Evan Knoll what a loser! - Page 5

442OLDS · 07-30-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

That 20 gallon fill up you did yesterday? The one that cost you around $64?

Its about $80 in Chicago and going back up everyday!

Jim Kaekel · 07-30-2012, 11:58 AM

Knoll's mother ran a gas station for years, so he knew all about the govt. excise tax deal.

Crew Chief · 07-30-2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Its about $80 in Chicago and going back up everyday!

Why would anyone want to live there?

Jim Wahl · 07-30-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Why would anyone want to live there?

I was thinking the same thing! Jim

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Alan Roehrich · 07-30-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Its about $80 in Chicago and going back up everyday!

Welcome to local "boutique" gasoline. The Chicago area, according to the EPA, requires its own specific blend of gasoline, and only that blend may be sold in that area. Any company selling another blend without a special exception issued by the EPA could be fined millions of dollars. If they can fine a muffler shop $50K to $500K over one catalytic converter, imagine what they could do to a company over a few hundred thousand gallons of gasoline.

Harry 6674 · 07-30-2012, 03:43 PM

It looks like the makers of that particular blend of gas must have donated a fair amount of cash for Hope and Change. Why isn't that a surprise?

jwsamuel · 07-31-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Harry 6674

It looks like the makers of that particular blend of gas must have donated a fair amount of cash for Hope and Change. Why isn't that a surprise?

Actually, summer gas is required in most major urban areas and the requirement dates back to 1995.

Jim

Ed Wright · 07-31-2012, 12:30 PM

That is true.

jwsamuel · 07-31-2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

Knoll's mother ran a gas station for years, so he knew all about the govt. excise tax deal.

That wasn't a gas station. That was the world headquarters for Torco Racing Fuels.

Jim

bigshow2966 · 07-31-2012, 02:05 PM

It's "oxygenated" fuel, and it is required in the 6 county area here.

My shop is 70 miles south of my house. When I fill up down there my truck will pick up 2 mpg usually.

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bigshow2966 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 654 Likes: 675 Liked 180 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Evan Knoll what a loser! It's "oxygenated" fuel, and it is required in the 6 county area here. My shop is 70 miles south of my house. When I fill up down there my truck will pick up 2 mpg usually.