Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fuel prices

[Dennis Liu (BigHeadDennis]

Also in Taxachusetts, filled up the truck last week at $2.26/gallon.  This
was at a generic station that had big signs promoting the cheap gas.  When
you pulled in, you discovered that it was **86** octane, and that 87 octane
was $2.46 - which is still cheap, but no better than the generic stations
down the road offering 87 octane at $2.39-$2.50.  

Still, I filled up on 86 octane.  Why?  Because NO DISTRIBUTOR IN THIS STATE
carries 86 octane.  It's the same friggin gas as the 87 octane, but the
station owner is trying to pull cars off the street with the big $2.26 sign,
then convince people that they need to shell out for the 87 octane.  They
also misleadingly label the 86 octane "economy", while the 87 is "regular"
(free full service; you have to specify the grade, and most drivers don't
get out of the car and don't notice).  Grrrr.  So I happily asked for the 86
octane, which was probably sold at cost, and sucked up 28 gallons.  Woo-hoo!

BTW, another annoying trick, as gas prices plummet, some stations are
offering $2.39 regular, but charging $2.93 for premium 92/93 octane - and
guess which is the ONLY price advertised on the street sign?  A $0.54
spread?  No thanks.  I'll go to the Shell down the street.

Vty,

--Dennis



-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Stark [mailto:MStark [at] Copper.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:36 AM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fuel prices

RoJo RT. 1 Norwood (Boston) $2.539 Shell (?) 93 octane

Colli, Anthony G. wrote:

>Burlington, VT $2.69 (87)
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