The Politics of Petrol

pnichols wrote:
you could use just the right credit card

Not everyone qualifies for PenFed CU.

But I do, having served 20 years in the Navy.

However post purchase rebates (cash back) are no reason to pay more for fuel at the pump than I have to.

My post was simply that a cheaper pump price is not always cheaper if it takes extra distance to get to the cheaper price.

At $2.999 per gallon at a FJ near the freeway,
$2.879 at a local station 3.5 miles from the freeway,

even with the PF card - the 'cheaper' station cost me $0.60 more total price for a 20 gallon fillup. (Without the PF card the difference is $2.40 more for the cheaper price.)

For 15 gallons the net price is $1.17 more.

Only above 25.25 gallons does the cheaper station break even with the 13 cents per gallon cheaper price.

I have a 30 gallon fuel tank on my tow truck. That is how the numbers work for me.

Of course with a larger fuel tank, and a larger fuel purchase - the numbers are different.

My point is that a person needs to know how much it will 'cost' them for extra travel distance.