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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Did a survey tonight. Regular is running $3.59 to $3.61, premium tops out at $4.04, diesel is $4.16 to $4.18 and ethanol free premium is a whopping $4.59.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    edited November 2012
    I'll be home in a few days, back to the land of cheap gas, and cheap just about everything else (although groceries here are no more expensive and in some cases cheaper than home). I won't feel bad pumping $4/gallon premium into my guzzler.

    Diesel in central Germany today is around EUR 1.49-1.50 /liter.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited November 2012
    Regular went up to $3.61 for a few days and then dropped to $3.59 at my usual spot. I drove down the road this morning though and my mother-in-law filled up the Subie for me for $3.40 a gallon. On the way back home after some lunch and shopping, the station had dropped to $3.38.

    Cheapest diesel I noticed was $4.05 and the ethanol-free premium place is still asking $4.59 a gallon.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Sunoco Ultra down 2 cents today at Longshore and Rising Sun at $3.77.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    edited November 2012
    Coeur d' Alene, ID, the Mobil station had regular no-lead going for only $3.33 a gallon. Wow. Consider me-self privileged.

    2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    prices down to around $3.60 for RUG.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    Yesterday's fill-up was for $3.30 (Marathon), a decrease from last but most stations, including my usual spot, increased their prices to $3.48, with some @ $3.60 for 87 octane.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    edited December 2012
    ...in NE Philly down 4 cents across the board. Ultra = $3.73.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Went down a whopping two cents here to $3.57.
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    $3.49 here, $3.46 with my Sheetz card :shades:
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    earlier today in downtown Alamogordo, NM! I kid you not. I can't remember what ghastly station it was at. Alano or something like that. I'll get back ta y'all on that. :)

    I kid you not, though, about the price. $2.99 a gallon in southern New Mexico. I'm about 85 miles north of El Paso, TX.

    2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick

  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    What are they drinking in NM? :shades:
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Fun, I'm jealous. Love the country down there.
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    A decrease of 2 cents...I was going to tell you to celebrate but then read iluv's sub $3 finding... :surprise:
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    Nice :shades:
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Looking back on my gas records. The cheapest gas we bought on our 2009 cross country trip, was in NM. Driving the Sequoia to Indiana our best mileage and our cheapest gas was from a Flying J station just outside Albuquerque. It was $2.19 per gallon which got us 19.8 MPG on the next fill-up in AZ, price $2.39. Two days later back home we were paying $2.99 per gallon. That is a high price to pay for what used to be the best weather in the USA. We drove 5687 miles total and averaged 16.3 MPG or $.13 per mile.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    was $2.97 gallon. Forget the name of the place, but it was right on 10th St. I believe. Alamogordo won't be a very hard place to get used to driving in. The most stressful road appears to be Hwy 54 White Sands Boulevard. And that one is basically a piece of cake. There is occasional waiting to pull out here and there in town, nothing major. Gonna be a nice place to live and who knows, maybe retire, though that is a little ways off still. And the way we keep moving, I'm not making any predictions whatsoever. :blush:

    2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick

  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Las Cruces is on our "one of these days" list when we make another move or two.

    Meanwhile regular here on the lake dropped a nickel to $3.52.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Paid $3.75 for Chevron premium today, not bad at all.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    RUG is $3.13 at the Tesoro on Sherman Ave. Back to normal "above $3.00/gallon" prices. Yeah, Las Cruces will be a frequent stop for us, me thinks.

    2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick

  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Even made the radio. One of the Native owned stations has gas (today at least) for $3 a gallon. Closer to home it's fallen to $3.48.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    around 3.50 for RUG.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    was for $3.20, 87 octane. With wash the price was $3.00 ($2.999).

    Most other stations were at $3.25 ~ $3.27, a few at $3.45 and a BP which had the following advertised

    Regular: $3.59
    Silver: $3.89
    Ultimate: $3.99

    Not sure the major difference between Regular and Silver to cause it to have such a high spread, but a low spread between Silver and Ultimate :confuse:
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited December 2012
    I don't get all these falling gas prices. Is there an election coming up? ;)

    We're driving south for Christmas - prices should be zooming up right about now.
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Not just gas for cars. I filled my propane tank. $2.79 per GGE. The lowest price I have paid in over 4 years. It looks like water will be our largest monthly utility for 2012. Most of that is the cost of electricity. A very mild Summer saved us from using the AC much.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    RUG = $3.49
    Plus = $3.59
    Ultra = $3.69

    10,000th post in this topic!
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Fun seeing it drop that much overnight. Down to $3.39 now.

    Read a good tip:

    "Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers." George Carlin.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    regular was $3.069 and premium was $3.329/gal. Unfortunately, Costco doesn't do mid-grade, which is what my '12 Ram Hemi calls for. But, compared to what we've been paying, $3.329/gal seems dirt-cheap!

    Oh, and fuel economy on this last tank came to about 14.08 mpg. At first glance, that sounds like nothing to brag about. But, for something that weighs close to 5,000 lb, has 345 cubes, and puts out around 385 hp, and in mostly local driving, I guess that's not *too* bad.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    $3.69 for Chevron premium, I'll take it.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    LOWES 55 on 10th St. in Alamogordo, NM, now has RUG for only $2.95/gallon. I suppose this lower than normal price is because of southern NM's close proximity to Texas oil refinery action.

    2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick

  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    Is there an election coming up?
    That's what I was thinking too... :P

    I was planning on going south myself, GA / AL area but most likely will stay around the homestead. BUT with prices dipping like they are...
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I'm hoping it'll drop some more from the current $3.37 here (with my gas coupons, that'll be closer to $3.17 when I fill the Subie up for the drive south in a week.

    Radio said the state average was around $3.40 something - just about the same as it was this time last year. Seems cheaper. :shades:
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    edited December 2012
    In Central CT, saw RUG for 3.419 today, about a dime lower than last year.
    My wife says she gets 50 cents or more off the per gallon price with her grocery store discount. Not sure what she's buying to get that.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited December 2012
    I get a penny a gallon off for a $10 grocery tab, limit twenty cents off per fill (have to spend $200 in other words for .20 off a gallon). I don't burn much gas around town so I have a stack of coupons, although most are just for one or two cents off (limit of four coupons at one visit too).

    They are supposed to expire but even though they scan them, they've only turned me down for stale coupons once. I had a handful in my pocket so no big deal.

    Still holding at $3.37 here but we're heading to an alpaca ranch in a couple of days and I know of a cheap place over there.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    I do know when she gets a good discount she and one of the kids take their cars over for a fill up. The timing never seems to work for me, so I've never gotten the cheap gas.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    We dropped a few more pennies here, my latest fill-up yesterday evening (possibly last fill-up for this year), was for $3.06 for regular, other grades a dime higher ($3.16 for mid, $3.26 for premium). If you got a wash it was maybe $2.90 or so.

    Looking over the records that's the cheapest price since January 7, 2011, and even then it was $3.08. The last time I paid under $3 was December 16th, 2010. :surprise:

    No one was getting washes do to the weather-front rolling through today, a la Draco, Draino, whatever...

    If I don't log back on, hope you (and everyone here) and yours have a safe and happy holiday!!
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Thanks! Our weather turned to rain on top of about 3 inches of snow, so it'll be fun for the folks cruising tonight, assuming the temp drops back down below freezing.

    No change in price here and I may not have enough left in the Subaru to get to the cheap gas place this weekend.
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    Paid $2.87 for RUG at Kroger the other day in central VA, with the 3-cent shopper's discount.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    Gas prices rose from $2.85 in parts of the area to $3.35 in honor of those traveling for the Christmas travel season. I predicted the increase yesterday and had my cars filled up at Kroger using my monthly gas saving.

    At least we don't have snow for the Northern Michigan and Canadians traveling southbound, yet.

    We did have a trucker try to help soak up some of the heavy amount of rain by spreading his truckload of toilet paper on I-75. Didn't help soak up much.

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    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    MIRASTAR has RUG for only $2.93 a gallon. Wow! Keep dropping. ;)

    2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick

  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Can't beat that (so far). Got some regular for $3.05 at a Pilot around the middle of Illinois. Saw a sign for some for $2.99 at a Flying J an hour later around Bloomington.

    Diesel was $4.02 but the cash price was around $3.89.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    That was in Nashville. There's some for $2.94 around Chattanooga today.

    Cheapest diesel I've seen is $3.79 so far.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    MIRASTAR has RUG for only $2.93 a gallon in downtown Alamogordo, NM. We're not quite moved there yet. Red tape is making us wait but it will happen. We're hopefully going to get in the Lancer GTS and start our journey south on Friday night.

    2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick

  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Despite SNOWMAGEDDON!!! saw $3.39 today
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    SNOWMAGEDDON!!

    Bumped up to $3.59
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    2 weeks later, Chevron premium remains at $3.69. I can deal with that.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Gas in the UP is mostly cheaper than in mid-state, for a change.

    It's $3.25 to $3.35 for regular with a few spots at $3.21. Downstate it was pushing $3.49 at some spots.

    Still a big regular/diesel differential of between sixty and eighty cents at most places.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Had a brief scare - last filled up on 1/1 for $3.35. Getting down to 1/4th of a tank so will be needing some soon. The local station had jumped up to $3.44 as I drove past it early this afternoon running errands. Ouch.

    Coming home 45 minutes later the sign had changed to $3.34. Someone had fat fingers messing with the digital fuel sign. :shades:
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Filled at Costco yesterday. $3.53 and rising. Lowest price in over a year was in December 20th when it got down to $3.39. I did see a station with $3.71 diesel. Most over $4 now. We did have a sales tax increase state wide 8% which is added onto the gas price. Some cities are as high as 10% sales tax.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Guess that's the price of Jerry Brown's deficit-free budget (deficit-free depending on who you ask, I guess). :shades:
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