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Limeybastard 05-14-2014 09:47 AM

Price gap premium and regular unleaded
 
Just curious to know why the gap is gradually increasing between premium unleaded and regular unleaded gas. When I first moved over here to the USA it was approx 20 cents more for premium, now the gap has increased by almost 40 cents.

It is my assumption that more and more car makers are recommending premium hence the stores hiking up their prices for profit. Whats your theory or fact? Perhaps there should be an inquiry as to why these prices are so high for premium.

I found this article written on here most interesting.
http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...-gasoline.html

DEpointfive0 05-14-2014 10:49 AM

I think the gap is quite constant... Only a few places are like 12 cents per jump, or 7 cents for the first jump and 13 cents for the second jump, but usually it's 20 cents. I only fill at 1 Shell station and 1 Chevron station

Limeybastard 05-14-2014 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2818218)
I think the gap is quite constant... Only a few places are like 12 cents per jump, or 7 cents for the first jump and 13 cents for the second jump, but usually it's 20 cents. I only fill at 1 Shell station and 1 Chevron station

Over hear near my neck of the woods the gas stations are taking liberties. Gap is massive and always increasing almost 40 cent difference.

DEpointfive0 05-14-2014 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Limeybastard (Post 2818280)
Over hear near my neck of the woods the gas stations are taking liberties. Gap is massive and always increasing almost 40 cent difference.

Hmmmmmm... Well it's smart to widen the gap from a business/economic standpoint. Still motherfuckery though

kenchan 05-14-2014 01:05 PM

less demand maybe?

steelertown 05-29-2014 03:32 AM

It's a 30 cent difference between reg and premium where I live. It sounds like a lot until I calculate out how much more it is per year than regular and it ends up only costing around $120 more a year to use premium for me.

eastwest2300 05-29-2014 12:24 PM

These fvcking gas prices are fricken ridiculous... everytime we put gas in our cars we're getting fvcked..

wheee! 05-29-2014 01:17 PM

Say the Americans getting cheaper gas than anyone else.... :stirthepot:

eastwest2300 05-29-2014 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wheee! (Post 2838797)
Say the Americans getting cheaper gas than anyone else.... :stirthepot:

Dude, it sucks for everyone

wheee! 05-29-2014 01:55 PM

$4.62 a gallon here in Alberta for regular

$5.38 a gallon for premium.....

kenchan 05-29-2014 01:58 PM

i think i paid like 4.79 the other weekend for premium. dont remember.

eastwest2300 05-29-2014 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wheee! (Post 2838840)
$4.62 a gallon here in Alberta for regular

$5.38 a gallon for premium.....

holy sh1t, ok.. THAT hurts...:ugh2:

eastwest2300 05-29-2014 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2838846)
i think i paid like 4.79 the other weekend for premium. dont remember.

damn dude... talk about pain at the pump...:icon14:

JARblue 05-29-2014 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by steelertown (Post 2838034)
It's a 30 cent difference between reg and premium where I live. It sounds like a lot until I calculate out how much more it is per year than regular and it ends up only costing around $120 more a year to use premium for me.

^^THIS!!^^ :iagree:

I calculated about $100 difference per year with a $0.25 difference. And that's for daily driving... if $100-200 per year is worth even discussing then my opinion is you are in the wrong car.

wheee! 05-29-2014 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheee! (Post 2838840)
$4.62 a gallon here in Alberta for regular

$5.38 a gallon for premium.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 2838879)
holy sh1t, ok.. THAT hurts...:ugh2:

And we have the lowest prices in the country.... :icon14:

eastwest2300 05-29-2014 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wheee! (Post 2838961)
And we have the lowest prices in the country.... :icon14:

daaaamn...:wtf2:

Mike 05-29-2014 07:53 PM

It used to be .20, now its .30 most places, .40 some. When it was 1-2 per gallon, .20 was a higher percentage than the .30-.40 is at todays prices. Premium is actually a bargain now, relatively speaking.

Limeybastard 05-30-2014 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 2839427)
It used to be .20, now its .30 most places, .40 some. When it was 1-2 per gallon, .20 was a higher percentage than the .30-.40 is at todays prices. Premium is actually a bargain now, relatively speaking.

I just tried working that one in my small brain, and I failed :roflpuke2:

Mike 05-30-2014 10:00 AM

At $1/gal, and .20 bump is an extra 20% for premium. At $3/gal, a .30 bump is only an additional 10%

Nismo350z#310 06-02-2014 04:06 PM

thanks obama!

premiums about 3.90s here in NC

also,
post count buffer mo fo's

VABAM 06-04-2014 04:28 PM

Regardless, this sums it all up.
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(One of my easter egg stickers on my Z)

6MT 06-04-2014 04:49 PM

"Premium"..."Premium"...? There ain't no premium in north america! Europe has the real jungle juice.

VABAM 06-04-2014 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT (Post 2846552)
"Premium"..."Premium"...? There ain't no premium in north america! Europe has the real jungle juice.

Please prove your statement.
The octane ratings in the US are different from Europe.
98 in Europe is 93.1 in the US.
All the gas stations in my area carry 93.
I'm not missing the .1.

6MT 06-04-2014 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by VABAM (Post 2846587)
Please prove your statement.
The octane ratings in the US are different from Europe.
98 in Europe is 93.1 in the US.
All the gas stations in my area carry 93.
I'm not missing the .1.

Ah....no, you are wrong. European jungle juice is a higher octane rating then NA "premium".

VABAM 06-04-2014 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6MT (Post 2846782)
Ah....no, you are wrong. European jungle juice is a higher octane rating then NA "premium".

Like I said prove it.

US uses AKI ((RON+MON)/2)
Europe uses RON

VABAM 06-04-2014 08:09 PM

Read this.
Octane Rating


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