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Old 02-25-2011, 06:22 PM
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Wisconsin state tax on gas is 32.9 cents per gallon. 9th highest. Then 18.4 cents for federal. The refineries don't make that much profit on gas. I seem to remember a friend who works for the oil company say they make 4 cents per gallon profit.
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$3.52 here...man do i wish the 25mpg CITY bonne was here. My father told me tales of getting MAX of 33mpg driving a few hundred miles and keeping the rpms steady.
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Come on people, by hybrids, my truck needs gas.
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USA, Buy more gas from Canada!

We are said to have more oil reserves in the province of Alberta than Saudi Arabia.
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Originally Posted by 1989OldsRocket88
USA, Buy more gas from Canada!

We are said to have more oil reserves in the province of Alberta than Saudi Arabia.
I mean oil sources not reserves, where'* the edit button?

http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OurBusiness/oilsands.asp
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Originally Posted by 1989OldsRocket88
USA, Buy more gas from Canada!

We are said to have more oil reserves in the province of Alberta than Saudi Arabia.
Don't be fooled, we're sitting on a bunch of oil here in the US. We're just holding on to it
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I remember something a teacher said when I was in school. Better to use up theres first.
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3.45 here in monroe, mi... with my car getting less mpg before fuel filter change I'm hoping for warm weather the sooner because I can ride my bicycle and save money and get fit... Bonneville will be the weekend warrior soon
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^ irony: you generally will get significantly better fuel economy in the summer due to many factors.
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
I remember something a teacher said when I was in school. Better to use up theres first.
And then we charge them a sh*t load after the U.*. economy crashes and we export all of it out to other countries and use so little of it for us and still charge $6+/gallon here.


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