Yeah, the cute thing is that MTBE is a waste product which they
previously were having to pay to dispose of... so of course they (the oil
companies) charge extra for it. Why doesn't Ralph Nader take on these
chumps?
Paul Nelson had this to say:
>At 20:41 2/26/00 -0800, Max Heim wrote:
>>Jeez! Do they have oil wells in your state? They do in California, and
>>there are refineries right across the bay from here, but I paid $1.87 for
>>92 octane yesterday... that's about 13.4 gallons for $25, or one MG
>>tankful. Of course, it's cheaper to ship it across the country than to
>>sell it right here... not!
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> Yes, but you have to pay extra for the MTBE which California puts
>in the gas, poluting the water and air!
> Listen to Bill Watenburg on KGO 810AM Friday and Saturday 10PM-1AM.
>Anyone across the country can listen on RealAudio.
>Paul Nelson
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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