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

kevm14

Still $1.89 for Mobil Premium. I'm somewhat satisfied....

mykem

Woohoo! We're no longer #1!

Aurora IL

1.679, 1.779 and 1.879.

Central Indiana prices were averaging between 1.399 and 1.459 for 87 octane.

Will and Kanakee Counties in Illinois were around 1.559 for 87 octane at stations I saw.

-m

OnYerLeft

Today's local paper says local average for regular is $1.419, but I can lay hands on regular for $1.279 if I go to the right part of town. One month ago, the cheapest I could find was $1.899.

OnYerLeft

#111--kevm14: What kind of car do you have? My Maxima is supposed to take 93 octane, but I have put 87 in it and really didn't notice much of a difference, and certainly didn't get any pinging or knocking.

wilcox

$1.39.

mykem

down to 1.589 in my burb.

Seen it as low as 1.539.

I'll bet dollars to doughnuts it's even lower today. Falls every day for the past week so far.

-m

mzn

My Texaco on Capitol Hill is raising prices! I paid $1.64 for regular today.

carlady/host

KCRam

I tanked up at my usual spot on Tuesday night, and all prices held steady - see previous: Post 118

kcram
Co-Host - Smart Shopper & FWI Conferences
edmunds.com Town Hall

mykem

1.499.

told ya it would fall again ;-)


-m

fastdriver

kcram-

Is it true that priceline.com's new name your own gas prices, does NOT work in NJ or is not allowed????

WHY can't you pump your own gas in NJ? That seems archaic to me! I thought you could pump your own gas in every state! Glad I don't live there. I never let anyone pump my gas.

fastdriver

carnut4

Here in Oregon, we're the other state that can't pump our own gas. Why? Who knows. It's stupid, and I like to pump my own gas, because most pump jockeys don't fill it up all the way. Cheapest gas here now- $1.63 regular, more for major brands. Texaco, Chevron, 1.73 reg. We get ripped here in Oregon on the gas deal.

KCRam

Fastdriver,

Yes it is true that Priceline's gas card can not be used in NJ. Motor fuel sales in NJ are highly restricted - you cannot charge less than the posted price (no coupons, rebates, Priceline cards), nor can items be offered for sale of giveaway that require a motor fuel purchase (e.g., free gifts, discount soda, etc.). This restriction is relatively recent, enacted around 20 years ago.

Self serve is a separate issue - that was banned back in 1947 under the fear that motorists would set their neighborhoods on fire (no lie). Every time the ban comes up for an overturning vote, it is usually shot down in Assembly because NJ mortorists don't see where any additional savings will come from - NJ full-serve prices are less than self-serve of surrounding states - partly from much lower state gas tax, partly from NJ being the Northeast US entry point of most oil companies' supertankers. In addition, most motorists feel they are safer in their car, and don't have to worry about possibly ruining good clothes from a spill or in bad weather.

kcram
Co-Host - Smart Shopper & FWI Conferences
edmunds.com Town Hall

kevm14

You put in 87? I definately would not do that. I think my dad put in 87 once or twice. It's funny, because I didn't know he put it in - I was driving the car and I hit the gas...it hesitated and I could hear soft pinging. I came home and yelled at him that it MUST be running 87 (performance with the a/c on was AWFUL also). He said he was running 87...I showed him in the manual where it says use 91 or higher and we have ran 93 since then...so, I can definately tell.

OnYerLeft

kevym14--87 seems to work fine in my Maxima on those few occaisions when I have used it. What kind of car are you talking about?

mzn

Friends, this topic is only for reporting local gas prices. Thanks!

carlady/host

fastdriver

kcram-

Thanks for the info. Very interesting, but still very archaic thinking. A lot of things have changed in 53 years!

Got 89 octane Texaco for $1.03 a gallon from priceline, BUT I had to sign up for a 30 day trial of something for $3.99. It came out to more then $1.03, but MUCH less then the $1.85.9 posted at the pump today here in So. CT!

fastdriver

wilcox

West central Georgia..... $1.37..... down another two cent.

bdstrie

All the news a couple weeks back was how high Chicago gas prices were: $2.28 for 89 octane, but here in Central IL, it was even higher for a short time...we reached $2.30 for 89 octane in late June. Now we're down to $1.49.

Funny how a year ago, I'd HATE to pay $1.49 for gas, but now, it's like "WHOOPPEEEEE a Dollar forty nine----Oh I'm going THERE!!"

mykem

to 1.429 at the Mobil, 1.399 at the Citgo (Aurora IL)

Hmm... big city part of Illinois more expensive than Central Illinois... weird.

-m

OnYerLeft

#138--Sorry, carlady. I did come here to report gas prices, but got more interested in kevm14's comments about octane and forgot where I was. My mind is not as well organized as your forums! ;-)

But getting back on topic--I got regular for $1.23 in a Minneapolis suburb Tuesday night. Today it's back up to $1.39!

wilcox

making room in the tank for a fuel truck someone had inadvertently ordered.....How else could the difference be explained?

OnYerLeft

I don't think so--there were several gas stations along a strip of highway with the same low price. Very localized, though.

wilcox

Price here down...two cent...$1.35....still about twenty five cent too high. (W.Ga.)

wilcox

...make a little love...
...get down to night ...
././
...GET DOWN TO NIGHT !..

Yep, summer must be over (around here)..

price plummeted to $1.29 !

fastdriver

See no price drop here in So. CT. Mid-grade 89 octane still $1.85 at Mobil.

fastdriver

kevm14

I was referring to our 96 Maxima SE 5-speed...

No changes in Northern CT...$1.89 for Mobil 93 octane. it never did get to $2...but it still could. Oops, I've gone and jinxed it.

enigmaone

Gas is still cheap, no matter how you cut it!

Who cares if gas is a $1.80 a gallon?? I'm paying about a $1.69 to 1.73 for a gallon of 93 octane and I could care less.

Personally I would like to see gas prices hit $2.00 a gallon. That way SUV sales go down some more. And people drive less that way too, hopefully.

OnYerLeft

#150 & #151--It never got to $2.00 here in Mpls/St. Paul, either. Highest it got was $1.89, for about a week or 2 in early July, if memory serves me. But what was weird was that when it was $1.89, it was that price EVERYWHERE, at every station in town--not a penny more, not a penny less. Never saw that happen before. Today the spread is about $1.41 - $1.49. (we're talking regular 87 oct. here).

fastdriver

wilcox-

You're lucky! It's not dropping in CT!!! Still about $1.78.9 for 87!

fastdriver

fastdriver

wilcox-

YES! They lowered the state sales tax by .07 on July 1st! Big deal. The gas prices are still up there! With all the millions they get every month from out 2 casino slot revenues, there should be NO state tax on gas!

fastdriver

lariat1

Up here in Alaska we are paying $1.65 for gas I am not to sure why maybe that 48" pipeline that runs through my backyard doesn't supply enough oil to make cheap gas in the refinery that I look at everyday.

fastdriver

lariat1-

......OR is all that cheap gas going to another country??

fastdriver

agtabby

They could sell it for more here in the US, but they sell it for 10 cents a gallon in Japan! My brother told me that a friend of his neigbors told him that!!

Why? Because the oil companies are so mean they don't care about making a proffit!! They just want to help those damn foreigners, even if it means shorting us red blooded Americans on our God given dinasaur juice.

Jeeze, the Japanese just waste their gas on those silly little cars anyway, they don't put it to good use like us.

(seriously, I've been hearing people grumble about gas and oil going overseas for years. Who cares? Does anyone think that this matters?)

Andrew

mykem

Saw prices as low as 1.289 (for 87) at a Speedway and a Citgo in Downers Grove, IL.

Prices in the Naperville IL area are around 1.339.

-m

mykem

the state, also "repealed" their tax until 31 Dec 2000, otherwise the price would be up more than 20 cents or so.

-m

mykem

In IL I think they're expecting a loss of some US$150-180m.

But funny you should ask how they're going to make up for it... :-)

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/surp10.html

We seem to have over US$1.5bn in the "bank," and with about some US$700m to pay out, the state will have more than enough surplus to pay the people who would have been otherwise hurt by loss of gas tax money (roads and, I think, schools).

I guess an immediate answer to your question is: Yes, I suppose things are that good up here. Until I read that story I had no idea, though. The state is so "thrifty" with spending the money on public works projects that actually need it, it was hard to tell.

-m

OnYerLeft

prophet2--While you guys in HI pay more for a gallon of gas, I'll bet your total gas expenses are a lot less than for those of us on the mainland. I mean, where are you going to drive to, anyway? You're on a small island!

Just curious, but do you know how many miles the average Hawaiian drives per year, vs. the national average? I'm guessing Hawaii's used cars have a lot fewer miles on them when compared to a like car on the mainland, too.

prophet2

for the average driver, the mileage may be lower. Here on O'ahu, the island is only 604 sq. miles, but we have monumental traffic jams EVERY DAY during the morning and afternoon rush hour. When there's a fatality on the freeway, the police close off ALL the lanes. So you either sit and wait, or find alternative routes on the secondary roads. So, with all the idling engines or slow traffic at 15-20 mph on the freeway, gas mileage goes down, costs go up.

Then, you throw in a few like me who: 1) drive a lot for business reasons; 2) enjoy driving; 3) or both. I picked up my current car in March 1997. Since then, I have gone 63,000 miles in 41 months, which translates to over 18,400 miles per year. This includes two stints during which the car was out-of-action for a transmission overhaul and body repair after my daughter got into an accident. No, it isn't a Chrysler. It was a used Acura and the trans went out at 145K. Put on 22K since.

My '93 Nissan Quest now has 152K in 7-1/2 years: that's 20K a year. Had it in the shop for a week for a body repair (wife caused that). Only real breakdown was an AC evaporator and the cable for the spare tire lifting mechanism. Everything else were normal service items though there was one instance of an exploding Diehard battery.

I guess we're the exception as we pile on a lot of miles on such a small island.

One more thing: car dealers make a big thing out of advertising pre-owned cars that have "mainland freeway miles" rather than the lower mileage local cars which have only been driven short distances or been in the morning freeway grind. I stay away from cars with excessively low miles, like 20K in six years. The tires are probably bad even if there appears to be a lot of tread left and the pistons may be caked with carbon.

hprickettx

8/19 Regular Unleaded $1.169 at Myrtle Beach Murphys's gas station at Wal-Mart w/ Wal-Mart 3 cent discount

mykem

I have all my gas receipts from my X-country journey! I'll probably post the prices tomorrow :-)

I'll have to say that the average (guesstimating) was about 145.9 - 150.9 for around 87-octane.

Lowest price was IL (no gas tax until 12/31/00) and the highest was (surprise) California.

-m

mykem

Dekalb IL - 1.369 for 87

KC MO - 1.389 for 87

Grand Junction CO - 1.689 for (Midgrade=87)
(low-grade was 85 octane)

Walnut IA - 1.479 for 87

Brooklyn IA - 1.389 for 87

Sutherland NE - 1.699 for 87

Winslow AZ (Standin' on the Corner) - 1.599 for 87
...and yes, I did stand on the corner. I have a picture to prove it ;-)

Denver CO (suburb) - 1.649 for 87 (again midgrade)

Yukon OK ("Home of Garth Brooks") - 1.399 for 87

Some Texaco in New Mexico - 1.699 for 88

Baker CA - 1.939 for 87

Hurricane UT - 1.629 for 87 at both places I stopped

Las Vegas NV - 1.779 for 87


Luckily I got back recently -- I hear prices are going up for the ol' Labor Day Weekend again... whee.

Peace.
-m

carnut4

Oregon-cheapest regular 87 now 1.73-gouge 'em in style for these holiday weekends...

carnut4

Cheapest regular 87 here now 175.9. Major brands now 183, 193, and 203 for the three grades. First time ever we're over the 2 dollar mark. Are we getting gouged out here or what???

KCRam

...because diesel is making its annual charge up the scales:

87 - $1.489 - unchanged
89 - $1.589 - unchanged
93 - $1.659 - down 2 cents
94 - $1.699 - unchanged
diesel - $1.599 - up 12 cents

Just put almost 31 gallons of diesel into my 35 gallon tank - $49.25... (sigh) good thing I get great fuel economy out of this beast.

kcram
Co-Host - Smart Shopper & FWI Conferences
edmunds.com Town Hall

tronsr

IN THIS ARE GAS GOES ANYWHERE FROM 1.45 TO 1.57/ GALLON FOR REGULAR. I JUST PURCHASED GAS FOR 1.36/GALLON IN THIS AREA THRU PRICELINE.COM. GREAT SITE FOR LOW BID PRICES ON GAS.

mykem

1.79

I believe Diesel is still being taxed as it may not qualify as a gasoline or a gasohol.

-m

wilcox

$1.31 - $1.32 can be found in West Georgia. A tad higher at Exxons and Amocos, etc...

wilcox

I'm curious, how do you order gas (on internet) from priceline and how do you pick it up? Do you have to give your credit number up front? Get some kind of authorization number in return? How confusing....(to me)

fastdriver

wilcox-

DO IT! Once you get into the site, it is self-explanatory! Yes, you give your credit card number. Yes, you print out a customer number. Yes, they will send you a card to stick in the gas pump when you go to the station. Your gas is PREPAID according to what price you get it for on-line.

Some weeks you might put in Mobil, some weeks Texaco etc. It all depends what stations in your area participate. It's all at their website.

It sounds confusing, but it's not. If you're paying $1.30+ now, you could possibly get it for less than $1.00.

Try it. NO obligation. I think you'll like it.

fastdriver

mykem

it's a "free" service now. I got email a few weeks back saying they are dropping their $3 monthly charge for gasoline.

-m