Eastern Ave. gas station offered fuel for 50 cents a litre Monday
Posted April 2, 2012 7:32 am.
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Dozens of drivers lined up for hours Monday morning to take advantage of the city’s hottest deal on gasoline.
An online flight booking company sponsored a gas station — Eastern Auto — at 759 Eastern Ave., near Leslie Street, that offered gas at 50 cents per litre Monday morning.
A litre of petrol is going for 135.6 cents a litre at other stations.
The sale only lasted between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., or until 10,000 litres of fuel had been sold. The limit was 50 litres per vehicle and jerrycans weren’t permitted.
Several drivers were lined up by 6 a.m. and by 8 a.m. the queue was about one kilometre long.
“I guess you have to calculate how much you’re going to save and whether that is worth your time,” 680News senior business editor Mike Eppel said.
“What are you going to save? $20, $25 per fill-up?”
