Americans are crossing the border for fuel »
Posted By dailynewsus 1 year, 1 month ago in StyleThe current average of $3.94 gallon price have pushed many Americans who lives near the Mexican boarders to travel to Mexico for fuel, in especial companies that depends exclusively of fuel, such as trucking businesses and cab companies.
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mesodude1 year, 1 month ago
I seem to recall there is a good 10 cents or more difference between the price in NYC and New Jersey (a big refinery state) and I think that this phenomenon is occurring across the country to some extent or another. I'm in DC but I skank over to VA to save the 4-5 cents per gallon difference in prices. Granted, I don't make a special trip for that purpose and I always feel a sense of guilt (for not filling up at the station two blocks from where I live). I know this hurts local stations because fewer visitors means unsold coffee, donuts, candy bars, or cokes, lottery tickets, oil changes, and vehicle inspection services (the misc goods and services that help small station owners break even, at least).
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Coatl1 year, 1 month ago
Because the price is of Gasoline and other products derived from oil are imposed by the state( because they used to make and now buy the gasoline trough PEMEX), wich means that sometimes we have expensive gasoline and sometimes we have cheaper gasoline (like now) than the US, because here the prices are not directed by freemarket. Also our gasoline is being subsidized by the excedents that give the actual prices of oil in order to try to stop the increment of prices derived of the worldwide food crisis.
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raats66621 year, 1 month ago
It's also because the value US$ has gone DOWN so much. Since oil (around the world) is traded in US$ the higher the value or the dollar the LESS it takes to buy something.
The value of the Mexican Peso (today) is $10.64 to the US$. Ten years ago it was over 100 to 1.
Since the Mexican's don't have to spend as much money to get their gas (because there money is WORTH MORE) they don't charge as much.
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Coatl1 year, 1 month ago
Naa, Ilegal migration was the ultimate agenda of both of our governments, it seems that both of our nations have obtained pretty much what they wanted in the beginin. Anyway you'r still our first oil custumer, thanks!
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ecotourusa1 year, 1 month ago
how about new technology the petrol companies have stifled???
http://www.kunstler.com/mags_diary13.html
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texangelwings1 year, 1 month ago
Sure, everyone would do same thing, if they lived near the border! I believe that Mexico pumps and uses their own oil. America is pumping it's own oil, as the government dictates. A friend of mine from Odessa, Tx., where oil rigs are everywhere, told me that the government tells the owners of the oil rigs, when and how much to pump.
On the news the other night, they interviewed a couple who owns a trucking business. The company owner built a tank on a trailer, that holds 500 gallons of diesel. They haul the tank to Mexico and fill it up, at $2.00 a gallon. They said that they will do anything to keep from losing their business.
Thanks dailynews!
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texangelwings1 year, 1 month ago
Google Mexico oil depletion. There are several websites that discuss the reality that Mexico will run out of oil in the near future. Here is one of several sites;
http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2006/7/12/10421...
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raats66621 year, 1 month ago
My Dad's brother lives outside of San Diego and whenever my Dad goes to visit he makes a trip to Mexico to buy diesel.
He has 50 gal drums that he fills up as well as 2 tanks on his truck. Last month he came back with 200 gals and paid $2/gal for DIESEL. Since the price of diesel outside Las Vegas is hovering just UNDER $5/gal that is HUGE.
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canadianrancher571 year, 1 month ago
Although the high price of fuel isn't funny I sort of got a chuckle out of this story.We were down in North Dakota yesterday and the first thing we noticed was the cheap price of fuel, gas was at about 3.87 so we considered that cheap with our dollar at par right now we are paying right at the five dollars per US gallon. The government up here says that there is nothing they can do about the high price but we have heard lately that 28 percent of our gas price is taxes, it makes me wonder at times who is making the most from fuel the oil industry or our government.
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nostalgia1 year, 1 month ago
I did found this info on the taxes on gas in Canada:
Fuel taxes in Canada can vary greatly between locales. On average, about one-third of the total price of gas at the pump is tax
Excise taxes on gasoline and diesel are collected both federal and provincial governments, as well as by some select municipalities
As well, the federal government and some provincial governments (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Quebec) collect sales tax (GST and PST) on top of the retail price and the excise taxes.
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hefaa11 year, 1 month ago
A new term for American's trying to cross the border into Mexico for cheaper fuel. "Gas-backs"
Based on the older derogatory term Americans had for Mexicans swimming the Rio Grande River to enter the USA to look for employment.
"Show me proof of your Mexican citizenship Gringo!"
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sweetsfoods1 year, 1 month ago
All the world will go to other places with cheaper prices of the fuel. It's a global problem.
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CaptainLucid1 year, 1 month ago
Yep, last time I lived near Mexico they had just dropped the monthly limits on how much booze and smokes someone could bring in. Most people were as surprised as a new stop sign in the middle of no where. Two choices, either surrender the extra or let them seize it all and face a big ass legal hassle. And we all know that stuff they tequilla and smokes they seize are not getting thrown away. Damn racketeers. If you ever come back to the US and have nothing illegal it is fun to turn to turn around right after you pass the questioner and say loudly "See, I told you they wouldn't search me for weed." They will ask you a bunch of questions and tell you it is not funny but it really is, trust me.
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Charlson1 year, 1 month ago
I'm always shopping for the cheapest gas price and have become quite knowledgeable about which side of town has the cheapest and plan my trips accordingly. Get it as cheap as you can, it is, as everyone says, a free market system. Yeah, right! The market's not free, only in our delusions.
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vitriol1 year, 1 month ago
So many people scrambling for the little oil there is left with no attempt to conserve fuel. Driving habits have remained the same; plenty of new 6000 lb vehicles on the road with 12-16 MPG. Waste not, want not!
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Muraha1 year, 1 month ago
Good show. Give them a little taste of their medicine.The problem is concerning, the airlines are crashing as well due to the oil bills
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SunnyDays1 year, 1 month ago
Good for Mexico but at least we have to look into the blessings that we got other than not being able to produce oil.
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oneironaut4201 year, 1 month ago
I find it incredibly disconcerting that with gas prices rising to record highs, I can still drive past a car dealership and see unnecessarily enormous, gas-guzzling SUVs sitting in the front row, while smaller, gas-conserving cars are in the 2nd row back. If those buying the SUVs can afford the gas, good for them...but I just wonder why, as a nation, we care so damn little about even remotely -trying- to conserve a limited resource that the entire world has to share.
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CaptainLucid1 year, 1 month ago
Play a game called count the number of W stickers you see driving down the road attatched to big gas guzzlers compared to the number of impeach bush stickers on efficient cars. Its their fault the gas rose so much so hope they enjoy filling up their $100 tanks.
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richmcl1 year, 1 month ago
I live in France. I filled up the gas tank. I have a 50 liter tank and I put in 50 liters, so that looks like their tank is bigger than the book says.
50 liters at 1.467 euro per liter and 73.35 euro for a full tank.
3.78541178 liters = 1 US gallon
5.55 euro a gallon OR 8.70 US Dollar per gallon
So a full tank cast
$114.99.
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