Wow, gas prices are really getting out of hand.

[Lartrak]

I bet that when we'll all eventually get hybrid cars, and the price of petrol will rise so that we still pay the exact same price to run these "Efficient" cars as what we pay now for our current cars.

Well of course they will! The oil companies have to make money somehow don't they. Also in winter 2004 or 2005 gas was $1.46 here. Should have stocked up...

oil companies make the same profit per gallon now as they did years ago. a lot more people are buying gas now. look to the oil producing nations as part of the problem.

damn i wish this "war for oil" would finally come to fruition.

If I recall correctly, aren't the percentages about the same, but since the prices are up so are profits?

[Jeeba Jabba]

It just hit $3 a gallon down here in New Orleans about a week ago. Highest its ever been down here. After the storm, it got close to $3, then slowly dropped to around $2. Just in the past 2 months has it began to rise again.

[Jaded JAaron77]

Well of course they will! The oil companies have to make money somehow don't they. Also in winter 2004 or 2005 gas was $1.46 here. Should have stocked up...

Does petrol have a shelf life?
(eg. keep it for 3 years and it's reliability decreases)

Stocking up is a good idea but I'll bet there is some kind of law which prevents you from owning a certain volume of the stuff (being explosive, etc).

yes, gasoline does have a limited shelf life. after just a couple of months it gums up and is practically useless. They do sell stablizers for small engines like lawn mowers that'll let it keep over the winter, but even it deteriorates over time.

not to mention the gas companies actually sell different formulas in the summer and winter and even from northern states compared to southern states.. it's all formulated (supposedly) to run cleanly and efficiently in the temperature of the location and season.

[Calavera]

Well of course they will! The oil companies have to make money somehow don't they. Also in winter 2004 or 2005 gas was $1.46 here. Should have stocked up...

Does petrol have a shelf life?
(eg. keep it for 3 years and it's reliability decreases)

Stocking up is a good idea but I'll bet there is some kind of law which prevents you from owning a certain volume of the stuff (being explosive, etc).

yes, gasoline does have a limited shelf life. after just a couple of months it gums up and is practically useless. They do sell stablizers for small engines like lawn mowers that'll let it keep over the winter, but even it deteriorates over time.

not to mention the gas companies actually sell different formulas in the summer and winter and even from northern states compared to southern states.. it's all formulated (supposedly) to run cleanly and efficiently in the temperature of the location and season.

No doubt gas does "go bad" after awhile. But not after a couple of months. I've started vehicles that have been sitting with gas in them for AT LEAST 5 years, and while the gas is no V-power it is still quite usuable.

[SchmuckofNI]

Its $3.35 here in Washington state. Good thing I bought my little hyundai (35-40 miles per gallon) a few years ago otherwise I would paying $30 dollars or more to fill up my gas tank.

[APE]

Paid $3.45/gal two days ago, need to figure out why my car is getting 23mpg. Damn thing should be getting 27+.

[Egotistical EvilN]

I bounced a check filling up. This is getting ridiculous.

[JellyWarrior]

Apparently prices are meant to be lowering shortly, well so they said on the radio.

[SchmuckofNI]

And they will go up again once the hurricane season hits.