R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:20 pm
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On my way to the local Ace Hardware store this morning I noticed that all of the gas stations that I passed in my town, located a few miles south of San Francisco, had raised their prices in concert last night by 40 cents a U.S. gallon. My local Union Oil station now sells regular fuel for $5.30 a gallon, premium for $5.70 a gallon and diesel for $5.80 a gallon. Chevron stations are higher.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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We have higher prices in the UK.
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Shell super V E5? 99 octane was out of stock in the local Trago Mills (usually the lowest price) |
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Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #3 In many ways, each complaint about gas or NG prices is victory for Vlad. Oil, gas and wheat commodity prices are his only economic weapons.
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What irritated me was that the price went up for the gas already in the stations' tanks. I sort of expected price increases to happen after the new oil was purchased, refined and then delivered to the gas stations, but apparently that is not how it works when oil prices increase. On the other-hand, when oil prices decrease it takes a month before fuel prices drop.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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I thought that the price for Supreme here on the East Coast of Canada was high at C$1.72 / litre, until seeing the UK price that is the equivalent of C$2.49 / litre! |
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #5 If your neighbor sells his house for 25% over value, don't you assume your house has also increased in value?
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #5 Knowing someone who had a gas station in the USA….fuel deliveries are priced at current market value and must be paid in full when delivered. So, prices go up and it’s applied to gas on site to pay for the next fuel delivery. When prices go down, it doesn’t mean the distributor will pass along the savings, and it doesn’t mean the prices won’t immediately rocket back up. The gas station owner has to deal with this reality. I’d also think that a station that goes through fuel deliveries quickly can more accurately price fuel to current market prices compared to stations that a fair period of time between deliveries. Oh, and gas is often sold for minimal profit by many stations. They want you to spend more inside the store or at the business that owns the station (e.g., grocery store gas stations).
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Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #10Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #5 A guy we knew owned 3 or 4 gas stations and he said his best profit was made from fountain pop.
Lee
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #11Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #10Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #5 Translation..................self serve soft drinks. Lee, you're talking like a real Pittsburgh Yinz-er................. Old Forum Orphan |
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Zitat von smartbart im Beitrag #13 Ouch! That has got to hurt the old BMW wallet.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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"pop" is common usage in Iowa from my time there. Strikes me as weird, but I can't criticize. I grew up in Texas where every type of carbonated beverage was called a 'coke'. Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Ginger Ale- didn't matter- it was all coke. |
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