When we have to make the obligatory trip back to the old homestead in The People’s Republik, we try and plan such that we only need to buy fuel once while we’re there. This recent trip worked out OK in that we bought only once there and at the “best” price available in the area. Still, the Arco (cheap) price is between thirty and fifty cents per gallon more than we pay in Arizona. Mostly (I’m certain), thanks to the enviro-nutty tax on fuel out there. Still, fuel prices are going up everywhere according to the plan of the idiots in Congress and elsewhere.
Note the eighteen cent differential between Arco and Chevron located on the same intersection in Torrance, CA. Click on the image to enlarge.
Kalifornia also requires a different gasoline blend than is used elsewhere.
At one time I knew what the differences were, but I don’t remember what they are.
One of the first things we notice when getting gas in Arizona is the lack of the sealing nozzles. All the special equipment required in Kali only serves to increase the cost to the consumer.
Yep, and besides regular maintenance, those nozzles get “upgraded” fairly often, too.