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March 07, 2011, 08:06:23 am

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Fuel Woes...
« on: March 07, 2011, 08:06:23 am »
wow man, fuel hit $4/gallon...

i think im gonna be running self-serve diesel for as long as i can.. i dont care that its red, and not road legal, ive never had my tank dipped.
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89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #1March 07, 2011, 09:30:17 am

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« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2011, 09:30:17 am »
Onroad had been 4 bucks for over a week now on this end of the island..

Unless it's the specific group of officers that routinely check trucks, law enforcement is generally oblivious to the fact that there are diesel cars and a difference in fuel..   

They use some sort of electronic deally jobber to check the fuel here, and I guess gasoline really screws the thing up too. My neighbor had an old Chevy that he replaced the blown 6.2 with a 350..  They dipped him since it still had diesel badges on it..   The comment was made that it was an expensive boo boo..   ;D

Reply #2March 07, 2011, 11:05:36 am

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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2011, 11:05:36 am »
5$ a gallon in New Brunswick, been like that for months now lol
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Reply #3March 07, 2011, 11:18:54 am

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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2011, 11:18:54 am »
crap, last time i got fuel, it was still 3.59 a gallon.. then it basically shot up to 4 bucks over night it seems like.
92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #4March 07, 2011, 12:37:50 pm

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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2011, 12:37:50 pm »
$4.149 yesterday on Long Island, $4.099 if I paid cash.
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Reply #5March 07, 2011, 01:22:26 pm

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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2011, 01:22:26 pm »
5$ a gallon in New Brunswick, been like that for months now lol

Yankies please note... the Canadian gallon is bigger.

Come to think about it, so's our dollar???

<duck>   ;D ;D
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Reply #6March 07, 2011, 01:48:48 pm

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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2011, 01:48:48 pm »
Come to think about it, so's our dollar???

<duck>   ;D ;D

After all the years of making fun of Canadian money, your turn has come I suppose..

.8 Imp Gallon = 1 US Gal, Correct?

Reply #7March 07, 2011, 02:11:08 pm

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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2011, 02:11:08 pm »

your turn has come I suppose..

It'll be brief, no doubt, so gots to go with it while we can.   :)


.8 Imp Gallon = 1 US Gal, Correct?

Yup... 0.8327.   'Course we don't use the imperial gallon anymore anyways... which makes comparing fuel pricing and economy even more challenging.
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Reply #8March 07, 2011, 02:20:47 pm

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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2011, 02:20:47 pm »

It'll be brief, no doubt, so gots to go with it while we can.   :)


Just be happy we aren't nuking you guys..  We dealt with Alanis Morissette since we also got Peter Jennings..  But Justin Beiber??  C'mon, what'd we do that was so bad??  If it was just a gag gift, fine..  But, don't be surprised if you don't get a little Charlie Sheen come next Christmas..   ;D

Reply #9March 07, 2011, 02:22:45 pm

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« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2011, 02:22:45 pm »
Don't forget our two main ham exports:  Canadian Bacon and William Shatner.    ;D ;D
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Reply #10March 07, 2011, 02:33:36 pm

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« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2011, 02:33:36 pm »
Well..  Yeah..  Maybe we can let the Beiber thing go.. We are suckers for pork down here..  ;D

Reply #11March 07, 2011, 03:06:25 pm

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« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2011, 03:06:25 pm »
MMmmm...

Bacon.

"Let me tell ya what, im 95 god damn years old, and i aint never exercised a day in my life!"

"Every morning when i wake up, i smoke a cigarette. then i eat 5 strips of BACON!"

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92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #12March 07, 2011, 03:52:51 pm

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« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2011, 03:52:51 pm »
I know some of the people that could say that honestly.... 

Reply #13March 07, 2011, 05:40:47 pm

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« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2011, 05:40:47 pm »

It'll be brief, no doubt, so gots to go with it while we can.   :)



Just be happy we aren't nuking you guys..  We dealt with Alanis Morissette since we also got Peter Jennings..  But Justin Beiber??  C'mon, what'd we do that was so bad??  If it was just a gag gift, fine..  But, don't be surprised if you don't get a little Charlie Sheen come next Christmas..   ;D
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Reply #14March 07, 2011, 06:39:22 pm

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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2011, 06:39:22 pm »
4.29  gal here

No big deal iam getting 38mpg around town

maybe it will go up more and get some of the big car's off the road

If we all drove high mpg diesel's, comsumption would be down and so would prices

These auto mfg''s build what people want and then they whine when the speculators make money
on the price of crude oil...

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