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    Originally posted by Xtrema
    Probably add like $60 a month for me for gas. Not too bad yet. I'm sure we will be hit harder on food prices tho.
    It's been hitting us on food prices all along. Take a close look at the packaging sizes. You'll notice that in a lot of cases, there have been *stealth* reductions in what you're actually getting, vs the price staying the same. Lots of cases where the size of the product has been reduced up to 30%, and the price has stayed the same.

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    Cnn has a nice chart showing who is getting hit the hardest.

    Sure California gas is expensive, but they also make a heck of a lot more.

    http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/09/news...dex.htm?hpt=C2

    The grain farmers are actually the most susceptable. If gas triples, the combines become too expensive to use.
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    Originally posted by codetrap


    Difference in Price between Gas & TDI
    Golf Wagon Comfortline $2800
    Jetta Comforline $2100
    Jetta Highline $2675
    Toureg Comfortline $4750
    Toureg Highline $5455
    Toureg Execline $4950


    L/100 KM
    Gas Golf 9.9 / (6.2) Cost/100Km @ 1.07/L = $6.63
    Dies Golf 6.7 / (4.6) Cost/100Km @ 1.06L = $4.88

    If I have my math right, that means over 100km you save $1.75 (on pure highway). Savings per km is $0.0175. round up to $0.02 if you drive better than EPA. So, to make up that $2800 difference in price you have to drive a mimimum of ($2800/0.02=) 140,000km. That's where you break even for just buying the diesel engine.

    Now, figure in the higher maintenance costs. Oils changes if done by yourself are a minimum of $80 for the oil and filters. That 505.1 Oil isn't cheap. Plus you have the major service like the timing belt that's $1300, and all the other services that are on average about usually about 1.5 times the cost, and it just isn't economical anymore.

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    My passat wasn't any more expensive to service than a regular vehicle? Plus I could do 16, 000km's between oil changes with the right oil and filter combination. $900 to replace timing belt and waterpump IIRC
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    Originally posted by zipdoa


    My passat wasn't any more expensive to service than a regular vehicle? Plus I could do 16, 000km's between oil changes with the right oil and filter combination. $900 to replace timing belt and waterpump IIRC
    Oil changes for my Subaru cost me about $45 for the oil, and the filter was $7. $52 total for fully synthetic at 12k intervals.
    First 100k cost $440 in oil.


    The oil for my Jetta was $65, plus $9 filter at 8k intervals to maintain warranty. $96 was the usual charge to have it done at the dealershpi. If you want to stretch it out, you can, but then you're on your own for warranty.
    First 100k cost $940

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    Still so damn expensive, paid $1.219/litre today. First time I had to spend over $50 for fill up



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    Last edited by Cos; 01-01-2017 at 08:04 PM.
    Originally posted by adam c

    Line goes up, line goes down, line does squiggly things and fucks Alberta
    "The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones"

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    Originally posted by Cos
    I am really surprised we are still up at 121.9. I was expecting them to drop after the long weekend.

    Anyone smarter than I am know what is up?
    Pulling in money before all the big spring shutdowns.
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    I am surprised too... given we are at 127.9 on the Island and we live on a fucking Island.

    Seems like a bargain at that price given Calgary is usually 20c cheaper than here vs 6c.

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    Originally posted by Cos
    I am really surprised we are still up at 121.9. I was expecting them to drop after the long weekend.
    Me too. I let my tank dwindle down over the weekend - figuring it *must* be back down by Monday morning.

    Nope. Did they not get the memo that the long weekend is over?!

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    Here in Newfoundland gas prices are regulated/capped, and we are still paying 1.459/litre
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    Shit, there's only 49 users here, I doubt we'll even break 100.

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    Last edited by Cos; 01-01-2017 at 08:04 PM.
    Originally posted by adam c

    Line goes up, line goes down, line does squiggly things and fucks Alberta
    "The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones"

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    Clearly the gas companies feel sympathetic to all the guys on the island who have no jobs and can't get ahead.

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    Originally posted by Cos
    I am really surprised we are still up at 121.9. I was expecting them to drop after the long weekend.

    Anyone smarter than I am know what is up?
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    Originally posted by Xtrema


    Rage2 took delivery of his C63 BS.

    With the snow, he is "saving" fifty bucks today. Depreciation will eat the other fifty. LOL

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    Last edited by Cos; 01-01-2017 at 08:04 PM.
    Originally posted by adam c

    Line goes up, line goes down, line does squiggly things and fucks Alberta
    "The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones"

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    From $1.12/L to $1.16/L here.

    Dropped from $1.18/L on the weekend...
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    Originally posted by Unknown303


    Pulling in money before all the big spring shutdowns.

    At least this is the reason they come up with if anyone asks. To tell you the truth, most western Canadian refineries are operating everyday on hope and a prayer. I won't speculate on which ones I'm talking about.

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    1.42 here

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    147.9 in NS last week, new numbers should be out today.

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