gas prices

**cancam99ss** · 02-26-2011, 06:03 PM

I just paid 3.75 shell i only put premium

**Z28_Driver** · 02-26-2011, 06:08 PM

Its not just speculators that make gas cost so much.
Salaries at the refinery get pretty high for trades and just plain nuts for planners.
Government regulations drive the cost. Excess cost all over the place.
Just plain blows!

**Z28Nathan** · 02-28-2011, 10:25 AM

i'm somewhat glad my DD takes regular unleaded. Premium is over 3.50......

**35th-ANV-SS** · 02-28-2011, 10:42 AM

$3.39 for 87 Octane in Northwest, IN.

I believe it is close to $4 a gallon in Chicago for 87 Octane.

I don't let gas prices bother me. You have to drive regardless and I have no control over it so why bitch.

My last fill-up in the Impala LTZ, which has around a 16 gallon tank was $55. That lasts me a week if I am lucky. In the summer when the SS comes out to play, I spend double that a week between both cars. The SS can easily go through a tank of gas in a few days and being I put 92+ Octane in it only, it costs even more to drive it than the Impala.

It is what it is. My guess would be I spend roughly $400-$500 a month in gas between both cars in the summer.

**14camarolover** · 02-28-2011, 10:45 AM

I just got my z28 cammed out stall and more stuff and it wastes alot of gasss. I put unleaded for now .its expeNsive

**'02 WS6** · 02-28-2011, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by 14camarolover

I just got my z28 cammed out stall and more stuff and it wastes alot of gasss. I put unleaded for now .its expeNsive

Is your car tuned or do you have the new mods happy feet? There's plenty of H\C A4s that get around 20mpg+ and tons of M6 (mine included) that get 24mpgs+.

$3.45 for junky 90 "high octane" which is the highest they carry here in the Tx Panhandle.

**Firebirdjones** · 02-28-2011, 11:25 AM

There are things you can do in the tune with your part throttle cruising areas and find 2-4 mpg. Just have to find a good tuner.

**RagTop** · 02-28-2011, 11:55 AM

The California 91 octane crap was going for $3.99 at the local cut rate ARCO station yesterday, but it is going up daily. I actually felt blessed that I was driving my 69 Mustang and it can use mid grade. Hey, it was only $3.89! Bargain, huh? But I feel good that I am safeguarding the little animals by not drilling for oil here in our own backyard and dropping my pants and leaning over an oil barrel for a bunch of third world garbage. How about you?

**RagTop** · 02-28-2011, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by sjsingle1

and there is no OIL SHORTAGE.......just speculators driving the price of oil up

Exactly! This isn't a supply or demand issue, it's an "I think I can make a buck off a shortage when the Middle East turns to crap politically" issue. Even with our great good friends the Saudis promising to increase their production to offset any problems elsewhere, the fear in the investment community is enough to drive up futures. Imagine if we were pumping our own oil from the North Slope in Alaska. Then our enemies wouldn't have us by the cahones. But, we would be risking the futures of little animals everywhere.

**Faught** · 02-28-2011, 12:03 PM

if ya know where to go, like i do, you can get 93 octane for $2.50 a gal. but at most places its $3.30-$3.60

**Firebirdjones** · 02-28-2011, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by RagTop

But I feel good that I am safeguarding the little animals by not drilling for oil here in our own backyard and dropping my pants and leaning over an oil barrel for a bunch of third world garbage. How about you?

I don't feel good about it. I say drill drill drill.

**fury78** · 03-01-2011, 12:41 AM

You can be happy.......I have paid 1,29 €/l, ( with actual €/$ rate it equals to 6,73 $/gal ).........and the best mileage of my cars is with the Z28.......

**jetaws6** · 03-01-2011, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by fury78

You can be happy.......I have paid 1,29 €/l, ( with actual €/$ rate it equals to 6,73 $/gal ).........and the best mileage of my cars is with the Z28.......

Whats minimum wage there?

**travz28** · 03-01-2011, 05:47 AM

paid 3.51 in SE Missouri saturday night only bought 10 bucks haha. just enough to go out and have a little fun

**35th-ANV-SS** · 03-01-2011, 05:51 AM

I stand corrected of my earlier post. I bought this morning on the way to work. $3.59/gallon in a bad neighborhood. This was for 87 Octane.

**fury78** · 03-01-2011, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by jetaws6

Whats minimum wage there?

Depends, but with minimum wage you can not afford cars like these (specially for the maintenance and mileage ).......

**Firebirdjones** · 03-01-2011, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by 35th-ANV-SS

I stand corrected of my earlier post. I bought this morning on the way to work. $3.59/gallon in a bad neighborhood. This was for 87 Octane.

**rc74racer** · 03-01-2011, 09:07 AM

93 is about $3.50 around here. Hopefully the GTO I'm picking up next month doesn't get much worse than my SS with 410s. My bike will see a lot of miles this year.

**RobertSS** · 03-03-2011, 01:51 AM

hi there ! you are lucky you live in USA ......i paid yesterday 1,37 euro for 1 liter .....its 7,15 $ for 1 Gallon.......

greets Robert/Vienna

**jetaws6** · 03-03-2011, 03:44 AM

It would be nice to know what minimum wage is over in Europe. you guys are comparing your prices to ours and if minimum wage was 2 euros an hour then that would be expensive. If its 7.50 euros an hour like it is over here then that's not so bad