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Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:52 pm
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In the SF Bay Area, there used to be a 10 cent difference a gallon between fuel grades. Two years ago that changed to 20 cents per grade. Last week I saw one station that was charging 25 cents difference per gallon.
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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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1 Wonder if that was a mistake? It's interesting how the spread has changed over the years. When Ethanol first started there was a 10 cents difference between 87 AKI and 87 AKI E10. Then it went to a 20 cent spread and 8 or 9 years ago it went to a 40 cent spread. Up until a few months ago 91 AKI cost 50 to 55 cents more than 87 E10 and now there's a 85 cent spread.
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #4Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1 As a note, all of these were E10 prices. E0 at this station and it's competing neighbor is about $1.00 higher. 88AKI, E15 is only 3.73 per gallon. If your vehicle can use it, the E15 is the best value. But, to your point, 10 to 20 cents per gallon is a typical price increment between AKI grades in my area. With the price of crude around $95 per barrel, the "historic" retail price of gas would be $3.80 per gal (4% Barrel of Crude). So, somewhere between the refinery and the station, someone is making more profit than was typical for the past couple of decades. But, as we learned in our working days, prices are always "sticky" when they're dropping, whereas wages are "sticky" when they're rising....... 
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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #5 Funny you should say that https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bp-pro...-073204624.html https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/43...record-profits/
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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #5 What would you do? Wheel it over to ethanol-free station
I ride '19 R1250GSA, '19 Yamaha Xmax 300
my wife rides '20 R1250GS, '13 Piaggio BV350 Both proud former owners of a pair of 2016 R1200RS |
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Zitat von MrVvrroomm im Beitrag #7Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #5 Your bike handles E10 if it's an R1200 or E15 if it's an R1250. Unless the E0 is only 3% to 4.7% more expensive you're paying a premium for the mileage...
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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #8 I'm not poor
I ride '19 R1250GSA, '19 Yamaha Xmax 300
my wife rides '20 R1250GS, '13 Piaggio BV350 Both proud former owners of a pair of 2016 R1200RS |
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Zitat von MrVvrroomm im Beitrag #9 (He saved all that money on tires - following his 3 Rs of "Round, Rubber, and Rebate.") During the high humidity of the summer, I want as little hygroscopic chemical in my tank as possible..., even if most of the water gets evaporated in the cylinders. https://www.pure-gas.org/ “A good man always knows his limitations.” |
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Zitat von Ray B im Beitrag #10Zitat von MrVvrroomm im Beitrag #9 https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/...ts/waterphs.pdf
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