The $40 fillup has happened

[Whelan]

Well, actually I was a bit over $40. It came to $41, I put 10.99 gallons in the car at $3.73, cheapest in town. By next fillup I am sure they will all be over or at $3.80.

[Kari]

I miss being able to fill it up from the low fuel light for $15.

[joholste]

yeah those were the days...when i could get from NC to KC and back for under 100 dollars

[NUBlackshirts]

I just had my first $40 fill-up this week. Ouch!

[jake75]

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Well, actually I was a bit over $40. It came to $41, I put 10.99 gallons in the car at $3.73, cheapest in town. By next fillup I am sure they will all be over or at $3.80. With a Citibank Shell 5% rebate Mastercard the net would have been under $40. The unmitigated greed of Citibank and other big banks and the resultant Fed interest rate cuts to help bail them out have caused the interest you get on your savings to plummet so you might as well try to get some of it back this way.

[Sublimewind]

I just did 2 fillups this week (I usually do 1.5 tanks per week with my drive)One on the Vibe 42.00 for 11.5 gallons @3.65/gal of 87And another on the Subie of 10.5 gallons @4.01 for 94...

[Whelan]

Some gas stations around here charge you to use a credit card instead of cash or debit. Which is ridiculous.They are talking about some kind of gas tax holiday but it would benefit the retailers, not the consumers. Although I think it would help cause if you make 25 cents a gallon at say 3.70 (this is all hypothetical), why not drop it another 5 cents to undercut the guy across the street.

[ramenboy...]

yup... like i mntioned in the 'price you paid for gas' thread, i filled up the car in the beginning of the week...$48. holy crap.been taking the train to work the last couple days

[jake75]

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Some gas stations around here charge you to use a credit card instead of cash or debit. Which is ridiculous. Makes sense because it saves the station the credit card fee. In that case you have to do the math and compare the price difference to the credit card reward. Also with pay at the pump it can save a lot of time by using a credit card.

[Vibe_dude]

Hey how do you think us Canadians feel....we have been puttin $40 in for a long time.Its $1.25 a litre here now and rising..so its a 50 litre tank from empty..do the math.lol.its not pleasent.

[JohnC]

I have been riding my cycle (58mpg) and the wife has been driving the Vibe so the higher price has not hit us so hard. When the temperature goes above 100 I'll be back in the Vibe and wife back into her premium gas guzzling car (350Z). Maybe she should have got a Miata instead.

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[lovemyraffe]

I had my first $40 earlier this week. Total was $44.01.

[Raven]

I did a $50.00 fillup yesterday. Today I paid the most I have ever paid for gas. $1.35/L for premium for my truck. Thats $5.11/US gal.

[WaveAction]

up here i pay about $40-45 for about 40 litres..gas prices around here are about 1.20-1.25 a litre

[redlava]

I had one of those about a month ago. I put in almost 12 gallons. She was thirsty.

[VivaVibe]

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Some gas stations around here charge you to use a credit card instead of cash or debit. Which is ridiculous. They are talking about some kind of gas tax holiday but it would benefit the retailers, not the consumers. Although I think it would help cause if you make 25 cents a gallon at say 3.70 (this is all hypothetical), why not drop it another 5 cents to undercut the guy across the street. Having worked at a gas station and been responsible for adjusting prices based on fuel delivery costs, I assure you that the station is not the one making a lot of money on gas sales. They make their money on in store sales, not at the pump. The pumps just get people to stop.As someone else mentioned, stores pay about 3.5% to the credit card companies on sales with a card. Retailers are passing the savings on to the customer when they charge less for a cash purchase.Most gas stations make about 3 cents per gallon. If they cut the price by 5 cents they will shortly not be able to replace the fuel, hence the "out of gas" sign goes up. On the other hand, taxes average 50 to 60 cents per gallon, depending on where you live. I think the federal share of the tax is about 30 cents, the rest is state. So, if the feds suspend the tax for a month it will save me about $10 total...whoopee!

[ITcar]

i was confused as to why it just finally reached 40 for you...then i remembered that i live in an expensive area for gas, plus i have to fill with premium its costing me about 48 right now

[Kari]

Thought I was going to have my first $40 fillup today, but got away with $37. I'm sure it's not far away though.

[Sputnik]

Quote, originally posted by Vibe_dude »Hey how do you think us Canadians feel....we have been puttin $40 in for a long time.Its $1.25 a litre here now and rising..so its a 50 litre tank from empty..do the math.lol.its not pleasent.I was just under a quarter of a tank last night and put $54 in (60L tank) at 117.9/litre.

[NUBlackshirts]

Quote, originally posted by ITcar »i was confused as to why it just finally reached 40 for you...then i remembered that i live in an expensive area for gas, plus i have to fill with premium its costing me about 48 right nowI use premium in my GT, but I buy my gas on-base and it is usually a bit cheaper than at the civilian pumps.

[Whelan]

Quote, originally posted by ITcar »i was confused as to why it just finally reached 40 for you...then i remembered that i live in an expensive area for gas, plus i have to fill with premium its costing me about 48 right nowWell living just outside NYC it is pretty expensive. But remember I have an AWD so my tank is smaller than a GT or base, and I only use 87.

[ragingfish]

Just put $48 into the 6 a few days ago...paid $3.43/gal. Was at idiot-light-levels. Next week is gonna be more painful.

[darcmater]

Quote, originally posted by Vibe_dude »Hey how do you think us Canadians feel....we have been puttin $40 in for a long time.Its $1.25 a litre here now and rising..so its a 50 litre tank from empty..do the math.lol.its not pleasent.what is this canada you speak of? : )I work with some older people and we were comparing gas prices we paid when we where in high school. I remeber my senior year it was 97 cents a gallon and I remeber thinking it being this cheap its worth it just to go cruising around, now unless I have plans I sit at home.

[AKLGT]

$3.91/Gal tonight and cost me $52.90 to fill up, not including the $5 octane additive.

[coldmm803]

just got back from my senior project competition trip and we took a Ford F250 club cab which has like a 40 GALLON tank. glad i wasn't the one payin for that. glad that i no longer have my truck and have to deal with those prices but i do miss having a truck

[Whelan]

$42.00 today at $3.73 a gallon, put just about 11 gallons in.Seems to be holding for the moment in CT, I hope. If you live in CA near the border, wouldn't it be more effective to drive over to the US to get fuel. Or do you pay a fee to cross the border?

[Kamikaze]

5.8 gallons @ $3.41... $20.. so if I had an empty tank... I guess i would have seen $40.. I usually fill up about every 10 days, and it's usually about a half tank.

[NibCrom]

It happened to me this weekend. $40.00 exactly. At least it was a perfect pump!

[VivaVibe]

Lucky for me I've not yet experienced it. I rarely let the tank get down to less than a quarter tank, so fill-ups are usually around 9 gallons. The most I've paid so far has been $3.549 per gallon/US/87.

[Sublimewind]

I got 10'ish gallons today for 3.69/gal... When I pulled up to the pump, the last person had gotten 32 gal to the tune of 126.00!!!!!

[redlava]

HA!! @%#& Suburban owners. I thought $35-$40 five years ago was outlandish when I had my truck. Let me do the math here, 22 gallon tank in my Dakota at $3.40 a gallon equals...who cares!! I get 30 mpg now.