We filled up at the Pemex, and paid $9.42 pesos/liter, which converts to $2.71 dollars/gallon!! (We got 13.2 dollars/pesos). As if the weather, the people and the food weren't good enough reasons to visit Penasco, you have cheap gas as well!
I filled up at the Pemex at las Conchas on Monday and charged with my Capital One Visa ( no foreign transaction fee) and it came through billing at $2.565/gallon.
I filled up at the Pemex at las Conchas on Monday and charged with my Capital One Visa ( no foreign transaction fee) and it came through billing at $2.565/gallon.
How do they work it at that gas station....do you leave your ID/CC inside until you gas up, then they do the "dial-up CC" reader? I used to do that at the old Pemex out by the airport years ago...but half the time they couldn't get the transaction to go thru... I don't think the Pemex at Sinaloa/Fremont takes Credit Cards...since they closed the little store...can anyone verify if they still do?
How do they work it at that gas station....do you leave your ID/CC inside until you gas up, then they do the "dial-up CC" reader? I used to do that at the old Pemex out by the airport years ago...but half the time they couldn't get the transaction to go thru... I don't think the Pemex at Sinaloa/Fremont takes Credit Cards...since they closed the little store...can anyone verify if they still do?
I just tell them to fill it up and when completed just hand them my CC and drivers license. Sometimes they have a handheld reader right at the pumps and sometimes I walk with the attendant into the office where they use a desk reader. Both issue a printed receipt. This is the only Pemex I go to, so can't speak for any other stations.
Just go to Super Ley buy some groceries and cash out with a $ 100.00 and ask for refund in pesos. No exchange fee and a good rate. Pay in pesos at most places and you get a better price. Pay in dollars at Pemex is always a rip off. This last weekend they were at 12.50!
Just go to Super Ley buy some groceries and cash out with a $ 100.00 and ask for refund in pesos. No exchange fee and a good rate. Pay in pesos at most places and you get a better price. Pay in dollars at Pemex is always a rip off. This last weekend they were at 12.50!
You should always pay with CASH using Mexican pesos when buying gas at Pemex stations. Actually, it is always best to pay with local currency, and AVOID using credit cards in Mexico. As far as buying gas in Rocky Point, one would need a calibrated container to find a Pemex station with honest measure (Good Luck!). If one finds a Pemex station with honest measure, please post the location!
Unless you know the person you are handing you CC at the Pemex I'll be carefull, twice my cc number was stolen once at the Pemex at las conchas entry and once at the circle K in Juarez next to the fremont traffic light, now it is strictly cash or only use my cc at the last Pemex going out of town not a single problem there in the last 2 years plus you can have the last ice cream from thristy as you leave town!!
I think it has been mention already but yes RPJoe the Pemex at Sinaloa and Fremont does take cc but always ask before pumping at any Pemex if paying with cc some times their system is not working or lines are down
Thanks for the info Eduardo...I had previously used my cc at the Sinaloa/Fremont station, but you always had to go inside the little store to do the transaction...as far as I know, they closed the store a while back...so I use pesos (hit the ATM across the street on the corner)...
Unless you know the person you are handing you CC at the Pemex I'll be carefull, twice my cc number was stolen once at the Pemex at las conchas entry and once at the circle K in Juarez next to the fremont traffic light, now it is strictly cash or only use my cc at the last Pemex going out of town not a single problem there in the last 2 years plus you can have the last ice cream from thristy as you leave town!!
I think it has been mention already but yes RPJoe the Pemex at Sinaloa and Fremont does take cc but always ask before pumping at any Pemex if paying with cc some times their system is not working or lines are down
Just keep the CC in sight at all times and you won't have a problem. I've had more issues with stolen CC #'s in the states at places like restaurants, never a problem in Mexico.
On 1/16 diesel was 9.91 pesos per liter...with the 13.49 pesos per dollar I got at the Bodega, that's $2.78/gallon....over a $1 per gallon cheaper than home!
Gas converted at $3.17 per gallon this past weekend. After pumping 100 gallons in the boat! But YES, loving those diesel prices, which are currently $3.85 to $4.05 everywhere here in PHX.
There are 2 stations over on the west side of Phoenix, both right off I-10 that are running $3.71-3.75/gallon for diesel...at 51 Ave (QuikTrip) and 59 Ave (Liberty truck stop)
Diesel was 10 pesos/liter on Feb. 21....$3.08/gallon....still cheaper than in AZ but every trip down it keeps increasing (and the exchange rate has dropped).
Sonoyta: Magna (green) $9.91 Premium (red) $10.69 and diesel $10.00
Rocky Point: Magna (verde) $9.60 Primium (red) $10.30 and diesel $10.00
Every gas station I asked they all had the same answer: "the further south you go the cheaper gas is" transpo expenses, just like everything else! by the way it is a beautiful day at the beach with a little wind but warm, time to get in the water!!
Filled up Sunday on the way home 130 ltrs at 10 = 1300 pesos,used pesos it I paid (or sold dollars for, don't want to get in that debateagain, lol) 13.5 for awhile back so equaled $2.80 per gallon. Friday paid $4.05per gallon at Miller Rd. and I-10 on the way down.
I don't know how much we paid per gallon but we got scammed on the way back to the USA this weekend. We stopped at what we thought was the last Pemex in Rocky Point. There used to be a convenience store there and we always stopped there with no problems. It was always self serve. Anyway, someone ran up to my husband and insisted on pumping for him while another guy came up to me and asked for my credit card. I had read on the board earlier about watching the credit card so I never let it out of my sight. It seemed strange that it only took the guy a couple of minutes to "fill it up" but it was $24.00 and that sounded right because it wasn't on empty. Once we got on the road the guage wasn't even 3/4 of the way full. The attendant didn't clear out the previous customer's total when he started pumping our gas so we probably paid double for the little bit of gas we got.
Just a few feet down the road we noticed a new Circle K with a gas station so I guess the little convenience store has resorted to scamming people to make money. BEWARE!
I don't know how much we paid per gallon but we got scammed on the way back to the USA this weekend. We stopped at what we thought was the last Pemex in Rocky Point. There used to be a convenience store there and we always stopped there with no problems. It was always self serve. Anyway, someone ran up to my husband and insisted on pumping for him while another guy came up to me and asked for my credit card. I had read on the board earlier about watching the credit card so I never let it out of my sight. It seemed strange that it only took the guy a couple of minutes to "fill it up" but it was $24.00 and that sounded right because it wasn't on empty. Once we got on the road the guage wasn't even 3/4 of the way full. The attendant didn't clear out the previous customer's total when he started pumping our gas so we probably paid double for the little bit of gas we got.
Just a few feet down the road we noticed a new Circle K with a gas station so I guess the little convenience store has resorted to scamming people to make money. BEWARE!
The last one (north) is the one I used and had no problems.
Knew I should have paid on the way back... Still had a great time...
You paid $100.00 and I used pesos which equaled $96.26.I'm glad you’re not complaining about all the liquor I drank at your condo onSaturday or maybe you just don't remember....... Those margaritas kicked my***! I didn’t sober up until Monday.
The very last Pemex is the one with the Circle K next to the old Oasis Resort, never had a problem there, usually are girls pumping the gas, by the way I've never found a self serve Pemex in RP, the one time Y tried they told me that I am not suppose to pump the gas myself, either way always look at the pump as they reset it.
That last Pemex leaving town had a diesel pump that you could pump the fuel yourself....but that was a few years ago...it was separate from the rest of the pumps....
The station we used where we pumped ourself was the last one when leaving town but it's been three years since we had been there. I would go inside to the convenience store and give them my credit card and the pump number and they would turn it on. I would wait inside while he pumped and then they would ask for picture I.D. and I would pay. It was very professional and we did it dozens of times with no problems. Last weekend, they had an attendant, the store was vacant and they directed me to a small building next door to the convenience store and they didn't ask for my credit card before they turned the pump on. It's no big deal. We learned our lesson. Thanks to this board I kept my eyes on that credit card. I hope by posting my story someone else will check the pump before the attendant starts filling their tank.