Gas prices where you live ?
#48
03-07-2003 | 02:05 PM
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grinomyte -
Yeah, if I remember correctly it's the torrance blvd intersection...
There's the borders bookstore across the street...up torrance is little company of mary hospital...
It's a 76 station now (or at least it was when I lived in RPV)...always had lowest prices and always crowded.
As I understand it, they oxygenate the gas because it burns cleaner...however the loss in mileage causes you to burn more fuel and thus more pollution, so it's all bull***** when you think about it. I remember when they first started adding MTBE and gas mileage in my Lexus dropped precipitously. With gas around here at $2.30 now, and having just got rid of my Lightning for fear the engine would blow...my new Lexus gets two to two and a half time better mileage....I wasn't concerned when I owned the beast, but with a 100 to 150% increase in mpg, now I really don't care. Comparatively it would be like spending $4.60 a gallon if I owned the L still. (This of course won't prevent me from getting a Gen. III Lightning when they come out!)
Yeah, if I remember correctly it's the torrance blvd intersection...
There's the borders bookstore across the street...up torrance is little company of mary hospital...
It's a 76 station now (or at least it was when I lived in RPV)...always had lowest prices and always crowded.
As I understand it, they oxygenate the gas because it burns cleaner...however the loss in mileage causes you to burn more fuel and thus more pollution, so it's all bull***** when you think about it. I remember when they first started adding MTBE and gas mileage in my Lexus dropped precipitously. With gas around here at $2.30 now, and having just got rid of my Lightning for fear the engine would blow...my new Lexus gets two to two and a half time better mileage....I wasn't concerned when I owned the beast, but with a 100 to 150% increase in mpg, now I really don't care. Comparatively it would be like spending $4.60 a gallon if I owned the L still. (This of course won't prevent me from getting a Gen. III Lightning when they come out!)
Last edited by kobiashi; 03-07-2003 at 02:09 PM.
#51
03-08-2003 | 12:02 AM
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Jim,
Yeah! Let's plan on hooking up over brews and wings somewhere. There's that winking lizard place up Market from us. You've heard of it? If so, let's hook up. I'm on AIM all the time ( my2002lightning ) and email is my2002lightning@hotmail.com. Kinda' cute, huh?
My "first" L was a '00 white L (let go before she hit the ground in Tulsa). I swore I wouldn't make the same mistake 2x!
Later,
Ronald
Yeah! Let's plan on hooking up over brews and wings somewhere. There's that winking lizard place up Market from us. You've heard of it? If so, let's hook up. I'm on AIM all the time ( my2002lightning ) and email is my2002lightning@hotmail.com. Kinda' cute, huh?
My "first" L was a '00 white L (let go before she hit the ground in Tulsa). I swore I wouldn't make the same mistake 2x!
Later,
Ronald
#52
03-08-2003 | 01:00 AM
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