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Dave
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Posted: Wed Apr 27th, 2011 10:18 am |
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jeffy ole boy wrote:
$ 4.18 today for reg here..... 
That's about what we're payin' here...
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weasle1
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Posted: Tue Apr 26th, 2011 08:46 pm |
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| were gettin their paid 3.94 for reg today .
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Tue Apr 26th, 2011 08:09 pm |
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$ 4.18 today for reg here.....
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Dave
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Posted: Fri Apr 22nd, 2011 11:04 am |
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weasle1 wrote:
dave not to long before i retired the plant swiched from propane fueled tow motors to natural gas ones , i drove one ocasonally if a operator was off for the day and ill tell ya they had shit for power under load compared to propane . the co converted because natural gas in ohio is cheaper than propane . a natural gas auto would be the last thing i would want to drive. Yeah, the majority of CNG powered cars I see, are either Honda Civics, Crown Vics (CNG) or MTA buses...
But, propane has been in use for a long, long time. Like I said, ya gotta bump the compression a bit to get the same power as gasoline...
Somethin' about BTU's comes to mind. But, I ain't sure...
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weasle1
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Posted: Thu Apr 21st, 2011 02:08 pm |
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| dave not to long before i retired the plant swiched from propane fueled tow motors to natural gas ones , i drove one ocasonally if a operator was off for the day and ill tell ya they had shit for power under load compared to propane . the co converted because natural gas in ohio is cheaper than propane . a natural gas auto would be the last thing i would want to drive.
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Dave
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Posted: Thu Apr 21st, 2011 10:59 am |
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jeffy ole boy wrote:
It is very hard to understand why we don't produce our own oil... Or even harder to understand why with all of our vast natural gas preserves why don't we just switch over to propane and run it in our vehicles ?? Ok the conventional gas station pumps would be transformed into propane pumps, No big deal there I can see. Seems the big oil companys are ruling us poor peasents. And they will continue to as long as we let them.. We are like Sheep... just following along. We need to make a stand and all stop buying gas for about a week.
Ok my rant is over.... LOL!!
Have you checked out the cost to convert a car to propane? I've been thinkin' along those lines for years. But, the conversion cost is crazy! Here in Cali, its considered an "Alternative Fuel" and you get special treatment (single person in HOV lanes, etc) But, I can't swing the $$ (somewhere north of $3000) last time I checked to convert.
But, you have been able to buy CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) vehicles brand new, off most dealer lots for a long time. Fuel costs are about half of gasoline (a little harder to find a station) internals of the engines last longer, Oil stays cleaner, etc. There are a lot of benefits. But, you have to run higher compression in order to make the same horse-power...
Funny thing is, I see a bunch of GM "Flex-Fuel" vehicles around here. I've never seen a gas station that sells the "E85" here in this state. Might be some? None that I've ever seen. Wonder what all those folks had to pay for that "feature" on their new car?
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Thu Apr 21st, 2011 12:59 am |
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It is very hard to understand why we don't produce our own oil... Or even harder to understand why with all of our vast natural gas preserves why don't we just switch over to propane and run it in our vehicles ?? Ok the conventional gas station pumps would be transformed into propane pumps, No big deal there I can see. Seems the big oil companys are ruling us poor peasents. And they will continue to as long as we let them.. We are like Sheep... just following along. We need to make a stand and all stop buying gas for about a week.
Ok my rant is over.... LOL!!
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the preacher
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Posted: Wed Apr 20th, 2011 10:38 pm |
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3.73.9 today at Murphy, what I don't understand, BP here near home is 3.79.9, south of Raleigh, it is 3.69 or 3.64
only 2 kinds of gas I buy, as they are the only ones around here that are made from American oil.
RSDF
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Wed Apr 20th, 2011 03:59 pm |
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weasle1 wrote: been stayin around 3.69 around here for reg.probably go higher as the summer driving season begins . Shoot... We are still hubbering around $4.00 a gal here....
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weasle1
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Posted: Wed Apr 20th, 2011 03:45 pm |
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| been stayin around 3.69 around here for reg.probably go higher as the summer driving season begins .
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Dave
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Posted: Wed Apr 20th, 2011 10:32 am |
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marc wrote:
Shit...$4.15 today...Same station... That's about where we're at, maybe a few cents higher depending on the station...
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marc
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Posted: Wed Apr 20th, 2011 12:16 am |
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| Shit...$4.15 today...Same station...
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marc
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Posted: Tue Apr 19th, 2011 12:14 am |
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| $4.05 for Premium...Bastards...
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the preacher
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Posted: Sun Apr 3rd, 2011 08:29 pm |
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3.89.9 for BP hi test today about 2 hours ago.
regular running anywhere from 3.55-3.69 depending on where you are. (same stations, different prices)
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marc
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Posted: Sun Apr 3rd, 2011 07:12 pm |
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| $3.99 today for premium...
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Dave
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Posted: Sun Mar 27th, 2011 11:23 am |
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| Prices actually dropped a bit. I paid $3.89 for regular yesterday...
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marc
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Posted: Sat Mar 26th, 2011 01:26 pm |
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| $3.85, $3.75 & $3.53
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Sat Mar 26th, 2011 11:43 am |
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| Gas jumped about 11 or 12 cents here yesturday to $3.69 for regular.
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the preacher
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Posted: Sun Mar 20th, 2011 11:58 am |
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3.80 for premium BP yesterday. Regular seems to be holding around 3.56
RSDF
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Dave
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Posted: Sun Mar 20th, 2011 11:25 am |
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| Around here, anything above 86-87 Octane is already over $4.00 a gallon. I paid $3.93 for regular earlier this week...
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