Regular vs. Premium

[wavinwayne]

Originally Posted By: Tim H.
Supply and demand.... No one is buying premium, so no reason to raise it that much.


No one but me. Premium is required in both my vehicles. No biggie, really, since it only costs $5-7 more for a tank of premium vs. regular, depending on which vehicle I'm filling up.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
I wonder what you get at "full serve"?


A visit from a proctologist?

 

[wantin150]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
I wonder what you get at "full serve"?


A visit from a proctologist?


Self serve = no lube

Full serve = lube of choice

Either way, you're getting screwed.

 

[wantin150]

Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Originally Posted By: Tim H.
Supply and demand.... No one is buying premium, so no reason to raise it that much.


No one but me. Premium is required in both my vehicles. No biggie, really, since it only costs $5-7 more for a tank of premium vs. regular, depending on which vehicle I'm filling up.


And me. Two of my 3 take premium. One runs about $42 to fill. The other is $15.

 

[Drew99GT]

Here's what you get with full service.

 

[Cory]

Originally Posted By: Canawler
Originally Posted By: Buffman
here in MI, 89 has always been .10 more than 87, and 93 has always been .20 cents more than 87.


That seems to be how it's been in PA for the last few years but today I noticed several places where the 89 was $3.95 and the 93 was only $3.99. I suppose it has to do with the holiday weekend or something.

Wow, did I just type "ONLY $3.99"

Some pumps are not equipped to go any higher than $3.99. I'm referring to the older analog pumps. Read about this the other week and the costs associated in upgrading these by $1. Happened not long ago when prices reached over $2.99. IIRC, the electronic pumps were over $10K each to replace.

 

[carlprop]

Where I'm at, the price for premium is 30 - 40 cents per gallon higher than regular. This is up from the typical 20 cents per gallon price difference.

 

[Jaymus]

Originally Posted By: Cory
Some pumps are not equipped to go any higher than $3.99. I'm referring to the older analog pumps. Read about this the other week and the costs associated in upgrading these by $1. Happened not long ago when prices reached over $2.99. IIRC, the electronic pumps were over $10K each to replace.


That would explain why I saw a station around here having paper notes on the pumps saying "Price is for 1/2 gallon"

Last year people were saying it would hit over $4.00 this year. It happened. This year, I'm hearing over $7.00 next year. Who knows?

 

[BrianWC]

Heard on the news this morn about the 1/2 gallon issue. However, they said it was only $400 a pump to upgrade.