New Gas Stations Are Opening
New and revamped stations that are appearing here in the northern part of Mexico. Change is coming. More to come I'm sure.
Forum Discussion
moisheh wrote:
I doubt there will be true competition. Lots of taxes included in the fuel. Up till now the stations cannot use their own trucks to bring in fuel. Pemex will charge plenty for that. 10,000 people marched in HMO against the pricing. In Baja it was 60,000. People are upset. Wait until Feb. when it goes up again. Although the pricing is supposed to be for one month if the peso drops or world oil prices go up Pemex will raise them even more. Really does not affect tourists that much but sure hurts the locals.
Moisheh
Remember, after Feb. 18th the price will be calculated on a 24 hour basis based on the dollar and oil prices. It could just go down, nobody knows.
I see this as a positive move that had to take place eventually before the walls crumbled too much. Could it have been done in a better way such as gradual increase again this year? Possibly.
You're right, for tourists the price is basically the same in dollars as the dollar as gone up and the peso down. The price based on currency exchange hovers around $2.85 per gallon.
