These prices are in liters and 1 gallon = 3.7854 liters.
Today (dec 1st) 1 dollar = $ 11.30 pesos (+/-)
Using the previous information, this is what we have....
Magna.............$ 1.99 dollars per gallon
Premium..........$ 2.35 dollars per gallon
Diesel..............$ 1.65 dollars per gallon
OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY
vgabndo - 12-1-2004 at 06:34 PM
That's forty cents a gallon less than here, Nor. Cal., and next trip I'm driving a rig that gets DOUBLE the milage of the one I've taken for the last
ten years!!!
OH BOY, extra fish taco money!!!David K - 12-1-2004 at 06:37 PM
Thank you Antonio...
Today, the lowest price I saw for Regular (= to Magna) was at an AM/PM for $2.139/ gal. Most others here in San Diego North County are closer to $2.23
or more. Along the freeway more like $2.43!
Whoo Hoo!
Janice - 12-1-2004 at 07:57 PM
$2.45 here in the Eastern Sierra! 4baja - 12-2-2004 at 07:56 AM
baja cactus, why is it that pemex has no interest in building new gas stations or fixing the old between your place and jesus maria. it seems that the
keep building in areas that dont need them and avoid areas that do.David K - 12-2-2004 at 08:16 AM
Hi Steve, until Antonio gets back to you on your question, let me tell you what he told me... I asked the same question when we were driving to El
Rosario, last week.
Pemex only makes the gasoline and covers the delivery of it to the station. The station is owned independently as a franchised dealer. The ejidos in
central Baja owned those stations that have closed (San Agustin, Catavina, Parador Punta Prieta, Rosarito)... They closed because of poor business
management... they spent all the money from sales, and wouldn't/couldn't pay for new gasoline to be delivered. Pemex keep extending credit to keep
them open... But, there's a limit to the kindness.
Antonio, please correct me if I misunderstood any of your story.bajalou - 12-2-2004 at 08:23 AM
Note - as the Peso/Dollar change - less pesos for the dollar, the price per gallon rises. Today it is 1.17 the lowest in a long time.
Third World Country
Capt. George - 12-2-2004 at 11:13 AM
Never mind gasoline/diesel, just returned
from the clinica....ear, nose, throat infection....Penicilin shot over the next seven days, pills and pain meds....
NADA! Something really wrong up there.
65% of the working people of the United States of America, (wealthiest nation in the history of mankind) with no health insurance.....I don't get it,
somebody help me out with this?????synch - 12-2-2004 at 01:44 PM
Quote:
... of the United States of America, (wealthiest nation in the history of mankind) ...
I question your comment that the US is the wealthiest.
$2.13 per gallon is the cheapest gas in the Los Angeles, South Bay area that I can find today
[Edited on 12-2-2004 by synch]
65%???? No Health Insurance????
Barry A. - 12-2-2004 at 03:10 PM
Capt. George----where did you get that figure of 65% in USA with no health insurance?? I thought it was closer to 45%. And why do many of these folks
not have health insurance???? because they have not bought health insurance!!!!! Why have they not bought health insurance??? because they have
other priorities!!!!! Why other priorities???? I do not have a clue, but it is their business, not mine. Part of it is if they really get in
trouble healthwise, all they have to do (and they know it) is come to the emergency room and they WILL be treated. Of course, this can't go on for
long, either.
Free treatment in Mexico for health???? I don't think so, but if they do, they will be bankrupt soon. NO COUNTRY can afford free health services for
long----eventually they will go bankrupt, or the citizens will from over taxation. It is crazy!!
But what do I know----this is simply an opinion.
But what does all this have to do with the price of Mexican fuel?????? I, for one, really appreciate that "Baja Cactus" publishes this very helpful
information.Don Jorge - 12-3-2004 at 09:29 AM
Thanks Antonio!
We appreciate your taking the time to post the current gasoline and diesel prices.
Current prices for highway diesel here are 2.17 gal and offroad diesel 1.75 gal dyed fuel.
Here on the farm we are experimenting with making biodiesel and are now using it as 50/50 blend with purchased diesel.
The biodiesel costs us about 1.10 gal in material costs to make plus our time.
It is working great! We are using old cooking oil from Chinese restaurants!
The processor we made from a water heater.
OK Jorge
jrbaja - 12-3-2004 at 09:57 AM
I saw something similar in the Ozarks. That biodiesel sign oughtta throw them revenuers off though!!BajaNomad - 12-3-2004 at 11:01 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by synch
$2.13 per gallon is the cheapest gas in the Los Angeles, South Bay area that I can find today
JR,
Yep, similiar but different. We make our moonshine in a still, distilation, just like in the Ozarks. Got agave?
But that there water heater is used for transesterification.
We also make a pretty decent barrel of wine every year. Fermentation.
When I lived in Guadalupe the old Russos taught me how to make wine the low tech way. Even though their religion frowned upon alcohol, wine was
consumed for "medicinal" purposes, in the root cellar, of course.
It was fun drinking wine and eating fresh Shashlyk while listening to their tales of how it was. For example, how they harvested the wheat, loaded the
wagons, hooked up the horses and took the wheat to market in San Diego via Valle de las Palmas. And on the return trip they always wore two or three
pairs of clothes crossing the border back into Mexico so they wouldn't have to pay duty on the clothes.
Most of those old Russos are gone now. Just a couple left.
Now that is interesting indeed.
jrbaja - 12-3-2004 at 01:25 PM
Thanks Jorge for the history. I would love to hear more.
My home town
Debra - 12-3-2004 at 04:09 PM
183.9.......while I really don't want to get into this, just what the heck is the ".9'? Do they really think that we are really that stupid?......9?
Sheesh! Would that be $1.84 per gallon?
Antiono......thanks for giving us the real scoop........ BajaCactus - 12-3-2004 at 04:37 PM
Thank you everyone...
4baja... DavidK is right... it seems he really listened during our driving time...
Pemex by itselfs does not run and operates gas stations... they only find, extract, refines, produces and distributes the fuel...
Pemex depends on independent owners via franchises to run and operate gas stations...
And as all of you already may know... between El Rosario and Jesus Maria there are no electricity, water services and/or money transportation
services... wich makes very difficult the operation of a business in those areas....
Do not worry, someone will put a gas station there... eventually...
4baja - 12-3-2004 at 08:02 PM
thanks antonio>Capt. George - 12-4-2004 at 07:10 AM
BarryA, not talking about the endless
numbers of do-nothings and want everything....Buy health insurance?, for many of our working people that is an impossible financial dream.
And yes, many of them do have other "priorities", such as eating and having a roof over their families heads.....
Free in Mexico (occasionaly) but we do have "AFFORDABLE" health insurance here. Enough said, back to fishing.
Baja Cactus, Always appreciate your posts! Thank you.....
Capt. GeorgeBarry A. - 12-4-2004 at 06:01 PM
Capt. George-----
Fishing is good!!!!!
Got out of the wrong side of my bed that morning----maybe popped the wrong pill. Sorry about that.
Barry
NO SORRY NECESSARY
Capt. George - 12-4-2004 at 06:13 PM
I didn't even know there was a right side of the bed...ask Deborah!
Fishing is the best!!
adios amigobajaandy - 12-12-2004 at 02:00 PM
Antonio,
Is your Pemex station in El Roasario open all night? We may be passing through early in the morning and would like to stop there for fuel.
Many thanks!
bajaandy
Antonio's New rooms
LaTijereta - 12-12-2004 at 02:12 PM
Station is open 24/7 David K - 12-12-2004 at 09:58 PM
Kris, was that room 201 (upper left, above lobby)? Because there are now two Hugo Lopez originals hanging in there! This is one...
Here is the other...
David K - 12-12-2004 at 10:00 PM
Ken Cooke - 12-12-2004 at 10:21 PM
Leaving Neal Johns' place today, we passed an independent gasoline retailer that sold Regular Unleaded for only $1.91/gallon!
-KenDavid K - 12-12-2004 at 10:35 PM
1.99 in Oceanside at one independent... 2.04-2.07 at Arco AM/PMs...
How about a summary of the meeting at Neal & Marian's??? I still am thinking of driving down to camp with you guys Sat. night and see the WWII road
Sunday...synch - 12-16-2004 at 12:37 PM
$1.97 today at both ARCO and an Independent (w/old 76 Unocal stickers on pumps) in Torrance, Los Angeles. Bruce R Leech - 12-16-2004 at 05:20 PM
