I feel guilty....

amac1680 · 04-14-2013, 08:19 AM

Sometimes I feel guilty about charging 5.00 to fill up.
I have no idea why, what say you ?

Be Big,
AMAX

prodigit · 04-14-2013, 11:52 AM

???
Doesn't compute!

I fill up for $4,5, and feel good!
Once I filled up for $3,29, and had given the guy a $5 note.
I went back for change, though only took $1,5 on change, left the rest.

**inuyasha** · 04-14-2013, 12:12 PM

Hi
I don't, i take great pleasure in the fact that i can fill up with whats basically pocket change
Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank

qwertydude · 04-14-2013, 06:01 PM

I remember having a moped when gas skyrocketed from $1 a gallon to like $1.60 seemingly overnight. This was right around 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq. This put the oil speculators in overdrive and the prices jumped so high so fast. The equivalent to gas jumping from the average $4 a gallon now to $6.40 in a few months.

I felt no guilt riding up and filling up on 50 cents. Even with the 95 mpg on my Sym Wolf needing only about 2 gallons, that's eight buck when just over a decade ago it would have been 2. Certainly most people who've had jobs since then did not get a 400% raise. But I'll tell you who did, the oil companies posting record profits quarter after quarter even during the economic crash.

No there's no love lost between me and big oil.

wheelbender6 · 04-14-2013, 09:17 PM

I fill up my motorized bicycle for around $3, with a range of 75 miles. My small truck fills up for $50 and will go about $325 miles..

amac1680 · 04-14-2013, 11:15 PM

It's not that I don't like " stickn it to the man". It's using plastic to do it that seems weird.

Be Big,
AMAC

**inuyasha** · 04-14-2013, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amac1680

It's not that I don't like " stickn it to the man". It's using plastic to do it that seems weird.

Be Big,
AMAC

Hi Alan
Ahh, i see your point
I always pay in cash for fuel, as i stated earlier its mostly pocket change so why whip out the card for such a small purchase
Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank

prodigit · 04-15-2013, 01:31 AM

+1!
I only use my card for big purchases, plus, in FL you pay more with a CC, then cash!
Although they only charge 20ct per gallon more, so on a scoot wih a 1 gal tank, that's really not that much!

millsc · 04-15-2013, 09:38 AM

yeah i fill mine up with my spare change

techie610 · 04-15-2013, 12:45 PM

I empty the coins from my pockets and car (sometimes my dads truck

haha ) almost everynight, and it adds to the gas I use for the entire week. lol

Find a Dime on the sidewalk? Might as well put it in the 'Gas the Scoot' fund.

jct842 · 04-15-2013, 04:35 PM

I use a card for every thing, even a cup of coffee at micky d's. Get from 1 to 3% back on card, pay it off every month and never charge more than I already have in the checking account. Then I get interest for that money thats in the bank for the month too while I use the credit card money. It took me a long time to save up enough to be one month a head on bills but now that I am there its nice. What I save probably fills a scooter once or twice a month.

Guest_3 · 04-16-2013, 03:52 PM

Super unleaded $7 bucks.

techie610 · 04-16-2013, 11:36 PM

Shell high test pure ( no Ethanol ) $3.71 in Yancey, NC

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prodigit Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 389	??? Doesn't compute! I fill up for $4,5, and feel good! Once I filled up for $3,29, and had given the guy a $5 note. I went back for change, though only took $1,5 on change, left the rest. __________________
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amac1680 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Jacksonville Fl/Mantoloking NJ Posts: 272	It's not that I don't like " stickn it to the man". It's using plastic to do it that seems weird. Be Big, AMAC __________________ Mobilizing Americas Hereos www.SEGS4VETS.org Messages by Alan Maccini are created using voice recognition please excuse any missed errors. SYM RV200 Evo Lance "Cali Classic" 125 MC-95-250 Reverse Trike http://www.fuelly.com/driver/amac1680/rv200-evo
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prodigit Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 389	+1! I only use my card for big purchases, plus, in FL you pay more with a CC, then cash! Although they only charge 20ct per gallon more, so on a scoot wih a 1 gal tank, that's really not that much! __________________
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millsc Join Date: May 2012 Location: missouri Posts: 164	yeah i fill mine up with my spare change __________________ B.A.M.F. tapout scoot 24mm carb 150cc intake performance exhaust A9 cam hoca big valve head 16/50 gears 9.25 gram dr pulley sliders koso variator 1.5k torque spring orange coil orange unlimted cdi uni filter gates premium belt 2012 taotao vip cy50a scrappys 110cc big bore kit 52mm "88cc" 100 main jet 38 idle iridium plug custom paint, leds and decals alarm system naraku hd crankshaft
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techie610 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buncombe Co. N.C. Posts: 337	I empty the coins from my pockets and car (sometimes my dads truck haha ) almost everynight, and it adds to the gas I use for the entire week. lol Find a Dime on the sidewalk? Might as well put it in the 'Gas the Scoot' fund. __________________ 2007 Sportiva Falcon GY6 150 4T 7,200+ Mi. 68 ( GPS Verified ) 76 MPG Few Mods, Lots-O-Tweaks 2003 Vento Zip R3i TurboCam 50cc 2T 8,500+ Mi. 62mph ( GPS Verified ) 90 MPG Seriously Modded Check out the new group for the Mountain Area! http://www.scootdawg.net/group.php?groupid=4
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04-14-2013, 06:01 PM	#4
qwertydude Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 139	I remember having a moped when gas skyrocketed from $1 a gallon to like $1.60 seemingly overnight. This was right around 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq. This put the oil speculators in overdrive and the prices jumped so high so fast. The equivalent to gas jumping from the average $4 a gallon now to $6.40 in a few months. I felt no guilt riding up and filling up on 50 cents. Even with the 95 mpg on my Sym Wolf needing only about 2 gallons, that's eight buck when just over a decade ago it would have been 2. Certainly most people who've had jobs since then did not get a 400% raise. But I'll tell you who did, the oil companies posting record profits quarter after quarter even during the economic crash. No there's no love lost between me and big oil.
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jct842 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: way up north in arkansas Posts: 99	I use a card for every thing, even a cup of coffee at micky d's. Get from 1 to 3% back on card, pay it off every month and never charge more than I already have in the checking account. Then I get interest for that money thats in the bank for the month too while I use the credit card money. It took me a long time to save up enough to be one month a head on bills but now that I am there its nice. What I save probably fills a scooter once or twice a month. __________________ 1983 Yamaha Riva 180cc 2007 Yamaha Majesty 400cc
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Guest_3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 538	Super unleaded $7 bucks.
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04-16-2013, 11:36 PM	#13
techie610 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buncombe Co. N.C. Posts: 337	Shell high test pure ( no Ethanol ) $3.71 in Yancey, NC __________________ 2007 Sportiva Falcon GY6 150 4T 7,200+ Mi. 68 ( GPS Verified ) 76 MPG Few Mods, Lots-O-Tweaks 2003 Vento Zip R3i TurboCam 50cc 2T 8,500+ Mi. 62mph ( GPS Verified ) 90 MPG Seriously Modded Check out the new group for the Mountain Area! http://www.scootdawg.net/group.php?groupid=4
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