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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Guess he didn't have a name, other than the Esso Tiger.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Back in the late 60s when the Esso tiger started Citgo, just updated from Cities Service, had a bee as their mascot. My brothers and I observed that they should trade and have the Citgo tiger and the Esso bee......
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Esso bee....

    Now that is funny :D:D
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I guess the oil companies want to make sure everybody stays home for the Easter weekend.

    Sunoco at Rhawn and Verree:

    RUG = $3.85
    Plus = $3.95
    Ultra = $4.05

    Topped off wifey's LaCrosse last night.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    just filled up my '79 5th Ave today at lunch. Premium was $4.159/gal! Even more sickening, I got a whopping 8.2 mpg on this tank. :sick:

    Checking my records though, the last time this car was filled up was back on July 17, 2010, which would have been a few days after coming back from the Carlisle Mopar show last year. Since then, it's only been driven about locally, short trips, sitting around alot, and staying off the roads during the winter.

    Considering that tank of fuel is 9 months old, would evaporation be a factor? I know modern fuel systems are a lot more airtight than the older ones, but I'm not convinced that it's totally airtight.

    I have a feeling this is going to be an expensive billing cycle on the credit card. I want to get the convertible and LeMans topped off as well fairly soon, and, if it starts and can make it all the way to the gas station, New Yorker #2 as well.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    The last time my 1989 Cadillac Brougham was topped-off was following the Fall Meet of the local chapter of Cadillac-LaSalle Club's Fall meet in Lahaska, PA at the end of September. The Sunoco is only 1/2 mile from my home, so I still have a full tank + one bottle of Sta-Bil. The DTS is still topped-off from mid-November when it was placed in winter storage. Filling the entire fleet would be a very expensive proposition these days.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    edited April 2011
    If it makes you feel any better, I just filled up the Fusion for the same price for RUG.
    Fuel definitely loses it'd power over time.
    The worst mileage I ever got (14.6) with my Mustang was when I didn't drive it for 2 years. I think I started it once during that time.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Big, unnecessarily violent, lots of cussing going on.

    RUG is $4.05 in my little burg. :sick:
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Today (Earth Day) only, and until 3 PM at Thornton gas stations.

    E85 for .85 cents a gallon. 30 gallon limit.

    Looks like stations are in Chicago south to parts of Tennessee.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    I'm on my way.....
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...in two days!

    Sunoco at Rhawn and Verree in NE Philly:

    RUG = $3.87
    Plus = $3.97
    Ultra = $4.07

    No colored eggs this year
    No new Easter outfits
    No chocolate bunnies
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Don't even want to think about what the station with the ethanol free stuff is charging for regular.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    What's pretty nutty down here at the moment is the spread from station to station. The two stations I pass on the way to work are 12 cents apart ($3.67 and $3.79)!
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Yesterday I had the Outback washed and vacuumed. Then I crammed it up against the studs along one wall of the garage and don't plan to drive it until the snow falls.

    (Of course, snow is in the forecast for Monday. :P )
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Of course, snow is in the forecast for Monday.

    Glad you said it before I did....
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,736
    funny. I observed the same thing this morning. I was only look at the mid-grade price, but the Hess in Jackson was $3.78, while the Sunoco was $3.89. Not even close.

    '11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S

  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    The $4.09 was short-lived. Now it's $4.14.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I KNEW I should've topped-off yesterday! Another four-cent increase this morning!

    Sunoco at Rising Sun and Longshore in NE Philly:

    RUG = $3.91
    Plus = $4.01
    Ultra = $4.11

    I topped of the Grand Marquis so much, it can probably make it to the moon!
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Topped off.. as in buying gas when you really don't need to and increasing short term demand??? ;)
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Darned if you do, darned if you don't! I'm afraid to even look at the gas gauge on wifey's ride after all her shopping excursions for things she "needs." There are no high fuel prices in her world!
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Only change I've made is making sure that I group trips when possible, like stopping at the grocery store on the way to or frm another stop I have to make.

    Meanwhile, our intrepid government is making noises about raising taxes on oil compaines. Gee, let's see who would pay THAT. I bet we could raise property taxes on owners of apartment buildings to get money out of them too!
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I try to buy things a lot closer nowadays than in the past.

    I used to drive to a suburban Lowe's for house and garden supplies, but now go to a Home Depot in the 'hood. Same for pet food for the kitties.

    There is a nearby supermarket I can walk to as well as a CVS pharmacy.

    Any trip out of town, I try to get all the things I need during that trip.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    If only these price trends had anything to do with actual demand. :sick:
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    I was combining trips when gas was $2 gallon - shopping and other errands are torture no matter the price of fuel.

    I bet if taxes were knocked down to zero, there would be no price change...
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I see demand falling. It won't be long before I'm walking or taking the bus. It's not that I can't afford it, but I can't stand being ripped-off. Besides, I could stand to lose the weight.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    I'd bus it now, but my little 10 minute drive home is a good 25 mins longer (the morning commute is actually not much longer via bus). After a long day at work, I just want to get away...but eventually I might do it too.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    I figure I can work from home once in a while. Can't drive the car that day though. Still like to see other people, so I would prefer to not work from home all the time.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited April 2011
    $4.19 for regular.

    The most coupons I can collect top out at 20 cents off a gallon, so if this price holds, I could still fill up for under $4 a gallon. $3.99 9/10ths is still under $4. :)
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    edited May 2011
    Another 4-cent rise this morning!
    Sunoco at Rising Sun and Longshore in NE Philly:

    RUG = $3.999
    Plus = $4.099
    Ultra = $4.1999

    Good thing I topped off both the Grand Marquis and LaCrosse over the weekend.
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    a few stations on the morning commute were advertised at $4.47(9) and $4.49(9). Those represent a 20 cent jump since Friday afternoon. These were in West Chicago so figure the REAL Chicago must be over the $4.50 mark, especially downtown.

    Working around the house this weekend kept me insulated from the prices :sick: . I'm afraid to think what's going to happen Memorial Day...heck Mother's Day this Sunday.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I'm just a quarter behind you. Another jump to $4.25.
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    My local Shell is back up to $4.29 this morning. They had dropped to $4.25 last Friday. All 5 stations in town are the same this morning. Two Chevron, Valero, Shell and Mobil.
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    Sorry to hear that Steve. It's to the point now that when "experts" and the media are reporting the national average will be $4 this week, we're all "Been There, Done That"...

    I'm figuring another jump on Thursday - Friday for Mother's Day, then the big one (to quote Fred Sanford) in a couple weeks for Memorial Day.

    Oh well, it may be in the mid-30's at night but at least it's not snowing
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    At least it's not sticking here, lol. Spitted some off and on yesterday. Sunny today - good day to run some errands. On foot.
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    good day to run some errands. On foot.

    Doing that more and more too. As posted here and other forums by other members, I started that and the combined trips routine when petrol hit $2 :surprise: years ago. The little things really help.

    Maybe one day I'll again buy Kellogg's Frosted Flakes instead of the generic equivalents LOL. :P
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    RUG is $4.29 today, same as diesel at one station.
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Shell and Mobil both went up to $4.32. They are selling diesel at $4.79. I don't think I would fill up here if I bought a diesel vehicle. Several stations within 15 miles have ULSD for $4.35. The advantage would be not needing to fill more than once a month.
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    This time was able to go back to the usual place, fill-up was for $4.22 for 87 octane.

    For comparison last week's price was $4.00 but the place was jammed packed so I went to a Shell right down the road. I usually pass this on my way to the usual place so it's not like I'm going out my way and it's price was $4.02. Well this same Shell's price was $4.46, a 44 cent jump in a week :surprise:
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Sunoco at Rhawn and Verree in NE Philly:

    RUG = $4.03
    Plus = $4.13
    Ultra = $4.23

    Funny, because a nearby Sunoco in suburban Rockledge is still holding the line at $3.99 for RUG as well as the Sunoco at Longshore and Rising Sun. Maybe they didn't get the word?

    It got to the point my wife was talking about taking the bus to work "because somebody's got to send a message to these greedy (censored)s." Wow! Those are strong words coming from a tiny quiet shy petite woman. When they've got her rattled, you know the crap is about to hit the fan. These oil thieves are pulling a swindle so immense it makes Bernie Madoff look like a four year-old kid stealing cookies.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,736
    For premium, that is. $4.03. $3.81 for RUG and $3.91 for plus.

    I've filled up with plus rather than premium the past few tanks and my mileage has actually improved in my GTI. Up to 28.5 on the last fillup.

    '11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S

  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    Congrats lemko and welcome to the pain, I mean party.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited May 2011
    Sunny, took a road trip for an orthopedic's office to check my wife's leg and it's healed after 26 months (yay!), and scored some gas at $3.97.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    Topped the tank off for 4.319 credit price. Cash is 6 cents cheaper.
    Heading to Ohio tomorrow and should be back on Tuesday with a few fill ups to post about.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    You won't find much love in Ohio from low gas prices. We were at $4.15 then dropped to 4.05 and rose to 4.19 and now are dropping to $4.05 at Rt. 42 west of Columbus (Pilot, BP, Speedway) on I-70 and at Huber Heights Rt 202 (BP, Speedway, Kroger, and Rt. 201 (Shell, Marathon, Meijer) along I-70. I suspect they may drop lower on Thursday.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    I'm only driving into PA tomorrow. May need to fill up before I get to my sister's, or definitely before hitting the highway on the way to Oxford.
    Might have to fill up at exit 10, or maybe can make the whole second segment.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited May 2011
    Got another Thornton's deal for you.

    Auto Parts Bargains and Coupons
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Filled my PU at our local Shell station last evening. Price for regular $4.33. Still beats driving to Costco and paying $4.12 for RUG. Worst part is they have raised the price of a car wash with 8 gallon purchase to $5.99 from $3.99. A very hefty increase. Part of the massive inflation we are seeing.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Sunoco at Rising Sun and Longshore in NE Philly:

    RUG = $3.97 - a two cent DECREASE! :surprise:
    Plus = $4.09 - same :(
    Ultra = $4.19 - same :(
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Price of crude dropped nearly 10%. Gas should do the same. Not counting on it. It should have gone to about $3.60 for you and $3.90 for me at Shell.
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