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Filled up this morning, and for the first time, I paid $4.01 for high octane. Ouch.

Then, to rub it in, I had to fill up the boat, too. Let's just say it was a little higher.
 
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I know how ya feel man..I had to fill up my Hummer and my boat this weekend..That sucked man.
 
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I cracked a milestone this weekend and gas was only $3.79. Filled up and it was $100.00 bucks, and we weren't even on "E"
 
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You guys are lucky, it is 3.99 a gallon up here for 87 octane. Just came back from Tennessee last night, and you guys are about 15-20 cents cheaper per gallon down there. It is 4.74 for diesel by me... it is rediculous.
 
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I wish I could afford a hummer or a boat to fill up. I'm sorry it's tough on you guys but like the man who moaned about ugly shoes...some moan about not having feet.
 
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I've heard from several people that what we are paying for gas may "seem" high to us, but considering the cost of fuel in Europe, we are getting a pretty good deal. Didn't know it was close to $10 though. Ouch.
 
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dan4vols said:
I wish I could afford a hummer or a boat to fill up. I'm sorry it's tough on you guys but like the man who moaned about ugly shoes...some moan about not having feet.
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Do you have a car? And, do you pay for transported goods like groceries?

Then your comment is senseless.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Do you have a car? And, do you pay for transported goods like groceries?

Then your comment is senseless.
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can you elaborate please?

I read his post to say you should just be happy you can afford a hummer and a boat since he can't, nor can I. I don't understand how someone saying don't complain about having to pay more for the luxuries of life if you still can afford them is making a senseless post.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Filled up this morning, and for the first time, I paid $4.01 for high octane. Ouch.

Then, to rub it in, I had to fill up the boat, too. Let's just say it was a little higher.
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milohimself said:
I'm paying around $4.30/gal here for 92.
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Wasting even more money. I'm pretty sure cars will still run fine on lesser grades.

But, since my dad and I were talking about this very fact yesterday, I will ask you all here. Are there seperate tanks in the ground at the gas station for the different grades of fuel? Or, are they seperated in the big tankers that come to fill up the tanks in the ground? Where does the process happen?
 
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volfanbill said:
can you elaborate please?

I read his post to say you should just be happy you can afford a hummer and a boat since he can't, nor can I. I don't understand how someone saying don't complain about having to pay more for the luxuries of life if you still can afford them is making a senseless post.
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That was the take I had.
 
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kev20 said:
Wasting even more money. I'm pretty sure cars will still run fine on lesser grades.

But, since my dad and I were talking about this very fact yesterday, I will ask you all here. Are there seperate tanks in the ground at the gas station for the different grades of fuel? Or, are they seperated in the big tankers that come to fill up the tanks in the ground? Where does the process happen?
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yes, each grade has it's own underground tank, and the tanker trucks have separate compartments for each grade. For your basic gas station, many tankers will have 4 compartments and will deliver all three grades of gasoline as well as diesel.
 
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MG1968 said:
yes, each grade has it's own underground tank, and the tanker trucks have separate compartments for each grade. For your basic gas station, many tankers will have 4 compartments and will deliver all three grades of gasoline as well as diesel.
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Ok, what I've always wanted to know is how much does each tanker hold and and how much gas is in the underground tanks? If you could even break it down to per grade, that would be awesome.
 
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I've seen fuel tankers (single and multi-tank) with as much as an 8000 gallon capacity. Actually, I've seen 10K gallon tankers in Saudi Arabia, but I don't think ones that large are legal in the US.

Underground tanks are in the neighborhood of 5000 gallons and even larger than that for the diesel tanks at truck stops.
 
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Why is diesel so expensive these days? It seems like in the past it was the cheapest fuel available.
 
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volfanbill said:
can you elaborate please?

I read his post to say you should just be happy you can afford a hummer and a boat since he can't, nor can I. I don't understand how someone saying don't complain about having to pay more for the luxuries of life if you still can afford them is making a senseless post.
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i agree.

i had to fill up the sea-doo last week and it cost a bit more that usual. obviously gas on the water is even more expensive than that on land. i didn't HAVE to take it out, but i did because i enjoy with the understanding that is was going to cost more to fill it up.

it's one thing to complain about getting bent over at the pump to fill your car up to get to work. it's another thing to complain about filling your boat up.
 
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kev20 said:
Wasting even more money. I'm pretty sure cars will still run fine on lesser grades.
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Not necessarily true. For naturally aspirated engines, your assumption would be correct for the most part. On turbo/supercharged engines it is a completely different story... also depends on how the ECU was tuned at the factory.

Can my turbocharged car run on 87? Sure can, but you will find that the engine doesn't run as smooth, and can have preignition problems (early detonation).
 
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Does anybody else get 10cents off a gallon of gas, for every $50 you spend at the grocery store?
 
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