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[Scooby]

1 Gallon = 3.785 liters

7.50 Pesos X 3.785 = 28.39 Pesos / Gallon

Where I filled up today the exchange rate was 10.30

28.39 / 10.30 = $2.76 / Gallon

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Good deal ! Thanks BajaGringo. I knew it was easy enough.

George, I don't know for sure but I believe it's considerably lower than gas.
I've seriously thought of switching over or even going to bio-diesel.

[galvezis]

Good deal ! Thanks BajaGringo. I knew it was easy enough.

George, I don't know for sure but I believe it's considerably lower than gas.
I've seriously thought of switching over or even going to bio-diesel.

Great deal but is that for the green or red gas? By the way, what's the difference? Maybe I should start another thread instead of hijacking but I heard that the red stuff is bad for your car...and the green stuff is identical to the "regular" gas in the us...anyone know?

[Scooby]

I always assumed that differences between the red and green was like in the US, i.e. octane.
As I learned in my military days that when we assume something, we can often make an ass out of u and me.

[TJGringo]

I caught the last bit on the news about diesel selling in record numbers and that the supply in Mexico is dwindling. I didn't catch the whole segment but I wonder if that will drive the price of diesel up? I caught the prices and it looked like it was less than half the price than what the USA charges.

[George Costanza]

Found this website with all kinds of gas prices in San Diego
Wow it won't be long before we have 5 dollars a gallon.
http://www.sandiegogasprices.com/

[tijuanalunchbunch]

Here's looking at Us gas prices in context of the world:
If you want to see what the rest of the world is paying, go to the following URL and look up the country of your choice. Of course, if you want to go to those countries that would as soon cut your throat as sell you gas, you will find cheaper prices.

http://en.wikipedia....age_and_pricing

You can download a less than 200-page PDF from Germany that covers 2007, but the link above is mostly April and May this year.

Here's a sample: (in $/gal equivalents)

Canada 5.07
Germany 8.74
England 8.65
Italy 8.78
France 8.06
Israel 7.23
Turkey 10.14
Sierra Leone 18.43


jim

[governor]

Is it allright to put pemex into anewer model inifiniti car?? I know its not a high performance care like a porche but I am hesitant to put pemex gas in my car.

[zunigan]

So should I be filling up here in Mexico or not. I am confused about the gas prices and is it ok to use the gas down here. I have only once months ago put gas in my truck. Anyone with a current ..today price?

[BajaGringo]

So should I be filling up here in Mexico or not. I am confused about the gas prices and is it ok to use the gas down here. I have only once months ago put gas in my truck. Anyone with a current ..today price?

The price of gasoline in here in Baja hasn't changed lately - what changes is the exchange rate. The dollar has creeped slightly higher in the past few days (just what I have seen at exchange rates around town) and so gasoline is about $2.70 / gallon USD. I have run nothing but Pemex in a late model Mercedes ML350 and a BMW 740i.

Never a problem with the gasoline.

[galvezis]

The price of gasoline in here in Baja hasn't changed lately - what changes is the exchange rate. The dollar has creeped slightly higher in the past few days (just what I have seen at exchange rates around town) and so gasoline is about $2.70 / gallon USD. I have run nothing but Pemex in a late model Mercedes ML350 and a BMW 740i.

Never a problem with the gasoline.

Green or Red?

[Scooby]

If I'm not mistaken, Pemex prices never fluctuate.
They only creep upwards. Does anyone know otherwise of that assessment ?

And yes Zunigan, fuel has been cheaper south of the border for about two years now.
Red is the higher octane if you need or want that. Green has been fine for my vehicles for years.

[galvezis]

If I'm not mistaken, Pemex prices never fluctuate.
They only creep upwards. Does anyone know otherwise of that assessment ?

And yes Zunigan, fuel has been cheaper south of the border for about two years now.
Red is the higher octane if you need or want that. Green has been fine for my vehicles for years.

Thanks! That's the answer I was looking for...green is the cheaper of the two but I kept hearing it was bad for our cars...

[BajaGringo]

I have been burning Magna without so much as a hiccup in my vehicles for years.

[Chiquito]

"...old bad gas in Mexico stories are due to the old gas stations with bad/dirty underground tanks"

This is true. Pemex does inspections of the stations and shuts down ones with bad tanks. At least two stations in Centro were permanently closed a couple years ago for this. I've heard the biggest problem is excess water condensation in the tanks.

[Scooby]

Once at an Arco station in the US some years back, I got a tank full of water instead of fuel from the pump.
Arco payed for the mechanic costs to cleans out the fuel system.

[BajaGringo]

Once at an Arco station in the US some years back, I got a tank full of water instead of fuel from the pump.
Arco payed for the mechanic costs to cleans out the fuel system.

What happens is that underground tanks have to be vented and there are ways for water to get in when the station is poorly designed to handle water runoff at grounds level.

Density of Water > Density of Gasoline
Water Goes to Bottom of Tank
Pumps Pull from Bottom of Tank

Bad gas is not always a result of sinister station ownership - it is most likely just poor design. When I lived in Venezuela there was a small station around the corner from where I lived and the guy was going to get shut down for the same problem. He couldn't afford to dig up his tanks so he just shortened the pipe into his tank to keep it pumping above the water level and ran another small line down to the bottom. Once a week he would pump that line until he got gas. Then he knew he would deliver gas, not water to customers.

I liked his ingenuity...

[TJDave]

What happens is that underground tanks have to be vented and there are ways for water to get in when the station is poorly designed to handle water runoff at grounds level.

Density of Water > Density of Gasoline
Water Goes to Bottom of Tank
Pumps Pull from Bottom of Tank

Bad gas is not always a result of sinister station ownership - it is most likely just poor design. When I lived in Venezuela there was a small station around the corner from where I lived and the guy was going to get shut down for the same problem. He couldn't afford to dig up his tanks so he just shortened the pipe into his tank to keep it pumping above the water level and ran another small line down to the bottom. Once a week he would pump that line until he got gas. Then he knew he would not deliver gas to customers.

I liked his ingenuity...

You mean water, right???

[Scooby]

Typo typo.

[BajaGringo]

OOOPSSSSS!!!

Corrected - thanks!

[jdcs167]

I started using pemex on both my vehicles last month because of the increasing gas prices in the US. So far I have not had any problems with PEMEX. Granted I dont have new luxury vehicles. I did decrease a fill up from 97.00 to about 70 on my truck, that helps my pocket.



Thanks