What the price of Gas at your Gas station?

[jbmagic]

The price of gas in Los Angeles is 3.01 a gallon for unleaded at my local gas station.

[pennywisesb]

The price of gas in Los Angeles is 3.01 a gallon for unleaded at my local gas station.
I don't know what part of LA you are in, but my part is up to 3.20/gal!

[miami_fan]

2.79 on base

2.85 down the street

[Recoil]

Too much.

2.89

[Ksyrup]

In the 2.90s

[duckman]

2.759

[vex]

2.75

[molson]

$2.40 in Boise the other day. A few years ago everybody freaked out when the national average went over $2, now it feels like a bargain.

So does anyone think the oil era is winding down right now, and things are just going to get a hell of lot worse until the alternatives become feasible and widespread? Or is this just temporary?

[Ramzavail]

3.09 Northern Blvd, Queens.

[finkenst]

2.95 in p-town

[sabotai]

$2.79

[finkenst]

and, to be honest, after being in england where gas is 1 pound/liter which is roughly $7/gal, stop complaining

[BYU 14]

2.83 and up in the Valley of the Sun

[digamma]

2.89-3.09

[Swaggs]

$2.89 here.

[colt45]

2.90-2.93 in Dallas

[WSUCougar]

2.77

[Easy Mac]

2.75-2.85

[ISiddiqui]

$2.40 in Boise the other day. A few years ago everybody freaked out when the national average went over $2, now it feels like a bargain.

So does anyone think the oil era is winding down right now, and things are just going to get a hell of lot worse until the alternatives become feasible and widespread? Or is this just temporary?

Having the price be even $4.00 a gallon will not 'wind down' the oil era. It'll be a crunch for some people (ie, those owning SUVs especially), but people will deal, buy more hybrids or smaller Japanese cars.

I doubt the national average will get below $2.00 anytime soon.. unless someone invents an oil replicator ;).

[Pumpy Tudors]

I paid $2.959 per gallon earlier this evening. :(

[JonInMiddleGA]

Here in my little town 2.86/2.96/3.06 as of yesterday
20 miles away, it was about a dime cheaper than that, at least as of Monday.

[WillyW3]

1.095 a liter = 4.14 a gallon in Saskatchewan, they're calling for 1.50 - 2.00 a liter by summers end. Lovely..

[bosshogg23]

$2.89 in Philly. Had to go to 3 stations to find one with gas due to the shortages this week though.

[CleBrownsfan]

$2.899 in C-town. Just wait until Memorial weekend - I bet we'll get close to $4.00 a gallon by the end of the summer :(

[Joe]

I don't pay for gas

[jeff061]

2.95 a couple days ago. Wouldn't be surprised if it's gone up to 3 since then.

[ice4277]

www.fuelgaugereport.com (http://www.fuelgaugereport.com) is a good site if you want to check gas prices across the country

[CraigSca]

but people will deal, buy more hybrids

Not until it makes fiscal sense.

Everyone knows the answer is ethanol and it's resulting 20-50% hit on gas mileage :D

[flere-imsaho]

Suburban Cook County (Chicago-area), and mostly I'm seeing right around $3.00 on the dot for regular.

I filled up my 1993 Mazda (still 32 mpg!) next to a Hummer H2 filling up with premium the other day. He looked angry.

[Butter]

$2.89.

[Rizon]

$3.25 for 91 octane

[ISiddiqui]

Not until it makes fiscal sense.

If gas goes up to $4/gal (as I stated in the post: "Having the price be even $4.00 a gallon will not 'wind down' the oil era") it will.

[Castlerock]

People will bitch about $4/gal gasoline but they will not change their behavior much.

[Draft Dodger]

I don't have the foggiest. When my tank is empty, I go to a gas station and fill it up. the price per gallon is rather insignificant to me. it's not like I'm going to say "nope, too high this week. I'll pass".

[Draft Dodger]

dola (maybe):
I also couldn't tell you how much a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread is, even though my wife and I do the weekly shopping together. I couldn't even guess, really.

it's one of those questions celebrities get asked to see how out of touch with the real world they might be, but I'd get it wrong too.

[CamEdwards]

dola (maybe):
I also couldn't tell you how much a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread is, even though my wife and I do the weekly shopping together. I couldn't even guess, really.

it's one of those questions celebrities get asked to see how out of touch with the real world they might be, but I'd get it wrong too.

That's because you're the biggest celebrity in Keene, N.H.

I filled up for $2.95 a gallon a few days ago. Saw it was up to $3.09 at one of the more expensive stations in Old Town Alexandria this morning.

[jeff061]

At $150+ a week in gas, I tend to notice ;)

[ISiddiqui]

How much do you drive?!

Or do you have a ton of cars?

[IwasHere]

I am still waiting for the Nuclear alternative. :)

[ISiddiqui]

I am still waiting for the Nuclear alternative. :)

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[sedator]

2.69-2.92 regular, 2.76-2.93 premium

[jeff061]

How much do you drive?!

Or do you have a ton of cars?
Bit over a 100 miles a day with a Wrangler. Just for work.

[Toddzilla]

$2.99 for regular here in Northern Virginia this morning.

[stevew]

I wouldnt be suprised if we hit 4 dollars soon, at this rate. It would be nice if the price would settle down, however. I was paying around 2 bucks about 2 months ago, now it's 3. I hate that the price is starting to pinch my budget slightly in other areas. But it's also due to me not making as much money as most do, I'm sure. It starts to get shitty when you realize it now costs you maybe 4-5 bucks to drive to the store and back. I really need to trade into a smaller car, but it's not realistic at this point.

And this is another note, but I'm seeing that I've been getting even less mileage(2-4 less mpg) over the last several months than I'm used to getting. Probably could just be attributed to having an older car, although it sort of coincides with that massive price upswing around Katrina.

[ice4277]

And this is another note, but I'm seeing that I've been getting even less mileage(2-4 less mpg) over the last several months than I'm used to getting. Probably could just be attributed to having an older car, although it sort of coincides with that massive price upswing around Katrina.

Make sure your tires are inflated at the right pressure. You'd be amazed at how much that can affect your mileage.

[stevew]

Make sure your tires are inflated at the right pressure. You'd be amazed at how much that can affect your mileage.

Yeah, I've checked stuff like that out, but it is a good tip. Got regularly changed oil. It's probably just coincidence.

[JeeberD]

2.90-2.93 in Dallas

$2.85 in Lewisville... :p

:(

[FrogMan]

I wouldnt be suprised if we hit 4 dollars soon, at this rate.

As of yesterday morning, we are at $4 a gallon. And before you say it's canadian dollars, it is not. The current price at the pump is 1.224cdn per liter, with an exchange rate at 1.15 and 3.78 liters per gallon, this comes roughly to 4.02us per gallon...

FM

[Glengoyne]

As of yesterday morning, we are at $4 a gallon. And before you say it's canadian dollars, it is not. The current price at the pump is 1.224cdn per liter, with an exchange rate at 1.15 and 3.78 liters per gallon, this comes roughly to 4.02us per gallon...

FM

Yeah but your pretty well used to getting screwed at the pumps, paying by the litre and all. It is a relatively new phenomenon for us here in the US.


Oh and 3.099 for regular

[chinaski]

2.99 here in Portland.

[chinaski]

I remember when i was 16, gas was .79c :(

[FrogMan]

Yeah but your pretty well used to getting screwed at the pumps, paying by the litre and all. It is a relatively new phenomenon for us here in the US.

I don't see the link between paying by the litre and getting screwed, unless it's bad sarcasm and I'm simply not getting it...

Yeah, we're getting screwed over by taxes much more than you guys, but still, three weeks ago, the price at the pump was at 0.914cdn per litre, or roughly 3.00us per gallon, that's still a solid 33% increase, per litre or per gallon :p

FM

[jeff061]

Yep, was about .90 when I was 16. Was't THAT long ago. Things have just gone crazy.

[JeeberD]

I remember when i was 16, gas was .79c :(

I remember seeing $.79 gas in 1998, I think. I was taking the Greyhound from Abilene to Denver for Christmas and I saw gas for that price somewhere in the middle of the Texas panhandle (gas was around $.83 in Abilene)...

[Marc Vaughan]

Just to make all you Americans feel happier ...

Its just gone over £1 ($1.7 roughly) per litre at some places here.

[Draft Dodger]

That's because you're the biggest celebrity in Keene, N.H.


man, I hope Ken Burns doesn't read these forums, 'cause he's going to be PISSED!

[Draft Dodger]

Just to make all you Americans feel happier ...

Its just gone over £1 ($1.7 roughly) per litre at some places here.

and just to make you Brits feel superior

no one here has a friggin' clue how big a litre is. :)

[chinaski]

Just to make all you Americans feel happier ...

Its just gone over £1 ($1.7 roughly) per litre at some places here.

holy crap, thats like $6.80 a gallon?

[KJDelaney]

$3.09 premium in Las Vegas at a few places.

[SackAttack]

If I'm not mistaken, doesn't England have a tax escalator designed to sort of herd people into mass transit and the like? Like, the goverment surcharge on fuel increases yearly?

[ISiddiqui]

Yep, was about .90 when I was 16. Was't THAT long ago. Things have just gone crazy.

Yeah, gas prices were crazy underpriced! I mean, compare it to the inflation rate from 1950 or something and we were paying hardly anything for a gallon!

[molson]

Yeah, gas prices were crazy underpriced! I mean, compare it to the inflation rate from 1950 or something and we were paying hardly anything for a gallon!

It looks like we're finally just about at the late 70s price of gas, adjusted for inflation (and we're paying about 1/3 more than they paid in the 50s, adjusted for inflation.)

http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/images/charts/InfAdjGas1918_2005.gif

[rkmsuf]

I love the title of this thread.

The price of gas at the gas station as opposed to say at the price of gas at the movie theatre.

[ISiddiqui]

It looks like we're finally just about at the late 70s price of gas, adjusted for inflation (and we're paying about 1/3 more than they paid in the 50s, adjusted for inflation.)

Remember to factor out all the gasoline taxes that were implimented in the 70s and afterwards.

[Draft Dodger]

holy crap, thats like $6.80 a gallon?

sure, make me look stupid. thanks. :cool:

[Vince]

$2.90-$3.10 here, depending upon where you go.

I also remember buying gas for under a dollar a gallon -- kind of depressing that I get excited if it doesn't cost me $30 to fill up my Civic.

[MJ4H]

2.67

[chinaski]

I quit driving my car a while back, a 1976 Caprice Classic Convertable (454 big block V8) 30 gallon tank, 6 miles per gallon. ouch.

[Icy]

1,019€ per liter in Spain that is like $5.50 per USA gallon. Now knowing that the Spanish average salary is half than in USA... make numbers.

[Raiders Army]

Yeah but your pretty well used to getting screwed at the pumps, paying by the litre and all. It is a relatively new phenomenon for us here in the US.


Oh and 3.099 for regular
That many posts and somebody posts their real price of gas.

It's 2.939 here.

[Buccaneer]

Last month in my vehicle, I paid a total of $28 in gas. This month it'll be around $35. I think I can handle the $7 increase.

[clintl]

$2.999 this morning for me.

[Terps]

I think around $2.65.

[Logan]

I quit driving my car a while back, a 1976 Caprice Classic Convertable (454 big block V8) 30 gallon tank, 6 miles per gallon. ouch.

I know very little about you, but that has to be the wisest decison you've ever made.

$2.81 today. I work for the government, so I net a decent amount of money based on my mileage reimbursement for travel. That makes paying the high prices for all other travel a lot easier to handle.

[RPI-Fan]

Last month in my vehicle, I paid a total of $28 in gas. This month it'll be around $35. I think I can handle the $7 increase.

Reminds me of how I always thought it was funny when people are shocked that I simply don't care about going to a station where gas is $.05/gallon cheaper, even if it's right across the street.

I've done a cost-benefit analysis on it and determined I actually make more money by going to the more expensive station.

[Buccaneer]

Reminds me of how I always thought it was funny when people are shocked that I simply don't care about going to a station where gas is $.05/gallon cheaper, even if it's right across the street.

I've done a cost-benefit analysis on it and determined I actually make more money by going to the more expensive station.

Yep, I always go to the station right on my route home from work, regardless what price they have. People can get pretty stupid driving their Suburbans or F350 all over town trying to find cheaper gas.

[johneh]

Last month in my vehicle, I paid a total of $28 in gas. This month it'll be around $35. I think I can handle the $7 increase.

What a lot of people fail to realize is that the high gas prices are going to hurt you later on in the form of EVERY SINGLE THING you buy.

What is $7 a month to you is $700,000 a month to a trucking company....

[Buccaneer]

What a lot of people fail to realize is that the high gas prices are going to hurt you later on in the form of EVERY SINGLE THING you buy.

What is $7 a month to you is $700,000 a month to a trucking company....

Which will add about $0.05 to the cost of goods sold. It seems to have been doing that anyway.

[Mac Howard]

This weekend it rose to the equivalent of $US4.16 a gallon here (incidentally it's 3.8 litres to a US gallon).

What pisses me off are the politicians who claim they can do nothing about it when the tax is a percentage of the wholesale price - as the gas price rises so do the taxes. They even double dip - a tax on the fuel and a sales tax on that which means the tax rises as the square of the tax rate :(

[DanGarion]

I just got gas for 2.95.

[IwasHere]

As one station was explaining that part of the Gas Price problem was the elevated Risk levels another station was posting the cheapest places to buy gas in the world.



Venezuela Caracas $0.12
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91


Can you imagine paying 12 cents per gallon?

[IwasHere]

What pisses me off are the politicians who claim they can do nothing about it when the tax is a percentage of the wholesale price - as the gas price rises so do the taxes.

I don't know how it works down-under, but I am pretty sure that over here the gas tax is based on a per gallon scale.

[Peregrine]

Paid 3.11 for premium yesterday, not pretty.

[QuikSand]

I don't know how it works down-under, but I am pretty sure that over here the gas tax is based on a per gallon scale.

You are correct, with the exception (I believe) of some states that apply their general sales tax to gasoline (on top of the usual per-gallon tax rates).

[IwasHere]

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/viney.nancy/bttfpics/images/dmc21.jpg
Wasn't the flying time machine powered by Mr. Fusion?

[sterlingice]

Wasn't the flying time machine powered by Mr. Fusion?
But remember, the car still ran on gasoline. The time machine ran on Mr Fusion (and presumably the flying).

SI

[sterlingice]

I love the title of this thread.

The price of gas at the gas station as opposed to say at the price of gas at the movie theatre.

You know, you kindof have a point...

SI

[RPI-Fan]

Yep, I always go to the station right on my route home from work, regardless what price they have. People can get pretty stupid driving their Suburbans or F350 all over town trying to find cheaper gas.

My rudimentary analysis:

There's a gas station that would require a left turn (Station A), and one that would require a right turn (Station B).

A is $0.10 lower than B. Therefore, on a 10-gallon fillup, I save $1.00 using A.

However, there's clearly a greater risk for an accident at that station A. For our purposes, we'll set the chances of a "significant" accident at A as 1/1000. At B, given that it's a right turn, there is negligible major risk.

We'll say that a "significant" accident all-told costs $2000 (deductible, medical bills, lost salary, etc.).

With those assumptions, the fillup at A actually costs $2 extra per fillup.

[stevew]

I actually don't own a gas station so right now the price at my gas station is 0.009

[IwasHere]

For our purposes, we'll set the chances of a "significant" accident at A as 1/1000.

LOL.... I can't even imagine an intersection where every 1,000 cars through had an accident. Just where in hell are you people driving?:D

[RPI-Fan]

LOL.... I can't even imagine an intersection where every 1,000 cars through had an accident. Just where in hell are you people driving?:D

Whatever, doesn't matter. My point is there are so many other minor expenses that people don't consider, the price of gas is ridiculous to get up in a furor over.

What is the typical assessment of a value of people's recreational time? I'm not in the transportation field so I don't know what they use but my guess is $10/hr (+/i).

If turning left takes an extra 3 minutes that's $0.50 per fillup.

Again, just commenting how dumb it is for people to fret over fractions of percents difference in prices.

I saw on the local news, a year or so ago, someone talking about how they drove all the way across town because gas was $0.08 (or something like that) cheaper there.

[sterlingice]

Whatever, doesn't matter. My point is there are so many other minor expenses that people don't consider, the price of gas is ridiculous to get up in a furor over.

What is the typical assessment of a value of people's recreational time? I'm not in the transportation field so I don't know what they use but my guess is $10/hr (+/i).

If turning left takes an extra 3 minutes that's $0.50 per fillup.

Again, just commenting how dumb it is for people to fret over fractions of percents difference in prices.

I saw on the local news, a year or so ago, someone talking about how they drove all the way across town because gas was $0.08 (or something like that) cheaper there.

Not that I disagree with what you're saying but I think you are neglecting factors to put things in your favor. For instance, saying there's a 1 in 1000 chance of an accident turning left. That neglects that there's probably a 1 in 2000 chance of your right turn or whatever that percentage is. Or your idling and turning calculation is one side of the ledger but you don't include the other side of the ledger where going to the other station has a better way of getting to the street that you want or that you've advanced further in your path home and thus have spent some of that gas, not needlessly but in an attempt to move forward.

But I'm just having fun playing with this as a numerical experiment, tho secretly I think you're just trying to justify a little laziness and look down your nose at bargain hunters as a side ;)

SI

[GoSeahawks]

$2.65

[sooner333]

about 2.73 for regular, 2.91 for premium which i must purchase.

[Joe]

Wasn't the flying time machine powered by Mr. Fusion?

The DeLorean runs on ordinary gasoline, it always has. Mr. Fusion produces the 1.21 gigawats needed to power the time circuits.

[ISiddiqui]

As one station was explaining that part of the Gas Price problem was the elevated Risk levels another station was posting the cheapest places to buy gas in the world.



Venezuela Caracas $0.12
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91


Can you imagine paying 12 cents per gallon?

Ah subsidies :D. On the other hand, we like to tax it instead ;).

[JonInMiddleGA]

This seems as good a thread as any to stick this little tidbit in.
Disclaimer: I have no idea whether the graph is accurate, it's just something I happened to see mentioned today in a political blog on the AJC website.

http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/NEWBUSHINDEX_28670_image001.gif

For those who don't feel like clicking, it's a graph that matches Bush's popularity with the reciprocal of the change in gas prices (if the graph is indeed accurate, the comparison is probably somewhere between vaguely interesting and striking, depending upon how much you're willing to believe the two things are related).

[Eaglesfan27]

Yesterday, unleaded here hit 3.00 a gallon. Premium was 3.20/gallon.

[panerd]

This seems as good a thread as any to stick this little tidbit in.
Disclaimer: I have no idea whether the graph is accurate, it's just something I happened to see mentioned today in a political blog on the AJC website.

http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/NEWBUSHINDEX_28670_image001.gif

For those who don't feel like clicking, it's a graph that matches Bush's popularity with the reciprocal of the change in gas prices (if the graph is indeed accurate, the comparison is probably somewhere between vaguely interesting and striking, depending upon how much you're willing to believe the two things are related).

Not trying to start a political discussion, but I would think a similar graph could be made for the reciprical of US causualties in Iraq vs. his approval rating. I also didn't remember that gas was that cheap around 9/11/01, but I would assume the graph is correct.

[ScottVib]

3.01 here. I remember back when it was like .92 per gallon in like 1997/1998 (somewhere in there)

[Raiders Army]

Not to totally threadjack this thread, but I was looking for a joke car to get my son. The Geo Metro was the first that came to mind. This 1995's on ebay and has a 3-Cylinder 1 liter engine. It also gets 44/49 MPG!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995-Geo-Metro-nice-alum-rims-40-MPG-L-K-NR_W0QQitemZ4634506058QQcategoryZ6242QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I saw a commercial yesterday for a 2007 hybrid that gets 40 MPG. So, in 12 years we have decided to forgo the gas-conscious, economy-size vehicles in favor of the H2, Escalade, and other vehicles that guzzle gas. I'm no tree-hugger, but maybe rising fuel costs will force enough people to bring these 44/49 MPG vehicles back.

[Neuqua]

3.17

:(

[stevew]

Yeah, nice little run-up here before the holiday. Something like 20 cents around my way.

[Lorena]

$2.65 here

[WVUFAN]

That's because you're the biggest celebrity in Keene, N.H.

I filled up for $2.95 a gallon a few days ago. Saw it was up to $3.09 at one of the more expensive stations in Old Town Alexandria this morning.

Who lives in Keene? I spent my summers at my grandfather's house in Fitzwilliam, NH. We went to Keene all the time. I LOVE Keene!

[Rizon]

Gas is going down ... oh wait it's not!

(What I've paid for gas over the last year [Premium])
http://home.comcast.net/~rizon1976/Image1.jpg

[JeeberD]

It's been fluctuating between $2.71 and $2.87 for the past couple of weeks. Right now I think its at $2.81...

[JeeberD]

Dola-

$2.65 here

When I was in Seguin this past weekend I was pumped when I found gas for $2.56. Seemed like most of the gas stations down there in the hill country were a lot less than we're paying up here.

[ScottVib]

$3.05 in CT. Was $2.99 last Saturday.

[QuikSand]

I generally don't fall for this sort of promotion, but right now, it doesn't look so bad:

hxxp://www.firstusa.com/cgi-bin/webcgi/webserve.cgi?partner_dir_name=bp_premium

Chase and BP are offering a Visa card, which appears to offer some good stuff:

1. Offer expires 8/31/06. Earn a total of $75 in BP Gift Cards good for gas or other purchases at any BP location: earn a $40 BP Gift Card when you make your first purchase within 3 months of account opening; earn an additional $35 BP Gift Card when you spend at least $1,000 in everyday purchases within 3 months of account opening. If you qualify, BP Gift Cards will be sent to you 6 to 8 weeks after your eligible purchases appear on your billing statement. See back of BP Gift Card for terms of use.

2. Your earning percentages are doubled during the first two billing cycles after your account is opened. This offer is valid only for first time BP Rewards Visa cardmembers. Existing BP Rewards Visa cardmembers are not eligible. If your account is not open for at least 6 months, BP and Chase reserve the right to deduct the Double Rewards from your BP Rewards Program account.

3. You will earn a 5% rebate on every $1.00 of net purchases made at participating BP locations. You will earn a 2% rebate on every $1.00 of net purchases made at retail establishments that classify their merchant location for Visa/MasterCard as Dining (excluding retail establishments classified as Fast Food Restaurants), Airline, Auto Rental, or Lodging and a 1% rebate on all other net purchases (excluding purchases made at merchants where non-BP or non-Amoco fuel is sold. These purchases do not earn rebates.) Net purchases means purchases of goods and services made by you or any authorized user on your account minus any returns or refunds. You do not earn rebates on balance transfers, cash advances, finance charges, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, or fees of any kind, including fees for products that protect or insure the balances of your account.

We're considering getting one of these, having its limit set way down to something like $200, and using it as a gasoline card only. For a couple of months, 10% off on gas is pretty substantial, and 5% off is still more than $2 a tank. The nearby BP happens to be the cheapset gas within easy distance of us, anyway. *shurg*

[wade moore]

I generally don't fall for this sort of promotion, but right now, it doesn't look so bad:

hxxp://www.firstusa.com/cgi-bin/webcgi/webserve.cgi?partner_dir_name=bp_premium

Chase and BP are offering a Visa card, which appears to offer some good stuff:



We're considering getting one of these, having its limit set way down to something like $200, and using it as a gasoline card only. For a couple of months, 10% off on gas is pretty substantial, and 5% off is still more than $2 a tank. The nearby BP happens to be the cheapset gas within easy distance of us, anyway. *shurg*

I got an ad for this because I have a Chase Credit Card.

Unfortunately for me, BP is just not conveniently located, so it holds much less value.

[Grammaticus]

2.62

[johneh]

2.99 in the Cleveland/Akron area

[WSUCougar]

$2.95 in St. Louis

Happy 4th of July! In honor of our nation's independence, bend over and take it up the tailpipe a little deeper.

[flere-imsaho]

$3.19 for regular.

We're considering getting one of these, having its limit set way down to something like $200, and using it as a gasoline card only. For a couple of months, 10% off on gas is pretty substantial, and 5% off is still more than $2 a tank. The nearby BP happens to be the cheapset gas within easy distance of us, anyway. *shurg*

Make sure there isn't a "maximum benefit" clause in the contract, such as you can only get a rebate of $200/year or whatnot. Otherwise, cool.

[QuikSand]

Make sure there isn't a "maximum benefit" clause in the contract, such as you can only get a rebate of $200/year or whatnot. Otherwise, cool.

At the moment, the best rebate we have for gas purchases is 1% -- so it would be pretty hard for this not to exceed that, even if it eventually gets capped. But thanks for the tip, I will read the fine print.

[Passacaglia]

$3.19 for regular.



Make sure there isn't a "maximum benefit" clause in the contract, such as you can only get a rebate of $200/year or whatnot. Otherwise, cool.

Was I the only one expecting a Maximum Football joke? I thought it was an FOFC rule that you can't use the word maximum without one.

[Lorena]

$2.85 or so

[Butter]

$3.09 this morning, crossing the $3 mark for the first time in this area.

[CleBrownsfan]

In my little honda civic I went over the $30 mark today for filling up my tank. I feel for you guys who have trucks/gas hogs...

$3.08 here in C-Town

[Ksyrup]

So we were around $3.09 here for a couple of weeks, until about 2-3 weeks ago, when the price started falling steadily. Today, the lowest price I saw on the way to work was $2.51. Has everyone's gas fallen that far that fast?

Odd thing about the gas prices around here (since I'm new to the area). Prices go up $.25-.30 overnight. There is no gradual increase - the night before you'll see $2.75, and the next morning you'll see $3.05. I've never experienced anything like it.

[Butter]

It's down to $2.41 here, and still falling.

[rkmsuf]

Random observation just coming to me regarding this thread:

The capitialization of "Gas" in the title fascinates me.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I just filled my car up with Gas yesterday for something like $2.85/gallon. I wonder what the price of Gas is today. I'm going to be pissed if Gas is down to something like $2.60/gallon, even though my car only takes about 8 or 9 gallons of Gas per tank.

[rkmsuf]

now you fascinate me

[JonInMiddleGA]

earlier this week it was $2.95 for super, so $2.85 mid/$2.75 regular.

[wade moore]

I'm not seeing the dramatic decrease in one night like KSyrup, but I have seen a gradual fall to now where the cheap stations are around 2.75.

[stevew]

Random observation just coming to me regarding this thread:

The capitialization of "Gas" in the title fascinates me.
It's just following the standard capitalization rules of jbonics.

[WSUCougar]

Suburban St. Louis [g]as prices are all over the board. $2.66, $2.79, $2.89, $3.09...you really have to pay attention, now more than ever.

[korme]

Pumped in at $2.57 unleaded two days ago at Speedway, by far the cheapest I've paid for gas since atleast a year now.

[rkmsuf]

Pumped in at $2.57 unleaded two days ago at Speedway, by far the cheapest I've paid for gas since atleast a year now.

Random observation:

"Pumped in" is the oddest and most disturbing terminology I've heard in this context in some time.

[duckman]

$2.759 this morning, but I didn't paid attention to the prices when I went to lunch.

[Greyroofoo]

just paid 2.58 in Alabama

[sterlingice]

Random observation:

"Pumped in" is the oddest and most disturbing terminology I've heard in this context in some time.

*cues 70s porn music* ? ;)

SI

[Young Drachma]

$2.89 in Wyoming and more for me, since my car only takes 87 octane or higher. ($3.01 or $2.98 with my Albertsons card.)

It's over $3.00 in Colorado when I'm there, so I always fill up so I have enough to get there and back without having to get more gas. Ugh.

[Izulde]

$2.92 here in La Crosse. Back home in Racine it's like $3.17

[k0ruptr]

3.75 premium in hawaii

[flere-imsaho]

In the northern Chicago suburbs we've gone from the $3.50s for regular to the $3.20s in a couple of weeks. The State Legislature is talking about suspending the state tax on gas for a while, but for those of us in Cook County (with its serious budget issues), I wouldn't be surprised to see the County tas on gas go up (assuming there is one, which I'm sure there is).

[JeeberD]

$2.75 at Walmart when I left town last Monday, and down to $2.59 when I got back this morning. I was pretty surprised to see it that low after seeing regular for $3.01 in Miami yesterday...

[duckman]

$2.759 this morning, but I didn't paid attention to the prices when I went to lunch.

Down to $2.599 yesterday.

[Scoobz0202]

$2.479 here today.

[Ksyrup]

Barring another Katrina-like storm, it definitely appears as if gas will be headed down toward $2 between now and Thanksgiving. We're now in the high $2.30s. I had pretty much given up on ever seeing gas that low again, and it'll probably continue to drop even further.

[molson]

Not sure what's going on in Idaho. Typically, we're in the top 5 states in terms of cheapest gas, but in the last two weeks, prices haven't dropped a cent. As a result, Idaho's gas is now well above the national average.

[gottimd]

$3.11

[Joker]

$2.59- Wichita Kansas

[Ryche]

I would guess gas hasn't gone down in the Northwest because most of it in that area comes from Alaska, which would make the impact of that shutdown more important. Just a theory though.

Saw gas for 2.69 here this morning.

[duckman]

Just drove by and saw gas priced at $2.499.

[vex]

2.58

[Pyser]

3.21

[Pyser]

and now 3.05. nice.

[Ksyrup]

Down to $2.28 here. And some more good news, too!



Chevron says Gulf drilling a success

Well could become the nation's biggest new domestic source of oil, according to newspaper report.

September 5 2006: 10:37 AM EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Chevron Corp. said Tuesday it had successfully drilled for oil in the Gulf of Mexico's deep waters, in what could be one of the most significant finds for the domestic oil industry in a generation.

The successful well, known as Jack 2, reached a record total depth of 28,175 feet, coming in 7,000 feet of water, and more than 20,000 feet under the sea floor. Analysts said the find suggested the success of that drilling may mean more oil than previously believed is available under the Gulf of Mexico, a region that already provides a quarter of U.S. output.

One published report suggested the breakthrough could increase U.S. oil reserves by as much as 50 percent.

During the test at record depths and pressure, the Jack No. 2 well flowed at more than 6,000 barrels of crude per day, Chevron (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=CVX) (Charts (http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=CVX)) said. That puts it on a par with discoveries in exploration hotspots such as the waters off Angola.

Chevron, the No. 2 U.S. oil company after Exxon Mobil (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=XOM) (Charts (http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=XOM)), did not give an estimate of the field's reserves.

The Wall Street Journal cited Chevron officials as estimating recent discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico could hold as much as 15 billion barrels of oil and gas reserves. That would boost U.S. current reserves by 50 percent.

The region could become the nation's biggest new domestic source of oil since the discovery of Alaska's North Slope more than a generation ago, the Journal said.
"This region is proving quite prospective. Certainly the test well results are on the top end of most analysts' ranges," said Jason Kenney, an analyst at ING in London.
Mike Wittner of investment bank Calyon cautioned that until the size of the field was known it was difficult to draw conclusions.

"It seems to be a significant find and there is still life left in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, particularly as you move into ultra-deep water," he added.

Chevron is the operator of the Jack prospect with a 50 percent working interest. Devon Energy (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=DVN) (Charts (http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=DVN)) and Statoil (http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=STO) (Charts (http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=STO)) each own a 25 percent working interest.

"The results of the Jack test allow Chevron and its co-owners to better understand the deliverability of the emerging lower tertiary trend, a trend where Chevron is the largest leaseholder," said Gary Luquette, Chevron's president, North America Exploration and Production.

Chevron was not immediately available for further comment.

Chevron first announced the discovery of the Jack prospect in September 2004. It is 270 miles southwest of New Orleans and 175 miles offshore. The test on Jack 2 broke Chevron's 2004 Tahiti well test record as the deepest successful well test in the Gulf of Mexico.

More than half a dozen world records for test equipment pressure, depth, and duration in deepwater were set during the Jack well test, Chevron said.

Chevron and its co-owners plan to drill an additional appraisal well in 2007.

Chevron said it is the largest lease holder in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, and is currently developing the $3.5 billion Tahiti project, scheduled to commence production in 2008.

[JS19]

I don't understand these differences with gas prices. How can it be $2.28 as it is in Ksyrups case, while where I live it's about $3.30. I can understand a few cents here and there, but a dollar per gallon difference seems a tad bit much.

[molson]

I don't understand these differences with gas prices. How can it be $2.28 as it is in Ksyrups case, while where I live it's about $3.30. I can understand a few cents here and there, but a dollar per gallon difference seems a tad bit much.

State taxes

[sooner333]

I don't understand these differences with gas prices. How can it be $2.28 as it is in Ksyrups case, while where I live it's about $3.30. I can understand a few cents here and there, but a dollar per gallon difference seems a tad bit much.

Well, I don't know where you live in New York, but it's probably a regional supply and demand. If you're in the city, there might also be greater transportation costs involved with getting fuel to the pump or a greater local demand with millions of people and not proportionally more gas stations in the city. When I lived in the Bay Area there was a significant difference between the east bay prices and those in San Francisco proper.

[tarcone]

its $2.39 here and we have about 28 cents worth of state taxes

[finketr]

9/4/06:

~180mi on I-74 Champaign/Urbana, IL: $2.589
~135mi on I-74 Bloomington/Normal, IL: $2.489
~90 mi on I-74 Peoria, IL: $2.739

[stevew]

2.699 And only slightly dropping over the past week and a half. I would think it will go to about 2.599 this week or lowr.

[Airhog]

2.36 down here in norman

[Ksyrup]

10 days later, we're at $2.11.

[stevew]

It was 2.49 where i work, dunno what the weekend price will be yet.

[JeeberD]

Down to $2.24...

[JonInMiddleGA]

$2.21 regular to $2.41 super as of last night in Athens.

[TazFTW]

$3.16

[Butter]

$2.08 up the road here.

[Logan]

$3.16

You live in Hawaii. Are you trying to get some compassion from all of us?

:)

[molson]

Still about $2.92 in Boise (It's dropped about 6 cents in 3 months). Which just pisses me off. It's friggen Idaho, gas should be cheap here.

[Pumpy Tudors]

$2.559 in downtown Greensburg last night, although I didn't notice what it was on my way to work this morning.

[wade moore]

Still about $2.92 in Boise (It's dropped about 6 cents in 3 months). Which just pisses me off. It's friggen Idaho, gas should be cheap here.

Yeah, but your house only costs $10k for a mansion.

[molson]

Yeah, but your house only costs $10k for a mansion.

Good point (and being a New England transplant, ya, housing is friggen ridiculous here)

[duckman]

$2.119 in Edmond, OK.

[wade moore]

Good point (and being a New England transplant, ya, housing is friggen ridiculous here)

When I had a different position at my company where I managed operations for a Help Desk we had a desk in San Diego and in Norfolk, VA. We expanded and opened a center in Boise, ID.

Some folks moved their from San Diego to start the center up. They sold their houses and kept their salaries.

They live like FRICKIN KINGS up there.

[DanGarion]

When I had a different position at my company where I managed operations for a Help Desk we had a desk in San Diego and in Norfolk, VA. We expanded and opened a center in Boise, ID.

Some folks moved their from San Diego to start the center up. They sold their houses and kept their salaries.

They live like FRICKIN KINGS up there.
I'm really hoping that is what happens if I move to Colorado Springs for work.

[amdaily]

Dropped from $2.17 yesterday morning to $2.08 in the evening. I filled up in the morning :mad:

[Simms]

~$2.65 in Arlington/Alexandria where I work. $2.29 in Woodbridge where I live.

[vex]

$2.16

[QuikSand]

We've been seeing the price drop, too -- most are around $245-$2.55 for regular unleaded.

I am seeing an unusual spread in prices, though -- lots os places seem to have increased the price differential between regular and premium gas. I'm used to seeing a split of maybe 10 or 15 cents -- last night I drove by a place with a 40 cent split -- $2.45, $2.85 and $2.94 for their three grades. Wonder if that's some sort of marketing strategy taking hold -- advertise the chep price for those who care, and milk the premium customers for even more than before?

[Ksyrup]

I haven't seen that. Here, it's the typical 10 cent spread. Diesel is in the $2.85-2.95 range, though. Maybe you saw that?

Recently, I've noticed a number of stations no longer posting all 3 grade level prices on their boards, usually going with only regular and diesel, and maybe the mid-grade. I assume it is some psychological ploy given the high price of gas. With prices coming back down, maybe they haven't switched back to the old way.

[QuikSand]

I haven't seen that. Here, it's the typical 10 cent spread. Diesel is in the $2.85-2.95 range, though. Maybe you saw that?

No, this is multiple stations (though not all of them) and I'm 100% certain that the three prices were for regular, better, and best unleaded. Diesel was listed elsewhere. But I have been seeing unusually large splits between the grades for a few months now.

[Ksyrup]

Interesting. I hope that doesn't catch on, as I use only high grade.

[pennywisesb]

I saw $2.75 earlier today which means gas has come down about 30 cents the past month....

[Buccaneer]

Still higher than average (just dropped to 2.57 today) because there had been a shortage of diesel fuel here in Colorado. The refineries had to ramp up production of diesel at the expense of unleaded thus causing a bit of a short-term shortage.

[Greyroofoo]

2.29

[finkenst]

2.369

[sterlingice]

No, this is multiple stations (though not all of them) and I'm 100% certain that the three prices were for regular, better, and best unleaded. Diesel was listed elsewhere. But I have been seeing unusually large splits between the grades for a few months now.

I agree with this. As opposed to the usual 10c split between grades, I've started seeing a lot of 15c and 20c splits and it doesn't seem to be going away as prices "drop" a little now.

SI

[JonInMiddleGA]

I agree with this. As opposed to the usual 10c split between grades, I've started seeing a lot of 15c and 20c splits and it doesn't seem to be going away as prices "drop" a little now.

SI

Interesting. I saw the splits growing for a while, usually 12-15 cents, but as the prices have come down here they've gone back to the traditional 10 cent margin.

[MJ4H]

paid 2.18 last time i filled

[Ksyrup]

$2.05 this morning. An article in Sunday's paper suggested that we could go back to 1999 prices ($1.15) by November. That prediction came from the same guy who predicted the $3.00+ prices a couple of years ago. We'll likely be under $2 by the end of this week. I really never thought I'd see $1.xx again in my lifetime.

[stevew]

2.45 where i work.

[sterlingice]

$2.05 this morning. An article in Sunday's paper suggested that we could go back to 1999 prices ($1.15) by November. That prediction came from the same guy who predicted the $3.00+ prices a couple of years ago. We'll likely be under $2 by the end of this week. I really never thought I'd see $1.xx again in my lifetime.

How can you say that? It's election time ;)

SI

[JeeberD]

$2.18 yesterday

[Bearcat729]

It's $1.98 down the road from me.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

$2.15 in KC.

[QuikSand]

We've been seeing the price drop, too -- most are around $245-$2.55 for regular unleaded.

I am seeing an unusual spread in prices, though -- lots os places seem to have increased the price differential between regular and premium gas. I'm used to seeing a split of maybe 10 or 15 cents -- last night I drove by a place with a 40 cent split -- $2.45, $2.85 and $2.94 for their three grades. Wonder if that's some sort of marketing strategy taking hold -- advertise the chep price for those who care, and milk the premium customers for even more than before?

Okay, since this observation seemed a bit out of step for some... I have started looking. I have seen a whole lot of places with 15-20 cent splits, but yesterday in NJ, I saw another really weird example of this:

http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/QuikSand/photo_091706_002.jpg

If the pic is't clear, there is a 44 cent spread between the regular and first higher level of gas price there. I know NJ is the bane of all that is sensible in filling stations anyway, but this is really weird to me regardless. This sort of split wasn't common, but it's not one-of-a-kind either.

I have little clue what might cause such a thing for a certain station, even in these odd times.

[Butter]

My wife got $1.99 this morning, but also said a couple of other stations have gone from around $2.09 to $2.25 today. She said there were lines for the $1.99 station.

Gas lines always have amused me. I love that people think it's a good idea to blow 1-2 gallons in gas waiting in line for a half hour to save maybe a total of $4 on a 20 gallon fill up.

[TazFTW]

$3.16

Dropped to $3.09 as of yesterday. Costco is selling unleaded for $2.69.

[Ksyrup]

I'm trying to understand how this works...our prices have been falling on a consistent basis, to the point where we were at $2.02 yesterday morning. Yesterday afternoon, however, as I drove home from work, I see that prices at every station have gone up 20-22 cents, and now we're back in the low-to-mid $2.20s. WTF?

[WSUCougar]

I'm trying to understand how this works...our prices have been falling on a consistent basis, to the point where we were at $2.02 yesterday morning. Yesterday afternoon, however, as I drove home from work, I see that prices at every station have gone up 20-22 cents, and now we're back in the low-to-mid $2.20s. WTF?
Same thing in STL. The bitch spiked 20 cents overnight.

[Ryche]

About a 20 cent bump up here yesterday as well from 2.15 to 2.35

[Chubby]

We dropped tp 2.63 for regular yesterday (don't know about today, I'm off).

I love being the one to change the prices when they go down :D

[JeeberD]

Strange, while y'all went up overnight we dropped from $2.18 to $2.08. :D

[Buccaneer]

The supply and distribution of gasoline is truly regional. I thought that had been obvious?

[illinifan999]

$2.16

[stevew]

Down to 2.299

[Ksyrup]

So in the span of 4 days we went from $2.02 to $2.23 to $2.11. What, are they basing prices on chatroom rumors, or something?

[stevew]

Okay, since this observation seemed a bit out of step for some... I have started looking. I have seen a whole lot of places with 15-20 cent splits, but yesterday in NJ, I saw another really weird example of this:

http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/QuikSand/photo_091706_002.jpg

If the pic is't clear, there is a 44 cent spread between the regular and first higher level of gas price there. I know NJ is the bane of all that is sensible in filling stations anyway, but this is really weird to me regardless. This sort of split wasn't common, but it's not one-of-a-kind either.

I have little clue what might cause such a thing for a certain station, even in these odd times.

I'm not noticing a similar split, fwiw. Our has been, and is the traditional x/ x+.10/x+.20. I did notice that there was a bit of a greater break at the 3 dollar mark, but that was roughly 3 months ago, and only at one place IIRC.

[duckman]

What, are they basing prices on chatroom rumors, or something?

It was reflecting the spike in crude prices earlier in the week, but started to fall again. Experts in Oklahoma are saying gas should drop for a couple more weeks until we get some colder weather. They are thinking $1.65-$1.75 range.

[Ksyrup]

Well, at least that makes some sense. I love how they are quick to spike the price, but slow to bring it back down. I mentioned we're back down to $2.11 now, but at most stations here, it's still at $2.18.

[stevew]

Down to 2.299

Actually, it was 2.279, I wasn't paying that good of attention this morning.

And man, Diesel customers are getting shafted. That stuff is still 2.849 at the stations, it seemed to always be cheaper than regular 87 before.

[oliegirl]

I paid $2.17 yesterday, which is the cheapest I've seen in this area so far...a lot of places are $2.19

[flere-imsaho]

Things are all over the place in Chicago. Our closest gas station is at $2.85 for regular, while gas on the highway I take to work (and in another county) is at $2.70. On top of that, yesterday the wife filled up in yet another county for $2.45.

[TazFTW]

Dropped to $2.96, first time under $3 in at least a year.

[JeeberD]

Yesterday morning when I went to work: $2.06
Yesterday afternoon when I got home from work: $2.05
About an hour later when I left to go to a friend's house: $2.03
Late last night when I got home from my friend's house: $2.05

Seriously...Walmart changes their gas prices much more frequently than any other gas station I've ever seen.

[stevew]

2.259 now

[JeeberD]

Yesterday morning when I went to work: $2.06
Yesterday afternoon when I got home from work: $2.05
About an hour later when I left to go to a friend's house: $2.03
Late last night when I got home from my friend's house: $2.05

Seriously...Walmart changes their gas prices much more frequently than any other gas station I've ever seen.

And down to $2.00 this evening...

[Lorena]

$2.25 here

[JeeberD]

Yesterday morning when I went to work: $2.06
Yesterday afternoon when I got home from work: $2.05
About an hour later when I left to go to a friend's house: $2.03
Late last night when I got home from my friend's house: $2.05

Seriously...Walmart changes their gas prices much more frequently than any other gas station I've ever seen.

And down to $2.00 this evening...

And then up to $2.03 when I got home from the movies last night. Six freakin' price changes in less than 48 hours...

[RGunner]

And then up to $2.03 when I got home from the movies last night. Six freakin' price changes in less than 48 hours...

I'm with you on that, I live in Fort Worth and the Wal-Mart next to my house changed about 5 times yesterday, getting as low as $2.06, seemed like everytime i drove by it, it was different

[VPI97]

Saw $2.03 & $2.05 in Augusta, GA today...

[chinaski]

2.89 here :(

[pennywisesb]

I paid $2.70 yesterday and loved every minute of it.

[Ksyrup]

We're back down to $2.01 here. No one seems to want to break the $2 mark, for fear of having to raise it back up. But I expect it to happen as soon as tomorrow.

[finketr]

fwiw:

R$2.26/L

down here in piracicaba, brasil.

[stevew]

2.89 here :(

At what price are you breaking out the big block convertible? Or did you get rid of that?

[Butter]

$1.96 this morning.

[gottimd]

$2.71

I am holding my breath for a drop to .89 cents a gallon!:eek: :D

[JeeberD]

Oh, and I forgot to mention last night...$1.99 when I went to work yesterday, $1.97 when I came home. :)

[Ksyrup]

It was reflecting the spike in crude prices earlier in the week, but started to fall again. Experts in Oklahoma are saying gas should drop for a couple more weeks until we get some colder weather. They are thinking $1.65-$1.75 range.


I'm assuming crude oil prices went up again. We were down to $1.96 yesterday morning, but up to $2.15 in the afternoon. I'm trying to chart oil prices to decide when I should next fill up.

[duckman]

$1.979

[Schmidty]

$2.85

Go UTEP!!!

[stevew]

After weeks and weeks of slow drops, going as low as 2.059 this week, we went back up to 2.199 yesterday. And I spent my whole work shift trying to explain to people that our price was merely a reflection of the current wholesale price, instead of some "gouging scheme." If the papers in the office were correct, we had actually been taking a 5 to 10 cent hit per gallon for a week or so, so I guess it was time for a correction.

[Ksyrup]

I'm getting sick of this "drop steadily for 2-3 weeks then shoot up 25-30 cents overnight" thing we get here. I feel like I have to read the business section of the paper to determine when to fill up. At least 5 or 6 times in the past 2 months, we have dropped steadily to around or under $2, only to shoot back up. Wednesday morning we were at $1.99, that afternoon, $2.29. Insane.

I'd rather see a steadier price in exchange for the low-ball approach. If you are correct, stevew, then why not just stick at, say, $2.15, so that the correction need not be so drastic? I don't like having to feel like I missed out on buying a stock when I see a 30 cent swing in gas in one day.

[wade moore]

We've floated pretty steady for the past several weeks where depending on station you get from $1.99 to $2.19...

[JeeberD]

I guess I should feel lucky that prices only went up 7 cents the other day rather than the 15-30 y'all are reporting...

[stevew]

I'd rather see a steadier price in exchange for the low-ball approach. If you are correct, stevew, then why not just stick at, say, $2.15, so that the correction need not be so drastic? I don't like having to feel like I missed out on buying a stock when I see a 30 cent swing in gas in one day.

I'll try to get a better idea of the numbers the next time I work. Basically they had 2 columns on a sheet, one being what we were selling it for, and the other being the price we were paying. It seemed like they were making 60ish cents a gallon on Kerosene, maybe like 25 on diesel, and 1-3 cents on 93. Over the past month or so 87 had steadily increased, but the selling price had slowly been going down.

I believe that our store is aggresively pricing right now to try to put another station on the corner out of business, but I can't be 100% positive of that.

[Ksyrup]

As I think I mentioned earlier in this thread, having just moved to KY, the overnight price hike is new to me. In Florida, prices were higher overall thanks to local taxes, but unless there was something extreme like Katrina, price drops and increases happened relatively steadily - you could see trends, and nothing hit out of the blue. Here, it's steady decreases followed by one huge increase. A 30 cent hike is pretty normal, in my experience.

So it's like playing the stock market. Now I'm thinking, "I'm at 1/4 tank and could go a few more days, but the price is at $2.04 and might shoot up before Friday, so should I fill up now and risk missing out on sub-$2 prices so I don't get caught paying $2.30?" It's frustrating. Just freaking charge $2.15-20 and wait out the price fluctuations in oil for long-term market corrections.

[Bearcat729]

As I think I mentioned earlier in this thread, having just moved to KY, the overnight price hike is new to me. In Florida, prices were higher overall thanks to local taxes, but unless there was something extreme like Katrina, price drops and increases happened relatively steadily - you could see trends, and nothing hit out of the blue. Here, it's steady decreases followed by one huge increase. A 30 cent hike is pretty normal, in my experience.

So it's like playing the stock market. Now I'm thinking, "I'm at 1/4 tank and could go a few more days, but the price is at $2.04 and might shoot up before Friday, so should I fill up now and risk missing out on sub-$2 prices so I don't get caught paying $2.30?" It's frustrating. Just freaking charge $2.15-20 and wait out the price fluctuations in oil for long-term market corrections.

Yeah you usually can time it for weekends or major hollidays.

[lordscarlet]

This looks like quite an old thread, but it makes me glad I don't own a car. :)

[Ksyrup]

Yeah you usually can time it for weekends or major hollidays.

Holidays, sure, but I haven't seen increases going into weekends. This week, the increase happened on a Wednesday, and I've seen it on Monday and Tuesday as well. It's definitely tied to news items (i.e., OPEC's announcement that it was cutting a million barrels a day a couple of weeks ago lead to an immediate spike that day); I just wish they'd let the news settle and see what comes of it first instead of constantly yanking prices up and down.

[Ksyrup]

:mad:

Ugh! It happened again yesterday!

$1.95 in the morning; drive home from work...$2.28!!!

I'm sorry, I don't know what news hit yesterday - or whether the idea of a Democrat landslide was enough to scare the oil companies (greeeaaaat!) - but nothing short of another Katrina or North Korea shooting a missile at DC should cause prices to go up 33 cents in one afternoon. That is fucking ridiculous.

:mad:

[stevew]

I think we were still at 2.15 yesterday, making 7-8 cents over wholesale.

For QS, the 87/89/93 cent splits at the wholesale level seem to be something in the neighborhood of 8 cents per gallon consistantly.

And Kerosene is selling for something like 75 cents over wholesale. I would assume this is so that the masses with the Diesel trucks don't buy it and use it for auto fuel.

[Lorena]

No shit Ksyrup? Wow, that sucks. It was $2.09 when I left the gym yesterday, we'll have to see what it's like today. Of course now that elections are over, I'm expecting the prices to go up.

That's ridiculous...33 cent increase a day? WTF?!

[Ksyrup]

That seems to be the way they do things here in Kentucky. I've never seen anything like it. In Tallahassee, I don't think gas went up that much in one day following Katrina, although it eventually spiked pretty high.

Prices seem to come down further than in a lot of places, but when they jump back up, they really jump. It's frustrating.

[JonInMiddleGA]

$2.05/$2.15/$2.25 when I filled up late last night/early this morning.

[stevew]

So, as crude oil continues to drop below 54/barrell, we still sit at 2.349/gallon. Even worse is diesel fuel, which the last time I checked at work, was priced about 45 cents per gallon over delivery cost(2.30->2.75ish).

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

$1.96 and falling here in North Kansas City.

[Ksyrup]

Our prices have spent the past couple of months jumping to the $2.25-$2.35 range, falling to the $2.05-$2.10 range over a couple of weeks, and then - like clockwork - jumping right back up $.25-30 cents, with no tie to anything as far as I can see. It's frustrating.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

One thing I will say is that living in the Midwest has its perks. Kansas and Oklahoma may be flat as a skillet, but there's oil under that skillet. Also, Texas isn't that far away either. I lived in Baltimore for a year ending in June 2006. Y'all are getting raped at the gas pump on the east coast. Time to stop using heating oil and start building dams to make more electricity.

"This is the dam tour and I'm your dam tour guide."

[sterlingice]

True, it's nice in the midwest. However, we still aren't immune to these irrational 15c price hikes that were hitting a week or two ago.

SI

[stevew]

Right now we're charging almost 35 cents over cost on 87 octane. A month ago, we were about 4 cents over cost. The Gas stations in my area are all roughly the same price, so there is a good chance all of the local stations are pricejacking at the moment.

[duckman]

$1.959.