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"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 09/09/2015 at 09:57 • Filed to: None

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I just paid $1.72/gallon for Plus (89 octane)!

Chris Li > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 10:00

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What state?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 10:00

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Plus is what octane in your state?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 10:01

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Ridiculous. In Canada we haven’t paid that little in over 20 years. I’ve been driving for 15 years and the cheapest I’ve ever paid was 2.64/gal ($0.699/liter) for regular.

Can’t say I’m not jealous.

duurtlang > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 09/09/2015 at 10:17

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I honestly don’t remember how much gasoline cost when I started driving 14 years ago, but it most defintely wasn’t below €1.00 a liter. People are celebrating the low fuel prices here nowadays, and it’s still around €1.50 or so. A liter. For regular gasoline.

That said, my originally gasoline powered car received an LPG conversion by the first owner. The lowest I’ve seen LPG recently (last week) was €0.449 a liter ($1.89 (US)/$2.50 (CAN) a gallon US). At those prices fuel costs are just not a factor anymore.

Wacko > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 09/09/2015 at 10:18

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I’ve been driving for 20, and when I started it was about .69$ a liter. Would cost about 20$ to fill up my civic.

I put gas in my pathfinder yesterday, I had about 1/4 of a tank left, and still managed to put 70$ of gas in it.

and always the cheap stuff, I only put 91 in my snowmobile, since it needs it.

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 10:22

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So that’s a great price and all, but what do you have that needs 89 octane (assuming that’s your “plus”)? My understanding is that only leaded fuel cars (or other pre-fuel-injection cars that are knocking) need 89.

Nerd-Vol > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 10:24

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I paid less still...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > duurtlang 09/09/2015 at 10:38

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Now I can see why americans are so wasteful when it comes to fuel consumption, who needs a 1 ton dually pickup to drive to an office while getting 12mpg on a good day?

I drive a 1.6L Ford Fusion, gas in Canada normally hovers around $1.00/liter so it cost me $50-$55 to fill and I’m good for ~700kms, 35+mpg is a wonderful thing.

Wacko > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 10:41

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do you know it costs me about 30$ cnd to fill up a 5 gallon container?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Wacko 09/09/2015 at 10:46

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Yup I remember as a kid you pulled up to the pump it was “20 bucks or fill it, whichever comes first”. Not like that anymore.

Wacko > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 09/09/2015 at 10:51

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so true.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 11:20

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CaptDale - is secretly British > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 11:26

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How about you shove that pump where the.... No but seriously that’s amazing. I just paid $3.87 for 91

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 11:29

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You monster, a US gallon of supermarket unleaded costs me $6.42.

Sam > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 11:38

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Plus is midgrade, I assume?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Sam 09/09/2015 at 11:55

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Yup. 89 octane.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/09/2015 at 11:58

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I should note that this is after a heavy discount I get through my grocery store. I should have paid $2.52. I could have had 91 for $1.90.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw 09/09/2015 at 12:03

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Turbo motors suffer greatly from poor quality fuels, as do high compression NA engines because they have to pull the timing and/or boost to avoid knock. My car has a 10.2:1 compression ratio.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 09/09/2015 at 12:04

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89

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chris Li 09/09/2015 at 12:05

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MA. This is my price after a hefty discount that I get through my grocery store, I should have paid $2.52.

CaptDale - is secretly British > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 12:14

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That’s heresy!!!!

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 12:15

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Right, but don’t most turbo/high compression motors specify 91 octane?

I read a dated (from 2004) article about 89 octane at some point that said that it accounts for only 7% of sales, at that most of it goes to people looking to give their car a “treat” even though it makes no difference, or people whose cars are designed for 91, but who don’t want to spend the money for premium, even though they’ll probably lose more money from decreased fuel efficiency using a sub-optimal fuel (not saying that you are either of those cases, just always seems odd to me to have so much infrastructure devoted to distributing a fuel that is only optimal for a tiny percentage of people).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw 09/09/2015 at 13:48

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I honesy haven’t looked up if my car requires premium or not but I can definitely feel a difference with premium ove rregular.

Wurrwulf > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 17:58

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Oh damn, I thought that was regular price. I paid $1.92/gal for 87 today. That’s regular price. Last time I used the grocery discount near me, I paid $1.07/gal.