I think it's called "price-fixing." How else can you explain the fact that, as you drive through a town and see 10-15 gas stations of diverse brands, they're all charging exactly the same amount (to the fraction of a cent) for their gas? Dave in KC 85 Westy http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1 ----- Original Message ----- From: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Octane. NVC
> My 'expert' says the additional cost of high octane over regular is about 5 > cents a gallon. Mid grade is 2/5 high mixed with 3/5 regular so costs > about 2 cents a gallon more. > > Gasoline pricing doesn't follow classic economic rules except those of a > [mostly] monopolistic situation [ I forget the actual economic word > descriptor] > > JMO > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 11:17 AM > Subject: Octane. NVC > > > > > > > > I understand in theory why you need less octane in higher elevations, > but > > > why do they charge more for less octane. I remember $1.50 /gal gas in > the > > > Vail area back in 1993. Transportation costs can't be that much more? > > > > Tourist areas seem to always charge more for gas. Get close to a NP or > > popular area, and the prices go up. Its wrong, but I think its pretty > > normal. > > > > More intriguing in the price category is the question of why the > > difference between grades is nearly always 10 cents? > > > > When it was about half a buck, prices were 45/55/65 (leaded stuff back > > then) > > > > Made it around $1, so it was 95/105/1.15 per gal. > > > > Around $1.50, it was 1.45/1.55/1.65 > > > > Now approaching $2, we see 1.95/2.05/2.15 per gal. > > > > This data teaches us that in five years, gas will be 5.50/5.60/5.70 per > > gal > > > > Always ten cents between grades. Not a percentage, just ten cents. > > (shrug) Very interesting..... > > > > John > > |
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