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01-20-2011, 07:44 AM
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#1 | | Banned (ABWS)
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| Gas Prices???
How come gas prices are still sitting at summer high levels and you never hear anything about it anymore?
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01-20-2011, 07:50 AM
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#2 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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1.22 in the morning at many places
its so fucked up. i hope my salary goes up in the same rate as gas price
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01-20-2011, 07:56 AM
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#3 | | Banned (BBM)
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you aint in pain unless u are filling 94  | |
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01-20-2011, 08:00 AM
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#4 | | Banned (ABWS)
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I'm sticking with the manufacturers recommendation of 91 Octane for the sake of my wallet.
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01-20-2011, 08:03 AM
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1.50 was bad
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01-20-2011, 08:05 AM
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#6 | | Banned (BBM)
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2 years ago, that time i wish i had a prius lol
i heard its only BC tho
Toronto is like paying 1 buck per liter
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01-20-2011, 08:07 AM
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#7 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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gas prices are high in the states as well. i went down a few days ago and it was like 3.49 in Blaine... That's almost $1/liter compared to like 80c/liter a few months ago....
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01-20-2011, 08:11 AM
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#8 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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the reason why nobody complains about it, because the alternative; ie translink is unreliable and expensive
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01-20-2011, 08:14 AM
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#9 | | Rider
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we are just to use to getting shafted
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01-20-2011, 08:18 AM
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#10 | | RS Veteran
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people get used to the price over time
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01-20-2011, 08:20 AM
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#11 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by xpl0sive  gas prices are high in the states as well. i went down a few days ago and it was like 3.49 in Blaine... That's almost $1/liter compared to like 80c/liter a few months ago.... | $3.09 at Costco.
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01-20-2011, 08:21 AM
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#12 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by AME_VIP people get used to the price over time | Bc residents get used to prices instantly, the rest of the world cause a rukus. That's why our prices are always insane.
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01-20-2011, 08:22 AM
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#13 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Wait till this summer, we're expected to break 1.50 a liter 
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01-20-2011, 08:23 AM
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01-20-2011, 08:24 AM
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price gouging and oil companies are raking in record revenues
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01-20-2011, 08:27 AM
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USD being all time low, Oil being traded in USD, Canada exports oil, etc
so in teh end even with high exchange rates, we're still jipped cuz we're Canada!
USD needs to gets on its legs and not give me god damn on par cuz I have savings in USD
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01-20-2011, 08:35 AM
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#17 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by kyoshiro USD being all time low, Oil being traded in USD, Canada exports oil, etc
so in teh end even with high exchange rates, we're still jipped cuz we're Canada!
USD needs to gets on its legs and not give me god damn on par cuz I have savings in USD | It's not all of Canada, it's usually the people of BC that get ripped off.
They teased us at 1.50 before now they're really gonna give it to us if not more.
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01-20-2011, 08:37 AM
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#18 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN you aint in pain unless u are filling 94 | i don't think anyone has 94 anymore?
i'm in toronto and its like 93 cents right now.
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01-20-2011, 08:38 AM
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#19 | | Rider
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i dont even bother watching oil and gas prices on the market anymore because they dont reflect the at all even when they have millions of barrels stored =|
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01-20-2011, 08:40 AM
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#20 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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Originally Posted by g_spyder91 Bc residents get used to prices instantly, the rest of the world cause a rukus. That's why our prices are always insane. | Have you ever seen the prices in Europe? They will make you shit a brick.
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01-20-2011, 08:50 AM
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#21 | | Banned (BBM)
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Originally Posted by mx703 i don't think anyone has 94 anymore?
im, fill up at Chevron. They still have it
i'm in toronto and its like 93 cents right now. | Quote:
Originally Posted by gars Have you ever seen the prices in Europe? They will make you shit a brick. | Ya but they make more money than we do
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01-20-2011, 08:51 AM
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#22 | | In RS I Trust
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Go to mission gas is 102 right now. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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01-20-2011, 09:00 AM
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#23 | | Rider
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abbotsford usually has cheaper gas. if im not mistaken i think there is an extra tax or something for stations within the GVRD
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01-20-2011, 10:19 AM
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#24 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by g_spyder91 Bc residents get used to prices instantly, the rest of the world cause a rukus. That's why our prices are always insane. | that $100+ government climate-change cheque you got in the mail recently? the rest of the world didn't get that either
prices in BC are generally higher because we have stiff carbon taxes included in the price of fuel
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01-20-2011, 10:22 AM
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#25 | | JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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Originally Posted by mx703 i don't think anyone has 94 anymore?
i'm in toronto and its like 93 cents right now. | he meant 94 octane
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