Why is 93 octaine so expensive?!?

[djpelosi]

Originally Posted by Evergreen6

But what happens when you are no longer able to quadruple your income over the next ten years, and prices keep on rising, and they consume a greater portion of what you make in a year?

At what I'm paying right now: $3.08 / gal

Gas was $1.50 10 years ago. That's a difference of $1.58 extra in ten years. That's actually not that much.... and prices have fluctuated from around $4.00 / gal to what I'm paying now. I haven't seen $4.01 + / gal in the last ten years, unless it was during a tragedy such as a big hurricane.

I don't see gas prices increasing so much in the near future to actually noticeably affect my income.

[SIN R G]

Originally Posted by thechileman

This may be sacrilege, but I have always run regular in my '13 ss. I am sure it has dropped down to the more conservative mapping, but it is still plenty fast for me, and I save a few bucks every time we fill up. If I ever want to take her to test and tune night at the strip, I'll fill her up with premium, and do a fuse pull.

Then why have an SS? This is like being married to a super model, but when you take her out you make her wear huge sunglasses with baggy sweatshirt and sweatpants!

[cornfield camaro]

Originally Posted by MBS

As long as it does not have Ethanol in it I am willing to pay a higher price .

What a dipstick!!! 105 octane and you're complaining!

[TommyTheCat]

No pumps near me offer 93 so I always get 91, but I'm definitely not complaining with gas prices being as low as they are now. I was paying 4.19 a gallon, it is down to 3.39
Until next summer that is

[CanadianZL1#992]

Originally Posted by mrvenicess

So true about getting gouged a bit! Try using 100 octane race gas. $8.99/gal!!!

VP 109 is $150 for a 5 US gallon pail. $30/ gallon. Lol. I can burn 3 pails in a night at the track!!!

[Q'smuscle]

Gotta pay to play! I don't even pay attention to the gas prices because it's always changing and I know that I have a V8!

[Evergreen6]

Originally Posted by djpelosi

At what I'm paying right now: $3.08 / gal

Gas was $1.50 10 years ago. That's a difference of $1.58 extra in ten years. That's actually not that much.... and prices have fluctuated from around $4.00 / gal to what I'm paying now. I haven't seen $4.01 + / gal in the last ten years, unless it was during a tragedy such as a big hurricane.

I don't see gas prices increasing so much in the near future to actually noticeably affect my income.

I don't know your level of knowledge about the economy and things like the consumer price index (CPI) and inflation, median household income, productivity measures, GDP, how wage growth is tracked, income distribution. It's really simple stuff to understand and if you aren't too knowledgeable on this stuff, I'd highly recommend adding something like the Wall Street Journal into your daily reads, or if you're still in school, taking a basic economics course. This stuff is important.

The punch line is Americans are more productive and have more advanced skillets than ever, their costs as consumers have risen, yet their wages haven't kept pace with either of those things.

That's not good. I'll leave the rest to you to understand.

[benji276289]

Just checked and my local Sam's Club "93" now going for $2.84/gal. Can we get it down below 2 ?

[Valpo1]

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

10 years ago it was $1.50. Has your income doubled in the past decade to keep up with that inflation rate?

Gasoline is cheaper than it was 4 months ago. It is SKY HIGH in historical context. Inflation-adjusted, we make less money than we did in 1999 by about 10%, yet food and fuel has increased by over 100%. We are worse than flat broke. We are indebted.

Excellent post.Sadly, this trend will continue.

[cornfield camaro]

Originally Posted by MBS

As long as it does not have Ethanol in it I am willing to pay a higher price .

There you go again...bashing ethanol!

[PalmerGA]

Originally Posted by TommyTheCat

I'm definitely not complaining with gas prices being as low as they are now. I was paying 4.19 a gallon, it is down to 3.39

Until next summer that is

I'm guessing they'll start climbing back up shortly after next Tuesday. Politics is controlling the current price drop.

[tw78911sc]

I went to the track a couple of weeks ago to the nearest gas station, noticed 93 was 60 cents a gallon more, drove an extra mile down the road and got the 93 for 40 cents more a gallon. I figured being next to the track the station was gouging track guys, but now it is that way in town where I live. Must be the new marketing campaign, get regular low, and make up for it with everything else.

[PonyKiller74]

Just paid $3.04 north of San Antonio

[trcsr]

Originally Posted by PalmerGA

I'm guessing they'll start climbing back up shortly after next Tuesday. Politics is controlling the current price drop.

I agree. Lowering gas prices will make some people think that Obama and the Dems are doing a good job to jack up the economy.

However, don't overlook the fact that it takes more crude to produce the higher octane and more distillation operations. More cost to produce means higher price at the pump.