GAS PRICES GOING UP 5 CENTS IN GTA APRIL 2ND, 2011

[SQUALO]

ATTENTION FELLOW DRIVERS/FORUM MEMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!

GAS PRICES ARE GOING UP ALMOST 5 CENTS(4.9) @ MIDNIGHT (APRIL 2ND, 2011) ACROSS THE GREATER TORONTO AREA!!
(THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE!
CHECK THE LINK)

http://tomorrowsgaspricetoday.com/default.php

REMEMBER TO THANK THE SCUMBAG OIL COMPANY & YOUR POLITICIANS (PROV. & FED.).
WHEN THEY (POLITICIANS) COME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR THIS YEAR DURING THE FEDERAL & PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS...MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THEM AN EARFUL.

[NBC/CGM]

Gas already went up here was 123.9 now its at 131.9 probably gonna go up some more by monday.. This sucks

[2010victoryredss_ron]

oh boy,,,,,,,this really sucks....lol

[fbody79]

already at 1.34 here

[IROCanSS]

5 WHOLE cents... everyone sell your cars!!!

[bluch]

Originally Posted by NBC/CGM

Gas already went up here was 123.9 now its at 131.9 probably gonna go up some more by monday.. This sucks

Originally Posted by fbody79

already at 1.34 here

$1.34

at $1.05 right now in ol' E-Town, Alberta

[Mike Jung]

Originally Posted by jrhaus76

5 WHOLE cents... everyone sell your cars!!!

Yeah, you do realize that that 5¢ Cdn/L is about 20¢ US per US Gallon.

Gasoline in Toronto Area is shooting up tonight 4.9¢ Cdn/L = about 19.7¢ US per US Gallon.

$1.295 Cdn/L = about $5.20 US per US Gallon for 87 octane gasoline.

That means Ultra 94 will be $1.465 Cdn/L = about $5.88 US per US Gallon.


Note: The wholesale trading of gasoline is at $3.162 US per US Gallon.

[2010victoryredss_ron]

just filled up tonight...1.227 for regular, and 1.40 for 94 octane...and the americans are complaining...oh please....come pay our prices, for cars and the gas...

[CloudXTC]

isnt it supposed to be over 150 this summer?

[Matster]

The conversion rates for gallons to liters are as follows

1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters
1 Imperial gallon = 4.54609188 liters

1 US Gallon @ 1.295/Liter = $4.90
1 Imperial Gallon @ 1.295/Liter = $5.89

[SQUALO]

Originally Posted by Mike Jung

Yeah, you do realize that that 5¢ Cdn/L is about 20¢ US per US Gallon.

Gasoline in Toronto Area is shooting up tonight 4.9¢ Cdn/L = about 19.7¢ US per US Gallon.

$1.295 Cdn/L = about $5.20 US per US Gallon for 87 octane gasoline.

That means Ultra 94 will be $1.465 Cdn/L = about $5.88 US per US Gallon.


Note: The wholesale trading of gasoline is at $3.162 US per US Gallon.

Originally Posted by Matster

The conversion rates for gallons to liters are as follows

1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters
1 Imperial gallon = 4.54609188 liters

1 US Gallon @ 1.295/Liter = $4.90
1 Imperial Gallon @ 1.295/Liter = $5.89

When you guys do the conversion it sounds worse than it looks, but that's reality. NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, IT SUCKS!!!!

[Maddog78]

Awesome!
I work in the oil business so this just sounds like job security to me.

[Asylum]

1.47/94 Octane @ Petro Canada in Brampton

Just got raped.... :\ 90.00 to fill up from empty.

w t f
400km/ per tank too
@ 18 lt /100 on the DIC


Ahh the life of a huge cam.

[2010victoryredss_ron]

i think they need to hand out samples of vaseline when we fill up in Canada,,maybe it wont hurt so much......lol

[Red Rider]

But WHY is it going up? Anyone know?

[canadian ss]

It goes up because they tell us it will and we say we have no choice but to pay it. If we take a stand on it maybe make it a political topic, we might win? Or just go across the border and fill up.
We need to tell OPEC that we aren"t stupid because there is ALOT of supply and that even changes in weather shouldn't affect gas prices. If there was shortages, wouldn't we all pay the same at the station? It seems that it goes by demographic. The poorer a city, the cheaper the fuel.
We need to let our political leaders know that fuel prices are a big concern and it will be a deciding vote in every election. Thats probably the only way for the public to win?
If we go electric, you guessed it, elctricity rates will go up next! We need to take control.

[The Stig]

The idea of gas boycotts are not new. Be it, I don't think there have been any major movements since the 60's and 70's.

But the point of my post. Back in 2003 or 2004, whenever gas was really starting to come up again, an economist calculated that IF half of America decided not to buy gas for one day, then the oil industry would lose upwards of 10 million dollars.

And yes, those losses would be from 1 day of people not buying gas.

[canadian ss]

After doing a 1 day boy cot costing them 10 million would piss them off and they would just raise the price higher to teach us a lesson. If we can get politics involved I think it could open everyones eyes? It happened with the rising internet costs and cell phone contract prices till the gov't let other smaller phone companies in on the action causing price wars.

[Matster]

Originally Posted by canadian ss

It goes up because they tell us it will and we say we have no choice but to pay it. If we take a stand on it maybe make it a political topic, we might win? Or just go across the border and fill up.
We need to tell OPEC that we aren"t stupid because there is ALOT of supply and that even changes in weather shouldn't affect gas prices. If there was shortages, wouldn't we all pay the same at the station? It seems that it goes by demographic. The poorer a city, the cheaper the fuel.
We need to let our political leaders know that fuel prices are a big concern and it will be a deciding vote in every election. Thats probably the only way for the public to win?
If we go electric, you guessed it, elctricity rates will go up next! We need to take control.

I would agree, however there is a factor that you haven't taken into consideration. There is NO interest from the gov't side of things to regulate gas prices lower. Lower gas prices mean the gov't collects less tax revenue.

[Maddog78]

Originally Posted by Red Rider

But WHY is it going up? Anyone know?

www.peakoil.com
www.theoildrum.com

Get used to it. Nothing but up from here on out.
Easily 2 bucks a litre by the end of 2012.
Boycott all you want.
The Chinese and Indians will buy it.
Over 50,000 new vehicles a day hitting the road in those two countries.

[SQUALO]

Originally Posted by 2010victoryredss_ron

i think they need to hand out samples of vaseline when we fill up in Canada,,maybe it wont hurt so much......lol

NO! I can't afford the tax on Vaseline.

Originally Posted by Red Rider

But WHY is it going up? Anyone know?

BECAUSE IT CAN, AND NO ONE IS THERE TO STOP THEM!

Originally Posted by canadian ss

It goes up because they tell us it will and we say we have no choice but to pay it. If we take a stand on it maybe make it a political topic, we might win? Or just go across the border and fill up.
We need to tell OPEC that we aren"t stupid because there is ALOT of supply and that even changes in weather shouldn't affect gas prices. If there was shortages, wouldn't we all pay the same at the station? It seems that it goes by demographic. The poorer a city, the cheaper the fuel.
We need to let our political leaders know that fuel prices are a big concern and it will be a deciding vote in every election. Thats probably the only way for the public to win?
If we go electric, you guessed it, elctricity rates will go up next! We need to take control.

There's 2 elections this year 2011:
Federal in May
Provincial (Ontario) in October

EVERYONE: Start firing off the e-mails to your politicians...ALL OF THEM!

Originally Posted by Matster

I would agree, h
owever there is a factor that you haven't taken into consideration. There is NO interest from the gov't side of things to regulate gas prices lower. Lower gas prices mean the gov't collects less tax revenue.

God forbid they should help us out. I'm still trying to figure out where ALL that gas tax money is, that's suppossed to fix our roads.
Both levels of gov't are always crying about not having money, but they can blow billions of dollars on stupid elections, before it's time.



GOOD LUCK TO US ALL!
HAPPY & SAFE DRIVING EVERYONE!

[TJ91]

Originally Posted by jrhaus76

5 WHOLE cents... everyone sell your cars!!!

Says the American who pays less for the camaro, the gas, the insurance, oh and the tax!

As for us, who are actually paying, these prices are brutal. As a working student, its tough to pay for it all, and taking public transportation isnt any cheaper (done the math) plus its no fun either lol. You have to pay to play, but this is overboard, im going to ask for some vasoline next time. Dont want to know what its going to be in the Summer

The worst part is we really have no clue or justification for the rises at the pump
cant imagine how the europeans feel

[2010victoryredss_ron]

at first they blamed it on Libya.......well they only supply 2% of the WORLDS oil,, not Canadas....so i dont know the real reason, other than to gouge us..

[Ravirn]

Originally Posted by stieger

The idea of gas boycotts are not new. Be it, I don't think there have been any major movements since the 60's and 70's.

But the point of my post. Back in 2003 or 2004, whenever gas was really starting to come up again, an economist calculated that IF half of America decided not to buy gas for one day, then the oil industry would lose upwards of 10 million dollars.

And yes, those losses would be from 1 day of people not buying gas.

And those economists were wrong, then. And that view is STILL wrong, today.

Oil is a fungible commodity, like cash. A one day boycott won't do S**T to the oil companies. Why? Because you're still going to buy gas. If not one day, then the next. Fungibility is dynamically different from liquidity. Typing out a static calculation like that is just... wrong. The oil industry lose upwards of 10 million dollars? Why? Are people going to boycott going to work that day, too? Hardly.

A one-day boycott is laughable, and in the long run has NO discernable impact on the oil industry.

Now... if you can convince people to stop buying gas for 4 months (SIX months is actually a much better timeframe for a commodity like oil)... THEN you'd affect the oil & gas industry. And change would occur.

Until then, the boycotts going on will continue to have the influence they've had for the last 40 years. As in... very little, if any. Oil execs will express concern and "sympathize" with the average consumer to the press, and laugh their asses off in their offices.

The key is to promote sustained reduction in oil/gas consumption at the grass roots level. Does it cost me a lot to drive my SS? Yep. Which is why it's no longer my daily driver. Needless to say, my gas consumption has dropped dramatically.

Get enough people doing that... and yes, Big Oil will feel it.

[Maddog78]

Sell your gas guzzling Camaro and buy a Volt.
That will really show the oil companies.




Sorry, but it is laughable for people that drive the kind of cars that people on this web site drive to be complaining about gas prices.
You had to have known that the recent dip in prices when this Camaro first came out was an aberration. You should have known they would soon go up and they have. All the evidence was out there for those who wanted to look.

I love high hp big engine cars, too.
I fully expected gas to be this high at this time.
I fully expect it to be another 40 or 50 percent higher next year.

I don't complain. There is a finite supply and it is getting more expensive to get all the time. I believe in about 5 years time it is going to get serious.
Be happy now that you are getting cheap fuel.
It won't last.


http://earlywarn.blogspot.com/2010/1...-peak-oil.html
http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/do...es_english.pdf