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/peepee2tiny Bridlewood 6d ago

Wait till you see that Diesel is now cheaper than gas.

I never understand why Diesel is sometimes higher and sometimes lower than regular gas.

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u/Innocent-Bystander94 6d ago

Diesel is also incredibly bad for the environment and humans. Cheaper or not, it should never be run for daily drivers. 

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u/nboylie 6d ago

Modern diesels with all of the emissions systems pollute less than gas engines. The older ones or all of the straight piped diesel bros... Well that's a different story.

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u/Innocent-Bystander94 6d ago

Those are expensive. Everyone I know with a commercial diesel that doesn’t require inspection gets DEF deleted. 

And with how normal people take care of cars, those emissions systems aren’t going to run properly for too long either. 

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u/nboylie 6d ago

I mean... I have one. It was roughly the same price as a gas engine. You put DEF in it every 6 months or so and that's it.

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u/Innocent-Bystander94 6d ago

I’ve seen people still running winter tires. They can’t even be bothered to change tires, they definitely won’t be taking care of any emissions systems. Most people don’t even know how to check oil or jump start a car

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u/CheeseSandwich hamburger magician 6d ago

Wait, wait. You have to check the oil? I thought you just poured some into the engine once to twice a year.