I think the link is actually http://www.gasbuddy.com/ NOT
http://www.gasbuddies.com

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:36:31 -0600
>From: Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
>Subject: Now: GasBuddies.com - was: Gas went up $0.13 a gal
overnight what's up?
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Here's a realistic way to get the best gas prices in (at-
least) most middle
>sized communities:
>
>Make us of www.gasbuddies.com - they have many local sites
that provide
>local gas prices - so you chose the lowest gas price without
driving
>everywhere to check it out pump prices. It works because
locals report the
>prices they encounter in their respective communities.
>
>For example, I go to www.winnipeggasprices.com - and I can
find the best gas
>price price locally. It's a good free service, and I can
often save 4 or 5
>bucks by choosing to buy my gas at the best price.
>
>So, if there is a local gasbuddiessite - I encourage you to
report and to
>view the local gas prices - it's one way we can save some
money - and unlike
>the "Ronco Food Savers" - it doesn't cost money to save
money.
>
>Marshall Ruskin
>84 Westy
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Marshall" <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 09:08 PM
>Subject: Re: Gas went up $0.13 a gal overnight what's up?
>
>
>> It went from 55.9/l to 63.9/l here in Quesnel - I drive a
85 Golf TD for
>> most of my driving... a load cheaper!
>>
>> David Marshall
>>
>> Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
>> 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
>> Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
>>
>> http://www.fastforward.ca    mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
>> Phone: (250) 992 7775        FAX: (250) 992 1160
>>
>> - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions
>> - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation
>> - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>> Of John Rodgers
>> Sent: March 7, 2002 7:57 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Gas went up $0.13 a gal overnight what's up?
>>
>>
>> Spencer Allen wrote:
>>
>> > Filled up last night at $1.16 and this morning same
station it's $1.29.
>> > Didn't see or hear about this coming. Figured gas would
go up in the
>> spring
>> > but 13 cents overnight? It looks like some expensive
traveling this
>> summer.
>>
>> Fuel here in Birmingham area where I buy mine jumped
overnight from 97.9
>by
>> 6
>> cents in some stations and 9 cents in others for a high of
$1.09.9.
>>
>> From what I can tell so far the overnight increase occured
all over the
>> eastern
>> and southeastern US. Gouge, Gouge, Gouge.
>>
>> Also, recently banks in the Birmingham area have
instituted a "service
>> charge"
>> of $3.00 to cash a check at the teller window. This
applies if the check
>is
>> on
>> their bank from one of their account holders to you, but
you, the
>possessor
>> of
>> the check,  don't have an account with them. Gouge, gouge,
gouge.
>>
>> Electronic collections between banks still elecit no
charges ---- yet.
>Just
>> a
>> matter of time before they find a way, I'm sure.
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver