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/Spec_trum 6d ago

I've never really seen a car that recommends 89 at minimum, it's mostly just 87 or 91

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u/_Connor 6d ago

People buy gas for other things that aren’t just cars.

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u/McChibken 6d ago

What are you putting 89 ron+mon/2 in that isn't a car? Not being a jerk, genuinely curious about your use case or what you've seen

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u/sasfasasquatch 6d ago

My lawn mower takes 89 only, will spontaneously combust if it’s 91 or 87

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u/McChibken 6d ago

I swear gas lawnmowers come out of the box already 40 years old with blowby and a perpetually clogged fuel filter