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Gasoline, Propane, Diesel... |
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No, the price per liter is not the full story, because you seldom get a full liter or gallon. Pemex Stations make very little profit and they don't get a full gallon either. The gasoline has to travel from the refinery clear accross Mexico in rail cars and on every stop a few gallons get 'drained' off. The last one in line is the gas station owner who takes enough out to run his generator to pump gas. Their profit margin is small and they have to pay for a full tank truck, even so it's not full. Much has been said and written about this, but little can be done about it. It's the system. I used to buy diesel by the drum. A drum holds 200 liters, worldwide. It was normal back then to get only 170 liters. So you had to buy another 30 liters to bring home a full barrel. I just heard, in Guerrero Negro it is so bad, it actually took 260 liters to fill a 200 liter drum. Luckily, here in the village, Alfredo Diaz sells the fuel from transparent 5-gallon containers with clear gallon markings on the side. At least you see how much you get. By the way, the fuel vendors have to drive at least 100 miles but often 200 miles one way to the nearest Pemex Station, and they pay the same price as we all do, and...they don't get a full drum either. As an added expense, they have to keep the police on their side, because transporting gasoline commercially in 50 gallon drums is illegal and one 'moridida' alone takes all the profit away... Don't be over concerned about your money being robbed or stolen. Imagine how many thousands of dollars are being carried in cars and trucks up and down the Highway. Pemex gas station owners often have to travel very far before arriving at the bank. They carry a week's worth of fuel; propane truck drivers carry many times that much. Hotel owners, grocery shops, people who live here; all have to travel with plenty of cash. |
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