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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I don’t think it is much different now – the profit on the gas is very small – maybe the same 5 cents a gallon (upfront at least).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The dealers get rebates post-sale based on volumes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In NJ, due to environmental liabilities, the major oil companies won’t even get involved with a station that is under 100,000 gallons per month.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The small stations make 90% of their money on the repairs and quick mart sales.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Dave</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(environmental consultant during the day)</P></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> My dad was in the gas business, owned a service station and bulk delivery <BR>> back then. He had a profit margin back then 3-4 cents a gallon. The state <BR>> and feds got more in taxes and of course the rest went to the gas companies. <BR>> Wonder what the spread is now? <BR>> <BR>> Wayne <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Ken Thompson" <MRANDMRST@COMCAST.NET><BR>> To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:45 PM <BR>> Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > Dang Wayne, <BR>> > <BR>> > Today's prices must really tick you off!! I guess when you put it all in <BR>> > perspective, what we found wasn't really much of a war. <BR>> > <BR>> > Ken <BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "wgalligan" <WGALLIGAN@CNBCOM.NET><BR>> > To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 9:30 PM <BR>> > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > > The last gas war that I remember(1969 or 70??) buying gas at had premium <BR>> > > at <BR>> > > 19 cents a gallon and regular was 23 cents. Gas was about 35 cents a <BR>> > > gallon <BR>> > > at home. It paid for us to drive to the next town to get gas, go back <BR>> home <BR>> > > and cruise all night, then go back and fill up before turning the keys <BR>> > > back <BR>> > > over to Pa. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Wayne Galligan <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > > From: "Ken Thompson" <MRANDMRST@COMCAST.NET><BR>> > > To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:02 PM <BR>> > > Subject: Re:
Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > >> We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was having a <BR>> > >> gas <BR>> > >> war so some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a little <BR>> better <BR>> > > on <BR>> > >> Friday, gotta' love them gas wars!! <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> Ken <BR>> > >> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > >> From: "Ron Van Putte" <VANPUTTE@COX.NET><BR>> > >> To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > >> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM <BR>> > >> Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote: <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> >> About 20 min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could fit in <BR>> my <BR>> > >> >> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a great <BR>> > > deal. <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > I went to the Tangerine Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony <BR>> Stillman. <BR>> > > We <BR>> > >> > paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was <BR>> $2.39/gallon <BR>> > > in <BR>> > >> > Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back. <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > BTW, we had a good time at the contest. <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > They had one Sportsman pilot, one Intermediate pilot, two Advanced <BR>> > > pilots, <BR>> > >> > four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can imagine this: <BR>> > >> > Jason <BR>> > >> > Shulman was there AND he competed with his World Championship <BR>> airplane! <BR>> > >> > Not only that, he let his brother, David, bo
rrow his airplane so he <BR>> > > could <BR>> > >> > compete. I asked that at the pilots' meeting that Jason and David be <BR>> > >> > allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane wouldn't be at risk, <BR>> and <BR>> > >> > that's the way it went until the fourth round, when my airplane was <BR>> > >> > airborne, and Jason took off. Can you imagine how conscious I was of <BR>> > >> > where Jason's airplane was during that flight? Can you believe that <BR>> it <BR>> > >> > was my highest scoring flight? I was amazed! <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!! <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > Ron Van Putte <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > ================================================= <BR>> > >> > To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> > >> > http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> > >> > To be removed from this list, go to <BR>> > >> > http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> > >> > and follow the instructions. <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > List members email returned for mailbox full will be removed from the <BR>> > >> > list. <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> ================================================= <BR>> > >> To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> > >> http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> > >> To be removed from this list, go to <BR>> http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> > >> and follow the instructions. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> List members email returned for mailbox full will be removed from the <BR>> > > list. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> <BR
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