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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    fintail said:

    kyfdx said:

    fintail said:

    Cincinnati RUG seems to be in the 3.40-3.50 range, with a full $1 spread for PUG. I am not used to that.

    Yeah, the $1 spread is typical, here. ☹️

    Prices have gone up $0.30 in the last couple weeks.
    Spread in WA is seldom more than 30 cents or so. RUG here is cheaper than WA - less taxes, but the gap closes fast for PUG.

    I am sure some kind of supply and demand is at play, legitimate market forces, capitalism and bootstraps, etc.
    It’s weird. In Fort Wayne, spread is $0.60.. 😕

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    kyfdx said:

    fintail said:

    kyfdx said:

    fintail said:

    Cincinnati RUG seems to be in the 3.40-3.50 range, with a full $1 spread for PUG. I am not used to that.

    Yeah, the $1 spread is typical, here. ☹️

    Prices have gone up $0.30 in the last couple weeks.
    Spread in WA is seldom more than 30 cents or so. RUG here is cheaper than WA - less taxes, but the gap closes fast for PUG.

    I am sure some kind of supply and demand is at play, legitimate market forces, capitalism and bootstraps, etc.
    It’s weird. In Fort Wayne, spread is $0.60.. 😕
    I also notice a $1+ spread from RUG to diesel, but I guess that's not new. Little Caddy "recommends" PUG, so mid grade will do.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    PUG at the neighborhood Chevron is $5.30, IIRC. 10 cent cash discount. Costco is about 50 cents less. WA state is highest in the nation now thanks to a poorly implemented carbon tax, which has added much more than initially claimed, and is more regressive taxation.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Costco PUG $4.99 in Tumwater WA.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    Shell PUG $4.39 at my local station in Northern KY

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Costco PUG $4.79 this morning
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Costco PUG $4.83 I think.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,164
    I paid $4.04/gal for Kroger mid-grade last week.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    edited August 2023
    Put 1/2 a tank of PUG to top it off in the Mustang yesterday, 6 1/2 gallons @$4.499 a gallon.
    This was in the greater Cleveland OH area.
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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    Saw a couple stations this morning with RUG under $3 a gallon,
    You have to be in their program to get that price, tie rewards card to your checking acct.
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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    Back from a trip to CT for my grand niece's 1st birthday.
    We got gas at a couple of Sheetz stations. At both of them, gas for all 3 grades was the same price.
    Took my SIL's 2017 Explorer. It got the job done but feels underpowered compared to the newer turbo models and uses a lot more gas.
    Second time we filled up at Sheetz, I put in some mid grade. It seemed to run better, especially the 5-6 upshift at the top of the hills. On RUG it could feel somewhat abrupt, but much softer with some mid grade fuel.
    I couldn't find out anything about why the prices were the same for all grades.
    They do have a high ethanol content 88 octane but I didn't want any of that, and didn't see it at the pumps.
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    That's really weird.

    Don't you have to have a flex fuel vehicle to use E85? (maybe, the Explorer qualifies?)

    From what I've heard, MPG really drops off with E85.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    The 88 octane is 15% ethanol. Still don't want it.
    I don't think the Explorer has a Flex Fuel badge on it.
    One of my kids filled up with E85 by mistake once.
    Check engine light came on after 40 or 50 miles.
    Dealer said just to top off every 100 miles or so and the light went out after a few top off's.
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535

    The 88 octane is 15% ethanol. Still don't want it.
    I don't think the Explorer has a Flex Fuel badge on it.
    One of my kids filled up with E85 by mistake once.
    Check engine light came on after 40 or 50 miles.
    Dealer said just to top off every 100 miles or so and the light went out after a few top off's.

    Some states now allow up to 15% ethanol in their normal grades. :/

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,164
    Article in the local paper last week about a "gas war" here in Denver, with a few stations advertising RUG for under $2/gal.

    I need to fill up today or tomorrow - I think RUG where I am is around $3/gal, and a bit more for midgrade, which I use in the Outback.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    $2.82 for RUG at Kroger in Newport, KY, yesterday

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    $2.69 RUG, today

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,164
    $2.72/gal for midgrade at Kroger in Denver suburbs last week

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    Filled up with BP PUG for $3.499. RUG was $2.559. Lowest I saw was $2.499 for RUG.
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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    Well, I'm not trusting Gasbuddy as a source of prices anymore.
    Usually I use BP PUG, 93 octane, but I saw their gas was no longer rated as a top tier brand.
    After filling up a couple of times wth a local brand GetGo, which is supposed to be top tier but only 92 octane, I didn't like it.
    The engine ran louder and not as smooth.
    Yesterday, I used Gasbuddy to check the local prices and the BP station price was posted a few hours earlier as being $4.259 a gallon.
    When I got there, it was $4.599 but I filled up anyway.
    Checked again today and Gasbuddy still lists it as $4.259, updated today.
    Maybe there is some kind of discount program, but 34 cents is a lot.
    Engine running smoother and quieter, so there is that.
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    4.59 for Costco PUG this morning
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Costco PUG I think $4.47 this morning
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Prices down maybe a little, I forget the exact but I think Costco PUG was $4.19 yesterday
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    fintail said:

    Prices down maybe a little, I forget the exact but I think Costco PUG was $4.19 yesterday

    $3.85 PUG at Costco, here, last Wednesday

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    Last week in Los Angeles:

    RUG: $5.19
    But, PUG was only $0.40 higher.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    kyfdx said:

    Last week in Los Angeles:

    RUG: $5.19
    But, PUG was only $0.40 higher.

    I wonder if the spread is kind of a western thing - in WA I don't think I have seen a spread more than 50 cents or so, and for a long time it was a dime difference per grade.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    fintail said:

    kyfdx said:

    Last week in Los Angeles:

    RUG: $5.19
    But, PUG was only $0.40 higher.

    I wonder if the spread is kind of a western thing - in WA I don't think I have seen a spread more than 50 cents or so, and for a long time it was a dime difference per grade.
    It is mostly a dollar spread, here. Sometimes, 0.80-0.90 cents

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    kyfdx said:

    fintail said:

    kyfdx said:

    Last week in Los Angeles:

    RUG: $5.19
    But, PUG was only $0.40 higher.

    I wonder if the spread is kind of a western thing - in WA I don't think I have seen a spread more than 50 cents or so, and for a long time it was a dime difference per grade.
    It is mostly a dollar spread, here. Sometimes, 0.80-0.90 cents
    Locally I doubt it is over 20 cents per grade, I want to say the little neighborhood Chevron, which tends to be among the pricier options, is around 15 cents per grade.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,164
    $3.70/gal for midgrade (87 octane) in Colorado today.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Costo PUG 3.94 this morning
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,164
    $3.90 for mid grade yesterday.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    Portugal. $7.00/gal for RUG

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,578

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    That's cheap!

    My local Shell station now is:

    +$0.70 for Plus
    +$1.20 for Prem

    I'm going to have to start going elsewhere.. :/

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    RUG $2.85, PUG $3.45 at the QuikTrip I use.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,164
    texases said:

    RUG $2.85, PUG $3.45 at the QuikTrip I use.

    I paid $3.60/gal for midgrade at the local Kroger, yesterday.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    RUG back up to $3.20 at QT, that dip didn't last long...
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    $4.99 for PUG on I-75 in Tennessee

    $3.99 for PUG in I-26 in SC

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    RUG back down, $2.91.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535

    Kansas City

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    $3.39 for PUG at Shell in Odessa, MO.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    $2.49/$3.09 RUG./PUG at QuikTrip, Dallas
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    texases said:

    $2.49/$3.09 RUG./PUG at QuikTrip, Dallas

    $3.29/$4.19 RUG/PUG at Marathon in Terre Haute, IN, today

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    3.85 for Costco PUG on Saturday
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    I usually never get gas at Costco, because there isn't one nearby, and I rarely have a membership, unless I've made a large purchase.

    But, had a meeting just a half-mile away on Wednesday, and drove the Cayman.

    I wasn't even sure their PUG was 93 octane, but it is.

    RUG: $2.64/gal
    PUG: $3.33/gal

    I was shocked at how cheap PUG was, so drove by Shell on the way home.

    RUG: $2.89
    PUG: $3.99 (!!)

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,164
    kyfdx said:

    I usually never get gas at Costco, because there isn't one nearby, and I rarely have a membership, unless I've made a large purchase.

    But, had a meeting just a half-mile away on Wednesday, and drove the Cayman.

    I wasn't even sure their PUG was 93 octane, but it is.

    RUG: $2.64/gal
    PUG: $3.33/gal

    I was shocked at how cheap PUG was, so drove by Shell on the way home.

    RUG: $2.89
    PUG: $3.99 (!!)

    For the Outback, I paid $3/gal for mid-grade this week in CO (mid-grade is 87 octane here).

    Also filled up the Sportage hybrid. It still has less than 1000 miles on it, so I'm sure the engine isn't fully broken in yet. First tank was around 32 MPG, second tank over 33 MPG. I suspect that the daughter has an above average amount of lead in her right foot.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    Back from a trip to Wisconsin over the weekend.
    Saw a sign in Illinois for a Love's, where Diesel was cheaper than RUG. 3.499/3.599.
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    About 2 miles from house at Shell:

    RUG: $2.66
    PUG: $4.19 !!

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    I filled up today with some Tax Free PUG on the Seneca Indian Reservation for $3.299 a gallon.
    So far, best mileage I ever gotten in the Explorer. Rated at 24 MPG highway.
    Mostly downhill but 3 people and lots of cargo.



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