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I first noticed the big price difference between 87 and 89 octane when I was in FL last month. There was a 15-20 cent difference between the two that we did NOT have here in CT.
I don't think ANYONE can explain it logically!
fastdriver
Right now in Phoenix AZ good price is 1.35 regular, a.k.a 87 octane.
BTW crude oil back up to 30 bucks, gas inventories tightest of last 7 years. Expect 10 cent or more rise eventually.
Andrew
The brand for the above station is called PETRO.. These stations are in W. Georgia, E. Alabama, and N. Florida...anyone familar with them elswhere?
They have the lowest price often, and seem to break out of the ten cent division in grade pricing. Must be a spot market vendor or something.... also seems like a "Mr. Patel" runs alot of them...
Know what I mean agtabby, fastdriver??
YIKES! I think Mr. Patel owns a lot of the gas stations around here too! I've seen that name on some of my gas slips! Is it a common name like Jones or Smith??
Does the state ever go in to test and see if the 93 octane is REALLY 93 octane? They just had a big scandal about this in NY I think.
fastdriver
Somebody must regulate retailers. Someone must audit the octane at the pump? Good question...
fastdriver
fastdriver
There are also stricter regulations on "Green Gas" or some nonsense like that. This gas is supposed to be more difficult to produce, costs more and of course the cost is being passed to the consumer.
I now drive about 25 miles round trip to avoid the crapoline (Crap gasoline) and excessive taxes.
I also get 30mpg (as opposed to 23mpg) on real gas rather than crapoline.
Last I heard Chicago gas is more expensive than Bay Area gas.
-m
regular $1.59
super $1.69
premium $1.77
carlady/host
Station 1: 87 Octane $1.45
Station 2: 87 Octane $1.35
Station 3: 87 Octane $1.25
Guess which Station this hillbilly bought from?
Latest prices here
87 octane 1.699
90 octane 1.739
92 octane 1.799
89 octane was 1.55.9 wednesday.
today, it is 1.78.9
ouch.
As of yesterday,
87 octane 1.799
90 octane 1.899
92 octane 1.999
Saw this at several SuperAmericas and Amocos (the two dominant gas stations in our area)
Heard it will be 2.00 by July 4th. Yikes!
I just paid $ 1.789 to fill up my 95 XJ6 Vanden Plas..
This was at the Texaco On Page ave in StL County at Warson.
Reg was 1.589 and Mid Grade was 1.689.
Ya know.. I saw an old Mercedes 240D In the paper for 1900....
Bill
In the city, I haven't seen anything less than $2.17.
Paul
from May 30
87 - $1.459 - up 4 cents
89 - $1.599 - up 8 cents
93 - $1.659 - up 8 cents
94 - $1.689 - up 9 cents
diesel - $1.399 - up 2 cents
kcram
Co-Host - Smart Shopper & FWI Conferences
edmunds.com Town Hall
87 octane - $1.69-9/10
89 octane - $1.79-9/10
91 octane - $1.89-9/10
And this is actually much better than earlier in the spring when it zoomed to $1.81-9/10 at the station I frequent. $_$
But gawd, prices in the Midwest are 50 cents more expensive per gallon than here in the Bay Area! What gives? Did everyone who planned to switch over to the new reformulated gas in the Midwest goofed up big time?
87 - $1.519 - up 6 cents
89 - $1.619 - up 2 cents
93 - $1.679 - up 2 cents
94 - $1.719 - up 3 cents
diesel - $1.399 - unchanged
well, you gas-people now know how us diesel-people felt back in January and February when WE were paying $1.75-2.00
kcram
Co-Host - Smart Shopper & FWI Conferences
edmunds.com Town Hall
at Mobil is $1.999, just 1 cent above the state average.
fastdriver
Regular (87 octane): $1.669
Mid-Grade (89 octane): $1.759
Premium (93 octane): $1.849
Yeah it is funny, used to be the midwest was cheapest, California the highest.
Andrew
CT gas does have MTBE. Not sure about MA. Between that and the CA emissions on my 300M, my mileage stinks! It has been better since I moved up to 89 octane gas last March.
fastdriver
PS CT does plan to eliminate the MTBE, but they said it would take about 7 years to do so! By then, everyone's well water will be polluted or else they'll all be dead from it.
Overall, $1.38 is bout the cheapest, while $1.65 is bout the highest....for 87. Quite a spread.
Aside from any mileage differences, I can't discern any performance difference between MA gas and CT gas (both Mobil 93 octane).
All I know is, if your car requires premium, put it in! It really makes a difference. I ran out of gas once and the DOT came and put a gallon or two of their gas into my tank. The car ran like s**t after that! (until I got a tankful of 93 again...) I bet it was just 87, too. Even with the knock sensor, you could hear a little bit of pinging, and boy was it sluggish.
MBTE can contaminate water and is nasty, but then again gasoline is pretty much made out of nasty junk. Ethyl alcohol is super expensive and is only made economical by federal laws giving it a tax break, this is an additive that makes not economic sense but is supported by political favoratism.
It is not even clear how much oxygenaters reduce pollution, they help over-rich dirty cars the most.
Andrew
It just seems funny that as soon as the price per barrel goes up, the price at the pumps is raised the NEXT day. The station DIDN'T pay this increase for the supply they already have? When the price drops, it's weeks or months before the price goes down. The average consumer has no way to know when the prices really should go up or down. As of June 24, the Mobil station in So. CT where I go had the following prices: $1.87.9 for 87, $1.91.9 for 89 and $1.95.9 for 93.
fastdriver
Preliminary set-up shows my area average at 1.88. I have a low chance (< 33%) of getting gas at 1.73, and a great chance (> 85%) at 1.83 (87 octane).
A couple "caveats"
o You will get charged a $3 fee each month you use the service (first 90 days free). But the fee is shared with the grocery fee, so if you have both you don't get double-dinged. I figured out that if I get 30 gallons of gas at a dime less, it's a break-even point.
o You gotta use a **MAJOR** credit/debit card (Visa/MC/Amex/Discover). No Mobil/Shell/Amoco/Marathon/Philips 66/etc Oil company Cards. If you're used to using those, you'll have to change.
o You get billed through the website, not the pump. The Priceline Gas card is inserted into the pump instead and you have a PIN to punch in on the pump to get "your price."
Terms and conditions at https://gasoline.priceline.com/gas/termsandconditions.asp
Cheers,
-m
One question- there was a separate pump at this station that had 110 OCTANE gas for something like $3.89.9 a GALLON!!! WHAT is that?? Race car fuel?? There is a racetrack nearby.
fastdriver
fastdriver
Get one!
fastdriver
Is this the beginning of the down hill slide they have been talking about?