Went to fill up the X the other day and to my surprise gas went down a whole shit load. Last week I filled her up with 93 octane @ 3.49/gal and just yesterday the price was down to 3.15/gal for 93. 34 cents in one week is awesome but it leads me to believe that I was paying 3.49/gal for no other reason then hype.

It is 2.59 here.

For 93?!?

2.89 reg, still 3.10 for the good stuff.
New Joizey

MGJ

2:74 for regular here now.....

2.75 in indiana, right across the boarder of il.

$2.81 premium 93 here

One thing I noticed this morning was where there used to be a .10 difference between grades, now there getting farther apart and uneven splits.

Yeah, the cheap stuff was $2.49 here yesterday.

$2.54 for 87 octane is the best I saw yesterday around Austin.

2.81 for regular here.

However the closer you get to the freeway the more expensive it gets. Up to 15 cents more.

I'm happy that it has gone down... but I still think it's about $1 a gallon more than it ought to be

I've come to the conclusion that any time (at least here in AZ) the price of gas drops, the damned OPEC'rs are getting ready to make another substantial price increase. Sell it for $3.00/gal for a while then drop it $.30, only to jack it up to $3.25 for another year.

3.11 for the cheap stuff..

2.99 here still for 87.

yup price drops and then BAM!!!

We will all be about the prices again soon enough.

2.74 for reg. here.

$2.63 for 87 here in Battle Creek, MI.

Don't forget Gas Buddy if you want to find the cheapest place near you.

-G-

3.15 for reg hope it keeps going down!

$3.15 is cheapest in Chicago. Cheapest I saw in IL was $2.99 by my work in bumble fuck.

If we make it thru hurricane season it supposed to be 2 bucks by Thanksgiving.

I have a REALLY hard time believing this. If it does happen, I'm gonna shit a brick.

That prediction is from the same gaggle of baboons who were claiming a month ago that it would be $5.00 a gallon by the end of the year. They should really just admit the truth - that they have no clue what will happen since there's no reliable way to predict what the future price will be.

It has been predicted that by the year 2020 the worlds fossil fuel supply will be depleted. Enjoy.

2.29 just about twenty min ago

wow

looks like you'll be shittin that brick soon there buddy boy.

just dropped to 2.69 last night.

$2.53 and falling here in Metro Atlanta.

So? If this country started right now and made the same kind of people/resource commitment to designing practical alternative fuel powerplants as we did to landing on the moon, you'd be cruising in a non-fossil-fuel vehicle inside of 10 years easy. Unfortunately, there's too much money to be made on fossil fuels in the meantime, and as sad and unfair as it is, that joke about the Golden Rule is true - they who have the gold make the rules. Big money contributors (like oil & auto companies) have billions to spend on "helping" things go their way, so things generally go their way.

But by the same token, as fossil fuels are depleted, there will be so much money to be made on providing an alternative powerplant that it'll happen in plenty of time.

$2.39 this morning

it's also been predicted that the gas supply will be depleted by 2003. 2020, 2080, or 2200 i have all heard.

gas was 2.52 in attica in. today (badlands offroad park.)

Made sure to take advantage of that today, that's for sure. I'll probably never see those prices here in Chicago again.

That may not be so true. Up here in Canada (Northern Alberta), there is over three times the amount of crude oil than there is in Saudi Arabia. Of course it's locked away in the tar/oil sands, so it's harder to produce. Also, there has been a new very large deposit found in the Gulf of Mexico just recently.

US reserves including increasingly more obtainable tar oil sands are larger then Saudi Arabia as well. The oil aint running out any time soon, and with such low pollution vehicles today, there is no crisis. Just stay away from those left wing special interests who love to wash your brain

Bush has diverted most reasearch money from more silly clean burning engine research to Hydrogen Emagine not having to carry Jerry Cans?

It still blows my mind how prices can vary so widely in a small area.

Where I work - it *just* dipped below $2.70. 15 miles north...$2.90. 15 miles south... $2.27.

For that price difference, it's *almost* worth it to drive the 15 miles...*almost*

Absolutely.

Filled up in New Jersey on Sunday for $2.71 a gallon.

It's still hovering around $3.00 here. Some stations lower, and a few miles away as high as $3.10 or more.

Less than a mile from my house I can get gas for $2.31.

Go 25 miles into DC and it's over $3

Google "cracking oil"

Many refineries in the east have these installed and can produce a significant amount of fuel from the worthless asphalt that is left over after refining. North american oil has a larger amount of asphalt than middle eastern oil.

But, your local highway department hates these towers. The gas shortage will be replaced with an asphalt shortage. Once asphalt become profitable, expect more to be made, reducing the gas supply, increasing prices all around.

Notice the dividing line on the map for cheap gas. Western states oil refineries were slow in purchasing the cokers

http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx

And I remember back when I was a kid in the 70's when they told us that we were going to run out of fossil fuels sometime in the mid 80's!

Where do you live in NOVA? 2.31 sounds good to me. Around the Woodbridge area it is around 2.49. I guess I can check gasbuddy.com.

Could not have said it better. Just wait...it'll be back above $3.00 by Thanksgiving.

$2.27 at the Gainesville Wawa.

$2.87 here in the Bay Area...but why are you buying 93? Do you guys have SC or does the Xs run better???

2.37 here, and there were reports that gas may drop to $2 or less by thanksgiving. Additionally, it seems the gas companies are making more now than when gas was at $3 or higher. Go figure.

Bristow. The cheap gas is on 29 just west of Gainesville at the new Wa Wa.

Just checked gaspricewatch.com

Exxon at Gainesville is now $2.09!

$2.19 here in STL

Glen, you are hereby warned against using the word "cheap" when referring to gasoline priced more than $1.00/gal!

Will I ever see it at $0.25 again?

2.35 the other day when I filled up and now its 2.25 and falling fast.

You would never guess that elections are right around the corner.

:rolleyes:

Send me CHEAP GAS!!!!

shippensburg PA- 2.33/gal for 87.

I filled up for 2.49 yesterday, my first under-$45 fill up in the 5 months I've had my X

$2.39 in Mesa, AZ this morning. Filled her up for under $40! That's $0.25 cheaper than the same gas station was when I filled up last week.

I was just there on Friday Night, dropping my kids with the In-laws. And drove to that WaWa and it was $2.19. I can't imagine what it is now.
Just curious what your handle is on VAXC?

Well, what does everyone think gas SHOULD be? I recognize that prices pretty much have to go up over time... so I don't expect the $1-$1.25 that it averaged when I was in HS... but $2-$3+ just ain't right.

I think it ought to be between $1.50 and $1.75... with those super high California prices topping out near $2.

I just saw $2.17 on the way home from work today. They say that come Friday with the start of winter blend gas, that it should drop a few cents more.

i fueled up for $2.49 today in indiana.

$2.21 - Indianapolis (Capital and 21st Street Shell )

$2.17 - Indianapolis ( SouthWest SR-37 and I-465)

If it has not been mentioned already... Remember it is an election year.

- dk

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Gas should be cheaper. Much cheaper. At least in the US.

I would say... in the United States gas should be around $1.00 to $1.50 a gallon depending on region and market and local taxation rates.

The problem lies directly with OPEC. They are a cartel that is gouging us. They artificially decide production levels and keep the supply low, therefore inflating prices.

Some member states are now even cutting side deals with countries like China whereas China doesn't pay the prevailing rate on the open market. Consumers in the West are unfairly getting screwed. Politicians are aware of this but do nothing about it.

Congress is also partially to blame because they have not passed legislation enabling US entities to sue OPEC in federal court. One of the worst judicial decisions in US history came from the 9th Circuit (no surprise there) which stated OPEC could not be prosecuted under the antitrust laws of the Sherman Act. They gave OPEC the right of a sovereign immune foreign power which it doesn't have because these powers are engaging in business activities. Business activity does not warrant foreign immune sovereign power.

So anyone who tells you that the judiciary does not screw with your life and wallet is lying.

The last action in this area was that Congress was only interested in giving the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission the right to sue OPEC. Which means they don't want the people or private organizations having that authority. That doesn't speak well of Congress (it's people in both parties too by the way).

OPEC is a monopoly that is allowed to have it's noose around the neck of every American consumer.

There are other reasons that some politicians don't want low gas prices....

Some local governments make huge windfalls of taxes every time the price of a gallon of gas goes up.

Here in NY for example, the tax on a gallon of gas is not a static fixed amount. It is based on a percentage. When gas goes up, the taxes the government collects goes up exponentially.

Many local governments like these tax windfalls and do not really want them to go away.

Some of you have been reporting some low gas prices.

The price of gas at the closest station to my house is $2.79.9 as of today.

chicago, il.

SACRAMENTO & BELMONT
3.01 Shell

Thu
8:32 AM rushhour

Diversey Parkway & Ashland Ave
3.03 Shell

Wed
8:43 PM jim283

Cicero & Montrose
3.09 Citgo

Thu
12:27 PM pelon4746

Taylor St. & Dan Ryan X-way
3.09 Marathon

Thu
12:01 PM shoppermare

335 N Ogden Ave
3.09 Marathon

Thu
12:01 PM shoppermare

1105 W Grand Ave
3.09 Citgo

Thu
11:47 AM mks004

Taylor St & Desplaines St
3.09 Citgo

Thu
7:58 AM shoppermare

2477 S Archer Ave
3.19 BP Chicago - North

Thu
8:32 AM rushhour

Fullerton Ave & Ashland Ave
3.21 BP - Central

Thu
9:44 AM letmathe

Congress St. & Federal
3.28 BP Chicago - North

Thu
8:23 AM chgoalan

Lawrence & Marine Dr
3.29 BP Chicago - Central

now hows about them there prices.

That's why the last time I fille up in Chicago was over a year ago when my gas tank was on fumes and even then I put in 2 gallons so I could make it to work and fill up here.

Just recently Chicago's gas prices were atop the 3 highest in the country, if not THE highest at some point.

My truck has the SC on it so I only use 92/93. 2.89 for 93 today, ya, I can start driving more!

we're at 2.19 this morning for regular! completely awesome considering it was $3.20 about a month ago

Man, so many posts from south of the border...

How does $1.03CDN sound.....PER LITRE...making that over $4CDN/gallon...for 87 octane!!!
Its between $65-$70 to fill up my truck. Those runs down to WA to fill up for $50US are nice treats!!

My $0.02....or shall I say....$0.0178883

I do the same thing when I'm at the inlaws and just have to cross over the bridge to be in Maine. I typically save 15 to 20$ a tank depending on price.

Around $2.27 today, lowest I saw in the area. I'm glad I didn't decide on a diesel truck a couple years ago. Same stations are still holding out for $2.79 or better for diesel.

Off topic, just watched a Trailer Park Boys rerun about the differences between gas grades and diesel

It's still mostly in the $2.20's around here - but yesterday we were in Mineral Wells and filled up at a Wal Mart for $1.99!!!

You could save an additional 3 cents/gallon with a Wal Mart card - but we don't have (and don't want) one.

A couple of stations on the south side of Atlanta were having gas wars this past saturday. It got down to $1.50 by Sat. evening. Back up to $2.25 this morning.

Just paid $2.23 at Sams Club in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Liked paying $35 to fill the truck instead of the $50 it costs me at $2.95 a gallon.

Here we go again :rolleyes:

Want to save some real money? Eat at home instead of a restaurant. Or better still, cook something instead of some pre-processed crap. Not only will it be cheaper, it will be much healthier for you.

Why do Americans focus obsessively on gas prices?

Good point, Doc. It's always so easy to get caught up in these gas price threads. I have to occasionally remind my wife that driving 12 miles to the bargain-priced station instead of 1 mile to the one around the block (which is usually only 3 to 5 cents per gallon more expensive) is not a bargain.

Alma, Michigan===$2.23 unleaded

Haymarket, Virginia (5 miles due west of Gainesville)....

$1.92.

Docno,

The problem is, many people (including my wife and I) already did everything we could to save money in all the other things we buy. Then when gas prices shoot up, it really hurts the wallet.

By the way, the cheapest gas around here is still $2.70 a gallon.

saw regular for
$2.09 last week

2.09?????????? WOW! We're gettin 2.47 (about 15 minutes ago) by me.... lets hope this downward trend continues..... (political rant just removed by me)

MGJ

Exactly. I get so tired of the sniveling about gas prices.

Not eating out and actually cooking is a fabulous way to save money. Other great ways to save money: cancel cable television subscriptions and do something outdoors (or ... gasp ... read a book), use the library instead of buying books or paying for internet service at home, don't buy $3.00 coffee drinks (make your own at home or work), don't go out to the movie theater, blah, blah, blah ....