Gas prices...
07-12-15, 05:09 PM
#526
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See if CA has a "Hot Line" to report excessive (or suspect) price-gouging. Some states do have such a hot line, which goes to the state's Attorney General's office, where, if deemed credible, the complaint is investigated.
.......provided those people actually spend it on FOOD.
He (maybe?) can relax state standards, but not EPA standards.
Maybe not, but it probably won't do the smog-filled L.A. basin any good, either.
It will take $15+ extra to fill a tank now. You know how many homeless people you can feed with that?
But still, governor brown should issue a temporary relief on stringent refinery standards so that we can use "dirtier" gas for a short time.
Letting us use dirtier gas for a month won't burn a hole through the ozone layer
07-12-15, 09:21 PM
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07-12-15, 10:15 PM
#529
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Actually, that's a good point. Can't say I disagree. The only hitch, though, is that most people don't fill up a 20-gallon fuel tank with $5 Starbucks...more likely an 8-16 oz cup.
07-13-15, 03:11 AM
#531
Supplies are low, so they jack the price way up.
Supposedly the gas station owners are panicked.... but it all just looks like greed to me.
Gonna fill up only what I need until this bullsh goes away.
07-13-15, 10:33 AM
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07-13-15, 02:46 PM
#536
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Gas prices were actually going down across the country, but not in California. A shortage in oil and other components used in refining California's unique blend of less-polluting gas was one of the reasons for the price jump, industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday.
A slowdown in imported crude and a refinery shutdown in Torrance also caused wholesale prices to skyrocket, experts said.
A slowdown in imported crude and a refinery shutdown in Torrance also caused wholesale prices to skyrocket, experts said.
Meanwhile, I paid $2.79 for Premium @ Costco in Denver.
might wanna merge this thread into the "Official gas prices" thread... https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...es-thread.html
Last edited by bagwell; 07-13-15 at 02:55 PM.
07-13-15, 03:10 PM
#537
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thx, merged.
07-13-15, 05:15 PM
#538
The price for Regular has been around $3 plus or minus North of Chicago lately.
Folks here have pointed to the stab and grab premium for Premium and we are seeing it here, $.70 extra where it used to be under $0.40 extra.
Folks here have pointed to the stab and grab premium for Premium and we are seeing it here, $.70 extra where it used to be under $0.40 extra.
07-14-15, 01:21 AM
#540
Lexus Test Driver
Prices went up one dollar per gallon in two days here in L.A. We are now at $4.60/gallon for premium. Absolutely ridiculous and a record spike. The official word I'm hearing is there's a shortage mainly due to one refinery that had a fire BACK IN MAY! So since May, they couldn't figure out how to get us enough gas? Are they new to the idea of supply? Have we never driven cars in the month of July? I'd be fired if I handled my business this poorly. Blame who you want. We are being had yet again and nothing is being done about it like usual.
By the way, the notion it's smoggy in SoCal is pretty much false. We've not had smog problems for roughly a decade. The gas we burn is indeed cleaner, but that only accounts for a very small part of the price hike.
By the way, the notion it's smoggy in SoCal is pretty much false. We've not had smog problems for roughly a decade. The gas we burn is indeed cleaner, but that only accounts for a very small part of the price hike.