New Gas Stations Are Opening

It's a good thing. Mexico will be better off in the end. It will take time to change the mentality of people accustomed to government rhetoric and false promises of handouts.

After 90 years it will be hard to be responsible for ourselves and not relying on those false promises from the PRI.

Great movie to watch, "La Ley de Herodes". A parody about the PRI since its beginnings.

Gas may be cheap in the U.S. but it won't stay that way for long. Like always, it will go back up.

Persons that live on border towns and drive across to the US are used to pumping gas, further South that might be a very different animal, we shall wait and see the outcome of the gasolinazos.

navegator

I am in Donna, TX 6 miles north of the Mexican border. The local TV news interviewed a number of Mexican nationals who crossed the border just to buy gas. They all said it was worth the time spent in the border line to save money, but they also had to pump the gas themselves. Gas here is around $2.05 to $2.15 a gal.

I do not belive that any of the new gas stations will be self serve.

1. No Mexican is going to be caught pumping gas in his, her vehicle, it is considered a status simbol, you drive a car instead of walking or using public transportation.

2. The personel that pump fuel and check under the hood have a job, a comodity in Mexico, go to Home Depot or Walmart or any supermarket, even the 7-11 corner store has more personel than what you find in the USA.

3. Labor in Mexico is paid a lot, lot lower than the US annd is affordable for the owners of the enterprice, if you live in Mexico you can afford to have a live in person to help do the house cleaning, laundry, cooking, Etc.

And last and most important those atendants are greatfull to have a job.

No Mexican is going to be caught pumping theire own gas, what a disgrace!

Go to the supermarket or Costco, they get to the checkout counter with a cart full of stuff and wait until an attendant places the items on the band to be rung up, then they have a baging person push the cart to the vehicle and have them load it in the car, now the tip is very generous one incredible coin of five pesos.

In anthropology this is called "upward mmobility" they drive a car, ofcourse the upper middle class an higher ups "will never" pump gas themselfs.

navegator

midnightsadie wrote:
hope your rv fits threw the hole in the wall.

Everyone else can figure out how to get around under or over the wall but, But its known to keep all trump fans the feeling of security, Baffled and confused..

moisheh wrote:
Good one Chris. maybe we should run for one of those positions! You remember when it was the 3 Amigos when NAFTA began. Now it would be the 3 Stooges!

Moisheh

Now that made for a happy hour guffaw! :B

And yes, I do remember those days. Geez, I'm already speaking in past tense.

Good one Chris. maybe we should run for one of those positions! You remember when it was the 3 Amigos when NAFTA began. Now it would be the 3 Stooges!

Moisheh

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.

moisheh wrote:
Without trying to be political Mexico needs a real President. This guy has done nothing. He is very unpopular with good reason.

Moisheh

I believe there is a plot by a foreign country to destroy North America. Look at the three countries and their (new) leaders. I think all three countries are in for a ride.

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