Yup greed! One barrel of oil has something like 170L of oil - so about (assuming $40 a barrel) so about $0.24 per liter... currently at the pumps in Quesnel is it $0.70 for gasoline and $0.95 for Diesel - oil at the department store here, cheap no-name crap, is about $2.00 a liter and it is not taxed nearly as much as fuel is taxed. Yup - we're getting screwed! David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Fri, December 19, 2008 10:33, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > In a message dated 12/19/08 1:29:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, > westfaliavanman@GMAIL.COM writes: > > >> With oil down to under $40.00 a barrel, why is a quart of motor oil at >> my >> local FLAPS still selling for from about $2.50 / quart for house brand >> to >> well over $3.00 / quart for name brands? >> >> Inquiring minds want to know. >> >> Rod. >> > > because the oil companies are greedy. > > > ************** > One site keeps you > connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) > |
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