When I started driving, regular unleaded gas was about a dollar a gallon, super was 10 cents more at $1.10/gallon, and premium was 10 cents more than that at $1.20/gallon.
11 years later, regular unleaded is $3.29 a gallon, but super is still only 10 cents more ($3.39) and premium is still only 10 cents more than that ($3.49).
Why is it that although gasoline prices have risen over 200%, it's still only 10 cents more to upgrade to a higher octane?
I can't imagine that the gasoline companies would charge TOO LITTLE for their super and premium gasolines, so that leads me to wonder if they're charging TOO MUCH for regular grade in order to keep the "standard" 10 cents difference.
Can anyone explain this?
2006-08-23
02:33:17
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