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Old 04-03-2012, 08:28 AM
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Hopefully it isn't terrible gas but there is a local gas station that I have to drive like 2 miles further to get to that is selling gas at 4.079 for 93 while everything else is 4.169-4.259. I have filled up twice there now.
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3.85 - 3.90 for 93 around here. A week and a half ago it was 3.68
Old 04-03-2012, 12:49 PM
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It was 4.69 in koreatown yesterday when i filled up my car.
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I stopped by the Philly area's ONLY enthanol-free gas station according to http://pure-gas.org/ and filled up. it was only halfway through it when I realized the CONTAINS ETHANOL sign.

Then I went back to the website and realized that they only ethanol free gas in the area is the 94 octane V-Power racing fuel. I didn't ask how much it was or even if it was available though the pump...but would it be worth getting it?

I paid $4.29 for the 93 octane with 10% ethanol. I can only imagine that they're selling the 94 for probably...under $5/gallon...in tanks...would it be worth it?
Old 04-15-2012, 05:29 PM
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Paid $3.78 at hess in Wilmington NC yesterday, $3.89 at wawa in Fredricksburg, Va and $3.75 at wawa in Toms River, NJ today.
Old 04-15-2012, 06:35 PM
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$4.13 yesterday for 93.
Old 04-15-2012, 06:43 PM
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4.059 yesterday but I had a .30 Safeway discount so 3.759.

Way too high and lame that I am happy paying 4.05 (that is what they count on)
Old 04-15-2012, 07:05 PM
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saw the gas prices in Hong Kong.

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Old 04-15-2012, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by e30cabrio
4.059 yesterday but I had a .30 Safeway discount so 3.759.

Way too high and lame that I am happy paying 4.05 (that is what they count on)
What are our alternatives?
Old 04-15-2012, 08:07 PM
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It seems you are missing my point. I am saying they know we will be happy when the price goes down after it shoots up.

It went to 4.16.9 and is now down to 4.05.9.

I want it back to 2.00.9. That's not gonna happen.

The alternative is the bus.
Old 04-15-2012, 08:22 PM
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They are slowly conditioning us.

Theyll raise it 20 cents for a few months, then drop it 10 cents. Rinse and repeat. We get used to it, they keep seeing profits. It wont change.
Old 04-16-2012, 06:14 AM
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I used to think 99 cents was too high to pay for gas...trying to remember how recent gas prices were that low...was that, pre- Sept 11th?
Old 04-16-2012, 06:16 AM
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Gas was under a dollar in L.A. when I was in H.S. I graduated in 1980.


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Old 04-16-2012, 06:36 AM
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I can remember paying 79 cents a gallon for regular in December 1999 at a gas station on route 46 in NJ
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The thing that kills me is that, I'll bet it doesn't cost more than 2 dollars per barrel more now, to pull out of the ground, than it did back in 1980.
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$3.95/gal regular here. I was in Greenville, SC this past weekend and the cheapest I saw was $3.51/gal regular.
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East coast is always lower than West.

http://www.overpopulation.com/articl...united-states/

Gas Prices Hit Another All-Time Low in the United States
Posted on February 22, 1999

Gasoline prices in the United States reached an all-time inflation-adjusted
low in February, dropping to less than $1 per gallon nationwide. The average
cost of gasoline for all grades and including taxes reached 99.8 cents per gallon
on February 18 according to the Lundberg Survey of 10,000 gas stations nationwide.

After 18 months of perpetually declining prices, however, gas prices might
soon begin to inch upwards. “The price cutting is faster and deeper than it’s
been so far this year, but it is probably fizzing out,” Trilby Lundberg
told the Associated Press. “Behind the average price fall are a few lonely
no-change (prices) or price hikes here and there, from which I infer that retailers
and their suppliers can’t take it anymore.”

Add increased demand in the spring along with pollution control measures that
will likely add to the cost of gas, and American consumers will likely see an
upward correction over the next few months.

So much for those who 3 years ago were predicting an imminent oil shortage
and massive price hikes.

Source:

Gas prices dip to less than $1. Associated Press, February 21, 1999.
Old 04-16-2012, 02:17 PM
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I was just on vacation in the UK. Drove my V70, and a fill up was just a shade over 83 GBP.....That's $136 on my AMEX. Jesus, the US should not talk about gas prices until you live in a socialist....Oh, that's coming, just hold on.
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$4.53 for 93 Shell V Power here in NY.
Old 04-17-2012, 06:18 AM
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4.159 for V power this morning
Old 04-17-2012, 08:06 AM
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Between gas and tolls it cost me $123.50 one way from nc to nj.
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did the gas prices go up a little?

I think i just paid 3.95 for regular. is that normal or high?
Old 04-17-2012, 08:57 AM
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$4.5x for 93 for Miami

Finally decided to switch to regular on the IS250 lease.
Old 04-17-2012, 10:22 AM
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$3.97/gal for premium this morning at a local Citgo station.
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Originally Posted by ThermonMermon
$4.5x for 93 for Miami

Finally decided to switch to regular on the IS250 lease.
No one is going to check if you've been pumping the right octane when you turn it that lease. Might as well just use the cheapest price and gas station.
Old 04-17-2012, 10:17 PM
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We've been dropping here, albeit very slowly. I saw $3.99 for regular at a Chevron today.
Old 04-20-2012, 08:16 AM
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Gas price at wawa in Toms River, NJ went down 2 cents yesterday- was $3.75 for regular-now $3.73.
Old 04-20-2012, 08:19 AM
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I generally use Safeway stations because I get a discount based on .10 per 100.00 spent at the market. There are 2 stations 10 miles apart that trade fluctuations (lately 4.09 - 4.11 premium) Makes no sense.

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Old 04-20-2012, 08:28 AM
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V-Power was $3.97 by me Wednesday. Used my Kroger Plus card to get an extra $.10 off so $3.87. Not bad for V-Power. Bad news is the prices went up by $.25 the next day.
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Lowe's food stores has gas discounts based on purchases. They can be used at their gas stations or participating hess stations. I have earned a 30 cent a gal. discount.
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3.97 for regular in philly.
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Originally Posted by nj2pa2nc
Lowe's food stores has gas discounts based on purchases. They can be used at their gas stations or participating hess stations. I have earned a 30 cent a gal. discount.
The wife and I tried this and it didn't work (Hess station). Stupid question, but any tips for this?
We went to Lowe's foods, spent over $100 and should have gotten 10 cents off (I think), but the pump didn't accept the Lowe's card.


I've been putting 91 in the car pretty much exclusively since I got back from Finland and paying anywhere from $3.69 to $3.99.
A local chain (Sheetz) offers 3 cents off per gallon if you get their card member card.
Old 04-20-2012, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by cmschmie
The wife and I tried this and it didn't work (Hess station). Stupid question, but any tips for this?
We went to Lowe's foods, spent over $100 and should have gotten 10 cents off (I think), but the pump didn't accept the Lowe's card.


I've been putting 91 in the car pretty much exclusively since I got back from Finland and paying anywhere from $3.69 to $3.99.
A local chain (Sheetz) offers 3 cents off per gallon if you get their card member card.
The participating Wilco Hess Stations will have it posted on their gas pump screen. If you are having problems call Lowes customer care # 1-888-537-8646. They probably will ask for your lowe' s .card. #.

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4.09 for 91 this morning
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87-$4.05/Gallon; 93-$4.35 Gallon

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US military price: $4.22 a gallon for mid grade

Germany price: $7.87

The US has no complaints at the moment, but agree it doesn't need to be that high (the EU has high prices because more than half is taxes).

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Paid $3.41 for reg at the Hess station in Wilmington, NC today. Used my 30 cents a gal discount thanks to Lowes food stores.


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