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Hey. That's not a bad idea. Too bad I can't afford to buy one or I would. Bet they're great on gas. Just not so much weather friendly.
They're also very dangerous. I'd be kind of ticked off if I got hit by a truck on a motorcycle and ended up in a wheel chair for the rest of my life because of high gas prices. I used to ride but the huge number of morons on the road lead me to give it up many years ago....
$4.71 is an outlier station with some odd reason for charging far more than average. I know of 1 in Summit NJ and 2 near Disney World that do the same thing.
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The average in Miami seems to be the highest in the state and hovers around $4.
Gas Stations near airports, are notoriously high priced, to get those returning rental cars with low fuel in the tank. Car rental places charge out the ass, for fuel, if you don't bring back a full tank of fuel.
They're also very dangerous. I'd be kind of ticked off if I got hit by a truck on a motorcycle and ended up in a wheel chair for the rest of my life because of high gas prices. I used to ride but the huge number of morons on the road lead me to give it up many years ago....
And another good point. I witnessed a hit and run 2 years ago by a car hitting a bike and the passenger on back was hurt.
The car looked around to see if anyone was watching and floored it. It was disgusting.
Yes I stopped and helped and wrote down the plate number and description of the driver of the car.
Anyway I still wouldn't mind having one to save money.
I paid $3.71 for regular gas (Shell) in Tennessee on Sunday or Monday and I just took a look at this article with a photo of a sign in Miami showing gas at $4.71 for regular there.
Why such a huge difference and why do you pay more for gas in a big city? Is it city taxes? Still, a dollar more than I pay? I don't live in a rural town but I don't live in a big city, either.
Have you seen the high price of gas impacting the prices of other things where you live? Is travel and tourism within the US going to take a big hit this summer where you live? Is President Obama going down in November for it? (Not asking if it's justified or not, just if you think the public will blame him when they vote.)
The BIGGIE in this instance is going to be property costs. (Taxes etc. would be the rest along with higher employee costs etc.)
Your local gas station might have cost $1million to build and one in Miami might cost $4million just for the cost of land difference.
So, all else being equal the margins on goods typically need to be a lot higher to produce a reasonable return on investment.
I bet if you go in there you will see just about everything more expensive including drinks, snacks, windshield wiper fluid blah blah blah.
Imagine what you might have to pay in rent in Miami vs where you live for the same place.
Gas Stations near airports, are notoriously high priced, to get those returning rental cars with low fuel in the tank. Car rental places charge out the ass, for fuel, if you don't bring back a full tank of fuel.
My uncle runs a gas station in a smallish town and makes nearly nothing on gas. Instead he profits from selling lottery tix, pop, candy, cigarettes....you get the picture.
So, you pay $1.50 for a 20oz. coca cola that costs the merchant less than 1/2 that....and barely blink.
Now imagine gas stations by airports which are often in less populated areas. Their other merchandise sales will be quite low and so they are going to push profit margins onto gas unlike other places that use cheap gas to lure people in to buy the other stuff.
As a former station owner, I charged what the market would bear within a range of my nearest competitors.
Plenty of times I losing money, so when I could turn it up, I did.
I guess I was evil for wanting to stay in business.
Being a station owner is definitely on the wrong end of the petroleum bisiness. Did you have any say in what the gas cost? Could you have bought from a lower priced distributer?
It is legitimately more expensive to build and operate a gas station in San Francisco than anywhere in Tennessee.
Here in Austin, gasoline prices can vary 20 cents within the same city/county area. That's due to competition, brand name vs. generic, and locale. Not surprisingly the gas in the nicer parts of town costs more.
Why such a huge difference and why do you pay more for gas in a big city? Is it city taxes? Still, a dollar more than I pay? I don't live in a rural town but I don't live in a big city, either.
There are gas stations in Dallas area that vary significantly in pricing. Take gas stations around the DFW Airport for example. They tend to charge a premium, compared to a gas station just a mile or less farther.
The state and federal taxes on gasoline is pretty much a constant for both, however (Texas: 20c/gallon, Federal: 18.4c/gallon)
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