Gas prices
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Two good place for gas
To my knowledge, there is two area good for gas:
Vaudreuil area because of the presence of the "Flying J" on the highway 540. Almost 10 cents cheaper per liter than elsewhere. All the station around follow the price of "Flying J".
St-Jerome area because of the Costco gas station.
I think there is also good spot on the north shore.
Of course, you benefit of a good price for gas when you go close to the border like in Lacolle.
To my knowledge, there is two area good for gas:
Vaudreuil area because of the presence of the "Flying J" on the highway 540. Almost 10 cents cheaper per liter than elsewhere. All the station around follow the price of "Flying J".
St-Jerome area because of the Costco gas station.
I think there is also good spot on the north shore.
Of course, you benefit of a good price for gas when you go close to the border like in Lacolle.
A buck is a buck!
We all buy at Canadian Tire, the CDN tire money just displaces the money you would have spent there anyways, leaving actual cash in you pocket in the end. A way to maximize you savings is to get a Presidents Choice credit card, I think it gives you back 3.5% on your purchases, and when you buy gas at CDN tire you get back about $1.60 to $2.00 per tank when you use the 6X , 7X or 8X maximizer from the CDN tire Flyer.
We all buy at Canadian Tire, the CDN tire money just displaces the money you would have spent there anyways, leaving actual cash in you pocket in the end. A way to maximize you savings is to get a Presidents Choice credit card, I think it gives you back 3.5% on your purchases, and when you buy gas at CDN tire you get back about $1.60 to $2.00 per tank when you use the 6X , 7X or 8X maximizer from the CDN tire Flyer.
Filled up my new Murano 
- Beautiful SUV but with an
82 litres gas tank (but 11 litres to 100 Kms so its not so bad)
at the Esso gas station in St-Janvier on Route 117 - Exit 31 HWY 15 North
turn right 2 Kms to 117
93.3 cents a litre - Great deal considering
A proud and satisfied Murano owner
- Beautiful SUV but with an 82 litres gas tank
(but 11 litres to 100 Kms so its not so bad) at the Esso gas station in St-Janvier on Route 117 - Exit 31 HWY 15 North
turn right 2 Kms to 117
93.3 cents a litre - Great deal considering
A proud and satisfied Murano owner
1.03 per liter
At this time the price is up to $61 USD per barrel and the pump price is at $1.03, so the supplies are increasing. Take advantage of the early in the week dips in the price of gas. This is a way for gas companies to bleed off supply. (The price of gas on Monday morning. $0.92 per liter)
At this time the price is up to $61 USD per barrel and the pump price is at $1.03, so the supplies are increasing. Take advantage of the early in the week dips in the price of gas. This is a way for gas companies to bleed off supply. (The price of gas on Monday morning. $0.92 per liter)
Gas Prices US vs. Canada
I was pretty shocked to see that gas prices in Canada are as high as they are! While driving back to the states on Rt. 133 I saw a couple places at around 1.04-1.05/ltr., putting this in perspective there's 3.7854118 liters in 1 US Gallon. At that rate Canadians are paying the equivalent of $3.955CND per 1 US Gallon and at todays exchange rate it's approximately $3.16USD for a gallon of gas in Canada. And we're complaining about paying $2.20USD.
Thanks President Bush!
I was pretty shocked to see that gas prices in Canada are as high as they are! While driving back to the states on Rt. 133 I saw a couple places at around 1.04-1.05/ltr., putting this in perspective there's 3.7854118 liters in 1 US Gallon. At that rate Canadians are paying the equivalent of $3.955CND per 1 US Gallon and at todays exchange rate it's approximately $3.16USD for a gallon of gas in Canada. And we're complaining about paying $2.20USD.
Thanks President Bush!
Gas prices over a dollar per liter. $1.06 Montreal.
In Toronto the prices are slightly cheaper than on Montreal. (96 cents per liter) But the gas stations lower their prices at about 10:00 PM in the evenings for about half an hour to .85 to .86 cents to bleed off supplies.
I do not know id they do this in Montreal, but I do know that they raise prices on Wednesday afternoon and lower prices from monday till about noon wednesday. Take advantage of this price drop early in the week.
In Toronto the prices are slightly cheaper than on Montreal. (96 cents per liter) But the gas stations lower their prices at about 10:00 PM in the evenings for about half an hour to .85 to .86 cents to bleed off supplies.
I do not know id they do this in Montreal, but I do know that they raise prices on Wednesday afternoon and lower prices from monday till about noon wednesday. Take advantage of this price drop early in the week.
Montreal/Toronto
A long way to go to refuel in TO!!! ...unless you travel with one or two SPs!!!!
Tuesday and Wed. might be the best days of the week to refuel.
A long way to go to refuel in TO!!! ...unless you travel with one or two SPs!!!!
Tuesday and Wed. might be the best days of the week to refuel.
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Was not suggesting you re-fuel in T.O.
I was suggesting that you take advantage of the lower prices at the begining of the week. I was also pointing out that they gas companies have a big supply of gas and more coming down the pipeline, so they need to bleed off supplies by lowering the prices at the begining of the week or as in the case of Toronto, they lowere them 10 cents a liter at about 10:00 PM some evenings
I was suggesting that you take advantage of the lower prices at the begining of the week. I was also pointing out that they gas companies have a big supply of gas and more coming down the pipeline, so they need to bleed off supplies by lowering the prices at the begining of the week or as in the case of Toronto, they lowere them 10 cents a liter at about 10:00 PM some evenings
Absolutely, they (Flying J) have the best fuel grade for diesel!
They are all over, there was a site that had links for cheapest fuel in the US and had a sister website for Canada... (I start searching for it now)
Canada site: http://www.garnetknight.com/gas/
Think the other one's i was chatting about is no longer... ?
www.fuelwatcher.org (depreciated)
They are all over, there was a site that had links for cheapest fuel in the US and had a sister website for Canada... (I start searching for it now)
Canada site: http://www.garnetknight.com/gas/
Think the other one's i was chatting about is no longer... ?
www.fuelwatcher.org (depreciated)
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Gas prices: A broken record
Gas prices: A broken record
StatsCan analyst says Montrealers pay more than elsewhere in Canada
LYNN MOORE
The Gazette
August 10, 2005
CREDIT: MARCOS TOWNSEND, THE GAZETTE
Though gas prices have broken $1.08 mark, rush hour remains as busy as always.
Canadian records are being smashed as retail gas prices climb, especially in Montreal where consumers generally pay more than the national average.
Until recent geopolitical events, including the continuing war on terrorism and political uncertainty in Saudi Arabia, spooked the market, causing crude oil prices to soar - and invigorating speculators who toy with oil futures - the record for retail Canadian gas prices was sent in 1985.
The average pump price for regular unleaded in 1985 was 53.9 cents, according to Statistics Canada. Adjusted for inflation and set in June 2005 dollars, that price is 91.4 cents.
Yesterday, according to gasbuddy.com, a Web site that tracks gas prices across North America, the average pump price in Canada was 97.89 cents a litre.
The record for Montreal retail gas prices was set back in 1982 when pump prices averaged 53.5 cents a litre or 102.9 cents a litres in June 2005 dollars.
At the request of The Gazette, Statistics Canada analyst Charles Berube yesterday crunched gas price statistics dating to 1957, pegging them to June 2005 dollars.
His findings run counter to the popular notion that Canadian prices peaked in the mid-'70s,
directly after the 1974 oil embargo after the Arab-Israeli war and before Iran cut oil exports from 1979 through 1981.
But they support Montrealers' belief we pay more than our Canadian cousins. Adjusted for inflation or not, the average annual pump prices in Montreal were, with few exceptions, higher than the Canadian average.
The Statistics Canada figures, which were calculated on an annual basis until the beginning of this year, also show prices at Canadian pumps do not move in lock step with U.S. prices.
U.S. drivers paid more at the pumps in 1981 than they are paying now, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's statistical agency.
U.S. consumers paid an average of $3.108/10 U.S. a gallon in March 1981, once inflation is factored into the equation, according to a report that is broken down by months.
Monday, the average U.S. price at the pumps was about $2.37 a gallon, a spokesperson for the Energy Information Administration said yesterday.
Oil prices eased yesterday after briefly climbing to a new high above $64 U.S. a barrel.
The market was still on edge about heightened security in Saudi Arabia and a recent rash of refinery outages in the United States, but it is not unusual for traders to take some profits after significant runups.
Light sweet crude fell 87 cents to settle at $63.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, retreating from an intra-day high of $64.27. The contract closed at $63.94 a barrel in New York on Monday - the peak close since Nymex trading began in 1983.
"Right now everybody is trying to play it safe and take home the money they made," said oil analyst Carl Larry at Barclays Capital in New York.
But he said strong demand for gasoline and other fuels, combined with tight global supplies, is a recipe for sustained higher prices.
Over the Top
Even adjusted for inflation, gas prices are higher now than they've ever been
National Average Montreal Average
1985 91.4 1982 102.9
Now 97.89 Now 108.4
Gas prices: A broken record
StatsCan analyst says Montrealers pay more than elsewhere in Canada
LYNN MOORE
The Gazette
August 10, 2005
CREDIT: MARCOS TOWNSEND, THE GAZETTE
Though gas prices have broken $1.08 mark, rush hour remains as busy as always.
Canadian records are being smashed as retail gas prices climb, especially in Montreal where consumers generally pay more than the national average.
Until recent geopolitical events, including the continuing war on terrorism and political uncertainty in Saudi Arabia, spooked the market, causing crude oil prices to soar - and invigorating speculators who toy with oil futures - the record for retail Canadian gas prices was sent in 1985.
The average pump price for regular unleaded in 1985 was 53.9 cents, according to Statistics Canada. Adjusted for inflation and set in June 2005 dollars, that price is 91.4 cents.
Yesterday, according to gasbuddy.com, a Web site that tracks gas prices across North America, the average pump price in Canada was 97.89 cents a litre.
The record for Montreal retail gas prices was set back in 1982 when pump prices averaged 53.5 cents a litre or 102.9 cents a litres in June 2005 dollars.
At the request of The Gazette, Statistics Canada analyst Charles Berube yesterday crunched gas price statistics dating to 1957, pegging them to June 2005 dollars.
His findings run counter to the popular notion that Canadian prices peaked in the mid-'70s,
directly after the 1974 oil embargo after the Arab-Israeli war and before Iran cut oil exports from 1979 through 1981.
But they support Montrealers' belief we pay more than our Canadian cousins. Adjusted for inflation or not, the average annual pump prices in Montreal were, with few exceptions, higher than the Canadian average.
The Statistics Canada figures, which were calculated on an annual basis until the beginning of this year, also show prices at Canadian pumps do not move in lock step with U.S. prices.
U.S. drivers paid more at the pumps in 1981 than they are paying now, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's statistical agency.
U.S. consumers paid an average of $3.108/10 U.S. a gallon in March 1981, once inflation is factored into the equation, according to a report that is broken down by months.
Monday, the average U.S. price at the pumps was about $2.37 a gallon, a spokesperson for the Energy Information Administration said yesterday.
Oil prices eased yesterday after briefly climbing to a new high above $64 U.S. a barrel.
The market was still on edge about heightened security in Saudi Arabia and a recent rash of refinery outages in the United States, but it is not unusual for traders to take some profits after significant runups.
Light sweet crude fell 87 cents to settle at $63.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, retreating from an intra-day high of $64.27. The contract closed at $63.94 a barrel in New York on Monday - the peak close since Nymex trading began in 1983.
"Right now everybody is trying to play it safe and take home the money they made," said oil analyst Carl Larry at Barclays Capital in New York.
But he said strong demand for gasoline and other fuels, combined with tight global supplies, is a recipe for sustained higher prices.
Over the Top
Even adjusted for inflation, gas prices are higher now than they've ever been
National Average Montreal Average
1985 91.4 1982 102.9
Now 97.89 Now 108.4
I was in Ormstown yesterday and took the time to stop and fill up at 97.9 / per liter. It amazes me that there can be such a huge difference when it obviously costs a lot more to ship the fuel to this area???
Gas prices hit $1.12.9 per liter
slack off on you gas buying and the inverntories will build up. when they do the gas companies bleed off supplies by lowering prices.
slack off on you gas buying and the inverntories will build up. when they do the gas companies bleed off supplies by lowering prices.
Hmm a peak?
Seems there are conflicting reports on this one. Some say it reached 2.20 in Toronto, 1.90 in Laval, and 1.67 in Montreal. I don't know what to believe. The storm is about to hit Texas. If nothing happens it would take a few days to drop. Whatever the outcome, my tank is full from this morning. So we will see how this goes.
Seems there are conflicting reports on this one. Some say it reached 2.20 in Toronto, 1.90 in Laval, and 1.67 in Montreal. I don't know what to believe. The storm is about to hit Texas. If nothing happens it would take a few days to drop. Whatever the outcome, my tank is full from this morning. So we will see how this goes.
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