Pay More for Gas
May 25, 2023 09:28:36 #
I buy nearly all my groceries at Kroger, and I have a 'method' that I follow to maximize the bonus fuel points that I earn, and I use a Kroger branded Visa card. By following my 'method' I routinely save $1.55 per gallon at the Kroger fuel pumps. I drive a Ford C-Max hybrid, don't really drive all that much & generally buy 2 tanks of gas per month. I also use the GasBuddy phone app to help me find bargain gas when I do travel.
May 25, 2023 09:54:03 #
twowindsbear wrote:
I buy nearly all my groceries at Kroger, and I have a 'method' that I follow to maximize the bonus fuel points that I earn, and I use a Kroger branded Visa card. By following my 'method' I routinely save $1.55 per gallon at the Kroger fuel pumps. I drive a Ford C-Max hybrid, don't really drive all that much & generally buy 2 tanks of gas per month. I also use the GasBuddy phone app to help me find bargain gas when I do travel.
Yea, I suppose saving $3.00 a month is better than $0 a month.
Typically I get gas every 1-2+ months for one car. Save a long trip.
I just get gas.
May 25, 2023 10:12:55 #
Buy a Tesla or other EV and if your electric rate is reasonable- it's "almost free". I fill up in (northern IL) for about $6, for approximately 300 miles of range. BTW the Model 3 now sells for less than the average car sold in the US. Also no more driving to gas stations. Food for thought, if you're not into EVs that's OK too.
May 25, 2023 10:46:09 #
jerryc41 wrote:
You can often pay more per gallon and save money o... (show quote)
It doesn't cost you $0.08/mile to drive to get 'cheaper' gas though. There's the distance to there, the extra distance from there to home or wherever you were going, wear and tear on engine/transmission and all other moving parts, tire wear, brake wear and other factors. So the fuel cost to go for 'cheaper' gas may be $0.08/mile but the true cost may be a quarter a mile or who knows.
May 25, 2023 10:52:46 #
Longshadow wrote:
Yea, I suppose saving $3.00 a month is better than $0 a month.
Typically I get gas every 1-2+ months for one car. Save a long trip.
I just get gas.
Typically I get gas every 1-2+ months for one car. Save a long trip.
I just get gas.
It's not $3 a month. It's $1.55 per gallon. Two fillups per month. So if a fill is 10 gallons that's $15.50 saved twice a month, $31 total not $3.
May 25, 2023 11:00:23 #
LDB415 wrote:
It's not $3 a month. It's $1.55 per gallon. Two fillups per month. So if a fill is 10 gallons that's $15.50 saved twice a month, $31 total not $3.
May 25, 2023 11:14:17 #
LDB415 wrote:
It's not $3 a month. It's $1.55 per gallon. Two fillups per month. So if a fill is 10 gallons that's $15.50 saved twice a month, $31 total not $3.
Thank you for clarifying my point. I was quite speechless when I read '$3 a month.'
May 25, 2023 11:53:06 #
Dear Jerry,
Everyone does what he/she does. I still like my SUV & if there is an accident hopefully my bigger car will help.
Everyone does what he/she does. I still like my SUV & if there is an accident hopefully my bigger car will help.
May 25, 2023 11:55:47 #
DickC wrote:
I used to get 'farm gas' but they don't have that anymore I guess! 
Wasn’t “farm gas” actually diesal?
May 25, 2023 12:00:03 #
rcarol wrote:
Wasn’t “farm gas” actually diesel?
I thought that 'farm gas" was gas without the 'road taxes' added to the price since the vehicles were used on the farm and not the road.
May 25, 2023 12:13:33 #
nobody13579 wrote:
I thought that 'farm gas" was gas without the 'road taxes' added to the price since the vehicles were used on the farm and not the road.
That's correct. And illegal to use in a vehicle driving on the roads. Like 'reefer' diesel, fuel for the refrigerated trailers hauling tv dinners. No fuel tax on it so as much as 83 cents a gallon cheaper depending on where purchased. But illegal to add to the tractor fuel tanks while pulling tv dinners.
May 25, 2023 12:25:37 #
LDB415 wrote:
That's correct. And illegal to use in a vehicle driving on the roads. Like 'reefer' diesel, fuel for the refrigerated trailers hauling tv dinners. No fuel tax on it so as much as 83 cents a gallon cheaper depending on where purchased. But illegal to add to the tractor fuel tanks while pulling tv dinners.
Different color too so they can tell if you did...
May 25, 2023 12:35:09 #
Longshadow wrote:
Different color too so they can tell if you did...
Yes, I'd forgotten that part. I learned it in a generic orientation but never pulled reefer so never used it. They told stories of some who tried to cheat and use it. Didn't turn out well.
May 25, 2023 15:06:07 #
In the past, the car dealership would ask me how many miles were on the car when I would trade it in. Now they want to know how much fuel is left in the tank.
May 25, 2023 15:10:16 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
In the past, the car dealership would ask me how many miles were on the car when I would trade it in. Now they want to know how much fuel is left in the tank.
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