How much is gas at your nearest station?

[guiseppewv]

$2.45 to $2.69 for the cheap stuff here in MD

[kgsilvas]

$2.55 to $2.60

[Markel]

I can get it for around 2.50, but I expect it will be going up.

[RIVERWIDOW]

Too f*$king much! $2.65 for the cheap? stuff. I would ride my bike but that is way too much like exercise.

[Ladogaboy]

Ahhh, finally I am able to pay $3 a gallon for gas! The easy math makes it all worth it.

[kimchicowboy]

i saw regular for $2.99 at a place across the street two days ago. was this normal last summer? i can't remember.

[MJordanash]

2.80 here right now. Only going up...

[brainsmile]

2.86


i saw regular for $2.99 at a place across the street two days ago. was this normal last summer? i can't remember.Nope

[coleslaw]

$2.99 this morning for 87 octane.

[mcs328]

2.89 for regular and 2.99 for midgrade and the goodstuff. No one I see in MD or VA wants to break the 3 buck barrier. This is just the begginning of spring. We should make a graph.

[brainsmile]

$3.09!!!

[Sirrich3]

Saw it for 2.93 in San Gabriel

[raimin]

in my area of san francisco, is 2.95 for the cheap stuff

[modena]

$3.09 for 92 in south central PA

[tailgater]

Shell @ Camino Ruiz cor. Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego regular unleaded $2.89
Arco at Mira Mesa Blvd. cor Black Mountain San Diego, Ca. $ 2.85:bandit: :bandit: :bandit:

[mcs328]

2.99 and rising...

[Jane83]

3.09 in south Pasadena today, great!

[kgsilvas]

$2.87 in Los Alamitos. Haven't checked Costco yet, but it is usually cheaper.

4/19/06: $2.80 at Costco in Cypress

[KIISQueen]

3.15

[guiseppewv]

$2.83-$2.99 for the "cheap" stuff.

[modena]

3.30 for premium in south central PA

[Sirrich3]

It's over $3.00 around the S.G. Valley

[bachviet]

$3.02 for 87

[speedracer120]

Hovering at about $3/gal.

[bachviet]

Up to $3.06 for 87 yesterday

[modena]

$3.06 for 89 in south central PA today

[speedracer120]

$3.05 in Northeast Philadelphia, with some places out of regular and premium and only selling ultra.

[RIVERWIDOW]

Went to Coronado today for a little road trip. $4.34 a gallon for the 87. How do they expect poor military to pay that ??? In El Cajon I paid $3.05. :bandit: (GW's new campaign poster)

[brainsmile]

that's crazy high!

[Sirrich3]

$3.10 in San Gabriel

[guiseppewv]

Pretty much every station around here is above the $3 mark. a couple still have the cheap stuff at $2.999 .

[baggio248]

I was in the Bay Area over the weekend, and I saw Premium for $3.50, and just down the street Chevron was $3.35 for Premium.

[brainsmile]

$3.24

[Kevster]

In Elk Grove where I work (just south of Sacramento), the Chevron station there has regular unleaded at $3.02

[Sirrich3]

$3.10

[RIVERWIDOW]

El Cajon holding steady at $3.16

[guiseppewv]

About 3.05 or higher here around Balt-DC

[mcs328]

3.07 in Silver Spring, MD. I went to Leesburg, VA for the outlets and Costco was selling it at 2.95.

[Yossarian]

we've been hovering at 2.83-2.95 since may 9th(i work at a gas station)

[MikeD]

$2.43 yesterday in beautiful downtown Stephens City, VA. :thumb:

[bachviet]

$2.93 at a local Arco

[johnnymk]

$2.43 yesterday in beautiful downtown Stephens City, VA. :thumb:

WOW!! It's $2.83 at some stations here.

[brainsmile]

2.99

[MikeD]

Continuing decreases on the horizon?


NEW YORK - U.S. retail gasoline prices last week fell to their lowest level since early April, a survey said Sunday.

The average price for self-serve, regular unleaded gas in the United States was $2.8714 a gallon on Aug. 25, a 15.42 cent decline off a record high two weeks ago, according to a survey edited by industry analyst Trilby Lundberg.

The drop was the biggest two-week decline since a 20 cent fall on Sept. 23, 2005, when refineries were coming back online after being knocked out by Hurricane Katrina.

The August decline follows a month of increases. Barring unexpected events, further price decreases are likely because stocks of gasoline are high and consumer demand is likely to decrease as the summer driving season ends, Lundberg said.

The decline brought prices to their lowest level since April 7, when gasoline was $2.665 a gallon.

At $2.60 a gallon, Des Moines, Iowa, had the lowest average price for self-serve regular unleaded gas on August 25, while Honolulu, Hawaii, had the highest at $3.23 a gallon.

The nationwide Lundberg Survey looks at thousands of gasoline stations every two weeks.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14545630/

[Jeffbx]

Down to $2.66 at my local Costco

[Prngr44]

2.56 in St. Louis area.

[guiseppewv]

I think it is as low as 2.74 around here.

[ray]

$3.19
$3.29
$3.39

[Kevster]

Here in the Sacramento area, prices for 87 unleaded are hovering in the 2.92 - 2.99 range.

[Markel]

The cheaper stations just dropped below $3.00 around me.

[Prngr44]

Well with oil starting to drop again, and the summer rush on gas ending (and the added expense of those areas required to run summer blends) we might actually see prices getting close to $2 by winter.

Yeah... wishful thinking. :boxing:

[BigJon]

Stations here in Ohio have dropped to $2.53. It's been dropping all week long. I hope it doesn't go back up again for Labor day.

[cheapie]

$2.29 now. pretty silly that i'm all excited about that. :rolleyes:

[MikeD]

Road trip this weekend to my cousin's wedding.

$2.29 in Stephens City, VA.
$2.20 in Christiansburg, VA.

[bachviet]

$2.84 for 87

[mcs328]

2.67 for regular.

[GraingerGuy]

Let's see....

Costco gas is at 2.74
Chevron - 2.89

Both just regular...I don't even look at the expensive stuff...:)

edit - Location - Near San Diego.

[Markel]

Near my work (Aurora, IL), down to 2.65
Near my home, 2.77

[brainsmile]

2.98

[rdcraner]

2.32 in saginaw, mi
2.34 in bay city, mi

[Memo]

2.59 here by Campus, thoug they may be a little high due to the big game this past weekend.

[johnnymk]

$2.63 at one station

[Sirrich3]

2.82 in Anaheim

[Cheesypuff]

I'm rolling around $5.00 / gal here





hehehe...I'm here in hong kong

[Jeffbx]

Filled up for $2.31/gal this morning at Costco

[blueindian]

premium is $2.83 right now.

[kgsilvas]

Saw $2.75 at the Thrifty in Downey (So Cal) last night. Sams in Long Beach (605 & Carson) was also $2.75.


I'm rolling around $5.00 / gal here
hehehe...I'm here in hong kongAre you driving in HK? Seems like public transporation might be easier.

[ryan_self]

Road trip this weekend to my cousin's wedding.

$2.29 in Stephens City, VA.
$2.20 in Christiansburg, VA.

$2.57 here in Arlington, VA. Not bad at all.

[MikeD]

$2.57 here in Arlington, VA. Not bad at all.

For Arlington, that is a good price. I figured it would still be around $2.80 or so there.

It finally made it into the $2.40's by my house, out in Loudoun County. I'll take it...

[ryan_self]

For Arlington, that is a good price. I figured it would still be around $2.80 or so there.

It finally made it into the $2.40's by my house, out in Loudoun County. I'll take it...

That's great news. My brother lives in South Riding, I usually fill up at sheets on 50 when I'm out that way.

[ray]

$2.99
$3.09
$3.19

[Prngr44]

2.15
2.25
2.35

I still think it's going sub $2 before the year's out.

[Mommypooh]

Right now it is $2.21 at the closest to my house, but I have seen it as low as $2.15 a gal.

[starkiis]

A block away $2.97 for unleaded

[MikeD]

Gas prices over the past month, national average...

http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/ma/maxima1/Gas1.jpg

[cheapie]

$2.16 here

[MikeD]

$2.31 here at Costco. Amazing how far it's dropped in such a small amount of time.


Edit: good read on current levels, future markets, etc.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/

[brainsmile]

2.78

[sizemic1]

2.45

[Mommypooh]

It is $2.04 local, about 20 miles west of us I saw it for $1.99. I about screamed. I hope it continues to drop.

[starkiis]

In 11 days it's gone from 2.97 to 2.69 so I hope it keeps dropping

[Sirrich3]

Got gas in Vegas yesterday for $2.27

[KIISQueen]

2.60

[Mommypooh]

I found it for a $1.97 about 10 min north of here tonight. I hope it keeps dropping.

[brainsmile]

2.79

[renovation]

$1.99.9 gallon !

[bachviet]

$2.68

[mechmike0034]

Pilot brand (Gas station/truckstop) US Hwy 78, New Albany, MS $1.99.9 today. Cheapest found between Birmingham, AL and Little Rock, AR

[rdcraner]

gas was 2.06 for regular yesterday now it is 2.26 today in bay city, mi...so much for continuing to drop!

[Markel]

A station (North Aurora, IL) near my work is down to $2.259 - I drove my wife's van to work today to fill it up (18+ gallons) since it's 22 cents cheaper than the lowest station near our home.

[MikeD]

$2.24 here in Sterling, VA. In Harrisonburg, VA and other parts of the Shenandoah Valley, it's down to around $1.80. :thumb:

[Sirrich3]

Paid $2.63 in Covina

[ApltnHkyMutt]

I paid 2.29 here in N.E. Wisconsin

[kgsilvas]

$2.57 in Rossmoor

[ShawnLee]

I thought I should add this in. The last gas price I checked here in Korea (where I fortunately don't have to pay for gas, mainly because I unfortunately don't have a car to drive) was around a $1.50. Per liter that is. Rejoice and be glad that ye are in America.

[KIISQueen]

Mobil 2.59 Orr and Day

[guiseppewv]

1.99 at a few shell stations around here. :)

[bachviet]

$2.32

[MikeD]

$2.12

[KIISQueen]

$2.39

[Markel]

I can get $2.03 near my work.

[johnnymk]

$2.10 here...probably $1.90 in Trenton, NJ

[elisa_bs]

2.19 in VA, right outside of Washington DC!

[mcs328]

2.15 in VA on Leesburg Pike near Tysons Corner.
I heard in some areas of VA it's about 2.05.

Prices maybe going up as OPEC will cut supply.

[BobyJo]

$1.95 to $1.99 at Phillips 66 and WalMart.

[_=DeltaForce=_]

$2.11 philly

[MikeD]

2.15 in VA on Leesburg Pike near Tysons Corner.
I heard in some areas of VA it's about 2.05.

Bro, head down I-66 about 20 miles or so and you're looking at mid $1.80's.


Prices maybe going up as OPEC will cut supply.

Temporary. Will continue to move down, albeit at a slower rate than we've seen over the past few months.

[MikeD]

Anyone notice that oil has slid about $5/barrel the past two days? :gle:

http://www.raymondkwan.com/uploader2/files/812/chart.gif


NEW YORK - Oil prices shed more than $2 Thursday to settle at their lowest level since June 2005, after the U.S. government reported higher-than-expected inventories of gasoline, heating oil and diesel fuel amid warm winter temperatures.

An unseasonably mild winter in the Northeast and Midwest has led to a buildup in inventories and, as a result, weaker prices.

“There is no winter at all, thus we have a lot of supplies with no home and prices have nothing to do but fall,” said James Cordier, president of Liberty Trading Group in Tampa, Florida.

Light, sweet crude for February dropped $2.73, or 4.7 percent, to settle at $55.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement follows a 4.5 percent decline on Wednesday and represents the lowest settlement price since June 15, 2005.

U.S. crude inventories declined last week by 1.3 million barrels to 319.7 million barrels compared with the previous week, the Energy Information Administration reported Thursday. Analysts on average had expected crude stocks to rise by 930,000 barrels, according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires.

However, distillate inventories, which include diesel fuel and heating oil, increased by 2 million barrels to 135.6 million barrels as warm winter weather hurt demand. Distillate stocks were expected to increase by an average of 1.15 million barrels.

Weather has become an increasingly important factor in the price of oil in recent years. A warm winter and a mild hurricane season last year have combined with a forecast for warmer-than-normal temperatures this winter to pressure oil prices.

Demand for heating oil has been running 20 percent to 30 percent below normal for most of the past five weeks, said Man Financial commodities analyst Edward Meir, in a note to clients.

Meanwhile, gasoline inventories in the U.S. swelled by 5.6 million barrels last week to 209.5 million barrels, the EIA said, compared to analysts’ estimate for an average increase of 1 million barrels.

Gasoline prices fell 6.19 cents to settle at $1.4870 a gallon on Nymex. Heating oil futures fell 4.5 cents to end at $1.5431 a gallon, while natural gas prices fell a fraction of a penny to settle at $6.162 per 1,000 cubic feet.

If energy prices keep falling, OPEC may be moved to reduce oil production again. After oil prices began deflating last fall, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a 1.2 million barrel-a-day cut in crude output beginning in November and another 500,000 barrel-a-day cut set to begin Feb. 1.

Western states have recently seen snow and freezing temperatures, and two major snow storms hit Colorado last week. But Fadel Gheit, senior energy analyst with Oppenheimer & Co., notes that about 80 percent of heating fuel demand comes from the densely populated Northeast and Midwest, where temperatures have been balmy.

Gheit said last week’s snow storms — which forced hundreds of canceled flights and road closures — may have contributed to the decline in demand for gasoline and jet fuel.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/

[cheapie]

so why has gas risen $.16 in the last 4 days or so?

[MikeD]

so why has gas risen $.16 in the last 4 days or so?

Don't know about your neck of the woods, but the rise here has been gradual...and has somewhat mirrored the move up in oil prices. It's gone up $.16, but took more than 4 days.

Just saw the chart, thought it seemed like a decent move down.

[Markel]

Around me, the gas stations did their usual pre-holiday gas spike a bit before Christmas (went up from about 2.15 to around 3.35), but the price has been dropping a bit of late (down to 2.23-2.29 range). I expect to see it drop more next week, since the second week of most schools' break ends this week (along with the crude price dropping).

[yippiekiyeh]

With the barrel of oil slide today on the NYMEX under $56 a barrel, should see a drop in prices on the gasoline end.

[Napoleon54]

Currently $2.45-$2.50 here in Buffalo.

[Sirrich3]

Found some today for $2.38...at Costco

[Napoleon54]

I'm not typically one to join a long line to save a few cents on gas, so if one place is offering $2.46 and the one across the street is $2.48 with no line, I'll pay the extra $0.60 to fill my 20 gallon tank and get the heck out of there a few minutes quicker. I think there are plenty of other less inconveniet ways for me to make up the $0.60 difference (that's assuming I care about 60 cents to begin with... )

[brainsmile]

2.69

[gaemul]

$2.59 for regular here at the local am/pm

[brainsmile]

slacker

[MikeD]

$2.27 in Sterling, VA.

[KIISQueen]

$2.55 Whittier, CA

[mcs328]

$2.25 in Silver Spring, MD but at least $2.35 at the brand name stations.

[cheapie]

Around me, the gas stations did their usual pre-holiday gas spike a bit before Christmas (went up from about 2.15 to around 3.35)


i hope you mean 2.35!

[guiseppewv]

$2.59 at Costco here on Oahu. I have seen it as high as $2.90, though.

[Markel]

i hope you mean 2.35!
Oops - typos suck! :heh:

[av6]

Cheapest i've found for the lowest 85 regular is $2.07/gal.

Denver, Colorado

[MikeD]

Cheapest i've found for the lowest 85 regular is $2.07/gal.

They still have 85? I thought that was long gone.

I remember the days of leaded gas, too. :hihi:

[Markel]

They still have 85? I thought that was long gone.

I remember the days of leaded gas, too. :hihi:
At higher altitudes, and engine does not require as high of octane fuel. 85 octane is the "regular" (unleaded) in higher altitude areas.

[Napoleon54]

They still have 85? I thought that was long gone.

I remember the days of leaded gas, too. :hihi:

Me too, barely though. My grandfather started a family business back in the 70s to upgrade gas stations when unleaded and it's various grades started to appear. Storage tanks, piping, pumps, awnings, concrete work, etc. They were busy as hell right up through the late 80s but when he died in '89 my family dissolved the business. So if anyone ever feels like building your own gas station, my father and uncle are the guys to ask for advice. :hihi:

[RIVERWIDOW]

On the way to the airport in San Diego, we paid $2.59. Here in Castle Rock Colorado, I paid $2.12. But you know I think food here is very expensive compared to home. So I guess it all evens out.

[MikeD]

At higher altitudes, and engine does not require as high of octane fuel. 85 octane is the "regular" (unleaded) in higher altitude areas.

Never knew that. Thanks for the heads up. I remember as a kid, putting leaded fuel in my moped and wondering what "unleaded" was. That was also back when it was about $.80/gallon.

Ahh, the good ol' days...

[guiseppewv]

Never knew that. Thanks for the heads up. I remember as a kid, putting leaded fuel in my moped and wondering what "unleaded" was. That was also back when it was about $.80/gallon.

Ahh, the good ol' days...

I remember using leaded for scooters and mopeds.

As far as the higher altitudes go - b/c the air is thinner the engines produce less hp and tq than they would at sea level.

[MikeD]

The slide continues. Let's hope the warm weather keeps up, especially in the NE.


LONDON - Oil prices fell about $2 a barrel Tuesday to their lowest levels in 18 months in a market expecting more mild weather and rising inventories in the United States.

Temperatures in the U.S. Northeast have been above normal this winter, curbing demand for heating fuels in the world’s largest heating oil market.

Market watchers are also looking for a rise in U.S. petroleum inventories in this week’s government report.

Light, sweet crude for February delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped $2.04 to $54.05 a barrel in electronic trading by afternoon in Europe. The front-month contract last closed below $54 a barrel in June 2005.

February Brent crude at London’s ICE Futures exchange fell as much as $1.96 to $53.64 a barrel.

Traders said a break through key support levels triggered a wave of sell orders.

The Nymex oil contract slipped 22 cents to settle at $56.09 a barrel Monday after falling nearly 8 percent last week.

Monday’s session was volatile, however, as prices rose as high as $57.72 on reports that OPEC oil ministers are considering another cut in output, and worries that a dispute between Russia and Belarus could result in energy shortages in parts of Europe.

The halt to the flow of Russian oil through Belarus had supported prices Monday, but ample supplies in Germany, Poland and Ukraine were expected to keep refineries running.

Nigeria’s oil minister Edmund Daukoru discouraged talk of any immediate action to support prices by OPEC, which recently resolved to cut output by 1.7 million barrels per day.

“Let’s implement the 1.7 million fully then we’ll see if there’s a need for additional cuts,” Daukoru told Dow Jones Newswires.

If OPEC announced another production cut — on top of the 1.2 million barrel-a-day reduction that began in November, and the 500,000 barrel-a-day cut set to begin Feb. 1 — analysts say prices would likely rise. Still, OPEC’s previous cuts haven’t been able to keep crude prices above $60 a barrel for long, largely because many traders doubt that the cuts are fully enforced.

Forecasters expect temperatures in the U.S. Northeast to drop to normal levels over the next couple of weeks.

But heating oil futures fell more than half a cent to $1.5498 a gallon on Tuesday while natural gas rose 6.2 cents to $6.440 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Analysts surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires expect U.S. petroleum inventories to rise in government data to be released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Department. Crude inventories were expected to climb an average of 820,000 barrels, the survey showed.

Crude stocks normally fall this time of year, but with imports rebounding from a recent slump, inventories are likely to rise, said analyst Phil Flynn of Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago.

Petroleum product stocks are expected to increase for the fourth straight week. Distillate stocks, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, are seen rising by an average of 1.9 million barrels while gasoline stocks are projected to increase by 2.5 million barrels.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/

[gwilks98]

I just saw $1.98 for the first time in what seems like years.

[MikeD]

$2.19 in Sterling, VA.

The slide continues...

[guiseppewv]

I saw 2.80 the other day in Honolulu. No drop over here. I think prices are up since Dec 1.

[starkiis]

$2.47 in Westminster, Ca.

[Sirrich3]

$2.43 in Covina

[bachviet]

$2.37

[Jeffbx]

$1.88 yesterday at Costco

:woohoo:

[Arch113]

$1.87 at one of the stations on my way in to work.

[MikeD]

Interesting read...


If it seems like gasoline prices are quick to skyrocket when the price of oil goes up, but then take their sweet 'ol time coming back down when crude prices sink, the answer is simple: They do.

"There is a rocket and feather aspect," said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service.

And the reason seems to be simple economics.

The service stations are still selling the same amount of gasoline when wholesale prices fall, said Kloza, "so there's no reason to drop."

"Human nature being what it is, [service stations] typically react [to a spike in oil prices] by pushing prices higher, even before they replace their inventories," said Geoff Sundstrom, spokesman for the motorist organization AAA.

"And [again] human nature being what it is, unless other stations bring their prices down, he's going to be very reluctant to bring down his."

But before you boycott your local Qwickie Mart, Kloza said to remember that gas stations typically make very little money off the gas they sell, maybe a gross of 15 cents a gallon.

Out of that, they have to pay all their expenses, including fees to credit card companies that can eat up half of that profit.

"[People] think of every sector of the business as being run by John D. Rockefeller or J.R. Ewing," said Kloza. "People don't realize how little profit there is."

Service stations pay their bills on money made when people go inside to get things like coffee and Ring Dings, which are often sold at a decent mark-up.

The real money in oil, he said, is made at the production, refining, and, especially, the trading levels.

"All these exchanges are setting records," in terms of the number of contracts changing hands at places like the New York Mercantile Exchange, where brokerage houses will take a cut for each transaction. "That's where the big bucks are made."

Eventually, the free market steps in and prices begin going down when other nearby stations reduce their price.

And as opposed to government controls that would prevent stations from charging a little more when they can, AAA says that's just how things should work.

"The best way to assure a stable supply of fuel is to allow a free market to operate," said Sundstrom.

With oil prices sinking some 15 percent since the beginning of the year, Kloza said gasoline prices are sure to follow, although it will just take a few weeks for the cheaper product to work its way into the system.

But Sundstrom warns consumers to not get complacent.

"We anticipate high prices over time, regardless of what they see in the short term," he said. "We'd hate to see consumers think our energy problems have been solved and jump into a new car that gets the same fuel economy, or worse even less, than the one they have now."

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/12/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm

[guiseppewv]

$1.87 at one of the stations on my way in to work.

Holy crap. I saw a station today selling the "cheap" stuff for 2.87 here.

[Sirrich3]

station nearby was 2 cents lower today than yesterday

[Jeffbx]

2 days ago there was a station selling for $1.79 - it's up to $1.89 this morning.

[MikeD]

$2.17 in Sterling.

It looks like things have stabilized to a point...at least until the next "event" sends them skyrocketing again. :shrug:

[cheapie]

$1.88 here.

[mcs328]

Holy crap. I saw a station today selling the "cheap" stuff for 2.87 here.

When I was in Hawaii in August it was 3.69 for the cheap stuff.

2.19 in MD for the cheap stuff.

[cheapie]

1.81 here

[MikeD]

1.81 here

:gle:

Nice!

[Jihforce]

2.39 in and around Buena Park

[Jeffbx]

Filled up for $1.77 this morning!

[mcs328]

Costco $2.05 :)

[MikeD]

$2.11 in Sterling. Sliiiiiiide...

[brainsmile]

wow it's still expensive here compared to you guys

[Yossarian]

we have a grocery chain around pittsburgh that gives you .10 off for every $50 you spend on groceries. use their card on food and their movie rental place, andd it racks up easily. theres a 90 day useage period, but its still great. go out and spend around 300 in three months on groceries and get .60 off. i filled up the other day(cheap stuff at 2.19 regularly) and spent 24 on a pack of cigarettes and 15.36 gallons.

[Markel]

If you want to see a map with gas prices displayed, take a look at the Gas Buddy Gas Prices Map (http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_map_gas_prices.aspx). I think it's a great idea.

[brainsmile]

nice site...

[MikeD]

Road trip: $1.87 in Fredericksburg, VA.

$2.07 in Sterling. I'll take it...

[Markel]

If you want to see a map with gas prices displayed, take a look at the Gas Buddy Gas Prices Map (http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_map_gas_prices.aspx). I think it's a great idea.
One nice thing: the usual gasbuddy.com web sites (www.chicagogasprices.com and www.illinoisgasprices.com) are a bit hard for me to query from work (due to the websense filters). However, the gas prices map site works just fine. :D

[MikeD]

If you want to see a map with gas prices displayed, take a look at the Gas Buddy Gas Prices Map (http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_map_gas_prices.aspx). I think it's a great idea.

Nice! :thumb:

Not as many posts as the <state>gasprices.com sites, but good nonetheless. Thanks for the link, Mark.

[guiseppewv]

Gas buddy doesn't work for HI. :( No matter - everyone knows that costco has the cheapest gas out here. I did see that a gas station close to me dropped from 2.80 to 2.74 this weekend.

[bachviet]

$2.20

[Markel]

I read on the Chicago gasbuddy forum that wholesale gas prices around here have gone up by 29 cents in the past 10 days, so people are expecting a major price jump this Tuesday. Both of our vehicles have full tanks tonight.

[thresher]

I have to agree on the credit card fees eating up half of their 15 cents a gallon - they get between 6-8% ON THE DOLLAR so it's 12 to 16 cents per 2 bucks (gallon) that gets munched by cc fees. I think that if America is going to get fed up with someone (some company) that they are the ones who should get some of the heat.

[adore420]

$2.47 In San Fernando Valley

[Sirrich3]

Drove through Whittier and found gas for 2.18

[guiseppewv]

I paid 2.97 a gallon near the Honolulu airport. :( Luckily, I only had to put a few gallons in the tank.

[MikeD]

I paid 2.97 a gallon near the Honolulu airport. :( Luckily, I only had to put a few gallons in the tank.

Are you getting some sort of stipend since you're out there on business?

Business trip to Hawaii...for a year. Must be nice!

[KIISQueen]

Drove through Whittier and found gas for 2.18

Hey Sirrich what were doing in my area? Yep the gas here is 2.18

[ray]

$2.49 for unleaded here at the 101/170/134 interchange :)

[MikeD]

so people are expecting a major price jump this Tuesday.

Never saw the big hike. Still around $2.07 here in Sterling.

[Markel]

Never saw the big hike. Still around $2.07 here in Sterling.
Last Thursday prices around here jumped from 2.08 to about 2.25.

[brainsmile]

$3.09

[MikeD]

Never saw the big hike. Still around $2.07 here in Sterling.

And now it's $2.45. :|

[stufine]

2.37 on one corner and 2.54 on the other. biatch is $80.00 to fill up an f-250 :( good thing i work close to home now

[Jihforce]

$2.85 Cypress, CA

[Sirrich3]

Jumped up to $2.95 in Covina

[psycho-]

Jumped up to $2.95 in Covina


Just paid 3.05 @ the Shell in Carmel Mountain Ranch (San Diego). THe place outside where i live is at 3.29. Thank God I don't drive an SUV or Gas guzzler.

[oblongmelon]

It's 2.75 here for regular unleaded. 2.99 for super.

[bachviet]

$2.94 is the lowest I saw so far.

[Cheesypuff]

it's $8.43 hkd /liter here in hong kong. ...and it's about $7.75 hkd for $1 UDS.

hrmm...let me do some quick calculations here.

1 liter = 0.264172051 US gallon

1/0.264172051 = 3.785

3.785 * $8.43 hkd = 31.91 hkd /gal

31.91/7.75 = $4.12 USD /gal

holy crap...thats how much gas is in hong kong! hot damn

[Sirrich3]

Just heard that the reason why gas is so high in California is due to a Opossum and a raccoon that damaged some pumps...

[Chgoman]

wahoo, gas jumped from 2.99 for the cheap stuff to 3.12 overnight yesterday. Gotta love it.

[Markel]

Best price around me is 2.39

[Sirrich3]

It's like a crime spree....

[MikeD]

Just heard that the reason why gas is so high in California is due to a Opossum and a raccoon that damaged some pumps...

:eek3:


With pump prices up 20 cents in the last two weeks and daylight saving time three weeks early, it feels like spring is coming a little early this year. But if the typically seasonal pattern of pump prices holds, consumers in most parts of the country can expect some relief by Memorial Day.

Though the summer driving season — and the resulting pick up in demand — is months away, gas prices have moved higher as refiners take their plants offline for annual maintenance and upgrades. As production levels dip, worries about short-term supplies send futures prices higher, according to Tom Kloza, who tracks gasoline prices at the Oil Price Information Service.

“This is trader lead,” he said. “There were a lot of refinery problems, and that’s been the catalyst this year for an earlier-that-normal late first quarter surge.”

That first quarter surge typically come as gasoline production dips as refiners switch to making the blends that burn more cleanly in summer months. Over the past 22 years, gasoline futures have risen 57 percent over their winter lows, according to Kloza. Based on that historical average, prices are near their normal seasonal peak.

But this has not been a normal season for refiners. A fire knocked a 170,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Texas offline last month. Last week, a power outage shut down production at a 100,000 barrel-per-day refinery in the Los Angeles area. Nationwide, refinery output slipped to 85 percent of capacity last month and inventories have fallen sharply.

As a result, gasoline inventories last week fell by 3.8 million barrels to 216.4 million barrels, a sharper decline than the 1.4 million-barrel drop that analysts had expected. Gasoline imports have been running lower than normal for this time of year.

Meanwhile, demand has been running stronger than usual for this time of year, especially for diesel fuel.

That’s been good news for the refiners that have kept their production online; profit margins have more than doubled since January, according to Friedman Billings and Ramsey energy analyst Jacques Rousseau. He figures refiners' profit margins jumped to $22.05 a barrel on March 9 from $10.45 a barrel at the start of the year.

With pump prices rising, that profit surge has also brought complaints that consumers are being gouged.

“We’ve allowed so many mergers in the downstream industry that are markets are noncompetitive,” said Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen's energy program told CNBC. “Our energy trading markets, where crude oil and gas prices are set, aren’t transparent enough … There’s no government regulation there."

But neither domestic refiners nor U.S. regulators have any control over global gasoline markets. Higher pump prices in the U.S. typically bring an increase in imported gasoline, which helps ease tight inventories. Analysts say that — barring further unplanned refinery outages — tight inventories should ease up by mid-April, taking the pressure off retail prices.

Gasoline dealers should also be free of the bottlenecks that popped up last year, after a switch to ethanol as a key summer blend ingredient put a crimp on supplies and a sharp spike in prices in some areas. A boom in ethanol production since then has produced ample supplies this year, and prices are down sharply from last year’s peak levels.

But drivers in California, where pump prices have posted the biggest gains, may continue to face price spikes even after the rest of the country gets some relief. That’s because refining capacity in California has not been keeping up with demand. And because relatively few refiners outside the region can produce gasoline that meets the state’s tough environmental standards, inventories there will likely remain tighter than elsewhere in the country

“It is a very clean fuel, but the price you pay for that is that you get isolated from the rest of the country,” said Kloza.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17580374/

[fillup0215]

3.11 Tustin California

[guiseppewv]

We are preparing to break $3 for the "cheap" stuff here in HI.

[Sirrich3]

$3.13 in Covina

[avlena]

:( :( :( just paid 3.25 in Culver City, CA

[brainsmile]

3.27

[Jeffbx]

Still hovering around $2.50 - $2.60 in MI

[guiseppewv]

Wow, I thought HI was the only place that was more expensive than Cali.

[Sirrich3]

Got some in AZ for $2.60, got home at it is now $3.19

[Jeffbx]

Wow, sad thing to say, but I was thrilled to see gas for less than $3/gal - $2.92 at Costco yesterday

[Sirrich3]

It's slowly dropping now....$3.08

[brainsmile]

nice 3.11

[Prngr44]

2.79

[raimin]

3.59 at the costco

[guiseppewv]

$3.41 today near HNL airport.

[bachviet]

$3.07 at a local Shell

[Sirrich3]

saw it today for 3.04

[Markel]

Near my home the stations are dropping down to the $3.35 range. Near my work (17 miles from home) there are stations for $3.09.

[brainsmile]

$3.23

[Sirrich3]

3.29

[OneKidOneDogMom]

$3.289 in San Diego-ish, CA Chevron station

[modena]

3.59 for premium in south central PA

[guiseppewv]

$3.25 for the "cheap stuff" down in Waikiki

[uncledaddy]

$3.25 for the "cheap stuff" down in Waikiki

How is fuel less expensive in Hawaii than in California?

Cheaper blend? Less tax?

[brainsmile]

3.59 for premium in south central PA
WOW

[BlueTriangle]

3.09 for the regular stuff

[Daedalus]

How is fuel less expensive in Hawaii than in California?

Cheaper blend? Less tax?
Not sure about the tax, but I know Hawaii regulates prices that distributors can charge.

I hate price controls. IIRC, Hawaii only has 2 distributors. Great way to chase them out of business--limit profits to the point where they might just say, "F it. We don't need this market that badly."

[mcs328]

Wow...I go on vacation for 3 weeks and I come back to 3.09/gal gasoline in the DC Metro area. It's much higher in Hong Kong btw.

[guiseppewv]

How is fuel less expensive in Hawaii than in California?

Cheaper blend? Less tax?

Not sure but give it another week. We jumped from under $3 to where we are today in less than 7 days. I figure by next week it will be at $3.50.

[brainsmile]

3.59

[oblongmelon]

3.45 for regular unleaded.

[Cheesypuff]

3.64 here in monterey CA

[guiseppewv]

$3.45 at Costco. It is up at $3.99 on Maui.

[DarkFury]

$3.45 at Costco. It is up at $3.99 on Maui.
Time to switch to a Go Kart/Golf Cart. :eek:

[uncledaddy]

Up to $3.49 @ Pendalton, but at 32nd Naval Station we can still get it for about $3.42.

[renovation]

$3.26 last i seen yesterday at my local BP for reg.

[Sirrich3]

$3.51 in Glendora

[mojo]

got it for $3.09 in philly. it's $3.21 at the nearest station to my place.

[brainsmile]

Well who is gotten to the point of switching cars? I just put my parents V6 Camry up on Craigslist and sold it in a day.

[Daedalus]

Were gas prices the primary driver of selling the Camry? If I got 30mpg it could save me maybe $800/year at $4/gallon (if it was the only car I drove), and that's less than the taxes I would probably pay to buy the car. My cars suck gas, but they do so purposefully. The sedans are safe, comfy, quiet and powerful. The sports car is quick and fun. The truck can haul almost anything I could buy at the nearby home depot. Even @ $4 the $$$ spent on gas in a year is minor next to what I spend on maintenance.

[renovation]

this tank tonight was $3.14 at speedway was a penny cheaper at sunoco next door. but i like speedway better and 15 cents was not going to make me or break me.

[brainsmile]

It had mechanical issues. My parents are getting older and wanted something less of a hassle.

They spend about 300-400 a month on gas currently and are getting about 20 mpg. They need a more fuel efficient car.


Were gas prices the primary driver of selling the Camry? If I got 30mpg it could save me maybe $800/year at $4/gallon (if it was the only car I drove), and that's less than the taxes I would probably pay to buy the car. My cars suck gas, but they do so purposefully. The sedans are safe, comfy, quiet and powerful. The sports car is quick and fun. The truck can haul almost anything I could buy at the nearby home depot. Even @ $4 the $$$ spent on gas in a year is minor next to what I spend on maintenance.

[guiseppewv]

I just filled up for 3.43 at the Costco in Waipio, HI.

[SteveB]

Filled up yesterday on south side of Atlanta, premium was $3.37 at Quicktrip.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Regular unleaded was $3.09 this morning. We use E85 in our main car, and that's $2.59.

[Sirrich3]

went down a penny since yesterday...

[WhiskeyPapa]

Went up 10 cents yesterday - now $3.19 per gallon.

[beachgirl]

3.45 for regular unleaded. 4.07 for diesel. I drive the Camry more than the Tahoe for sure.

[Sirrich3]

Back up to $3.52

[guiseppewv]

Gas here in HI is $3.45 but I found out today that HI temporarily suspended the state gas tax last year and never restarted it, so if they do it is going to make an immediate hike to the cost of gas here.

[cheapie]

read this if you want to increase your blood pressure!

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/apr2008/bw2008041_945564.htm

[guiseppewv]

I paid $3.98 on the Big Island in Kona, HI.

[Jenny]

$3.24 here for reg. unleaded

[mcs328]

3.33 for regular. And I think I heard the CEO of Exxon got a bonus for having record profits. Gee wonder how that happened.

[GraingerGuy]

3.67...:(

[brainsmile]

3.78

[Markel]

$3.50 for most of them around here.

[uncledaddy]

3.33 for regular. And I think I heard the CEO of Exxon got a bonus for having record profits. Gee wonder how that happened.

I honestly don't blame the oil companies from big profits. It's a business like all others. They provide a product that we demand. How come no one says, "Geez, did you see how much Walmart made this year"? If the Government wants to help drop the prices of fuel, they should reduce the tax on the final product and stop making the public believe that its all the fault of "BIG OIL". :hmm:

[uncledaddy]

Hmmm.....regular unleaded just hit $4.19 in Carlsbad. Really kinda sucks. :sad:

[Sirrich3]

3.80 here...

[brainsmile]

3.89

[DarkFury]

I honestly don't blame the oil companies from big profits. It's a business like all others. They provide a product that we demand. How come no one says, "Geez, did you see how much Walmart made this year"? If the Government wants to help drop the prices of fuel, they should reduce the tax on the final product and stop making the public believe that its all the fault of "BIG OIL". :hmm:
I don't fault them for profits... however if they are gonna make a profit, then WHY do they need Government subsidies on top of their profits? The Government doesn't subsidize Wal-Mart last I checked... so hey, their profit is their fair earnings.

This is what seems unfair to me. They are having their cake and eating it too at our expense.

[The Happy Squirrel]

#.69 last i chekd but it may have gon up again who knows

[VTGreg]

I don't fault them for profits... however if they are gonna make a profit, then WHY do they need Government subsidies on top of their profits? The Government doesn't subsidize Wal-Mart last I checked... so hey, their profit is their fair earnings.

This is what seems unfair to me. They are having their cake and eating it too at our expense.

It's the only way the government has any leverage to force them into research of alternative fuels.

[uncledaddy]

I don't fault them for profits... however if they are gonna make a profit, then WHY do they need Government subsidies on top of their profits? The Government doesn't subsidize Wal-Mart last I checked... so hey, their profit is their fair earnings.

This is what seems unfair to me. They are having their cake and eating it too at our expense.

Problem is, you take away subsidies and the losses get passed to the consumer. Either way, consumers lose. :shrug: