[cjshapi]

It's a 97 with 140,000 miles on it. Looks beautiful but bought used for $7,000. I ain't made outta cash and I don't appreciate being gouged by the oil companies.

[hushpad]

I don't appreciate being gouged by the oil companies.<<


You are being gouged by federal and local taxing entities along with the refiners.

On average, the oil company receives $25.00 per bbl for crude oil-not refined, yet it costs them about $1200-14.00 to produce the oil (extract from the ground).

[Cobra64]

Ever work for an oil company? You are not being gouged by the oil companies. You have the mindset of a typical uninformed democrat who has never run a business.

[epow]

I don't appreciate being gouged by the oil companies.

When I bought my 1st car in 1955 ('31 Model A Ford roadster) regular gas averaged about $.279 per gallon. I paid $1.599 last week for regular unleaded. According to my inflation calculator it would have cost $1.83 in today's dollars in order to match the 1955 price in 1955 dollars.

If not for the much higher gas taxes that are added on now, gas would be much cheaper in today's dollars than it was 50 years ago in 1955 dollars. If the oil companies are gouging us now, they must have been gouging us even worse 50 years ago.