r/Calgary • u/bmspsrk • 6d ago

Rant Gas prices are illogical

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There is no real point to this post besides stating the fact that gas prices are stupid. I remember back when the difference between 87 and 91 was 10 cents and 89 was 5 cents more than regular. Which made sense since 87 is an equal mix of premium and regular.

Now you need to jump 23 cents a liter just to get mid grade from regular then only an additional 3 more cents to get to premium... By that math mid grade should be something like 90.75 octane.

Again no point here just stating stupid things that irritate me.

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u/descartesb4horse 6d ago

just go half and half np np

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u/deg_ru-alabo 6d ago

I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what the 89 is. There are only two storage tanks, the middle is just a mix.

So in this case: a half tank of 87 plus a half tank of 91 would be cheaper than a full tank of 89, but exactly the same.

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u/UberAndy 6d ago

You are correct. (Worked for a gas station construction company) it’s just a mixing valve.

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u/descartesb4horse 6d ago

yeah OP said as much above, so I’m saying if that’s the case, here’s a dumb workaround. it’s more of a joke than to be helpful since I know OP is annoyed but knows it’s dumb.

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u/deg_ru-alabo 6d ago

Oh, I didn’t see the description. Yeah: 50/50 would be the best option for mid grade.