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Old 18-Nov-2008, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by hula_balu
get the petro card and get 5c off per liter.
I might just give in to this. Is it unconditional & are all P-C stations participating? If so, why is there still a mad rush for gas when the cost is set to drop abruptly -but less than 5c- at stations OTHER than Petro-Canada, when all those non-Petro-pumpers could just enroll for a 5c off card any time?

In any case, I'm a higher-than-average-kilometerage driver & I've been strictly Shell for 6 years now & haven't even got an EasyPay Tag. A P-C pump station is closer to my home, so would it be worth switching over? Any reasons (aside from the politics of Canadian vs. US oil production) why someone would favour one gasoline brand over another?

Additive detergent content? Points / Rewards cards?
Interested in some feedback; don't know much about this topic & could really benefit from a few good ideas... thanks.

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Old 18-Nov-2008, 02:47 PM
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the petro 5cents off a litre card cost 15,000 petro points and is only good for a certain amount of litres of gas
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Old 18-Nov-2008, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Cynikal.Mindset
the petro 5cents off a litre card cost 15,000 petro points and is only good for a certain amount of litres of gas
Oh, so I can't buy / enroll for 1 outright & begin saving?

All these P-C discount gas card holders must have previously purchased enough gas / goods to accumulate 15K pts to qualify for this "reward card"?
And then restrictions still apply?
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Old 18-Nov-2008, 04:50 PM
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Sunoco and the CAA used to have a points system whereby the increased purchases would result in a decreased membership fee. They dropped that, though.
...hence, this post is rather useless...
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Old 18-Nov-2008, 04:56 PM
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Sunoco and the CAA used to have a points system whereby the increased purchases would result in a decreased membership fee. They dropped that, though.
...hence, this post is rather useless...
My wife use to have that. But it seemed like you need a transport truck style tanks to get the savings. She used only Sunoco gas for a year (filled up once every two weeks) and at the end of the year, she only saved $10 off of the membership. Hardly worth it, if you ask me.
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Old 18-Nov-2008, 07:37 PM
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gas will be 79.3 after midnight...lowest in 3 years!
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Old 18-Nov-2008, 07:42 PM
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I just found $83 of Pioneer money in my drawer.
Time to use it....woot woot!
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Old 18-Nov-2008, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Cynikal.Mindset
the petro 5cents off a litre card cost 15,000 petro points and is only good for a certain amount of litres of gas
yeah my friend mentioned it to me. she's been a long time petro canada consumer since its right beside her house.

but come to think of it, even though gas prices go up or down. the big gas companies always have the same prices anyway so deciding on which gas station to go to wouldn't matter that much?

81.2 cents when i got home... 8:10pm
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Old 18-Nov-2008, 08:59 PM
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i'm going to start filling up other people's cars
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Old 19-Nov-2008, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by rjngo
gas will be 79.3 after midnight...lowest in 3 years!
I heard since 2002. Chretien was still PM at the time.
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Old 19-Nov-2008, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Gallagher
i'm going to start filling up other people's cars

My gas cap's on the left side... & the one on my buddy's Mercedes E63 AMG is on the right. Thanks!

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Old 19-Nov-2008, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by TroubEL
My gas cap's on the left side... & the one on my buddy's Mercedes E63 AMG is on the right. Thanks!


LOL!
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Old 19-Nov-2008, 07:17 PM
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i'm going to start filling up other people's cars
Why don't you just send me the gas cards instead. You have my addy.
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Old 19-Nov-2008, 07:23 PM
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I only use Canadian Tire gas stations to fill up the cars, gets CT money..

I use Shell for the ATV's cause theres no ethanol in the fuel
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Old 19-Nov-2008, 07:32 PM
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I use PC for free car washes. But now they jacked up the points per wash so it usually takes me a year to get one free lol.
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Old 19-Nov-2008, 09:50 PM
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I only use Shell.
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Old 19-Nov-2008, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by xray
I use PC for free car washes. But now they jacked up the points per wash so it usually takes me a year to get one free lol.
I get free car washes at work...wash my car every day if I wanted to haha...I save my petro points so in like 20years I can get a free washer/dryer or something cool hahaha
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Old 20-Nov-2008, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Cynikal.Mindset
I save my petro points so in like 20years I can get a free washer/dryer or something cool hahaha
LOL! Petro Points are not really useful for anything anymore. I use Petro Canada to buy gas, but I only use the points to wash my car once in a while, especially in the winter when it's too cold to wash it by hand.
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Old 20-Nov-2008, 02:56 PM
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LOL! Petro Points are not really useful for anything anymore. I use Petro Canada to buy gas, but I only use the points to wash my car once in a while, especially in the winter when it's too cold to wash it by hand.
I find that their washes does a sh!tty job. Always missing spots that are so noticable. At least it gets most of the salt off during the -30 degrees weather.
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Old 20-Nov-2008, 02:58 PM
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u guys do realize gas is at 78 cents now ?
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