$45 richer today. Fuel sign mistake.
 

$45 richer today. Fuel sign mistake.

Started by Scott & Heather, May 07, 2018, 07:38:09 AM

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Scott & Heather

At a flying J in peculiar Missouri and they had their big sign posted as $2.79 a gal for diesel cash price. I went in to pay and was told it was $3.09 a gal. I told them about the sign and they went and looked and honored the mistake price. Quite neighborly of them if you ask me.


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Scott & Heather
1984 MCI 9 6V92-turbo with 9 inch roof raise (SOLD)
1992 MCI 102C3 8v92-turbo with 8 inch roof raise CURRENT HOME
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luvrbus

LOL I bet that sign is gone now,fuel is $2.87 around here now it is sad that Loves,TA,and Pilot control the price of fuel on the interstates.I don't buy nothing from Pilot that English owned outfit would have us paying 7 bucks a gal if they could get by with it 
Life is short drink the good wine first

Oonrahnjay

Quote from: luvrbus on May 07, 2018, 07:42:14 AMLOL I bet that sign is gone now,fuel is $2.87 around here now it is sad that Loves,TA,and Pilot control the price of fuel on the interstates.I don't buy nothing from Pilot that English owned outfit would have us paying 7 bucks a gal if they could get by with it 

    There have been big changes on the East Coast as well in the past few years.  Anywhere there was a Flying J near, the prices for diesel were lower by a LOT.   Then Jay Call died, Flying J got bought and then grabbed by Pilot.  TA had been around for years but were stolid.  So Loves swooped in and set up a lot of new truck stops to fill in anywhere that didn't have competition.  So now there's no competition among the big players.  Local stations have clued in to the fact that lots of their diesels sales are drivers spending Somebody Else's Money (a guy driving a company truck fills up and just takes the receipt to the boss) so price isn't a factor.  Add that to the Saudis and Russians driving up crude prices up 60 - 70% in the past year and a half or so, and it doesn't take strong binoculars to see $4.00 again. 
Bruce H; Wallace (near Wilmington) NC
1976 Daimler (British) Double-Decker Bus; 34' long

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Oonrahnjay

Bruce H; Wallace (near Wilmington) NC
1976 Daimler (British) Double-Decker Bus; 34' long

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eagle19952

Quote from: Oonrahnjay on May 07, 2018, 08:21:13 AM
double - sorry.


I thought our president said he was a deal maker.

Prescription drugs was first, then everything else.

I netted $90.00 on my tax return this year over last.

Thank-you Mr. President....




Donald PH
1978 Model 05 Eagle w/Torsilastic Suspension,8V71 N, DD, Allison on 24.5's 12kw Kubota.

luvrbus

I still buy my fuel from a Call own family outfit here called Maverick their prices are cheaper than WalMart,lol yep 4 to 5 bucks a gal for fuel is not far off and the prices of buses are going to tank again  
Life is short drink the good wine first

luvrbus

Quote from: eagle19952 on May 07, 2018, 08:31:28 AM
I thought our president said he was a deal maker.

Prescription drugs was first, then everything else.

I netted $90.00 on my tax return this year over last.

Thank-you Mr. President....

90 buck beats the hell out of paying $16,101.68  ??? ???





Life is short drink the good wine first

edvanland

Ed Van
MCI 7
Cornville, AZ

windtrader

i thought we are all big boys here, cost of gas is rounding error for busnuts. lol
y'all - don't gas up here http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?topic=33035.msg375642#msg375642
put on your big boy pants and open the wallet - it's only going higher this summer.
Don F
1976 MCI/TMC MC-8 #1286
Fully converted
Bought 2017

eagle19952

Quote from: luvrbus on May 07, 2018, 08:36:58 AM


what...I thought we were all to pay less...:(

PS I didn't say I paid zero :) I paid $90.00 less than last year.
Donald PH
1978 Model 05 Eagle w/Torsilastic Suspension,8V71 N, DD, Allison on 24.5's 12kw Kubota.

belfert

I pulled into a station once and diesel at the pump was going for 42 cents per gallon.  Should have been over $4 a gallon at the time.  No, I didn't fuel up first.
Brian Elfert - 1995 Dina Viaggio 1000 Series 60/B500 - 75% done but usable - Minneapolis, MN

MagnoliaBus

For how long do you think will diesel be available ? I'm 51 and it will be 3 to 4 years before i expect my ddec II bus conversion to be ready to hit the road... i would like to use it for at least 15 years... What's your view ?
Denis, North of Montreal, 1989 Prevost XL40, 8V92TA HT740

chessie4905

It's supposed to run out in 14 years.
GMC h8h 649#028 (4905)
Pennsylvania-central

buswarrior

A long time.

Nothing comes close on portable energy content, and speed of replenishment into the vehicle.

The economy runs on diesel, it ain't going anywhere.

Continue building buses.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior
Frozen North, Greater Toronto Area
new project: 1995 MCI 102D3, Cat 3176b, Eaton Autoshift

luvrbus

You guys diesel fuel is the cheap part of owning a friggn bus  ::) ::)
Life is short drink the good wine first