Costco gas idiots

[Ceiling Cat]

I guess it depends on which country you go to. I wouldn't want to impress anyone and make them think I was a millionaire going loco down in Acapulco.

That is why I have a regular Canadian Tire credit card, I specified a low credit limit for when I buy online. Never use you high end cc at the dentist or mechanics or you will get charged more.

If looking impressive matters so much, then pay using large bills.

Here in Canada everyone knows Presidents Choice, not so much outside Canada. I have received hotel and flight upgrades because of the black cards. They want the patronage of people that might return more often. Paying with large bills will make you kook like a bumpkin.

Yes, it really depends on your travel habits and if you're usually near places with Tesla chargers like Vaughn Mills. Sadly, you can't beat the physics of battery charging. You can only put so much power through a cable whie maintaining safety. Charging speed is impoving, but it's going to take time to get close let alone match the speed to refuel an ICE car.

Then there's the upgrades needed to the electric grid to handle huge numbers of EV's charging at the same time. These problems are not impossible to solve, but they're still costly and will take decades to completely roll out.

I think that a plug in hybrid is the best choice for me. I do not need to go long distances every day. The Toyota Crown Sport plug in hybrid looks really good. I will look into it when they become available in Canada. I would not be surprised if they will also come out with a Lexus version of the car.

 

[underground]

Well Costco finally did it. For years Premium was 10 cents a litre more. Now it is 20 cents a litre more. Damn it.

 

[explorerzip]

Here in Canada everyone knows Presidents Choice, not so much outside Canada. I have received hotel and flight upgrades because of the black cards. They want the patronage of people that might return more often. Paying with large bills will make you kook like a bumpkin.

I think that a plug in hybrid is the best choice for me. I do not need to go long distances every day. The Toyota Crown Sport plug in hybrid looks really good. I will look into it when they become available in Canada. I would not be surprised if they will also come out with a Lexus version of the car.

Is it the card looking cool that give you the upgrades or the rewards on the card itrself? So if you don't like looking like a bumpkin while paying with large bills, do you pay SP's with 5's?

The Crown Sport looks really cool. On the other hand, the Crown name is boring and they use them as taxis all over Asia.

 

[IMBob]

That is why I have a regular Canadian Tire credit card, I specified a low credit limit for when I buy online. Never use you high end cc at the dentist or mechanics or you will get charged more.




Here in Canada everyone knows Presidents Choice, not so much outside Canada. I have received hotel and flight upgrades because of the black cards. They want the patronage of people that might return more often. Paying with large bills will make you kook like a bumpkin.



I think that a plug in hybrid is the best choice for me. I do not need to go long distances every day. The Toyota Crown Sport plug in hybrid looks really good. I will look into it when they become available in Canada. I would not be surprised if they will also come out with a Lexus version of the car.

A better compromise might be an EV with an onboard gas generator , that charges the battery , but doesn't drive the car. An early example was the BMW i3 REX ( range extender).

 

[explorerzip]

A better compromise might be an EV with an onboard gas generator , that charges the battery , but doesn't drive the car. An early example was the BMW i3 REX ( range extender).

So it's a hybrid car, but not really? The fact that BMW discontinued the i3 in 2022 should tell us something about the viability or cost of the technology. I don't think that these are impossible problems to solve though.

 

[GameBoy27]

Yes, it really depends on your travel habits and if you're usually near places with Tesla chargers like Vaughn Mills. Sadly, you can't beat the physics of battery charging. You can only put so much power through a cable whie maintaining safety. Charging speed is impoving, but it's going to take time to get close let alone match the speed to refuel an ICE car.

Then there's the upgrades needed to the electric grid to handle huge numbers of EV's charging at the same time. These problems are not impossible to solve, but they're still costly and will take decades to completely roll out.

And Trudeau says all new light-duty cars and trucks sold starting in 2035 have to be zero emission vehicles. I'm guessing that's a stretch-goal.

 

[explorerzip]

And Trudeau says all new light-duty cars and trucks sold starting in 2035 have to be zero emission vehicles. I'm guessing that's a stretch-goal.

Another pie in the sky meaningless goal.

 

[bver_hunter]

What is this "Summer Gasoline Transition" BS that is causing this price hike?

Why drivers in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada will see a gas price spike, and other Canadians won't

Drivers in Eastern Canada face a big increase in gas prices because of various factors, especially the higher cost of the summer blend, industry analysts say.

www.ctvnews.ca

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This is just the Gasoline Monopoly price gouging only in Ontario and Quebec. Other provinces have already transitioned over to "Summer Gasoline"!!

 

[niks9009]

Yes, it really depends on your travel habits and if you're usually near places with Tesla chargers like Vaughn Mills. Sadly, you can't beat the physics of battery charging. You can only put so much power through a cable whie maintaining safety. Charging speed is impoving, but it's going to take time to get close let alone match the speed to refuel an ICE car.

Then there's the upgrades needed to the electric grid to handle huge numbers of EV's charging at the same time. These problems are not impossible to solve, but they're still costly and will take decades to completely roll out.

I used to think the same about the electricity grids. However, if you actually consider than the number of EVs grows at a slow rate it's a pretty normal curve to increase grid capacity. I read this article recently.
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries...of-electric-vehicles-on-global-energy-systems

 

[explorerzip]

I used to think the same about the electricity grids. However, if you actually consider than the number of EVs grows at a slow rate it's a pretty normal curve to increase grid capacity. I read this article recently.
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries...of-electric-vehicles-on-global-energy-systems

Naturally, it will take time for enough EVs to come online. Yet how we use power and the grid will have to change. That makes the 2035 target a pie in the sky target IMO. The government can certainly incentive, but how exactly is it going to force people to sell or buy EV's to meet their 2035 deadline?

 

[Jubee]

What is this "Summer Gasoline Transition" BS that is causing this price hike?

Why drivers in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada will see a gas price spike, and other Canadians won't

Drivers in Eastern Canada face a big increase in gas prices because of various factors, especially the higher cost of the summer blend, industry analysts say.

www.ctvnews.ca

.

This is just the Gasoline Monopoly price gouging only in Ontario and Quebec. Other provinces have already transitioned over to "Summer Gasoline"!!

I heard about that as well and DJ Danny D made a funny point, "where was the special price drop for winter fuel?". lol It's all a scam to take more of our money.

 

[niks9009]

Naturally, it will take time for enough EVs to come online. Yet how we use power and the grid will have to change. That makes the 2035 target a pie in the sky target IMO. The government can certainly incentive, but how exactly is it going to force people to sell or buy EV's to meet their 2035 deadline?

Targets like that are rarely realized. It's just a nice headline to have. Instead of saying all new vehicles should be zero emission they could have set emission targets and focused on more than one way to achieve them. This notion that only consumer goods need to be driving lower emissions is absurd. Companies are the biggest polluters and not people.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

The Crown Sport looks really cool. On the other hand, the Crown name is boring and they use them as taxis all over Asia.

The Toyota Crown was originally the top of the line Toyota. Pre recent generation the Crown was high end executive sedan in Asia/Japan, comparable to the Mercedes S Class. It is only in the 2024 model was the Crown sedan and 2025 Crown SUV available in North America. The Crown sport is not yet available in North America buy I suspect it will be available soon.

If you see a Toyota Crown sedan used as a taxi in Asia, it is probably a pre owned car that is used to transport tourist from the high end hotels to and from the airport. Crown sedans are in the $80k + range.

I think that Toyota is introducing the Crown line as a middle range and keeping the Toyota brand for the younger and entry model buyers. Toyota tried to introduce the Scion brand years ago for younger buyers, but it did not work very well. The chainman of Toyota recently said that Toyota will no longer build boring cars. By having a high range Lexus brand, mid range Crown brand and a regular line of Toyota brand cars they are covering all needs.

An anomaly of the economy is that in a car market where car sales in general is down, Toyota and Honda can not keep up with the demand for Camry, Corolla, Accord, and Civic cars. People that can afford nice cars are cutting back, but they will buy a reliable and comfortable car that will get a good trade in value when better times return.

 

[explorerzip]

If you see a Toyota Crown sedan used as a taxi in Asia, it is probably a pre owned car that is used to transport tourist from the high end hotels to and from the airport. Crown sedans are in the $80k + range.

It's the Crown Comfort that is commonly used all over Hong Kong.