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geoffsimpson · 02-29-2008, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie1491

$1.169 per liter in Metro Vancouver.
I think that is $4.51 US per US gal. for reg. (87)

Same for the interior of the province right now. However reports state we'll hit $1.50 this summer...in 'mericun that should be around $5.78/gal.

I felt bad until I saw Buster's prices. I've heard the UK was through the roof...it's almost like they're on an island or something.

SNAFU · 02-29-2008, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie1491

$1.169 per liter in Metro Vancouver.
I think that is $4.51 US per US gal. for reg. (87)

$1.09 per liter here but get .11 a liter for Superbucks. I wonder what Toronto is paying?

geoffsimpson · 02-29-2008, 11:53 AM

TO: 99.9 - 108.9
Ottawa: 101.3 - 115.9

SNAFU · 02-29-2008, 12:03 PM

Thanks Geoff. Are you ridin' yet?

geoffsimpson · 02-29-2008, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNAFU

Thanks Geoff. Are you ridin' yet?

4 feet of snow in my front yard and 6" of ice in my driveway....and our roads are covered in sand, potholes and ice in the shady spots...so not yet.

Soooooon though...soooooooon. My M's all apart right now waiting on my lazy butt and warmer weather to install the lowering kit and forward controls.

Sooooooooooon....i saw your weather report today...you got some time too doncha!

**inspiron** · 02-29-2008, 12:42 PM

I would imagine it's pushing close to $7 per gallon in Europe now, due to the weak dollar.

Tooltech · 02-29-2008, 01:52 PM

$2.13 E-85
$2.90 regular

ORBrit · 02-29-2008, 02:26 PM

$3.43 reg 87 at Chevron here in Eugene

frostbitevinnie · 02-29-2008, 05:16 PM

I paid $2.99 this week, not sure what it is today.

BTW, our all knowing legislators think it is imperative that we pay more for gas so they passed a gas tax this week I believe around .09 that will take effect in two stages.

Almost forgot that the next step is for our lawmakers to require all MN residents to bend over and take one in the asinine

Uncle B · 02-29-2008, 06:46 PM

Gas Prices???

How many of you that travel the same road to and from work look for the cheapest fuel prices?

Are do you just stop along the way at a station that is convenience to stop in not looking at their fuel prices???

Me I fuel price shop, I have five {5} stations to pass on my way to and from work.

palanon · 02-29-2008, 08:09 PM

It doesn't pay to look anymore. I have finally given in to the fact that I'm the oil company's biotch.

"Thank you, may I have another."

Alex13 · 02-29-2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palanon

It doesn't pay to look anymore. I have finally given in to the fact that I'm the oil company's biotch.

"Thank you, may I have another."

lol

**drgibson** · 02-29-2008, 10:47 PM

While we have it bad think about this.
The race fuel that most the motorcycle racers use MR9 is up to $22.93 a gallon.

busa-boy33 · 03-01-2008, 06:49 AM

Rising gas prices is bad enough but what riles me up is that normally in the past when these prices start to finally stop going up they level off at the "new" gas price standard and leave you sitting there for a while..

I remember one year the gas price soared and was steadily going up. People started to gripe and riot.. (well maybe not riot) so the prices stopped going up only to level off at the new price which was still entirely too high.. but we adjusted to it.

Now we are pushing the 4.00/per gal and I bet the new price will level out around 3.50/per gal now.

Regal · 03-02-2008, 08:09 AM

I used to blame the oil companies/ OPEC/ and the like, but isn't it true that it really is the big money people buying and selling oil on the stock market that is the real reason for the price increases?? One of them wanted to be the very first to pay $100.00 per barrel, so he bid it up. Then sold it at a loss just so he could be the first for bragging rights. It REALLY grips me when these guys play games with money and drive our prices up. Big money and politics as usual I guess. The little people will pay the bills.

Low&Slow · 03-02-2008, 08:18 AM

While you correct that markets control the price of oil and not the oil companies, I reserve the right to act like a ten year old and blame the guy with all the money in his hand.

Uncle B · 03-02-2008, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Low&Slow

While you correct that markets control the price of oil and not the oil companies, I reserve the right to act like a ten year old and blame the guy with all the money in his hand.

and the guy with all the mony is not me!!!

frostbitevinnie · 03-02-2008, 09:20 AM

These are the dudes setting the oil prices:
nymex (new york mercantile exchange),IPE (International Petroleum Exchange in London) ,simex (Singapore International Monetary Exchange)

Honestly, I think it is unfair to blame the oil co's for their profits. We buy the gas and they take a small cut from each gallon we buy. What company does not do this? Who is making the most profit on gas sales? Hmmm, lets see.

The Tax Foundation - State and Federal Treasuries "Profit" More from Gasoline Sales than U.S. Oil Industry

Oil Profits from 1977 to 2004******Fed & State taxes from 1977 to 2004
********$643 *********************** $1,343.1************

Thats in billions of $'s folks.

Uuuhhh, me thinks the gubment takes more than double what the oil co's do, at least that is what the figures say. And what does the gubment do with these profits? Gives grants to institutions to study what a frisbee flys or preforms a media spin telling us how bad those capitalist oil companies are and how they are ripping us off with full knowledge that they (the gubment) is raking us over the coals. And at the same time puts blocks up to severely minimize new exploration, building new refineries leaving us with no choice but to buy foreign oil from such totalitarian dictators like Hugo Chavez. Yeah, good idea lets finance a ruthless dictator!!

WalMart has made huge profits from selling us cheap Chinese crap. And why do they have big profits? We buy their crap. No sales, no profit.

It all comes down to supply and demand. Today we have new oil hungry consumers, China and India. Demand increases (China and India are outpacing the US demand for oil), supply decreases and the price goes up. Econ 101.

It is pretty simple to offset your personal cost of oil. BUY OIL STOCKS!! Especially Canadian oil trusts, very good dividends, I average 12%/yr on div. alone.

Class dismissed, it's 3 hours to Miller time!!

**87gsxrnut** · 03-03-2008, 06:04 PM

Beer will be going up too dude. Drink now while it is cheap:

Pizza and Beer prices skyrocket

I'm switching to vodka.

- Nut

palanon · 03-03-2008, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87gsxrnut

Beer will be going up too dude. Drink now while it is cheap:

Pizza and Beer prices skyrocket

I'm switching to vodka.

- Nut

No, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!

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02-29-2008, 12:03 PM	#44 (permalink)
SNAFU Leaned over, knee down Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 M50 Thundercat Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 4,715	Thanks Geoff. Are you ridin' yet? __________________

02-29-2008, 12:42 PM	#46 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,684	I would imagine it's pushing close to $7 per gallon in Europe now, due to the weak dollar. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

02-29-2008, 01:52 PM	#47 (permalink)
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02-29-2008, 02:26 PM	#48 (permalink)
ORBrit U.B's LoveChild Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard S50 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 1,067	$3.43 reg 87 at Chevron here in Eugene __________________ Ranked best in the nation by NHTSA for Motorcycle Safety Course best practices.

02-29-2008, 05:16 PM	#49 (permalink)
frostbitevinnie No Significant Other Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: 07' C90T 76' MT250 Location: 3rd house NW of the Depot Posts: 2,391	I paid $2.99 this week, not sure what it is today. BTW, our all knowing legislators think it is imperative that we pay more for gas so they passed a gas tax this week I believe around .09 that will take effect in two stages. Almost forgot that the next step is for our lawmakers to require all MN residents to bend over and take one in the asinine __________________ "People are more violently opposed to fur than leather, because it's easier to harass rich women than Bikers..." ---Unknown Last edited by frostbitevinnie; 02-29-2008 at 05:20 PM.

02-29-2008, 06:46 PM	#50 (permalink)
Uncle B M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Location: Gordon Texas Latitude: 32.54833 Longitude: -98.36889 Posts: 3,954	Gas Prices??? How many of you that travel the same road to and from work look for the cheapest fuel prices? Are do you just stop along the way at a station that is convenience to stop in not looking at their fuel prices??? Me I fuel price shop, I have five {5} stations to pass on my way to and from work. __________________ Ride Safe, Ride Long, & Have Fun Benjamin Franklin> They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security. http://www.gordontexas.net/ http://www.gordonvfd.com/

02-29-2008, 08:09 PM	#51 (permalink)
palanon No Significant Other Joined: Apr 2006 Bike: 2003 Bandit 1200S Location: Newmarket, NH Posts: 2,308	It doesn't pay to look anymore. I have finally given in to the fact that I'm the oil company's biotch. "Thank you, may I have another." __________________ " In the name of the Speedo, the Tach and the Holy Throttle, amen. "

02-29-2008, 10:47 PM	#53 (permalink)
drgibson Thumper Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,417	While we have it bad think about this. The race fuel that most the motorcycle racers use MR9 is up to $22.93 a gallon. __________________ Looking for better fuel economy? Consider a KLR... Better gas milage then a Prius or a Smart car, and it won't cost you an arm and a leg and your testosterone.

03-01-2008, 06:49 AM	#54 (permalink)
busa-boy33 M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,922	Rising gas prices is bad enough but what riles me up is that normally in the past when these prices start to finally stop going up they level off at the "new" gas price standard and leave you sitting there for a while.. I remember one year the gas price soared and was steadily going up. People started to gripe and riot.. (well maybe not riot) so the prices stopped going up only to level off at the new price which was still entirely too high.. but we adjusted to it. Now we are pushing the 4.00/per gal and I bet the new price will level out around 3.50/per gal now.

03-02-2008, 08:09 AM	#55 (permalink)
Regal Newbie Joined: Dec 2007 Bike: Suzuki VL1500 Location: Iowa Posts: 15	I used to blame the oil companies/ OPEC/ and the like, but isn't it true that it really is the big money people buying and selling oil on the stock market that is the real reason for the price increases?? One of them wanted to be the very first to pay $100.00 per barrel, so he bid it up. Then sold it at a loss just so he could be the first for bragging rights. It REALLY grips me when these guys play games with money and drive our prices up. Big money and politics as usual I guess. The little people will pay the bills.

03-02-2008, 08:18 AM	#56 (permalink)
Low&Slow Fifth gear streak Joined: Sep 2006 Bike: 07 Vulcan 1600 Classic Location: Bell City, Louisiana Posts: 1,324	While you correct that markets control the price of oil and not the oil companies, I reserve the right to act like a ten year old and blame the guy with all the money in his hand. __________________ I believe that sex is the most beautiful, wholesome, natural thing money can buy.Steve Martin

03-02-2008, 09:20 AM	#58 (permalink)
frostbitevinnie No Significant Other Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: 07' C90T 76' MT250 Location: 3rd house NW of the Depot Posts: 2,391	These are the dudes setting the oil prices: nymex (new york mercantile exchange),IPE (International Petroleum Exchange in London) ,simex (Singapore International Monetary Exchange) Honestly, I think it is unfair to blame the oil co's for their profits. We buy the gas and they take a small cut from each gallon we buy. What company does not do this? Who is making the most profit on gas sales? Hmmm, lets see. The Tax Foundation - State and Federal Treasuries "Profit" More from Gasoline Sales than U.S. Oil Industry Oil Profits from 1977 to 2004****Fed & State taxes from 1977 to 2004 ****$643 ******************* $1,343.1********** Thats in billions of $'s folks. Uuuhhh, me thinks the gubment takes more than double what the oil co's do, at least that is what the figures say. And what does the gubment do with these profits? Gives grants to institutions to study what a frisbee flys or preforms a media spin telling us how bad those capitalist oil companies are and how they are ripping us off with full knowledge that they (the gubment) is raking us over the coals. And at the same time puts blocks up to severely minimize new exploration, building new refineries leaving us with no choice but to buy foreign oil from such totalitarian dictators like Hugo Chavez. Yeah, good idea lets finance a ruthless dictator!! WalMart has made huge profits from selling us cheap Chinese crap. And why do they have big profits? We buy their crap. No sales, no profit. It all comes down to supply and demand. Today we have new oil hungry consumers, China and India. Demand increases (China and India are outpacing the US demand for oil), supply decreases and the price goes up. Econ 101. It is pretty simple to offset your personal cost of oil. BUY OIL STOCKS!! Especially Canadian oil trusts, very good dividends, I average 12%/yr on div. alone. Class dismissed, it's 3 hours to Miller time!! __________________ "People are more violently opposed to fur than leather, because it's easier to harass rich women than Bikers..." ---Unknown

03-03-2008, 06:04 PM	#59 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,173	Beer will be going up too dude. Drink now while it is cheap: Pizza and Beer prices skyrocket I'm switching to vodka. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

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