The spread on gas prices
 

Anyone noticed this recently? I can remember when the different between 89 / 91 / 93 (most common around here) was 5 cents per grade. Yesterday, I saw a station where it was 89 was $3.01 and 93 was $3.40. Now, that's a huge spread. Even factoring in an overall increase, the spread still seems out of control. Nearly 4X what it was just a couple years ago.

Anybody know why? Because they can? I'm just going to guess that it's because of the number of newer cars that require premium and 'because they can'.

I've noticed it's about 10 cents per grade bump. But sometimes it's more just because... I don't know exactly, but I've noticed that some gas stations stick to about 8 cents and some stick to 12 cents.

I have almost always seen it be .10 per grade as well, but thats always been on the east coast.. Not sure if that makes any difference.

Anything beyond a 1.50 a gallon is too much of a spread if you ask me. We are still getting azz raped at the pump even at 2.65 a gallon here in texas.

its been .15 per grade ever since the first huge price jump 5 or so years ago here in Atlanta.

If you think about it though, its more of a bargain now to buy premium. When gas was $2 and premium was $2.20, you were paying an extra 10% for premium. At 3.50/3.80 per gallon, you are only paying an additional 8.57%

I have always found it funny that people will go out of their way to save 5 cents a gallon by going to a specific gas station, only to put in 8 gallons of gas and save 40 cents :rofl2:

worth the read and hope that all is well with you today...:tup:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-hi...155840981.html

Mostly, because they can.

With diamond particles in the valve train and the blood of mythical beasts in the motor, of course the fuel aint cheap :icon14:

:tiphat: thats awesome news!!

Diamonds in WHERE?! :icon18:

I thought Nissan claimed some kind of synthetic diamond particles were built into the coating on the valves -- maybe I'm mistaken :confused:

But I know I got unicorn blood in my crank case. Or maybe its immortal's ichor. One of those... :icon17:

I've never heard of that... but it very well could be true.

And big deal! I have pistons that were made from metal shavings of Thors hammer. :tup:

The severe decline in Oil and gas prices insures the children of America a
great Christmas.........:tup: