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Re: [GMCnet] California fuel costs drop over 45 cents a galoon. [message #187954 is a reply to message #187941] |
Mon, 22 October 2012 09:19 |
Mr ERFisher
Messages: 7117 Registered: August 2005
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great, realistic , report
gene
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 5:41 AM, Douglas Norton <nortocd@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Returned to northern Cal. from GMCWS Utah Rally after filling GMC tanks in
> Nevada. Found gas up about 50 cents a gallon from when I left. I bought a
> few gallons for the toad at $5.10 a gallon here in Vacaville. We drove to
> Fleet week without adding fuel to the GMC. Have not filled it up yet.
> Paid $4.45 on Wednesday to fill the toad (refused to fill it at $5.10);
> price on Thursday was $4.32, On Friday it dropped to $4.17 and yesterday it
> was down to $3.99. At that rate of change the stations would pay me to
> fill up for the Red Bluff rally. Fat chance of that!
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> Recognizing that the 45 cent drop only saves me $14 in fuel costs for the
> 260 mile round trip to Red Bluff, the higher rate would not have kept me
> from the rally. I do not think 45 cents more a gallon would keep me from a
> 2,600 mile trip since that would only be $140 more.
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