Jason's Storm Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Its $3.49/gal here. Thank goodness we have PRICELINE and HOTWIRE.~JS Jason's Storm- Making one killer deal after another. With something other than a machete to the head. From the ashes of Friday the 13th Forum, rises Friday the 13th: The Community. A new beginning has arrived.
mrxow Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 It's about 20 cents a gallon more where I am at, but I have a Shell Mastercard and they give 5% back, so that is about 18 cents at current prices. Some Shell stations around here cost more, but others are at the low end. With the 5% back they are unbeatable. I don't understand why everybody that can qualify for one doesn't have one...I did see an offer for 7% off for 6 months at 76 stations if you apply for one of their gas cards (not a credit card) There is a $35 maximum benefit. So that is only $500 worth of gas - 130 - 140 gallons I guess? Not a whole lot of gas for me. Not sure it is worth the trouble...But the Shell Mastercard is a winner.
rapazfreiburg Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 Its $3.49/gal here. Thank goodness we have PRICELINE and HOTWIRE.~JSThat's cheap ;-) It's about $8.50/gal including taxes here.
mrxow Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 Yea, but the Euro goes farther than the dollar and all the difference in cost goes to taxes which the government would have to collect from you in some other way if they didn't collect it on gas. Your other taxes would have to be higher to make up the difference if your gas was the same price as ours and the government wanted to maintain the same levels of spending on services. Energy should not be wasted, but it is wasted in the US all the time. Having that high price has encouraged more efficient cars and transportation systems, too, compared to the waste and sprawl we have to contend with here... :)
rapazfreiburg Posted April 21, 2008 Report Posted April 21, 2008 Yea, but the Euro goes farther than the dollar...That's true, but if the Euro wasn't so strong, gas prices would be even higher here in EUR because oil is (still) being traded in US$.
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