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H2 GTS
08-22-2006, 02:39 PM
I still hear people talk about rising gas prices, but....
When I bought my H2 at the first of July, gas here was $3, now it is $2.79.
Buy Hummers, they make the gas prices go down.
hummer74
08-22-2006, 04:11 PM
2.56 in dallas!
devilsfan
08-22-2006, 09:25 PM
I noticed that too....I filled up 2 weeks ago for $2.86, which was the cheapest I could find. I saw $2.69 yesterday. Now I can smirk at Priuses again. ;)
Stacy
Sewie
08-22-2006, 09:26 PM
I paid $3.59 up in Tahoe on Sunday. :eek: :mad:
$2.87 Sunday!:D Who was it on the board, that said gas would be over 5 bucks a gallon by the end of summer?:rolleyes:
wpage
08-22-2006, 10:34 PM
No me
dochummer
08-22-2006, 10:52 PM
3.08 today...
Interleukin
08-22-2006, 10:54 PM
$2.89 this morning in downtown Pittsburgh, PA.
ratesguy
08-22-2006, 11:14 PM
Hummer74--Where in Dallas did you see 2.56? Cheapest I have seen is 2.71 at racetrack on Lemmon.
31_bandits
08-22-2006, 11:34 PM
same. paid $2.849 down from 2.999 for 10% ethanol at last fillup
H2 GTS
08-23-2006, 12:25 AM
I luckily have a chevron that nearly matches the Sam's Club prices across the street.
4rnRootsH2SUT
08-23-2006, 02:37 AM
Gas prices are not as high as the retailers are selling them at.. I own a gas station in Charlotte right now and for the last year or so we've been running on little to zero profit margin per gallon. For the last month or so though we've been running at about 30 cents a gallon... Now I know that seems high but remember... we're just tryin' to recoup the loss that we've been taking at the pump as well... We only make money on inside sales at gas stations...
Today's retail price example
Charlotte : $2.84-2.99
My store : $2.81
Cost : $2.51-2.56
Chet
H2 GTS
08-23-2006, 03:10 AM
Gas prices are not as high as the retailers are selling them at.. I own a gas station in Charlotte right now and for the last year or so we've been running on little to zero profit margin per gallon. For the last month or so though we've been running at about 30 cents a gallon... Now I know that seems high but remember... we're just tryin' to recoup the loss that we've been taking at the pump as well... We only make money on inside sales at gas stations...
Today's retail price example
Charlotte : $2.84-2.99
My store : $2.81
Cost : $2.51-2.56
Chet
You got that right...It's that 2 bucks for a freakin Monster where ya get me.
HummBob
08-23-2006, 04:18 AM
$1.08 per LITRE. I have NO idea in Gallons :confused:
black20
08-23-2006, 04:19 AM
$3.09 in Libertyville, Il
Ricco
08-23-2006, 04:46 AM
1.18 per liter .I gues that would be 4.72 .Yay I win
$2.87 Sunday!:D Who was it on the board, that said gas would be over 5 bucks a gallon by the end of summer?:rolleyes:Too much panic over Prudhoe Bay Pipeline.
$2.69 now.
hummer74
08-23-2006, 09:11 PM
Hummer74--Where in Dallas did you see 2.56? Cheapest I have seen is 2.71 at racetrack on Lemmon.
actually, today it's 2.55 in carrollton. i live by www.dallasgasprices.com shows the lowest stations in the area.
Here in central new york it is 3.04
obzidian
08-23-2006, 09:39 PM
first fill up, i paid $3.21 but this was for premium. the reggie was under 3, like $2.89
what kind of gas are ya'll using?
Also, when i picked up the H2, i noticed that the avg. mpg was something like 4.3!! OMG!!! i thought i just signed for a gas pipline! however, my best avg. fuel is 14.6 with city and maybe three minutes of 55-6-mph on the HW.. best ALL city right now is between 11.6-13.0 NOT BAD!!! i dont understand how ppl complain about how it guzzles gas, its not that bad. I know of street turbo 4-cylinders that sucked up that much gas when cruising around town.
H2 GTS
08-24-2006, 04:09 AM
I run Chevron 87.
31_bandits
09-01-2006, 02:13 AM
$2.699 for premium today, down 35 or 40 cents...
:D
kodiakz
09-01-2006, 02:39 AM
No, we just need to unload your worless pos diklikin ass!!!
timgco
09-01-2006, 02:55 AM
Gas is going to $6 a gallon, if you cant afford it you need to unload your gas guzzlin POS and buy a Honda.
Does your goat get good mpg? You spelled your name wrong....It;s spelled HAMSTER.
31_bandits
09-01-2006, 03:10 AM
Gas is going to $6 a gallon, if you cant afford it you need to unload your gas guzzlin POS and buy a Honda.
2 hondas in a lifetime was more than enough, spank me very much and break my timing belt. :D
If i ever wind up with a gas guzzling POS, i'll be sure to unload it. But for now i just have a pickup and an H2 that gets very slightly better mileage and is probably the coolest thing ever put on 4 wheels. :perfect10s:
31_bandits
09-01-2006, 03:16 AM
a Jeep is way cooler, especially when your AC dies and my roof comes off.
I have a jeep. And its very cool, and removable tops are very cool. my comments still stand. :)
kodiakz
09-01-2006, 03:17 AM
a Jeep is way cheaper, especially when my ass smells and my wheels fall off.
fixed
31_bandits
09-01-2006, 03:23 AM
I like this guy... cool headed doesnt let chit bother him.. you are welcome to wheel wit me anyday.
lol.
where do you wheel at? i live in the bleeding center of nowhere's rear end
Gas is going to $6 a gallon, if you cant afford it you need to unload your gas guzzlin POS and buy a Honda.
2 bucks by Thanksgiving......go suck some camel cock AE/Troll!:dancingbanana:
kodiakz
09-01-2006, 03:30 AM
I am as cool as a cucumber. You come talkin sheite, now it's time to back it up--be sure that I will back up what I say. You came in here looking for a fight and you definitely found it. I am sure you are all glee and joyful and you 'believe' that I am spitting tacks. I assure you that I am not, but I also assure you that if you ever had the balls to talk all this crap to my face, you would not be so joyful at all. Now, lets take this private and get to dealing with it.
31_bandits
09-01-2006, 03:31 AM
fixed
lol
kodiakz
09-01-2006, 03:37 AM
Yeah, that's about what I thought. Talk, talk, talk. Now who carries the big stick and who ain't got sheite hamster boy. See, the talking is always the easy part, it's the baking it up part where losers like you always end up peeing themselves and run away.
Somewhere below the M/D line. :D
somewhere below mommys and daddys panty line.....dood you need to hop, jump, and skip over to the sit n spin side of the net.:violin:
kodiakz
09-01-2006, 03:43 AM
Ooooooohhhhhh, I'm skeered of the pajama wearing instructor. Bring it Beotch.
Where? Just tell me where to find you.
kodiakz
09-01-2006, 03:51 AM
You give yourself far too much credit.
kodiakz
09-01-2006, 04:03 AM
I believe it was you who started ALL this, including the trash talk. That was your intention was it not?? Or maybe it's just a retard jeep thing that normal poeple wouldn't understand.
$2.40's around here and dropping.
kauaiboy
09-02-2006, 03:13 AM
$3.58 here in Kauai, Hawaii...
hummer74
09-02-2006, 03:59 AM
2.34 in dallas area now and dropping everyday!!:jump:
31_bandits
09-02-2006, 06:25 AM
There is no need to put premium in your H2, unless you are running some mods that require it...
My impression is that mileage is slightly better, and the engine slightly smoother on premium. tank to tank varies too much to really make that statement concretely, but it is the impression that i get.
as low as $2.50 for regular today
My impression is that mileage is slightly better, and the engine slightly smoother on premium. tank to tank varies too much to really make that statement concretely, but it is the impression that i get.
as low as $2.50 for regular todayI can see we're quickly going down this road again.:rant:
Where's that link........
HummBob
09-02-2006, 09:24 AM
93.9 cents/Litre today. Haven't seen it this cheap in A LONG TIME :perfect10s: :perfect10s: :perfect10s::perfect10s:
HummBob
09-02-2006, 09:25 AM
I can see we're quickly going down this road again.:rant: (DENNIS ;) )
Ken, did you PISS OFF Dennis:jump:
mikejr
09-02-2006, 03:58 PM
you have it all wrong....higher gas prices mean less demand for gas which means more gas for us hummer owners....
31_bandits
09-02-2006, 06:41 PM
you have it all wrong....higher gas prices mean less demand for gas which means more gas for us hummer owners....
:jump:
about the premium -vs- regular thing. octane, and GMs recommendations, and so on and so forth are of course familiar to me. Octane isn't the only difference between premium and regular, and with a 5 to 10 cent price difference, i say go with my as-stated not-entirely-scientific impression that premium yields a little better results. It sure isn't important enough to me to make a stink or anything.
I think i saw a thread, maybe the one you guys were referring to once, i think it was this one: http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17128&highlight=premium
H2 GTS
09-02-2006, 07:19 PM
On engines with higher compression or FI engines, don't they detune/retard timing when they sense knock. Then that would mean less power on lower octane.
Speaking of "retard timing" what happened to the Hummerster
Maui Nick
09-02-2006, 07:55 PM
:jump:
about the premium -vs- regular thing. octane, and GMs recommendations, and so on and so forth are of course familiar to me. Octane isn't the only difference between premium and regular, and with a 5 to 10 cent price difference, i say go with my as-stated not-entirely-scientific impression that premium yields a little better results.
Well, the oil companies clearly :OWNED: you. :p
The "octane rating" measures a fuel's tendency to knock or ping against that of pure octane, which has a rating of 100.
"Premium," my ass. The only difference between regular unleaded and "premium" versions is that the higher-octane stuff burns slightly slower; some cars (but not many, and nothing in the Hummer line) may need that. Beyond that, there is no advantage to running "premium" gasoline. None. So why is it marketed as being better, although nobody says exactly how it's better? Because many consumers are stupid enough to believe it. "Premium" gasoline does not improve mileage, increase engine life, start quicker, increase power or anything else. It just burns infinitesmally slower.
Use regular unleaded unless 1) your owner's manual recommends a higher octane rating (in which case you really could violate your warranty by using regular unleaded) or 2) you legitimately have a case of engine knock, in which case you may wish to check in your HUmmer for service ASAP.
I hereby step down off the soapbox.
31_bandits
09-03-2006, 01:50 AM
Well, the oil companies clearly :OWNED: you. :p
The "octane rating" measures a fuel's tendency to knock or ping against that of pure octane, which has a rating of 100.
"Premium," my ass. The only difference between regular unleaded and "premium" versions is that the higher-octane stuff burns slightly slower; some cars (but not many, and nothing in the Hummer line) may need that. Beyond that, there is no advantage to running "premium" gasoline. None. So why is it marketed as being better, although nobody says exactly how it's better? Because many consumers are stupid enough to believe it. "Premium" gasoline does not improve mileage, increase engine life, start quicker, increase power or anything else. It just burns infinitesmally slower.
Use regular unleaded unless 1) your owner's manual recommends a higher octane rating (in which case you really could violate your warranty by using regular unleaded) or 2) you legitimately have a case of engine knock, in which case you may wish to check in your HUmmer for service ASAP.
I hereby step down off the soapbox.
how about i add 3) my impression is that the engine runs smoother and my 5 best mileage tanks have been on premium, and 2 lowest mileage on regular, with alot of mixed mileage in the space between, generally implying that mileage is better on premium. Avg to date is about 5% better, avg cost for premium is about 3-4% more.
I think, but don't know, that premium here is 100% gas, and everything else is 10% ethanol (except E85 which is obviously 85% ethanol).
:)
H2 GTS
09-03-2006, 05:27 AM
Right now here until Septemeber 30th, they are all RFG. So who knows.
Right now here until Septemeber 30th, they are all RFG. So who knows.When they switch over be prepared for a small mess. It happened here when many stations ran out of fuel because the distributers had to empty and clean tanks.
Maui Nick
09-03-2006, 04:10 PM
how about i add 3) my impression is that the engine runs smoother and my 5 best mileage tanks have been on premium, and 2 lowest mileage on regular, with alot of mixed mileage in the space between, generally implying that mileage is better on premium. Avg to date is about 5% better, avg cost for premium is about 3-4% more.
:)
What kind of driving were you doing when you got those best and worst mileage numbers for one tank? Average it out over a couple of months and you'll be sorely disappointed in yourself for wasting that money.
drmiles
09-03-2006, 04:34 PM
My gas mileage goes from 10.7 to 10.5 in the city switching from premium to regular. My vehicle is SC and requires higher octane. Can't say that I see a big difference in power. However it seems to start easier on premium when cold.
H2 GTS
09-03-2006, 04:35 PM
Has anyone else ever noticed that they alternate the positions of premium gas at the pumps?
On one pump it will be 87-89-92 then the other pump 92-89-87.
The only reason I can figure is that they know people wanting 92 will purposely select 92 but that other people who don't care might just hit the left button(left is usually lower in most things in our society) and not notice until too late that it is the more expensive gas.
31_bandits
09-03-2006, 06:02 PM
you know, fellas, of all the places in the world it doesn't make sense to get called a tool of the oil companies, i think an H2 board might be at the top of the list. (forgot to add taht last night) ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline
ethanol has 100,000 BTU's per gallon, gasoline 150,000. 10% ethanol in gas 145,000, or a bit more than 3% less, about in line with the price diff, and not far from my observed 5% diff in mileage. Same BTU's per dollar, seems reasonable to me.
And finally, i'm nearly sure that what gas i opt to fill my truck won't cause you guys bodily harm, and i'm so sure of that that i'm willing to accept liability unconditionally. ;)
31_bandits
09-04-2006, 08:23 PM
I've never seen just regular gas labelled as E10 and not premium. But we don't have a lot of ethonal stations here anyway. I don't think it is standard practice either to sell E10 Regular along side pure gas Premium, but I may be wrong.
I do know that in most states in 2004, E10 only accounted for 10% of gas sales, so at least in 2004 all Regular was not E10. Either way in most states it must clearly labelled that you are getting E10 or any blend over 1% for that matter.
well up here, some pumps have "non-oxygenated gas" labels next to premium (oxygenated gas means ethanol or other additives, which i'm sure you know), and some pumps don't.
That and conversations lead me to believe that non-premium has ethanol.
Happy labor day, Phil & everybody.
31_bandits
09-04-2006, 09:43 PM
I think MTBE is still the most common additive, but not usre. The gov requires that gas be oxygenated during the winter in certain areas to reduce pollution.
Non oxygenated gas will obviously have a slightly better performance, around 2-3% as you stated, but that hardly makes up for the 10% difference in price.
The majority of us are offerred either all grades with something added, or all grades with nothing added, soit is kind of moot point anyway.
i have never seen premium for 10% higher price. typically a nickel, a dime at most, higher than other things (or about 2-3%).
Whatever the case, i can't imagine why anybody would care what gas another puts in his/her vehicle. ?
Maui Nick
09-04-2006, 11:00 PM
I think MTBE is still the most common additive, but not usre.
MTBE: http://www.section.at/img/smiley/banned11.gif in some states (http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/mtbeban/table1.html).
Bad for groundwater --- makes it easy for carcinogens like benzene to leach into the water supply.
Alan06SUT
09-05-2006, 04:13 AM
2.51 today in the ATL!:beerchug:
tazhog54
09-05-2006, 05:29 AM
I just got back from a trip from Naples Florida to Charottle N.C, to Green Bay ,Wis, to StLouis Missouri to Olk City,Ok and back to Cal. Gas wash From $2.46 to $3.19 Cheapist was in Olk City But most common was $2.79. Over 6500 miles Love my Hummer H2:)
Frank2005
09-05-2006, 02:36 PM
Regular down to $2.79 here on LI. :dancingbanana:
Alan06SUT
09-05-2006, 04:43 PM
I just got back from a trip from Naples Florida to Charottle N.C, to Green Bay ,Wis, to StLouis Missouri to Olk City,Ok and back to Cal. Gas wash From $2.46 to $3.19 Cheapist was in Olk City But most common was $2.79. Over 6500 miles Love my Hummer H2:)
Sounds like a good road trip. H2 is like riding first class for everyone, even the back seat.
JMVH2
09-05-2006, 08:06 PM
$2.39 for regular in Southeast michigan
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