Yes but in the UK and Canada its mostly tax. Here in the US it mostly profit.

 

Point taken, but dont we have british petroleum? The only benefit we brits get is higher octane fuel.

 

Tax rate on Gas is about 35%, we also have an alleged gas shortage in this area due to refinery problems. Diesel is also in short supply.

 

I believe 93 is $3.55/gallon up here.

 

$3.19 for 92 octane here.

I know some stations carry 93 octane, but I can never find those stations when I need fuel.

 

$3.29 - $3.49 for 92-93 octane in Dallas.

 

Oh yeah, forgot about those guys!! BP, duh....

 

this is an extremely sore topic for us california folks.
i try not to think about it.

 

SO-Cal is around $3.70-$3.90 for 91 octane, plus they dilute it with alkyhol for even less mileage. I get 18 mpg if lucky on the stuff.

Then our Diesel prices are $4.00-$4.55 at the Mobil stations. Kinda takes away the the extra mileage gain from using diesel engines.

 

when i go to fill up its feels like opening my wallet to my prime minister and saying "help yourself!"

 

I found $3.09 for 91 octane - Premium here in Denver.

Otis

 

so if 91 octane is premium for you guys what is standard???

 

85 is standard here.

 

wow i didnt realise it was that low!!

 

The octane can be lower in Denver because of the altitude.

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Octane ratings can vary greatly from region to region. For example, the minimum octane rating available in much of the United States is 87 AKI and the highest is 93. However this does not mean that the gas is different.
In the Rocky Mountain (high altitude) states, 85 octane is the minimum octane and 91 is the maximum octane available in fuel. The reason for this is that in higher-altitude areas, a typical combustion engine draws in less air per cycle due to the reduced density of the atmosphere. This directly translates to reduced absolute compression in the cylinder, therefore deterring knock.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating

 

cool, i didnt know that. i still wish we had your pump prices though and your car prices.

 

With the exception of Sunoco the grades of gas sold in my area are 87 octane (regular), 89 octane (sometimes called plus), and 92 octane (premium). Sunoco has 93 octane also available called Ultra 93 (super).

Usually each octane grade is 10 cents more than the one below it. If 87 was $3.00, 89 would be $3.10, and 92 would be $3.20. Then they have their pricing wars where they will drop a couple of pennies off the lowest grade to bring people in only to find the better octane grades didn't change at all.

The cheapest gas close to me right now is 87 octane for $3.03 while the 89 octane is $3.13, and the 92 octane is $3.30. I talking self-serve stations with these prices. If they pump it for you, they may add as much as 10 cents a gallon.

Bob M

 

so you'd think that if there was somelegislation to make car makers either get rid of the suv or at least significantly increase mpg that gas prices would drop, but then there's be something else manufactured to make sure prices cntinued to climb, plus tractor trailers are the real gas suckers in this country they've been getting the same milage for what seems likes forever.

 

Just went up this morning here. About 40 miles north of Tampa. $3.41 for Sunoco 93. Oil companies are saying the profit margin on fuel is slim and they expect to raise the price by 20 to 30 cents in the coming months. Guess several billion dollars profit per quarter is not enough for big oil. Don't even get me started on Bush.. We still love the Fire..

 

$3.39 !!! Grrr !