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Re: buying gas
[Re: pito3]
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04/14/2015 08:51 AM
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Gasoline is sold in litters and you will want to fill the car up before you return it to the rental agency. No gas station, none that we found, seems to accept gasoline credit cards so leave those gasoline credit cards at home. There are Sol, Texaco, Cadisco (sp), Gess, Best Gas and probably other gasoline stations on the island. I find the Cadisco near Orient Beach to be the cheapest. They normally sell it in Euro’s but they accept $1= 1 Euro. There is a Sol and Texaco station just below the airport where you can fill up, before returning the car, but they are expensive.
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Re: buying gas
[Re: pito3]
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04/14/2015 09:11 AM
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US dollars cash at Cadisco by Orient has always been the best deal when I have looked as well.
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Re: buying gas
[Re: pito3]
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04/14/2015 09:11 AM
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No. Do not plan on ANY gas station accepting credit cards. Possibly one or two do, but I do not personally know of any. Honestly, in a week or so, how much gas can you use on such a small island anyway? Budget $50 to $75 for gas for your week to ten day stay and you should be fine.
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Re: buying gas
[Re: candj]
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04/14/2015 09:47 AM
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Posts: 18,733 Auburn, WA
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"Gasoline is sold in litters" Didn't know they breed gasoline. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: buying gas
[Re: kim]
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04/14/2015 12:08 PM
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kim said: Cadisco in Nettle Bay Area take Visa definitely and probably MasterCard. Had no problems in March. If I paid with US dollars it was at a rate of 1.20, by using the credit card it was 1.06. They did not offer 1-1, driving around we noticed the Cadiscos near Orient and out around Marigot were cheaper, but not by much. Are you sure it wasn't the other way around with Cash being 1.06 and CC being 1.20?
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Re: buying gas
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04/14/2015 05:07 PM
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Just back. I used a full serve pump in Sucker Garden. The attendant seemed a little bit down. I tipped him two dollars and watched a highly appreciative smile cross his face. So, I did it again elsewhere on the island and same result. It made me feel good and it was appreciated by the attendant. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: buying gas
[Re: Cincinnati_Kid]
#50413
04/14/2015 10:00 PM
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I just got back last week also. Honestly, in the three weeks we were there, i filled up twice....once when the light was on, and that was at the Texaco station across from the big grande marche at the circle. I was very pleasantly surprised when was charged only 40 bucks...and it was filled to the brim. Second fill was at the Sol station in Simpson Bay on our way to return the car. The light wasn't on yet, but it cost me 40 bucks then too. I have heard from different people during our years of staying, that the gas on the french side is more ''watered'' down than the Dutch side. Is it??? I really don't know, but usually buy it on the dutch side, and don't shop price, because i figure the difference would be very small.
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