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

cobra30 · March 2003

cobra30 · March 2003

16146 gas prices at my local mobile station 174.9 for 87 I don't dare look at 89 or 93 octane Dansville, New York

andys120 · March 2003

how're things up there on the Southern Tier? I went to Alfred University ('65)

Iluv- IMO you should not need fuel injector cleaning every 50k if the car is driven regularly perhaps @ 100k.

mledtje · March 2003

$2.19/$2.31/$2.39 at the Shell Station on the way to work.

The discount Rotten Robbie down the street is $2.01/$2.11/$2.21

Still, a bunch cheaper than I paid in Death Valley around Christmas ($2.50) and less than I paid in Canada last summer.

Mike L

luckylou · March 2003

Prices up early this morning. A few days ago prices were uniform but today in a one mile strecht with 9 gas station with 7 different prices ranging from 1.62 9/10 to 1.69 9/10 for regular .Premium prices 20 cents more. All are self service stations .

friendinthebiz · March 2003

Mobil self-service $1.73/ $1.83 / $1.93

leroybkr · March 2003

Regular is running $1.84 to $1.90 up 10 cents in the last few days. Generaly mid grade is 10 cents more and top grade 20 cents. The spread is less at some stations. I was paying $1.21 the first of the year.

1violinist · March 2003

Regular is around $2.00 here in Pasadena, CA. Costco sells for $1.88!

I guess with the soaring gas prices, fuel economy becomes a more important factor in choosing a car. Here's a good report from CNN:

http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/gasmileage/

Tony

7937 · March 2003

Chevron self-service - regular - $2.17

ghulet · March 2003

....we're currently around $1.899/1.999/2.099.

18fan · March 2003

for the last couple weeks, ranging from $1.589 to around $1.619 here in the pits of Pittsburgh. Add 10 cents for mid grade and 20 cents for premium.

luckylou · March 2003

Up again regular unleaded from 1.71 9/10 to 1.77 9/10 . Self service . Premium 20 cents more .

rivertown · March 2003

1.659/gal, 87 octane
up 10-12 cents the last couple of days

idletask · March 2003

In two weeks, Diesel fuel went from 0.778 per litre to 0.861! "Douce France, cher pays de mon enfance..."

tboner · March 2003

Over on the IL side, just last night, 7PM, I paid $1.629 for regular unleaded for the minivan yesterday

Today the same stations were at $1.759 this morning at 6:30AM.

Got over to South St. Louis County at about 7AM, and regular unleaded was still 1.589, but they said it was going up later today.

Topped off the Buick of course.

TB

wilcox · March 2003

yesterday at Mr. Patel's on HWY 16, Whitesburg, Ga.

($1.43 for regular)

18fan · March 2003

Went up overnight to $1.659 for 87 regular, $1.759 for mid grade and $1.859 for premium.... in Pittsburgh

luckylou · March 2003

I remember in 1974 when the prices began to go up , some people resorted to gas syphonin . To those who don't have locks in the gas door might want to invest on one .
Creep up again 3 cents to 1.79 9/10 for regular in east central Florida .

PF_Flyer · March 2003

We got an across the board, station to station 6 cent jump in State College, PA up to $1.659 for 87

Funny how there's no price fixing yet ALL the stations make the same change at the same time... LOL

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lariat1 · March 2003

I find it amazing that the prices are going up based on "speculation" of a war with Iraq. Up here in Alaska we are up to $1.69 for 87.

andre1969 · March 2003

can you even siphon gasoline out of a car anymore? I thought there were a couple of screens in there between the filler opening and the gas tank nowadays?

Every once in awhile though, my uncle would siphon gas out of my '67 Catalina for the lawnmower. Its fuel filler is mounted real low, behind the license plate in the rear bumper, so it's easy to get to. When the light hits it right, you can actually look down into the tank!

lovetosavegas · March 2003

Filled up Exxon regular @1.49 9/10$ last night in Austin, Tx. Super(93 octane) was 1.59 9/10$
I doubt that siphoing will happen. There are too many behemoths SUVs around:( I hope they would start trading in for fuel-economy cars. Though don't see it happening till gas hits 3-4$

andre1969 · March 2003

...who has been a GM man for years, suddenly up and dumped his '01 (or was it an '02, I forget now) Camaro for a Jetta Diesel! He also has a Trailblazer, which he's thinking about just selling outright, without replacing.

I guess the gas prices are starting to make some people think twice. He also has a fairly long commute to work, probably about 80-100 miles round trip, so that 52 mpg is going to make a pretty big difference!

Last night I put $10.00 in the Intrepid, @$1.769 per gallon. I don't think I've ever paid that much for 87 octane fuel in my life.

tboner · March 2003

Talk FM today in St. Louis, you may have heard me making fun of all of the people complaining about the price of gas, and explaining that fuel costs are still a small fraction of what most pay to operate a car.

One thing I thought of after I hung up was, how many people are paying more in interest on their car loans than they are for fuel?

Not everybody got 0% financing. I'm sure there are plenty of folks who are paying more in a year in interest charges than they do in fuel costs.

TB
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andre1969 · March 2003

...it's still not that big of a deal, in the grand scheme of things. Even at $1.769 a gallon, it's only going to cost me around $80 a month for gasoline. (figuring 1000 miles a month, 22 mpg average).

The cheapest I can remember gasoline being recently was back in late '01. For awhile it got as low as $0.979 a gallon. If gas got that cheap again, it'd cost me about $44.50 a month.

Prior to that, I can't remember the last time I paid less than $1.00 per gallon for gasoline. I remember paying $1.169 a gallon for premium for my Gran Fury back in October of '98 (don't ask me why that stuck in my mind!), so I'm sure that 87 octane was probably hovering around a buck or just under around that time.

tboner · March 2003

You know I wasn't making fun of you. Sometimes I think only you and me (and a few others just so they wonder if they are "in" or not) are the sane ones around here, LOL.

TB

andre1969 · March 2003

...it's just one of those things that's fun to gripe about, even if it's really not that big of a deal. One thing's for sure though, I'm sure glad I'm not still delivering pizzas! At my peak, I was racking up about 4000 miles a month!

KCRam · March 2003

Sunoco truck stop, Palisades Park NJ

87 - $1.539
89 - $1.639
93 - $1.699
94 - $1.739
diesel - $1.869

Nevertheless, I was one of 6 oil-burners (my Ram and 5 semis) tanking up with D...

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iluvmysephia1 · March 2003

have again. I delivered for Pizza Haven in Lynnwood, WA in 1979. A tougher job than you might think for MANY reasons. Gas price today in Mt.Vernon, WA was $1.81/gallon for regular unleaded.

nippononly · March 2003

where I am, the cheapest around is Arco, currently at $2.07 for regular, and the nearest gas station to my house, a 76, is asking $2.29. The Arco wants $2.31 for premium, and the 76 wants $2.49.

I figure no big deal, Americans have had it way too easy in gas prices for so long, but I feel really bad for the commercial truckers.

My main wish would be less fluctuation in gas prices - the spikes up OR down are hard to budget for.

wilcox · March 2003

93 octane at Mr. Patel's jumped to $1.65.

Sorry we didn't get to hear Tboner on the radio in St. Louis...luckily we get to read him here..

BTW: Got my Firehawk SZ EP 225's last week. No rubbing, quiet, and great handling. Almost as good as the KDW's.

tboner · March 2003

than the KDW's, but that's just my opinion.

Well, maybe the KDW's are a bit better in straightline wet.

However, I think the SZ50EP's are better at cornering in the wet.

Back to the gas price discussion.

TB

scooter71 · March 2003

$2.29 for premium, $2.09 for 87 octane at a 76 station

scooter71 · March 2003

paid $1.819 at arco for 87 octane. premium was $2.05.

wilcox · March 2003

You kept your 93 octane at $ 1.59 while that greedy guy down the street, Mr. Patel, raised his to $ 1.65 per gallon.

ghulet · March 2003

Sadly, I was actually happy to pay only $1.959 for Premium (don't know if it was 92 or 93 octane) last night. I'm hoping to get that Corolla or Elantra soon, putting gas in the Blazer (~14 mpg city) is killing me.

Geoff
w/dead '87 Accord

Mr_Shiftright · March 2003

Premium at Chevron station across from San Francisco State University is $2.55/gallon.

dwilso39 · March 2003

does higher octane really make a difference? Can you mix the fuel; say 25% high and 75% regular and get the same performance? Do fuel additive really enhance the performance of the car? Does it depend on the car relative to fuel/additives affect?

Thanks for answering my questions!

andre1969 · March 2003

...depends on the car. If your car is designed for 87 octane, then as long as everything's functioning properly then 89 or 93 is just a waste of money. However, as cars age, sometimes the combustion chambers will carbon up, and you might need to go to a higher octane to keep the car from pinging.

If you do a mix of 75% 87 octane and 25% 93 octane, then if I'm doing the math right, that should give you about 88.5 octane.

I used to drive an '89 Gran Fury that was a former police pursuit, and it required premium fuel. A few times I tried putting lo-test in it and it'd practically puke it back up. I found though, that if I started off with a full tank of 93 octane, ran it down to about a half-tank, filled up with 87, ran it down to a half-tank again and kept doing this, alternating between 87 and 93, it'd run fine. I didn't have the patience to keep that up for very long though!

Oh yeah, as for gas prices, I saw one of the lowest prices in awhile last night, $1.719 a gallon for 87 at a local Mobil station, so I filled up. Naturally, tonite I ran across a station where it was "only" 1.639 a gallon! Too bad it's out of the way, and wouldn't justify a trip up there just to fill up!

nippononly · March 2003

and also just to the south in San Francisco, gas is $0.15-0.20 more expensive than in adjoining counties 15 miles to the east, so I find that whenever I have business over that way these days, I fill up, even if it will only take a few gallons.

PF_Flyer · March 2003

Altoona, PA... the wife tells me that 87 has gone down from $1.659 to $1.599

No move at the moment in State College... but this is the first I've heard of prices oing down anywhere.

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18fan · March 2003

..in Pittsburgh over the weekend. 87 went from $1.659 to $1.619. Lets hope the Altoona trend continues westward!

luckylou · March 2003

In East Central Florida my favorite gas station Speedway prices drop a nickel to 1.65 9/10 .

PF_Flyer · March 2003

Today must be the day to make the move... State College, PA prices dropping 5 cents to $1.59 for 87.

Just a reminder that the Town Hall chat is on tonight and the third Wednesday of every month (6-7pm Pacific/9-10 pm Eastern) Stop on by and bring a friend! The more the merrier.Tonight's topic: Automotive Trivia!
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nippononly · March 2003

around here, the local gas just went up $0.03 to $2.26 for regular at the Chevron.

Arco has jumped up dramatically, to the point where it has minimal price advantage over Chevron any more. Today it is at $2.13. That is 6 cents more than it was last week, and about 50 cents more than it was 2 months ago.

andre1969 · March 2003

...just fell $3.00 a barrel, or about 9%, on Tuesday. Here's the whole article: http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030319_214.html.

I'm feeling the pain this week too, because I'm driving my '79 NYer. Took $28.00 to fill that sucker up yesterday, and that was only about 16 gallons! Now I'm starting to see how these SUV drivers feel.

vocus · March 2003

I gas up at a generic station on Ritchie Hwy. in Brooklyn, MD (yes, there is such a place).

I use 89, and the last time I was there (3 days ago), it was $1.71 a gallon.

Royal Farm in Baltimore (like 7-11 for the 21st century) is about $1.75 for the same fuel in Baltimore, MD. The Amoco across the street from the RF is about the same price too, give or take some pennies.

I commute 80 miles daily, and am very much considering a diesel vehicle for my next purchase. I am tired of paying these gas prices!!

andre1969 · March 2003

...you live in Brooklyn? I'm not far down the road from you, in Crofton. Seems like the further you go up Route 3 and 97 from Crfton, the cheaper gas gets. There's a WaWa up that way, in Millersville, that I hit every time I'm in that area. Last time I went by, I think they were still selling 87 for $1.659. There's a few places in Glen Burnie that are pretty cheap, too.

KCRam · March 2003

$2.069 for diesel at Mt Arlington Exxon... that one hurt.

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vocus · March 2003

I live in Federal Hill actually, heart of the city. I work in Lanham though, which is where the Capital Beltway (495) and 50 meet. I drive home from work frequently using 50 to Route 3.

I know the WaWa, but the station I am talking about in Brooklyn is even cheaper than WaWa is.. it's something like $1.64 a gallon for 87, $1.71 for 89 last time I fueled up.

Gas is cheaper the closer you get to the city, but not IN the city...

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