Report Your Local Gas Prices Here (retired discussion, please see the new one)

oldfarmer50

"..."C'mon Trend, I want to see you end!!!..."

Party pooper! :sick:

You may get your wish as the 1.5 million barrel per day cut by OPEC seems to have slowed the drop in oil from about $4 a day to $1 a day.

The news today said the price of gas is now LOWER than it was before all this speculation bubble began last year. You got to love that on the personal level.

I just hope the next president will show some leadership in forming a SENSIBLE energy policy that will limit our dependence on foreign oil.

explorerx4

quite a few stations are now below $2.50.

gagrice

I got Tomatoes at 99 cents a pound today. Now when gas gets to $2 we can start rebuilding this mess the Congress has made for US. Personally I think that $65 oil is sustainable and PLENTY of profit for the Saudis and their partners in crime. Anyone that thinks it cannot go back to the bottom just does not understand the business. There are powers way above my pay scale running the show.

imidazol97

So many businesses raised prices due to higher fuel costs during the last 12 months that I wonder how many are giving a ebate instead of surcharge for fuel these days? 0%

Gasoline is $2.09 but I noticed the cheapest stations didn't seem to have the glut of cars waiting in line to get to the pumps; e.g., the demand for fuel isn't there like it was at a $3.59 station when the prices were typically $3.89. I expect our stations to go like Cincy northern suburbs did with $1.99 fuel.

fezo

Meanwhile, back at the Jersey shore -

Last Tuesday I filled at the same station I'd filled it at exactly a week before. it was 20 cents per gallon cheaper in a week. Well, today I filled at the same place and it was down another 18 cents to $2.39. I didn't go down Route 9 to find cheaper but I'm betting it's there. I saw off brands as cheap as $2.33.

mattandi

but not as fast as other areas of the country :P

Filled up Sunday in Mebane NC, about an hour east of me
$2.57 for RUG, RUG was all they had

local Hess is at $2.59 this morning
I did not look closely, but it appeared the bags are gone from the pumps, so maybe they have plus and premium now

larsb

Average USA price today is:

$2.589

Down another 4 cents overnight.

Diesel down to $3.391

Phoenix is at $2.49 for RUG.

explorerx4

RUG is dropping to under $2.40.
2 dolla 2 dolla 2 dolla gasoleen!

fezo

Saw my first 2.29 today. It was for Delta whatevr that is. Best real brand was a $2.31 Sunoco.

Had the van at one point today. I pretty much only drive that when I need it so it doesn't go through a lo of gas. I'm betting that its next fillup will be a buck a gallon less than its last one.

jae5

was for $2.68 at the usual place, same as with the Meijers, BP and Citgo. The Shell was actually a couple of cents cheaper at $2.66 but the Mobil was holding steady at $2.72. Prices at work are roughly 10 ~ 15 cents more. Actually spent less than $30 on the fill-up, which I hadn't done in almost a year!! Please note that my fill-ups are based on filling up at a 1/4-tank, not empty. If empty I think my petrol purchase would have been in the $36 range, which still isn't too bad (crap, did I say that?!).

Checking my log, prices haven't been this low in over a year, when a fill-up on 12-Oct-07 was $2.70 and before that it hadn't been that low since a $2.56/gal fillup in April of '07.

One bad thing about this is more and more people are returning to their speed-demon ways - short memories indeed.

larsb

Average USA price today 10-30-2008 is:

$2.547

Down another 4 cents overnight.

Diesel down to $3.352

Phoenix is at $2.48 for RUG.

$2.547

gagrice

RUG down 8 cents to $2.53 Diesel dropped 13 cents since Monday. D2 is selling for $2.74. It is strange to be below the National Average. I guess we deserve it. :shades:

maverickj

2.99 in Los Angeles, CA. Keeping fingers crossed for lower.

nortsr1

Mobil $2.35 RUG Deisel $3.67 That's a heck of a gap.

fezo

Jersey shore - and right in town - $2.25 at Costco.

larsb

Like clockwork, the average USA price has dropped 4 cents per day each of the last 3 days.

Average USA price today 10-31-2008 is:

$2.504

Down another 4 cents overnight.

Diesel down to $3.316

Phoenix is at $2.45 for RUG.

At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 13th.

sylviae

We now have prices for ethanol part gas @ $1.92-2.04----about 2.20 for the real stuff !! (Oklahoma City, Okla and Edmond, Okla)

stever

So, RUG fell again, but we're back to being in the top tier of high gas prices in the nation. I don't think that's what Shell has in mind when they promote their top tier gas. :P

imidazol97

How can it still be $2.78?

> I just bought gas for $1.839 at Krogers after the .10 per gallon food purchase credit ($100).

stever

How can it still be $2.78?

There's only one gas pipeline from Salt Lake City and the rest gets trucked in.

That, or gouging.

gagrice

I filled on Tuesday and gas was $2.60. Today it is $2.48. Diesel only dropped 8 cents to $2.71. Just in time. We are taking some family members up to San Bernardino tomorrow. With a little luck I will make it up and back on one tank. Hard to do with a short range gas rig. I hope that BMW is better at keeping their word than Honda on bringing diesels to America.

explorerx4

this morning i saw a posting under $2.30 on gas buddy.
i filled up for $2.499 on my way back from a trip to the home improvement store.

fezo

Nice - especially for Connecticut. You guys have a fair bit more gas tax than we do.

Costco is down to $2.23. They used to be in the lowish part of the pack but in the pack. Now they are a good fifteen cents below the pack.

oldfarmer50

For RUG in upstate NY. $2.47 at one store. COME ON $2 GAS.

210delray

Paid $2.19 for RUG at the Exxon nearest to my home.

In Virginia Beach later that day, I saw $2.09 for RUG at Citgo and Wawa.

North of Virginia Beach, on the Eastern Shore (Delmarva Peninsula), most places were at $2.29. Today, a Valero where I'm staying dropped 5 cents to $2.24.

The last time I paid under $2 was in January '07 -- it's going to happen again very soon in VA.

imidazol97

This is the range of prices other than two outliers in the Dayton area. One station is at $2.37 and another at $2.69.

I paid $1.93 with a .10 reduction added to that for Kroger loyalty card use. $1.83. Absolutely amazing. The oil speculation market really took us for our money.

We really need to give Bush credit for bringing the gas prices down like he has. You may recall all the blaming placed on him and the administration as oil and gas prices rose.

Now it's time to give the praise to Bush and admin. The extra money in the pockets of people who were spending a fortune driving to and fro work can help the economy during the fall quarter here.

210delray

I know you're saying that tongue-in-cheek about Bush. He had nothing to do with the rise or the fall of gas prices. Looks like the bulk of the rise was due to speculation as you noted, and the fall was in no small part caused by Americans driving less because of the $4 gas prices. Even though India and China are rapidly "automobiling," we still consume the most oil, and even a small decline in US demand has a big effect.

I like the fact that we are now sticking it to OPEC.

explorerx4

imo, the real reason oil prices have dropped are related to the buyers having to actually having the capacity to take delivery of the oil.
it's not just OPEC. we have valero and citgo gas which are supplied by venezuela.

fintail

Paid $2.99 for premium today...can't remember the last time I did that.

imidazol97

>we are now sticking it to OPEC

We agree.

>you're saying that tongue-in-cheek about Bush. He had nothing to do with the rise or the fall of gas prices.

As prices went up the pundits and partisans were ranting and railing that it was because of the current administration and blaming Bush. Now that prices have come back to reality (exactly as you said, because delivery is being taken rather than speculation), noone gives credit where they gave blame.

The other factor mentioned is that the dollar has increased in value relative to other currencies.

What a sight:

stever

Let's leave the politics for some of the other boards and try to stick to how gas prices are going in here please. (yep, election fatigue has set in).

Try the How does gas at $4 and higher impact you? discussion for example.

thanks!

imidazol97

Credit where credit is due!

>Try the How does gas at $4 and higher impact you?

I hope you're not suggesting gas is going back to $4!

stever

I noticed that you didn't specify a time frame so I feel pretty safe in saying yep. :shades:

imidazol97

>safe in saying yep.

I was afraid that was the thinking. If the recession last 2 years then a slow movement back up?

iwant12

RUG here south of Fort Worth was $1.89 yesterday. I actually don't mind filling up now! :shades: My wife has a Kroger card, too. I'd go there, but it's out of my way.

I have noticed folks driving fast again.

andre1969

in some parts of Maryland. I was out and about yesterday, and locally (Bowie, Glenn Dale, Riverdale areas) I think the cheapest I saw was around $2.40. Haven't left the house today though, so I dunno if any of the local prices have fallen further or not.

joel29m

down here in baton rouge,la the cheapest gas is 2.39, but a gas station in gonzales this friday had a grand reopening from the damage of hurricane gustav and had gas at 1.99 a gallon!! they were lines every where! i didnt waist my time trying to go there. i see in other states its cheaper but down here thats cheap compare to 3.99 a gallon!

iwant12

Good to hear they reopened the gas station. Hope they get the rest of the place up and running. Y'all took a hell of a hit with Gustav.

andre1969

has hit $1.99/gal at a Chevron! Hopefully the rest of the state will follow shortly!

larsb

Average USA price today 11-3-2008 is:

$2.415

Down 9 cents over the weekend.

Diesel down to $3.235

Phoenix is at $2.39 for RUG.

At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 12th.

lemko

...shows Ultra at $2.68 - the lowest it's been in a l-o-n-g time. Saw Sunoco Regular at another station for $2.31. Seems the premium fuel price falls faster than the regular.

larsb

Average USA price today 11-4-2008 is:

$2.391

Down ONLY 2.4 cents overnight. That is a slower drop than recent trends. Maybe we are nearing the bottom?

Diesel down to $3.225

Phoenix is at $2.38 for RUG.

At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 21st.

stever

That was at the Albertsons grocery ($2.58 without an affinity card). I didn't drive by any other stations last night but RUG had dropped to $2.69 just after Halloween. So that's about twenty cents down in less than a week.

210delray

This was at a gas station with Shell colors, Citgo on the pumps, and "Gasgo" on the receipt. So I'm not sure what brand of RUG I bought, but the price was right.

oldfarmer50

Upstate NY. RUG down to $2.41.

I wonder how long it will stay. Wholesale gas jumped 16 cents today.

Is this the Obama effect?

imidazol97

A beautiful sight

larsb

Average USA price today 11-5-2008 is:

$2.365

Down 2.6 cents overnight.

Diesel down to $3.209

Phoenix is at $2.34 for RUG.

At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 19th.

andre1969

I'm now seeing a couple places list 87 at $1.98, according to Marylandgasprices.com. Last night I was in Beltsville, MD, for a party, and saw a few places down to $2.27-2.30. The Costco in Beltsville is down to $2.09.

On my way in to work, the two local stations, a Shell and a Citgo, were still around $2.47-2.50, but I'm sure they'll drop soon. I have to run out to Beltsville again today, so I might fill up the car while I'm there.

lemko

...in NE Philly:

RUG = $2.27
Ultra = $2.64

I just topped off my '88 Park Ave and didn't even go through a $20! Oh, what a feeling!

iluvmysephia1

is that the Great Lakes effect on shipping distance proximity that lowers Ohio's ghastly prices? Wow, those are great prices there!