OT: Broke the $40 barrier for a single e34 fillup - OUCH!

[Matt P]

I took the touring for a quick trip to the post office and noticed the tank was on Empty (no warning light yet), so to the gas station (Chevron) I went.

I set the tank filling and went around cleaning some of the windows. When the pump stopped and I looked over, my heart (and wallet) skipped a beat.

19.51 gallons @ 2.069 = $40.37 WTF?

(and this was without trying to 'top off' the tank)

Damn, it seems like only a few weeks ago I was just breaking $30 for a tank.

Granted, it was a pretty empty gas tank, but there's something disturbing about breaking the next $10 barrier so soon...

[scott540]

YEP, last time I got gas the girl behind the counter said "you must have been really empty." I didn't tell her I stopped at $25 because I couldn't stand to spend anymore than that. 93 octane at more than $2.10/gal adds up fast.

[cary]

93 Octane for $2.10. Here in the Republic of Calfornia, 91 octane (all we can get) is now running about $2.60 per gallon. You think the E34 is expensive to fill up, try a Toyota Landcruser that gets 11.5mpg city, and 15mpg highway!!!!

[biondani]

Hmmm, my E34 525i cost 75 ukp last time I filled it here in the UK. I make that about $120 (US).

Ouch

Ian

[Matt P]

Ok, Ok... I probably have no right to be complaining, especially since Texas seems to be one of the cheaper places on the globe for gas. But still, it was a shock....

[biondani]

Lol, no offence meant. Just that they are thinking of putting up the price again soon, an increase in Tax is due in November.

Argghhhh
Ian

[AZ_Jason_S]

This has been the norm for me for about a year. 91 is now up to about $2.35 here. We shouldn't bitch, I met with a work colleague visiting from Germany. They normally pay double what we pay. Imaagine $80+ for a fill up. He said thats why everyone drives diesels over there. I guess diesel is cheaper there. Here it seems about the same price.

[Paul in NZ]

went to ther gas station the other night,with a discount coupon 6c a litre,so i thought i would get 96 RON.I got 66 litres and it cost me about $83 dollars.At the pump over the other side was an old v8 mercedes sedan,500sel or something like that.He drove off and his price was $98 !We got no worries!!!!!

[TC535i]

I've gone WELL over $50 (USD) before. This is why I bought a 87 octane/30+ mpg daily driver...

[dave b]

what exactly is the size of the gas tank? I have a 93 525i, and I have taken it down to the warning light with the OBC reading 30ish, but I have never gone much further than 16 gallons...

I've I had done 19 gallons at 2.60ish here in LA, that would have been very painful....