The Official Gas Price Discussion Thread
04-11-2011 | 09:58 PM
#924
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,054
Likes: 139
From: simi valley, cali
^ ok not everyone is running 100 octane though i know some stations offer it as a race blend more for street bikes/dirt bikes and some cars (maybe yours with turbo) but gas here is anywhere from$4.05 for 87 octane upwards of $4.45 for 91 octane
04-12-2011 | 06:51 AM
#928
Moderator
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 43,665
Likes: 3,908
From: Mooresville, NC
Checked one gas station last night and the price was $4.10/gal decided I would pass. Drove down the road maybe two miles and stopped at another gas station further from the highway this time probably 7 miles away and the other is probably 5 from the highway. Second gas station had price of only $3.96/gal now I call that winning. So funny that two stations that close had so different of prices.
04-12-2011 | 07:19 AM
#930
it's a car-drive it
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 262
From: North Carolina
04-12-2011 | 08:11 AM
#931
Do I really like posting in gas threads? +1k posts, feel free to check them all, you'll find that there's ONE post regarding gas threads - this one. So not only are you reading limited portions of threads, you're making base, uniformed assumptions of the activity of members on this forum.
If you want to start a completely pointless argument with me regarding my activity here that could result in both of us getting banned, have at it. I suppose if it's fair to say I 'like' posting in 'interesting' threads such as this, you enjoy spewing prattle while maintaining an ignorant air of your intended target.
I'm unsubscribing from this thread, I really don't give two sh*ts about gas prices nor do I care to waste my time with this non-productive spat. The context of the 'CO' comment was relevant to its original location in the 3G forum, NOT CAR TALK. I come to the 3G TL forum on Azine to help and learn about my car - not to bitch about the economic environment of the petrol industry.
04-12-2011 | 08:27 AM
#932
Moderator
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 29,869
Likes: 3,489
^this thread started off as a discussion thread, and in hindsight I remember I made some narrow minded comments, whether out of ignorance or just not being able to express myself correctly, I don't know. But I can agree with you, having devolved into a "what the gas prices are where you live" thread is pointless IMO.
It's interesting that my views have changed, to say the least. I still maintain that I don't see the point of this thread in it's current state, but that's not my call. I suppose it's here to let people vent their frustrations as gas prices are ridiculous at the moment. Again though, everyone here has the ability to do something about it....
In general, just don't call me out on something I said 2 years ago or earlier.... I didn't know better
It's interesting that my views have changed, to say the least. I still maintain that I don't see the point of this thread in it's current state, but that's not my call. I suppose it's here to let people vent their frustrations as gas prices are ridiculous at the moment. Again though, everyone here has the ability to do something about it....
In general, just don't call me out on something I said 2 years ago or earlier.... I didn't know better
04-12-2011 | 09:02 AM
#934
registered pw
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 38,822
Likes: 354
From: south central pa
Is everyone crying? thanks for shopping., check in when you are ready to contribute. Don't come in a thread unless you want to read something, you really do have that option. kthxbye
04-12-2011 | 12:52 PM
#937
it's a car-drive it
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 262
From: North Carolina
^this thread started off as a discussion thread, and in hindsight I remember I made some narrow minded comments, whether out of ignorance or just not being able to express myself correctly, I don't know. But I can agree with you, having devolved into a "what the gas prices are where you live" thread is pointless IMO.
It's interesting that my views have changed, to say the least. I still maintain that I don't see the point of this thread in it's current state, but that's not my call. I suppose it's here to let people vent their frustrations as gas prices are ridiculous at the moment. Again though, everyone here has the ability to do something about it....
In general, just don't call me out on something I said 2 years ago or earlier.... I didn't know better
It's interesting that my views have changed, to say the least. I still maintain that I don't see the point of this thread in it's current state, but that's not my call. I suppose it's here to let people vent their frustrations as gas prices are ridiculous at the moment. Again though, everyone here has the ability to do something about it....
In general, just don't call me out on something I said 2 years ago or earlier.... I didn't know better
04-12-2011 | 12:57 PM
#938
The sizzle in the Steak
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 71,436
Likes: 1,877
From: Southern California
04-12-2011 | 06:08 PM
#941
However, I don't think your resolutions to high gas prices are realistic.
If it was that easy to get a higher paying job (especially in this economy), everyone would do it.
Buying a new car is not always the best option. Some people own their vehicle(s) outright, and unless the numbers work out in their favor, as in buying a new car is cheaper than buying gas for their current car, it's not a viable solution.
Drive less/walk - not an option for some. Personally, if there was public transportation available to get me from my house to work, I'd be all over it. There is...but a) it doubles my commute, and b) it costs the same as driving. My commute is 60 miles one way, for what it's worth.
04-13-2011 | 12:28 PM
#946
Moderator
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 43,665
Likes: 3,908
From: Mooresville, NC
I feel like I will be there shortly with that price. Now that we seem to be at $4 in most areas it is only going to get worse. I don't even want to see what the cost to run the boat or Jet Skis this year are going to be.
04-13-2011 | 01:31 PM
#947
My first Avatar....
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 25,469
Likes: 7,104
From: NJ
Just added this to my tank on Saturday... ( detailing the car) and sure enough I'm seeing a big increase in fuel economy. I'm at 150 miles on about 1/3 of a tank. I usually see 150 miles on 1/2 a tank. 
http://www.stp.com/products/fuel-add...ector-cleaner/
http://www.stp.com/products/fuel-add...ector-cleaner/
Last edited by pttl; 04-13-2011 at 01:34 PM.
04-14-2011 | 01:43 PM
#948
The sizzle in the Steak
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 71,436
Likes: 1,877
From: Southern California
04-14-2011 | 09:07 PM
#951
Evil Mazda Driver
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,212
Likes: 174
From: Portland, Oregon
04-20-2011 | 06:52 PM
#952
The sizzle in the Steak
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 71,436
Likes: 1,877
From: Southern California
$6 / gal. gasoline by summer
A dollar plumbing three-year lows is hitting Americans squarely in the gas tank, and one economist thinks it could drive prices as high as $6 a gallon or more by summertime under the right conditions.
With the greenback coming under increased pressure from Federal Reserve policies and investor appetite for more risk, there seems little direction but up for commodity prices, in particular energy and metals.
Weakness in the US currency feeds upward pressure on commodities, which are priced in dollars and thus come at a discount on the foreign markets.
One result has been a surge higher in gasoline prices to nearly $4 a gallon before the summer driving season even starts, a trend that economists say will be aggravated as demand increases and the summer storm season threatens to disrupt oil supplies.
"All we have to have is a couple badly placed hurricanes which could constrain some of the refinery output capacity in some key locations," says Richard Hastings, strategist at Global Hunter Securities in Charlotte, N.C. "If you get weakness in the dollar concurrent with the strong driving season concurrent with the impact of one or two hurricanes in the wrong place, prices could go up in a quasi-exponential manner."
Using a model that combines "subtle rates of change" with movements in the dollar index [.DXY 74.37 --- UNCH ] and commodity prices, Hastings figures the low dollar is responsible for about one-third, or $1.31, of the total gas-at-the-pump cost. Regular unleaded Wednesday was $3.84 a gallon nationwide, according to AAA.
With the greenback coming under increased pressure from Federal Reserve policies and investor appetite for more risk, there seems little direction but up for commodity prices, in particular energy and metals.
Weakness in the US currency feeds upward pressure on commodities, which are priced in dollars and thus come at a discount on the foreign markets.
One result has been a surge higher in gasoline prices to nearly $4 a gallon before the summer driving season even starts, a trend that economists say will be aggravated as demand increases and the summer storm season threatens to disrupt oil supplies.
"All we have to have is a couple badly placed hurricanes which could constrain some of the refinery output capacity in some key locations," says Richard Hastings, strategist at Global Hunter Securities in Charlotte, N.C. "If you get weakness in the dollar concurrent with the strong driving season concurrent with the impact of one or two hurricanes in the wrong place, prices could go up in a quasi-exponential manner."
Using a model that combines "subtle rates of change" with movements in the dollar index [.DXY 74.37 --- UNCH ] and commodity prices, Hastings figures the low dollar is responsible for about one-third, or $1.31, of the total gas-at-the-pump cost. Regular unleaded Wednesday was $3.84 a gallon nationwide, according to AAA.
The Feds free money from the sky policy is devastating at the pump for consumers.
04-21-2011 | 04:09 AM
#954
_
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 18,693
Likes: 3,100
http://www.cnbc.com/id/42683030
The Feds free money from the sky policy is devastating at the pump for consumers.
The Feds free money from the sky policy is devastating at the pump for consumers.
04-21-2011 | 08:03 AM
#956
Moderator
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 43,665
Likes: 3,908
From: Mooresville, NC
Paid $4.51 in Atlanta, GA in Buckhead when I wasn't paying attention and got into city limits without filling up ahead of time 
Obviously only got enough to get to another gas station.
Obviously only got enough to get to another gas station.
04-21-2011 | 10:24 AM
#959
The sizzle in the Steak
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 71,436
Likes: 1,877
From: Southern California