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BMG
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No problem with Magna in the Blazer pulling a trailer.
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Smokey's correct, full name is Smokey Bear. In the popular song "Smokey The Bear" written in 1952 by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins a "the" was added
to his name to keep the song's rhythm. This small change has caused confusion among Smokey fans ever since.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Steve&Debby
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I use the diesel and the regular gas never had a problem,except for the gas at the pemex in San Felipe at the ampm above the hospital,water in the
gas!!!
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bajajudy
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Speaking of diesel!
It is twice as expensive in California as here in Baja. It was $3.89 when we were there a week ago. We almost fainted at our first fill-up in the
USA.
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TonyC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
Speaking of diesel!
It is twice as expensive in California as here in Baja. It was $3.89 when we were there a week ago. We almost fainted at our first fill-up in the
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I feel your pain. I just put 21 gallons (gas) in my truck....$77.49 at $3.69 per gallon. I need to get my CRV back from my daughter.
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Gadget
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaHawk
My Dodge Truck 1500 pinged like mad chugging uphill. The premium "seemed" to help reduce that.
The truck was loaded and pulling a boat. |
I will run what I can get in GSB. Sometimes the a-la-manguera is a little low on scoots out of a fish camp. I've installed an in cab timing
adjustment and dial in what the motor likes for timing with whatever gas is available.
Detonation, especially under load is very bad for the valve trane and can even make your engine more octane hungry as you burn the valves and build
carbon deposits on top of the pistons . Should be avoided at all costs. Knowing how to retard your timing 3 degrees or so is pretty handy. I've had
several vehicles that didn't care what Pemex was in it and several that really did.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
Speaking of diesel!
It is twice as expensive in California as here in Baja. It was $3.89 when we were there a week ago. |
We all pay for it in other ways. The prices in grocery stores up north are being raised at an unreal rate. Everything on the store shelves needs
diesel fuel to get there.
Today........Oil @ $110 per barrel.
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Steve&Debby
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Here's an idea develop the oil fields that are in th US and to he-- with the camel jockey oil. Take care of our own country first.
[Edited on 3-14-2008 by Steve& ebby]
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Steve&ebby
Here's an idea develop the oil fields that are in th US and to he-- with the camel jockey oil. Take care of our own country first.
[Edited on 3-14-2008 by Steve&ebby] |
It's interesting to note that most of the oil we purchase does not come from the Middle East.
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TonyC
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Wow....Venezuela is in the top three. I guess oil talks.
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bajapablo
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in san felipe
I paid .67 liter on Wednesday. It was 3.29 in quartzsite. 4.00 in needles. Here in st. george I paid 3.29 today
\"changes it lattitudes, changes in attitudes\"
J.Buffet
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Sharksbaja
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Ok then, we'll start thanking the Canucks. To think I've been blaming poor ol' OPEC for all the profit sucking. Ahhhhhh, when in Rome.... or shall I
say Qatar.
No wonder the Canadians have so much disposable income.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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Mango
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Yep, the cost of oil has far less to do with lack of supply than it does with greedy oil companies and commodity speculators trying to make a profit.
Combine this with a week dollar and you have high oil prices.
It's not just the Suadi's getting rich.. look at the American oil companies. "Maybe if we elected an ex-oilman he could talk to these folks..." Oh
wait.. we already bought that line and probably owe interest on it to China.
 
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mango
Yep, the cost of oil has far less to do with lack of supply than it does with greedy oil companies and commodity speculators trying to make a profit.
Combine this with a week dollar and you have high oil prices.
It's not just the Suadi's getting rich.. look at the American oil companies. "Maybe if we elected an ex-oilman he could talk to these folks..." Oh
wait.. we already bought that line and probably owe interest on it to China.
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What percentage of the world’s 10 biggest oil and natural gas companies noy U.S. companies and are owned and operated by foreign governments?
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Mango
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mango
Yep, the cost of oil has far less to do with lack of supply than it does with greedy oil companies and commodity speculators trying to make a profit.
Combine this with a week dollar and you have high oil prices.
It's not just the Suadi's getting rich.. look at the American oil companies. "Maybe if we elected an ex-oilman he could talk to these folks..." Oh
wait.. we already bought that line and probably owe interest on it to China.
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What percentage of the world’s 10 biggest oil and natural gas companies noy U.S. companies and are owned and operated by foreign governments?
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Ok, you got me a bit. Fill in "greedy oil producing nations" for "greedy oil companies" for about 8 out of the top ten of the worlds top producers of
oil. Still, US oil companies do quite well and I won't stay awake at night worrying about how to give them more tax breaks and subsidies to extract
oil from public land for private profit.
In reality, it just makes the "I'm an oil man" argument that bought a few votes even more ridiculous.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mango
Ok, you got me a bit. Fill in "greedy oil producing nations" for "greedy oil companies" for about 8 out of the top ten of the worlds top producers of
oil. Still, US oil companies do quite well and I won't stay awake at night worrying about how to give them more tax breaks and subsidies to extract
oil from public land for private profit.
In reality, it just makes the "I'm an oil man" argument that bought a few votes even more ridiculous. |
My apologies to TonyC for hijacking this thread. Fortunately your original question was answered. This will be my last post on this thread but I am
happy to take it 'off topic' if anyone wants to discuss this further.
Mango - statements like the "greedy oil companies" are made by politicians to gather votes. It's easy to hate almost any big, successful company. Oil
companies are currently making lots of money. The latest figures I saw (3rd qtr 2007), they are making about 7.6% on every dollar in sales. Taxes vary
depending on where you live but account for approximately 15% of every dollar in sales. Seems to me our government is more 'greedy' than the oil
companies.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
smokey bear......
Maybe I should change my handle to The Soulpatch.
I could be like "The Dude", a true, but fictional, legend.
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Wow, I never thought of that. The Bob H just doesn't sound right. However, friends have called me "The Bobster" at times!
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Alan
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I've had people in the past tell me to never use regular when buying gas in Baja Norte, especially for my boat motor (4 stroke). My truck likes the
higher octane, but if it's refined with no difference in quailty....my wallet prefers regular. |
One of the slowest things to change in Baja is rumors. I think someone may be just reiterating a holdover from almost 20 years ago when "regular"
(leaded) gas was only 81 octane. To really test my memory I believe it was called Nova and I also think it was dispensed from blue pumps (or hand
pumped from 55 gal. drums to a measuring cup on a pole, then gravity fed The
modern "regular is Magna and is 89 octane. (the reg unleaded in the US is only 87 octane). Unless you are feeding a big block to tow your boat and
it is several years old I would think that the modern "regular" will suit your purposes fine.
[Edited on 3-16-2008 by Alan]
[Edited on 3-16-2008 by Alan]
In Memory of E-57
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When I was in Venezuela a few months ago the price for a gallon of regular unleaded was .19c. it was up .10c from when I was there in 2006.
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