Thread: You Think A Gallon Of Gas (or nitro) Is Expensive?

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This made me think, and put things in perspective.

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ........$10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ......$ 9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 .............$10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 .......$10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ..........$33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 .........$178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 ........$123.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ...............$25.42 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 ................$84.48 per gallon

and this is the REAL KICKER......
Evian water 9 oz for $1.49 ......$21.19 per gallon.

$21.19 FOR WATER! ....and the buyers don't even know the source. So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or God forbid, PEPTO BISMOL or NYQUIL! Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump.

You have way to much time on your hands! But it is real interesting when you look at it like that though, thanks for doing the math.

A gallon of Miller High Life is about $6.40 a gallon

Originally Posted by JeffB2

A gallon of Miller High Life is about $6.40 a gallon

Yes...you are correct.
I saw a sign the other day that said beer was cheaper than gas....so "DRINK - DON'T DRIVE!"

A while back I got one of those emails with a list like this and it had printer cartridge ink on it................$3500 per gal. If a $30 cart has about 1 oz of ink that would work out just about right. No wonder HP "gives" the printer "free" with a computer purchase.

cartridges hold approx 2-3 oz. I used to refill them

Well, that makes me feel a whole lot better! It ONLY cost somewhere between $1200 and $2000 per.

Thanks for the clarification Matt.

DON'T READ THIS UNCLE BOB!!!

My 108 octane E-90 costs about $2.90 a gallon to brew up...Access to an Ethanol plant and a couple professors working the program at SDSU really helps!!!!!

Just more "warm fuzzies" for me, I guess.....

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Just more "warm fuzzies" for me, I guess.....

Moonshine always has that effect!!! (you didn't really think I'd listen to your admonition to not read your post did you? )

I guess we should all feel good that there have been no stories of folks siphoning gas (like back in the 70's!).

But I am not sure if that is because folks are more ethical today or the X-Y Geners are just lazier and richer!

I saw a news story last night that rural storage tanks, typically farmers, are having thousands of gallons of diesel stolen. The sheriff's deputy interviewed speculated it was over the road truckers, but he had no proof.

There was a story out here a couple weeks ago about someone with an enclosed trailer loaded with storage tanks and a pump. They would pull up in a gas station, drop a hose into the stations storage tanks and pump away until their tanks were full.

Originally Posted by GulfCoastGasser

I guess we should all feel good that there have been no stories of folks siphoning gas (like back in the 70's!).

But I am not sure if that is because folks are more ethical today or the X-Y Geners are just lazier and richer!

In our complex here at work, they don't bother w/ a siphon hose- they just punch a hole in bottom of gas tank! Trucks & vans mostly but talk about an expensive repair!

Originally Posted by Steves32

In our complex here at work, they don't bother w/ a siphon hose- they just punch a hole in bottom of gas tank! Trucks & vans mostly but talk about an expensive repair!

Yikes, I haven't heard of that happening around here yet, but I may just be un-informed!

People seem to always disappoint, but never surprise!

Hey Bob..don't you remember the guy in Gig area and in Tacoma that was taking gas from closed stations....filling up his 55 gal. drums in back of a pickup,,,,finally caught him. Also, I'd watch my lic. plates.if I were after cheap gas...I'd steal plates, put em on my car, then gas up and run. They's be looking for the plate's owner.....