Well the gas would be cheaper if they could somehow make it contain advertising and data theft
this post was submitted on 29 May 2026
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Oh wait till you find out about how modern cars are mining your data, including facial recognition and reporting of you are having sex in the car! And the best part itβs all unregulated! Govt can simply buy the info for tracking even your Phone would be jealous of!
Somebody forgot all previous instructions and dropped those straight facts.
Where in America do you have gas pumps that donβt have ad TVs or ask you for your zip code?
Very few of the ones around me have the built in ad players. Several stations blare ads (inevitably largely for themselves, curiously enough) over the PA system constantly, though.
The ZIP code thing is for credit card verification. I ask for that too, when you pay me by credit card. I don't have a choice unless I'd like to enjoy zero fraud and chargeback protection.
The pumps do
Why is your fuel so cheap??
Because the US is the largest exporter of petroleum products in the world.
Probably before VAT.
Nope. Gas pumps are one of the only places in the US where the price as displayed includes taxes.
Because otherwise it would just be confusing? So letβs have two systems instead.
I mean if the US could get away with a more confusing system it would
Low taxes, high production, and government corn subsidies.
And I think you shouldn't be driving a giant gas guzzling SUV or truck.
I filled up a family members Rav4 the other day. It was $96.
Not exactly the best car, but hardly a gas guzzler. Or maybe it is, idk. I normally drive electric.
Even my motorcycle is $25 to fill
Yeah I mean at these prices even a lawn mower might cost $10 to fill
My CRV takes 10 gallon when it's on empty. and gets 32 mpg. Just saying.
I think the gas was in the 6.50 range? Idk.
The display say 17.624 gallons. That is a full size SUV or truck.
Just saying its less than what I paid for what I would consider to be a "standard"-ish vehicle?
I don't think a rav4 stands out as an interesting vehicle.
we've been going backwards on fuel efficiency. the little compact i had back in the early 90s got over 40mpg.
Greenpeace modified a compact car with off-the-shelf parts in 1996 so it could get 68mpg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmILE
Could be a labourer. I didn't see much point in trucks and such before but now it makes sense for some to have them.
Companies that sell TV sets actually lose money on the sale. They make their profits by selling your data to advertising companies.
That TV was manufactured unethically.
Meanwhile, the gasoline produced to support the native peoples of Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
Vizio TVs won't fully function until you sign in with a Walmart account. They sell your data and shove ads in your face.
I agree when it comes to an onn TV. It should be the same price as a name brand TV.