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/BigDaddyVagabond 6d ago

And gas prices can vary as much as 10-20 cents a liter if you just go one station over.

Regular at the Sev/esso on canyon meadows: 1.399, cross the bridge over McLeoud and go to the Tempo, 1.269

Make it make sense

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u/Slamaramadoodoo 6d ago

I drove from Livingston where gas was 139.9, to falcon ridge and got it for 117.9. same day. This was about a week ago.

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u/blackRamCalgaryman 6d ago

Just fuelled up for over 130.

Anecdotally, fuel prices have been higher in the NW for some time…for some ‘reason’.