Another day in driving hell.

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 03/21/2018 at 16:44 • Filed to: None

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Hello from North America’s worst place to own a vehicle! Check this out:

I bet my Fiesta ST is more expensive to run than a mustang with a 5.0 in most provinces and states.

bob and john > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 16:50

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...bruv wut

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 16:51

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Wait, how much is that in Freedom Units TM ?

Spanfeller is a twat > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 16:53

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We could be expected to spend 140 canadian cents for worse grade gasoline (93)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > bob and john 03/21/2018 at 16:53

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Welcome to the west coast.

wafflesnfalafel > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 16:55

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interesting - I didn’t realize 94 was regularly offered up there, (albeit at a price....)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 03/21/2018 at 16:56

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Over $6. to be honest, I can’t be bothered to convert lol 

Discerning > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 16:57

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Over 5 bucks USD per gallon?! That’s insane

Edit: not sure if my math is correct

lone_liberal > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 03/21/2018 at 16:57

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My math has it over $5/gal but my math sucks.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 16:57

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Spanfeller is a twat > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 03/21/2018 at 16:59

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About 4.6 cartwheels to the ounce of california golden Nugget.

You could also convert it to 123.75 cow spits per ounce of texas oil

vicali > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 16:59

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Enjoy that new LRT..

facw > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 03/21/2018 at 16:59

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Looks to be about 6.70/gallon. Given the units, I’m assuming those are CAD, in which case it would around $5.20 USD.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > facw 03/21/2018 at 17:00

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Oh, so I was right. Yeah, $5.20 US a gallon.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Discerning 03/21/2018 at 17:01

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you have to convert for the USD/CDN. but still well over $5 a gallon

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > wafflesnfalafel 03/21/2018 at 17:02

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I think only in major cities. I know that Atlantic Canada doesn’t get it.

Reg is $1.55L right now, so not far behind it.

Discerning > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:05

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$5.148 based on my math.

1.759 CAD converts to a round $1.36 USD

$1.36 USD per Liter is equivalent to $5.1481 per gallon (multiply by 3.7854)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Discerning 03/21/2018 at 17:06

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There we go. Math was never my thing

victor > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:10

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So, the lesson is: Fill up before crossing the border. BLAAAAAAIIIINE!

AestheticsInMotion > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:10

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91 octane is the best I’ve seen in Washington :(

But it’s waaaaay cheaper. Do you ever cross the border for a fill up?

Flex my boost > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:14

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And to think that I was just bitching about 3.09/gal of 93 octane. Paid 2.54 in Houston get to Dallas and it’s 3.09. I know it didn’t cost that much to pipe it up to Dallas.

victor > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:15

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So, do people who live near Pt Roberts and Blaine just drive over the border to get gas if they have Nexus? That’d be the equivalent of people living in Vancouver WA shopping in Portland.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > AestheticsInMotion 03/21/2018 at 17:17

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I do, yeah. Probably more often as summer goes on. We’re supposed to hit $1.60+ a liter for reg soon.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > victor 03/21/2018 at 17:17

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So many people do. I may start coming down more often

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > victor 03/21/2018 at 17:18

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I go down to Lynden at times

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:36

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Creeping up in my city to around $3.50 for Chevron premium, still not close to you though. Where the money goes, nobody knows - I suspect more pensions for the retire at 55 public sector set.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:46

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Wow. That’s nuts. I thought $1.15CAD was nuts when the CAN/USD was like $1.40...

Converted to USD, that’s $5.16/gallon. That’s like what we were seeing in SoCal during the big price spike back in the late-00s.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:49

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At the peak of the oil boom in 2007-2008 I was paying $4.50/gallon for regular unleaded in california. I actually took public transportation to work during that time. Then the housing bubble popped and everything went to shit.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 03/21/2018 at 17:50

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Chevron does 92, it’s what I put in my car...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:51

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Based on the regular price, I wouldn’t shed a single tear about $1.75 for premium. Down here our delta between the two is usually much, much wider.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Discerning 03/21/2018 at 17:52

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It is. At the current exchange rate, it’s $5.16.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/21/2018 at 17:58

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I remember that period... I also remember gas in remote spots spiking much higher. I think I once bought gas at over $10/gallon somewhere along the coast north of SLO during this period.

It was a good time to be in the top 10% of CA household incomes, since aside from fuel everything else was cheap and it cut the entire lower end of travelers from the market. Traffic was gloriously light that year, too.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 03/21/2018 at 18:42

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I almost forgot how gloriously light traffic was for about 2-3 years. Then shit got rolling again and my commute time doubled. I think the most I ever paid was $5/gallon at a little station near Kirkwood on HWY 88. After that I learned my lesson and brought a 5 gal. can with me on our camping trips in the sierras.

Dusty Ventures > wafflesnfalafel 03/21/2018 at 18:51

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It’s not just octane 94 that’s pricey north of the border. Average price in Ontario right now for 87 is 123¢/liter. Which converts to 466¢(CAN)/US gallon, or $3.57 USD/gallon.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 19:03

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Time to move to VENEZUELA! Or one of the other countries under $1USD per gallon (in 2005, trying to find some current rates):

http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Discerning 03/21/2018 at 19:04

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MATH!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/21/2018 at 19:07

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Even better, Venezuela is down to $0.03USD per US gallon!

https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/21/2018 at 19:09

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It was amazing. The high gas prices were more annoying than anything, considering it made life so much better when it was that high. I occasionally rode public transit before that happened and remember overhearing people on the trolleys and buses talking about how they had never rode it before but couldn’t afford to drive their SUVs anymore.

Everyone stopping at that place put like 1-2 gallons in, then continued on to somewhere else where it was cheaper. Still, I remember over $4/gal at every station. What’s crazy is that the slow creeping price increases are almost to $4 for premium now where I live (not in CA anymore). When it’s slow, nobody is bothered by it, apparently.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > lone_liberal 03/21/2018 at 19:19

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Its actually a bit less after the currency conversion. $4.08USD/gal is the national canada avg. His $1.76CAD/l becomes ~$5.16USD/gal. So gas is expensive there for Canada eh! Either way, thats about $2 more per gallon so like $20-$40 more per tank depending on where you are at. That would put a dent in my wallet at least for random long ass drives at 20mpg lol.

lone_liberal > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/21/2018 at 19:33

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$5.16 was the number I got so I’m taking that as a math win! Woohoo!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dusty Ventures 03/21/2018 at 21:33

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Average in bc is $1.55 (metro van at least) 2.5M people in the metro

Dusty Ventures > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/21/2018 at 22:56

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Yeah, I used Ontario because the east coast tends to be the cheap side of the continent when it comes to fuel prices

Spasoje > victor 03/22/2018 at 01:41

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I don’t think you need Nexus for that...

duurtlang > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/22/2018 at 04:10

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Obvious European answer:

$1.76 CAN = €1.10 a liter. That’s cheap!

pip bip - choose Corrour > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/22/2018 at 05:18

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ouch!

victor > Spasoje 03/22/2018 at 13:36

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Of course not (laughing as I take the Nexus lane)