallons of diesel.

 

[oze]

Just saw an article on CarEdge: what do 1983 and 2023 have in common? 10% APR on new car loans.

The average interest rate last month on a new car loan was 9.95%. Over 13% for used cars if your credit score is 750 or higher.

 

[jamil]

Just saw an article on CarEdge: what do 1983 and 2023 have in common? 10% APR on new car loans.

The average interest rate last month on a new car loan was 9.95%. Over 13% for used cars if your credit score is 750 or higher.

Well. Klaus doesn’t want peasants owning cars.

 

[AndreusMaximus]

My Thing 2 is on his way to shoot a Bullseye Match a few miles from our familys place in St Marys Co, Md
Reg was $2.98.9
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$3.36 in Bloomington today. I was greatly surprised, every time world events happen it seems like prices jump, so with everything going on in Israel I expected to see gas over $4 when I went into town today.

 

[d.kaufman]

Local station was $3.09 this morning. $3.59 on way home from work this evening

 

[indyjohn]

churchmouse was always an advocate for keeping adequate stores on hand for times when the pumps would not work because there was no electricity to run them. Buy when it's the lowest in recent history, treat it with stabilizer, hold onto it until the next time around the prices trend down again. We have adopted that plan as well.

We have enough on hand to get all our vehicles out to the country via back roads if they were on E.

 

[Leadeye]

I keep plenty of stabilized gas and diesel handy. Not that I'm going anywhere, but I need it to run machinery.

 

[Super Bee]

Just saw an article on CarEdge: what do 1983 and 2023 have in common? 10% APR on new car loans.

The average interest rate last month on a new car loan was 9.95%. Over 13% for used cars if your credit score is 750 or higher.

Just had a 830 credit score get 9.5 on a camper today.

My sub-primes are 25.99.

If my cost on new units going up over 100 percent wasnt enough.

 

[BugI02]

I keep plenty of stabilized gas and diesel handy. Not that I'm going anywhere, but I need it to run machinery.

And make Molotov cocktails?

 

[oze]

Just had a 830 credit score get 9.5 on a camper today.

My sub-primes are 25.99.

If my cost on new units going up over 100 percent wasnt enough.

Yikes!

 

[rhamersley]

Just had a 830 credit score get 9.5 on a camper today.

My sub-primes are 25.99.

If my cost on new units going up over 100 percent wasnt enough.

Well, was looking to buy a camper in the next year…guess that all has gone up in smoke.

 

[foszoe]

Just had a 830 credit score get 9.5 on a camper today.

My sub-primes are 25.99.

If my cost on new units going up over 100 percent wasnt enough.

9.5?

What % down?

 

[ditcherman]

A real truck starts at 40 gallons of diesel.

I say a real truck starts at 180 gallons.
But my brother more of a Kenworth guy than a Mack fan says 250.