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1. "Good luck finding the best deal." With gas prices hovering at around $3 a gallon since spring, consumers are getting desperate. Some have cut back on driving; others have swapped their gas guzzlers for economy cars. And everyone is shopping around for the cheapest gas.
The problem is, drivers often don't know where to find the best deal from day to day. Most stations are branded ?
meaning the name of a major oil company hangs out front ? and must buy gas from their proprietary company.
They can't shop around. With a lock on sales, the oil companies charge each station a different price depending on various factors, such as the station's competition and its location.
That means a station can pay as much as 46 cents a gallon more than one down the street, and that cost gets passed along to you. Faced with such instability,
Gainesville, Fla., resident Steven King plans ahead: "If I know I'm going out of town, I try not to buy gas so I can fill up after I leave.
" King says he can save 10 cents a gallon by purchasing gas on the road. You'd be similarly wise to shop around ? with prices constantly in motion, the cheapest gas may not be at the same station every time.

2. "I hate high gas prices too." Stations earn on average between 10 and 15 cents on a gallon of gas. Ironically, they earn the least when prices are highest. As fuel climbs, gas stations must shrink their profit margin to remain competitive, meaning they earn less per gallon than usual. But another big cost during tough times is something they can't do anything about ? credit card fees, which add up to about 2.5% of all purchases. When gas is at, say, $2 a gallon, the station pays credit card companies 5 cents a gallon; when gas hits $3, that fee becomes 7.5 cents ? more than half the station's entire average profit. Last year gas stations' revenue from fuel grew 25%, while the fees they paid to credit card issuers jumped 40%, to $5.3 billion. "Those credit card fees are miserable for the gas station business," says Mohsen Arabshahi, who owns five Southern California gas stations. How do station owners make up for lost revenue? "Prices go up like a rocket and come down like a feather," says Richard Gilbert, a professor of economics at UC Berkeley. For several weeks after wholesale prices drop, stations can earn as much as 20 cents a gallon before retail prices are lowered to reflect the change.

3. "My gas isn't better for your car; it's just more expensive." Oil companies spend lots of money explaining why their gas is better than the competition's. Chevron's gas, for example, is fortified with "Techron," and Amoco Ultimate is supposed to save the planet along with your engine. But today more than ever, one gallon of gas is as good as the next. True, additives help to clean your engine, but what the companies don't tell you is that all gas does so. Since 1994 the government has required that detergents be added to all gasoline to help prevent fuel injectors from clogging. State and local regulators keep a close watch to make sure those standards are met; in Florida inspectors checked 45,000 samples last year to ensure the state's gas supply was up to snuff, and 99% of the time it was. "There's little difference between brand-name gas and any other," says AAA spokesperson Geoff Sundstrom. What's more, your local Chevron station may sell gas refined by Shell or Exxon Mobil. Suppliers share pipelines, so they all use the same fuel. And the difference between the most expensive brand-name gas and the lowliest gallon of no-brand fuel? Often just a quart of detergent added to an 8,000-gallon tanker truck.

4. "If you're smart, you'll put that debit card away..." Your debit card might be a convenient way to pay for gas, but it's a no-win proposition. When you swipe a debit card at the pump, the bank doesn't know how much money you'll be spending until you've finished pumping. So to make sure you have the funds to cover the purchase, some stations ask banks to automatically set aside some of your money: That amount used to be $20, but with gas prices going up, stations have started asking banks to hold $50, even $100. That means even if you just topped off your tank for $10, you could be out $100 until the station sends over its bulk transactions, which can take up to three days. If your funds are running low, you might end up bouncing a check in the meantime ? even though you had the money in your account. Unfortunately, paying inside with your debit card isn't much of a solution either. Many banks charge their customers between 50 cents and $1 for the privilege of using their debit card in any PIN-based transaction. The American Bankers Association estimates only 13% of consumers pay these fees, but critics say the practice is on the rise and consumers are often unaware of these charges.

5. "...and don't even consider applying for our gas card." When it comes to gasoline credit cards, a little research goes a long way. The good deals are great, but the bad deals are really bad. Similar to store cards issued through retailers, gas cards are riddled with drawbacks, says Curtis Arnold, founder of CardRatings.com. APRs are high, starting above 20%; many don't offer rebates on gas purchases; and they often lack standard protections such as fraud monitoring and zero liability for unauthorized transactions. What about a Visa or MasterCard affiliated with a gasoline brand like Exxon or BP? They often offer lower interest rates and significant rebates, but limit your ability to shop around. In December 2005, a few months after gas hit $3 a gallon, Justin Andringa of Minneapolis considered a Shell MasterCard with a 15% rebate on gas purchases. But the rebate was temporary; he decided to stick with his Citibank Dividend Platinum Plus card, which gives him a 5% rebate on all gas purchases no matter where he buys it. "I'm a college student," Andringa says. "I need to save money." The deals on these cards are constantly changing. So visit CardRatings.com to find
updated information.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening…your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. An one (1) degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps. When you’re filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you’re getting less worth for your money. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount. Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up, most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money. DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS! WHERE TO BUY USA GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON
Gas rationing in the 80’s worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even be good for us! The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor. An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don’t import their oil from the Saudis. Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends.

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                                               The Acetone Secret to Increasing Gas Mileage!

Louis LaPointe, author of “Secrets the Oil Companies Do Not Want You To Know!” Acetone, often known as fingernail polish remover, can be safely and easily used as a fuel additive in your car, truck, motorcycle, etc. It not only improves mileage but cuts pollution dramatically and gives longer life to engines. Acetone improves the vaporization process and allows good burning to continue without lapses during the latter phase of second stage where cylinder volume is rapidly increasing. Acetone generates a very smooth and complete burn. No ping. No hesitation. No jerking. No stalling. No wasted fuel. An additive, like acetone, is simply something that is added to your gasoline to enhance the efficiency of your engine, fuel system and improve gas mileage and reduce pollution (emissions) as a result. This article probably draws conclusions that Big Oil and the American Car Manufacturers and others do NOT want you to know. They apparently suffer from unlimited corporate GREED. They seem to want us to get bad mileage, because if they wanted good mileage, we would have excellent mileage. So we get worse fuel, not better. I am a very truthful person. I would never publish a false technical statement deliberately. Nor would I publish anything I have not verified over and over and over. I have no motive or reason to lie. It surely is not for cash. However, it is now well known that only pure acetone works. A fake test would not use the good stuff but some from a tainted source. Existing fuel lacks the quality we need for good mileage. You have the ability now to make your gasoline and diesel fuel much better. It will save you money and help the air we all must breathe. It can be like recycling so we are at least trying to make a better world for ourselves and our kids and their kids. The industry seems determined to halt the use of acetone and to stop non-profit organizations that are a public service trying to boost mileage, lower pollution and halt atmospheric warming. The threat of acetone (the 'A' word) has been feared by the oil industry for many years. They most likely fear that good mileage will cost them billions. They will have to stop acetone AND xylene AND a dozen other chemicals that can improve gas mileage. Plus, they will have to shoot down several devices that create fantastic vaporization, thereby increasing gas mileage. They will undoubtedly try because of the billions of dollars involved. Those are YOUR billions they want. They remain committed to taking your money from you. Possibly because they know petroleum is a dwindling commodity and they want to get all the loot they can before the stuff runs out. And it WILL run out. Acetone is a very inexpensive fix (at only 23 cents/oz.) to the problem of low mileage and this makes them furious. You only need an ounce or two per fill, depending in the size of your fuel tank. People who own cars with good mileage tend to keep them. Cars with good mileage stay on the road until they fall apart. The companies fear that a drop in oil usage due to high mileage will cause them to enter a lower demand and overproduction phase and car prices may drop. It is obvious they want to keep those refineries and car factories busy and productive regardless of the consequences. Thus they love ethanol. Good mileage is their worst enemy so their agenda is to kill mileage. People have falsely claimed acetone causes gasoline to burn faster and thereby loses mileage. This is NOT true. Pure acetone does not cause fuel to burn faster, but to burn BETTER. Acetone and other methyl-carrying hydrocarbons are among the slowest burning chemicals known to man. Here is how they operate. They survive the heat of combustion for a very long time.They burn very slowly. By their fierce vibrations, they break apart the massive fuel fragments that surround them. Thus, they encourage great vaporization, the key to good gas mileage. I have used acetone in gasoline, in diesel fuel and in jet fuel (JP-4) for over 50 years. I was the first to do so for mileage and have tested fuels independently and am an authority on this important subject. Acetone: Where to Get the Good Stuff Get good quality 100% acetone from your local beauty supply store. Not all just sell to beauticians, but to the public. We like Sally Beauty Supply (locations all over the US) and get Beauty Secrets Pure Acetone, a gallon (64 oz.) runs about $15.00. 32 oz. runs about $8.99. Do not buy acetone from drug stores. I recently tried bad acetone with good gasoline in two of my cars. Both suffered a small decline in MPG from their normal good mileage. I then ran all that gas out and went back to the beauty supply acetone. The cars' mileage recovered to what it had been. Only reagent grade acetone or technical grade is the normal acetone we buy from chemical supply houses, such as sciencelab.com. Xylene is OK to purchase at Home Depot. The three chemical additives for gasoline and diesel we test most often are acetone, xylene and GP-7 from Torco International (562-906- 2120). We have found the following ratios to be preferred: 2-3 oz. acetone per 10 US gallons in gasoline 2 oz. acetone per 10 US gallons in diesel fuel. Place this amount in every tankful of gas you use. Please be careful to not get any acetone on the paint of your car as it will remove paint. You can use a squeeze bottle and hold a damp rag or cloth underneath to catch any drips. Please disregard information found elsewhere that indicate to use 100 to 200 times more acetone than what we recommend. This is probably to discourage its use because this amount will not benefit your mileage in any way. All devices or additives that improve mileage are liable to be attacked by those who stand to lose big   money if engines last too long. Getting good mileage and long engine life go together. Stick to the correct values given here.