Submitted by qbande t3_120tdpu in mildlyinteresting
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NorthantsBlokeUK t1_jdiwvyg wrote
Price of petrol(gasoline) where I live is £1.427 GBP per litre, which works out to $6.61 USD per US gallon :(
HoopOnPoop t1_jdiyk6l wrote
My car takes premium. I would buy every gas can within a 50 mile radius and stock up.
JohnStern42 t1_jdiym6n wrote
Most likely their regular and mid grade tanks are dry so they’re selling super only?
New_Insect_Overlords t1_jdiyvpu wrote
This is how they get your car hooked on the good stuff
Riptide360 t1_jdj15tn wrote
If it is a rural station I’ve seen them do this when they need to dump old fuel.
clemep8 t1_jdj389k wrote
Gas is super expensive in Europe. I feel for you mate.
Psianth t1_jdj399n wrote
Empty or some other problem with the tank, yeah, that’s standard practice. Mid is a blend of regular and premium so if reg is out mid is too
MicMcDev t1_jdj5auc wrote
This is from a gas station in Western PA (And other areas surrounding western PA like WV and OH and MD) called Sheetz. They do this from time to time. And sometimes the week of holidays they drop E85 gas down to SUPER low prices.
A pretty decent gas station overall.
srentiln t1_jdjeaev wrote
Breaks $5 every now and then here in SoCal despite in-state oil fields that you'd think would help reduce the cost.
sentorien t1_jdjq4tr wrote
Price of petrol where I live is $2.179AUD per litre. Which is $5.62 USD per gallon.
It's further to travel to Australia than Britian from America though, so the savings don't amount to much.
FewSatisfaction7675 t1_jdk05no wrote
How can they charge the same for gas from 1987, 1989, and 1993?
MaritimesRefugee t1_jdk7ty4 wrote
yeah... one would think that with all of the refinery and pipeline construction that the CA state government funds, the cost would indeed be reduced...
/sarc
HouseOfAplesaus t1_jdkjj0f wrote
I see what you did there
ijustwanttolive11 t1_jdktjl7 wrote
Must be past the sell by date.
chris782 t1_jdkuli5 wrote
Depends on the station too. Some just have one tank of regular and there is a additive called additech that is mixed in at the pump. Can't remember what brand stations used it, it has been years since I was in petroleum service.
edit: shit nevermind additech is an additional additive that you can get blended in if you want. Sorry it's been like 10 years.
srentiln t1_jdmbrky wrote
I'm not naive enough to think the state will do anything to help expand production, but we have in state oil harvest and refining already. Our refineries have a 2 million barrel per day capacity, and we have over 200,000 drilled wells. I'm not saying I expect Texas/New Mexico level base prices, but the fact our average price is consistently one of the highest in the nation does not fit with having production capacity in-state. Even adjusting for the gas tax, the price doesn't seem to make sense.
aught4naught t1_jdmcdtf wrote
>some other problem
They may have averaged the prices together because the tanker pumped the wrong grade into the wrong tank.
geno_blast t1_jdivuh6 wrote
That's cheap. In Vegas they went back up to 4.50