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Old 08-27-2009 | 10:21 AM
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Default RE: Speakin' about fuel

In the commercial fuel world, the cost of the fuel is not always the ingredients. Thanks to a certain big time operator in the hobby distribution system that has gobbled up everything possible, most all fuel brands go through that operator. They have Wildcat, they have Powermaster and a number of others. Fuel is trucked from mfger. to Champaign, then to the retailer, and said "operator" has to almost double its money on each gallon sold.

Profit for the manufacturer, profit for the distributor, and profit for the retailer plus the cost of ingredients, handling, and trucking all over the country 2-3 times, and soon you are talking some real money for that gallon of fuel.