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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 7, 2008 9:08:27 GMT -8
The radio just said the average gas price across Canada is now $1.14. Here in Ontario it is $1.05 due to intense competition between suppliers. I will be checking out the various tracking websites because apparently for the first time in a very very long time Gas at some stations has dropped below $1. ;D
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Oct 7, 2008 10:35:13 GMT -8
Just to make you really jealous...I paid $0.79/L US for gas yesterday and saw it for $0.77 yesterday afternoon Edit: That's $0.85/L CAD ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2008 10:56:05 GMT -8
I always laugh because when the price of oil, per barrel, rises on the international market it seems that the Gas Station Attendants are raising the pump prices before the news broadcast is finished....yet when it drops, it takes forever for it to be felt at the pumps. Corporate Powerbrokers, pray for us!
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Post by Nick on Oct 7, 2008 13:28:28 GMT -8
Hmmm, $1.05/L in Toronto, $1.27/L in Victoria.
I always get a kick out of how the price will go up by 8 or 9 cents when a hurricane is threatening or something, and then they try to appease us with a 2 cent drop when the "threat" abates.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 7, 2008 14:16:58 GMT -8
Our prices tend to drop at midnight. When they do go down during the day it is price war/matching. There is a lot of that here. Sometimes gas outside the city is cheaper and sometimes it is more money. But Murphy's Law is that whereever you are the gas is the highest. If you fill up when you see a good price, within a short period of time you will see a lower price. If you don't fill up however, the next time you do it is higher. So basically screwed if you do and screwed if you don't. One particular Esso here has had Supreme (91 Octane) for the price of the middle grade or in other words $0.02 off. When you compare our prices to Quebec there is much less difference there between regular and higher grades than in Ontario. Regular is usually a few cents higher in Quebec due to taxes. However, if you need premium like I do in my car, it can be a bit less or the same. Gas stations near the border mind you are given a tax break so are usually on par with Ontario. You have to have your "thinking cap" on to know when to fill up. When you are on the ball you can save $5 just by timing your fill ups. If there is cheap gas somewhere then you need to get there early before no one knows about it. If not then once you get the radio stations and websites reporting it, you are guaranteed a long line-up. People with seemingly nothing better to do will drive and sit in a line up waiting to get gas with a two to five cent saving. Now you add up the gas they spend driving there, the time they spend in line, the stress they expend because someone butts in line, and the gas wasted idling (even there there are anti-idling laws), and the person loses $10.
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Post by DENelson83 on Oct 7, 2008 21:17:23 GMT -8
Just FYR, this website shows a comparison of gas prices across Canada at a glance.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Oct 7, 2008 22:18:14 GMT -8
I saw a station of mine posting at 3.49 a gallon US at around 92.8 cents a liter US, $1.02 CDN given the current exchange rate at www.xe.com
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Oct 8, 2008 2:58:40 GMT -8
Our prices tend to drop at midnight. When they do go down during the day it is price war/matching. There is a lot of that here. Sometimes gas outside the city is cheaper and sometimes it is more money. Due to some quirky, but sometimes advantageous, laws in Jersey, we get some weird situations like that. The gas stations are only allowed to adjust their prices once per day here, and depending on whether the price is going up or down, sometimes it is better to fill up in the morning (prices up), and sometimes it is better to fill in the afternoon (prices down). Then you have to look at the stations on the toll roads; they are only allowed to adjust pricing once per week. You can save a significant amount of money when prices spike more than 10 cents, the typical difference seen for their gas over off highway stations. This area in Jersey also sees a lot of out of state drivers coming in for fill-ups. If you are coming in from Delaware or Pennsylvania you see a 20-40 cent per gallon savings. Of course, you have to balance this with the $4 bridge toll! The gas stations obviously know about the higher prices on the other side of the river and typically raise their prices to maintain a 20 cent gap... ...just enough to make people think they are getting a deal, but way higher than any local in the know will likely pay. ;D
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 8, 2008 8:36:17 GMT -8
The service centres here try to keep prices a bit lower so that you pull over for gas there. If not for any other reason than to sell more burgers, gum, and pop. However, the exits before and after keep a close eye out and try to match pretty quick. However since the Service Centres aren't on tollways the driver isn't a captive audience.
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Post by corporalrabbinoff on Oct 8, 2008 15:08:27 GMT -8
Its currently at $1.19.9 in Nanaimo and Parksville.
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