|
|
02-03-2011, 02:52 PM | #1 |
Captain
94
Rep 844
Posts |
Shell
£11.5Bn profit in 2010 and they charge me £1.37 a litre.
Gits.
__________________
E92 M3, Breyton GTS 19s, black and carbon all over Factory Mini John Cooper Works 211bhp MK Indy R track car (road legal) 300bhp+ per ton, sequential box VW Tiguan 4x4 |
02-03-2011, 02:55 PM | #2 |
Havin' a blast!
123
Rep 4,847
Posts |
Large profits require even more profits the following quarter and/or following fiscal year...
Anyhow, yeah, gas prices outside US simply sux.
__________________
BRP 1:56 | CVR 2:01 | ACS 1:53 | WSIR 1:34
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 03:05 PM | #3 |
Colonel
87
Rep 2,464
Posts |
It will go up since I got my M3 and I almost always get my gas from Shell
I've gone through 3 tanks of gas already. Numbers not on top of my head but first is 15, second is 18, and the last one is 14mpg.
__________________
2011 MINI Cooper S
previous cars: E92 M3, Z4MC, Z4 Roadster, E36 328 Sedan |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 03:11 PM | #4 |
Havin' a blast!
123
Rep 4,847
Posts |
By the way, Ralphs club members get 10 cents discount on every gallon at Shell
__________________
BRP 1:56 | CVR 2:01 | ACS 1:53 | WSIR 1:34
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 03:14 PM | #6 |
Captain
163
Rep 641
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 03:20 PM | #7 |
Colonel
87
Rep 2,464
Posts |
Fred Meyer or some other grocery store does it here as well. I wasn't really thinking about it but I think I should
__________________
2011 MINI Cooper S
previous cars: E92 M3, Z4MC, Z4 Roadster, E36 328 Sedan |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 03:24 PM | #8 |
Captain
80
Rep 803
Posts |
Because clearly there's no risk or capital investment required to find, refine and sell a bajillion gallons of oil/fuel.
__________________
Objects in mirror are slower than they appear.
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 03:38 PM | #9 |
First Lieutenant
26
Rep 333
Posts |
Solution: Buy stocks of oil companies. Chances are, the extra profit you may make on their huge profit will exceed the extra amount of money you pay for gas. (Depending on how much you invest, of course.) Nice way to hedge.
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 03:42 PM | #10 | |
Lieutenant Colonel
90
Rep 1,769
Posts
Drives: 2011 E92 M3 ZCP
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SoCal
|
Quote:
How does it work???
__________________
'12 CLS550 Palladium Silver - loaded
'11 E92 M3 ZCP - SG/B-EXT/CF, M-DCT, loaded '11 E93 328i, BSM over Saddle Brown, sport, loaded '08 550i M-Sport, Carbon Black (Gone but not forgotten), '06 W211 E55 AMG (Gone, miss this animal),'01 E39 540i Sport |
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 04:06 PM | #11 |
Second Lieutenant
13
Rep 242
Posts |
i use shell gas myself
side note: if you're in Houston, TX the shell station in Chinatown has a discount for the premium stuff
__________________
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 04:17 PM | #12 |
First Lieutenant
10
Rep 345
Posts |
Blame part of that price on your government which,like so many governments,taxes the hell out of petrol.Here we pay about $3.25 a gallon,which (I think) means that you pay about twice as much as do we.
Another factor....I've been to China twice in my life.Once 30 years ago and once last November.Guangzhou both times (major city not far from Hong Kong).Thirty years ago...bicycles.That's it.Bicycles wherever you looked and *no* cars.Last November...traffic jams.And no bicycles! So now a billion Chinese are competing for a finite supply of oil whereas the West had that supply all to itself back then. Oh,and don't forget OPEC...they're laughing all the way to the bank. |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 04:41 PM | #13 |
Havin' a blast!
123
Rep 4,847
Posts |
The gas pump LCD screen starts off w/ 2 choices for Ralphs members (forgot the exact wordings). I lost that little mini plastic Ralphs card, so I need to manually punch in my Ralphs member numbers, so I just select the "Alternate Ralphs blah blah" and get to the screen where I punch in the numbers (saved in my BB phone). Then, the gas pump system authenticates said numbers and indicates that you'll be saving 10cents for each gallons, and then moves onto the usual transaction screen: i.e. it asks you credit or debit, you make your selection & do your normal card transaction. At this or around this point, you should see the price per gallon on the pump station reduce by 10 cents. Exactly at which point it does this varies from gas station to gas station, I noticed. And, the receipt printout should show it too.
Addendum: oh, and those old Shell stations w/ ghetto pump system aren't equipped for this.
__________________
BRP 1:56 | CVR 2:01 | ACS 1:53 | WSIR 1:34
Last edited by OC3; 02-03-2011 at 04:50 PM.. |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 05:35 PM | #14 |
Brigadier General
141
Rep 4,903
Posts
Drives: '08 E92 M3
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Los Angeles, Irvine
|
^Did not know this. Will have to check this out.
__________________
'08 E92 ///M3 - AW/BLK/CF, M-DCT, 19's
H&R, Vorsteiner, Eisenmann, BMC, BBS More to come... |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 05:42 PM | #15 |
Major
120
Rep 1,379
Posts
Drives: Goal: Another ///M
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Garland, TX & Northern England
|
well in europe it about 50% of the price of gas is tax. This is due to the gov't encouraging people to use the public transportation system.
Disclosure: I do own stock in oil companies...
__________________
14 Lexus GX460 & 14 Lexus ES300H 14 BMW 528d Touring Estate - UK Previous M's: 11 BMW M3 JZB ZCP 6MT, 02 BMW M3 Conv 6MT & 02 BMW M3 Coupe 6MT |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 06:46 PM | #16 | |
10775
Rep 27,587
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, EMAIL OUR GUY KOTE FIRST! Kote M Sales:Kotem@bmwofcamarillo.com Cell:805-368-9101 vipfinance@bmwofcamarillo.com for warranties! |
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 06:52 PM | #17 |
Brigadier General
8890
Rep 4,107
Posts |
Do it! We have the same program but for Winn Dixie, a regional grocery store here in the south...
__________________
2021 X3 M40i
1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475 |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 06:56 PM | #18 |
Ninja
390
Rep 4,014
Posts |
Just used my Ralph's card earlier this week....whatever helps...
__________________
2019 AW G30 530e l ZPP l ZMP l ZDH
Retired: 2016 F80 M3, 2012 E90 M3, 2008 535i |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 06:57 PM | #19 |
10775
Rep 27,587
Posts |
is the ralphs club number your phone number like it is for albertsons and vons?
__________________
BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, EMAIL OUR GUY KOTE FIRST! Kote M Sales:Kotem@bmwofcamarillo.com Cell:805-368-9101 vipfinance@bmwofcamarillo.com for warranties! |
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 07:07 PM | #21 |
Captain
86
Rep 856
Posts |
Not necessarily...we pay 1 dollar a gallon
__________________
///M3 Mods: | Eisenmann Race Exhaust | Primary Cats Delete (TTP) | ESS Tune | 19" Advan RS | Eibach Springs | MS Air Filter | BMW Perf. Spoiler | BMW Perf. Splitters | Euro LCI Tail lights | Angel iBright v.3.0 | 20% Tint | Matte black Kidney Grills | CF Side Gills | Painted Reflectors | Black M3 emblem
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2011, 07:10 PM | #22 | |
Ninja
390
Rep 4,014
Posts |
Quote:
you can get it if you register on ralph's.com...just use your phone number to register the acc...then when you go into your acc info, it'll show the actual card # and not your phone #
__________________
2019 AW G30 530e l ZPP l ZMP l ZDH
Retired: 2016 F80 M3, 2012 E90 M3, 2008 535i |
|
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|