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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    91 octane now $2.39 a gallon in Bay Area.
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Still at $1.699 for 87 in Happy Valley!
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    ....aren't outraged by these ridiculous gas prices. There's absolutely no reason for them except for greed. This is one of several major issues I believe will hurt Bush in his quest for re-election. This country has been in need of new energy policies aimed at exactly what we're experiencing right now.....high gas prices, and our dependancy on foreign oil. Bush, along with several of his predicessors have done nothing to come up with an energy plan to deal with these problems. This nation is completely dependant on transportation, and without it, we can't survive. Unless something is done, and done soon, this country will be at the mercy of OPEC......if we're not already.
  • catamcatam Member Posts: 331
    As long as they think they can get away with it, Exxon will charge more, Shell will follow suit, etc. Until I company steps in and says "wait I could sell more if I undercut those guys on price." the cycle continues. Not much motivation to do that when they are making huge profits, and we still willingly drive to the pump and fork over the green.
    Look at Enron, Haliburton, etc. corporations know no line they wouldn't cross in order to line their pockets. I guess good ole Dick Cheney must have fit right in as a CEO. Gee is Bush going to do anything to fix this??? Hmmm, let's see he's from Texas the largest oil producing state in the country and home to most of the oil companies. Gee I wonder if any of those CEO's are writing big fat checks to the Bush campaign with a little letter that says "Keep up the good work, and P.S. see if you can cut my taxes a little more I need to sock away a few more million before you bankrupt the country"
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    ....the fact remains, our gas prices haven't kept up with inflation for the past twenty or so years, which has prompted many (if not most) Americans to revert to owning gas-guzzling vehicles, just like we did in the early '70s before the first 'energy crisis'. There will always be corporate greed, special interests and corupt politicians to blame, but we as consumers need to accept some of the responsibility for fuel consumption and prices, and the other costs of same (like, um, WAR). The rest of the world has $3-4/gallon gasoline and has adjusted accordingly (e.g., not driving alone in vehicles that can haul seven, walking and biking more, etc.). Ours gas is still artificially cheap, if anything. I do think there's plenty of collusion between Bush and the oil companies, but I don't think anyone else in office is going to magically cause gas to return to $1 a gallon, so we might as well get used to it. People need to consider fuel consumption when purchasing vehicles. I know I will next time.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    ....is magically going to return gas prices to $1 a gallon, but producing alternative powered vehicles in larger numbers would. The auto industry needs to start building more models of the hybrids, and develop hydrogen powered vehicles. There is definitely a maket for them, and this would keep OPEC and big oil companies from naming their price for gas.

    Maybe I'm spoiled, but I don't think $1.75-$2.50 a gallon is cheap. The fact is, our economy could not support gas prices of $3-$4 a gallon. No other country in the world relies on transportation as much as we do, and gas prices this high would devistate our economy.
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    ....'our economy could not support gas prices of $3-4 a gallon' is exactly true. I do think the trucking industry, if anything, would be devastated, at least for a while, especially if diesel were similarly affected. That would definitely drive up inflation on just about everything. The rest of us would have to adjust (gasp!), either by ditching our Explorers for Echos, car pooling, walking and biking more. We Americans generally find justification to spend on everything else, a bit more for gas isn't such a big deal, IMO.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    But it is all supply and demand! Really! Nothing that isn't on the up and up!

    Oh wait, I am lying
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    ....isn't going to hurt our economy, but $3-$4 a gallon isn't a bit more. That's tripling the current price and the economy can't handle gas or diesel prices going that high.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    "Ours gas is still artificially cheap, if anything. I do think there's plenty of collusion between Bush and the oil companies, but I don't think anyone else in office is going to magically cause gas to return to $1 a gallon, so we might as well get used to it. People need to consider fuel consumption when purchasing vehicles. I know I will next time."

    I agree with this. I'm no Bush supporter and I do think that oil companies somehow are getting support (thus, Cheney refusing to disclose who was at the WH energy meetings). However, the fact is, gas prices are influenced by a HUGE numbers of factors, not just whether Big Oil wants to gouge us or if a Texan is in office. Oil and wholesale gasoline are commodities and largely driven in price by futures markets. A refinery goes down, it might or might not really affect supply, but it makes investors/buyers jittery and the price goes up. China's demand for oil is WILDLY increasing, putting pressure on worldwide supplies. Russia's output is slowly, but surely making a presence in the world market--over time, diminishing OPECs ability to affect pricing. In fact, most of the time, it can't keep its own players in line.

    I was reading an article that essentially stated that to reach an inflation adjusted high, gas would need to be $2.84/gal. The talk of "record-high" prices are in absolute terms, not inflation-adjusted terms. I'm not too bothered by $1.73. Think about this: If you have a 60 mile daily commute and get 20mpg, you use 3 gals/day (I know, other uses, etc--just look at commuting) and 15/gal week, 60 gal/mo. A 20 cent increase is $12/mo. This is worth ranting over? An increase less than inflation?

    Comparisons to other countries, notably in Europe, have no use, since those prices include a large amount of tax to pay for a whole number of things, whereas tax on gas here (at least on the federal level and in WI at the state level) is for highway, road, and transportation projects only (yes, I know money is moved around--but it's budget gimmickery--by law, the federal tax goes into a trust fund and whether the money is REALLY there or not is irrelevant).

    And get this, I'm no tree-hugging environmentalist. I couldn't care less how economical my vehicle is. I'll drive the vehicle I need, as far as I need to. I'm not one to say the way to reduce gas prices is use less gas or drive small cars.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    gas was something like $1.759 a gallon for 87 octane, which is all my '00 Intrepid needs. I'm not complaining too much, because it's still cheaper than it was when it hit its peak back in 2000 and early-mid 2001. I think the most I've ever paid for gas was around $1.95 a gallon, although that was for mid-grade, back over the summer of 2000. So figure maybe $1.85 a gallon for low-grade back then.

    My commute is nothing anymore, though...all of 3.5 miles each way to work. So I'm not really seeing the effects of the gas hikes like I would have a few years ago, when I lived further from work, plus delivered pizzas as a second job!
  • KCRamKCRam Member Posts: 3,516
    My usual Sunoco truck stop, Palisades Park NJ

    87 - $1.619
    89 - $1.719
    93 - $1.799
    94 - $1.869
    diesel - $1.579

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  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    and the last time I filled up, gas was $1.719 a gallon for 87 octane. 89 was (IIRC) $1.839 and 93 was about $1.899 a gallon.
  • kcm8419kcm8419 Member Posts: 121
    In Albuquerque, NM, yes it is in the US, 87 octane had a big spread ranging from $1.51 - $1.67. Both prices can be found at different Philips 66's.
  • rhodges2rhodges2 Member Posts: 8
    See link below. Enjoy!

    http://www.funnyfortune.com/photos/0304/gasprices.jpg
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    That's funny! That's not too far from where they're at now.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Chevron station at corner of Peachtree Ind. Blvd and Summit Ridge Pkwy has gone from $1.50 on Monday to $1.55 on Wednesday to $1.56 yesterday to $1.57 this morning. Of course, that is for 87 octane.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    Price here just jumped from $1.59 to $1.65 this AM. If this trend continues between now and Memorial Day weekend, before summer's over, $2 a gallon will be the low price, and some places may see prices as high as $3 a gallon. This is getting ridiculous!
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    Bought 93 octane near O' Hare airport today (in Des Plaines Citgo corner of Harlem/Cumberland) for $1.999, which unfortunately is cheap compared to the north side of Chicago, where prices are typically:

    $1.939=87 octane
    $2.039=89 octane
    $2.139=93 octane
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Despite the news of possible higher gas prices for the summer, which usually is enough to send prices up, 87 is holding at $1.69 in State College, PA

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  • kcm8419kcm8419 Member Posts: 121
    The local paper on Saturday prints the average price of reg. unleaded in cities in the southwest as reported by AAA.

    Las Vegas $2.10
    Tucson $1.86
    Denver $1.66
    Amarillo $1.56
    Albuquerque $1.65
    Santa Fe $1.72
    El Paso $1.60
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    Whaddup with Vegas? Taking advantage of the population boom there or something?
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    Chevron station at corner of Peachtree Ind. Blvd and Summit Ridge Pkwy has gone from $1.50 on Monday to $1.55 on Wednesday to $1.56 yesterday to $1.57 this morning.

    Interesting. Here in NE WI, we were at $1.73 for quite a while, probably a couple weeks. Gas started rising about 1 1/2 mos ago. It went from $1.59 to $1.69 overnight, then the $1.73 2 or 3 weeks later. It is now $1.78, since Thursday or so of last week.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    That same,e Chevron station I posted about last week went to $1.59 and has stayed there for a few days. Georgia has the 2nd or 3rd lowest gas taxes in the nation, that is why our gas is low. Oklahoma has cheaper gas than we do.
  • KCRamKCRam Member Posts: 3,516
    Mobil NJ4 westbound, Hackensack NJ - diesel down to $1.499 (ducking the tomatoes)

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  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Mobil NJ4 westbound, Hackensack NJ - diesel down to $1.499 (ducking the tomatoes)

    That is line with what we have here for diesel.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Stations here seem to be trying real hard not to cross that $1.60 a gallon barrier. There are a couple of stations at $1.61 or so; but, the vast majority of them have been at $1.59 a gallon for about a week now.
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    We took a hard turn off course in Walmartland. The topic is your local gas prices, nothing more. The whole idea is pretty much to report what's going on in your neck of the woods so we can get an idea of how things are changing over time. I'm taking down the off-topic posts, as informative as they were, because we simply don't need to spin off into non-automotive subjects. Good stuff, but plenty of other places online for those topics to be discussed.

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  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    State College, PA STILL hanging at $1.699 for 87, same in Altoona which is normally 5 to 10 cents less. The last couple of rounds of crude oil/OPEC stories in the news didn't seem to have any effect here. That's the first time I can remember that...
  • majorthomechomajorthomecho Member Posts: 1,331
    I haven't posted on this board in sometime and when I clicked on the link to get in here, the first post I saw was from back in December of 2001 and gas at that time was $1.07 a gallon across the state from me in St. Louis.

    Here we are over two years later and gas is around $1.66 a gallon. It is probably higher since that was a couple of days ago. What amazed me was that I had filled up that morning for $1.59 and in around 12 hours the price rose $.07 a gallon.

    Let's hope that gas does not go above $2.00 a gallon in this area because my mother just might shoot me because I am the one who suggested she buy her Yukon.

    At least I can be grateful that I live in Kansas City on the Missouri side. People on the other side of the state line in Kansas are facing higher gas prices because of a stupid bill. There is a bill being voted on that would make it illegal for businesses to sell gas for a price below what it cost them.

    This might help the small mom and pop gas stations, but will hurt the consumers.
  • merc1merc1 Member Posts: 6,081
    In Chicago (the most expensive one I've seen):

    Octane:
    87 - $1.98
    89 - $2.10
    91 - $2.25

    Suburbs (Auora/Naperville):

    $1.78
    $1.88
    $1.98

    Both are for Amoco/BP.

    For the folks that live in Chicago, the most expensive gas I've ever seen is being sold at the Amoco at Clark and Lasalle streets on the near North side. Premium there can run up to $2.50. There is also for a Mobil in Hyde Park on 55th Street that is equally ridiculous. The Clark and Lasalle streets station just happens to be the only one around for a few miles in any direction. Hmmmmmmmmm

    M
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    "For the folks that live in Chicago, the most expensive gas I've ever seen is being sold at the Amoco at Clark and Lasalle streets on the near North side. Premium there can run up to $2.50. There is also for a Mobil in Hyde Park on 55th Street that is equally ridiculous. The Clark and Lasalle streets station just happens to be the only one around for a few miles in any direction. Hmmmmmmmmm"

    It's a captive market. The same thing happens here in the Buckhead section of Atlanta. There is a BP station on Peachtree Rd across from Phipps Plaza that is the only gas station for a couple of miles in either direction and they are way higher than everyone else. Hmmmmmm.
  • mark156mark156 Member Posts: 1,915
    In sunny Palm Springs Calfifornia gas posted at the Chevron at Sunny Dunes and Palm Canyon:

    Regular $2.27
    Mid $2.37
    Prem $2.47

    The cheapest that I have seen in the area was at the "only" Exxon we have....... $2.35 for prem.

    We do have a Costco, but I haven't checked their prices yet.

    M.
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  • wilcoxwilcox Member Posts: 582
    Gawd...W. Ga prices begin @ $1.57 and go to about $ 1.69 for 87 octane.
  • KCRamKCRam Member Posts: 3,516
    My usual Sunoco truck stop, Palisades park NJ... and man were they loaded with semis today...

    87 - $1.679, up 6 cents from 3/12
    89 - $1.779, up 6 cents from 3/12
    93 - $1.859, up 6 cents from 3/12
    94 - $1.899, up 3 cents from 3/12
    diesel - $1.579, unchanged

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    North of Seattle, $1.95 for 92 premium yesterday
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Here in metro Atlanta, I've noticed the gas stations in my area fighting hard the urge to go up. The Chevron station around the corner from me has been $1.59 for about 11 days now--he usually changes a couple of times a week. I think the most I've seen for regular is about $1.62, though.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    I was driving down the road here in Duluth, GA today and saw a line of folks waiting to fill up at a Quick Trip station priced at $1.52 for 87 octane. Across the street was a Shell at $1.55 and maybe 3 people were in there. It's funny, if you buy 15 gallons, you would spend a whole 45 cents more at the Shell, but they lined up at the QT. When I drove back past the Shell about 30 minutes later, it was down to $1.54 and there were still only 2 people buying there.
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    That BP station at Clark and LaSalle has always been the most expensive in town. I guess the combination of real estate value, being a BP, being the closest station to Lake Shore Drive and lack of other stations in the neighborhood dictate their prices. Oh yeah, and throw in some greed. There is (or was) another station at Chicago and LaSalle, but you are correct, I can think of no others within a mile in any direction. The north side in particular has seen a virtual disappearance of small, old school mom-and-pop gas stations. Heck, even some biggies like BP and Shell have abandoned sites (Fullerton/Racine, for example) to be replaced by (gasp!) condos.

    As for prices, I was rather delighted to pay only $1.979 for 89 octane the other day. Naturally, this was on the south side. Even 87 octane on the north side is over $2 in most cases now.
  • wilcoxwilcox Member Posts: 582
    $1.56/gal.

      Cowboys will not be undersold by stations adjacent to them. They are always 1 cent lower.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    I heard on the news last night that OPEC officials were meeting today to discuss cutting crude oil production even further. I wonder how much higher gas prices will soar? Is there no end to this garbage?
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Remember, no matter how high it is here--it is much higher around the world.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    That Chevron station I reported a couple of times held at $1.59 for 13 days and went to $1.64 yesterday. I've noticed a big bump around here recently--everyone seems to have gone up 5-6 cents or so the last couple of days.
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    87 has been at $1.699 for a farily long time, unaffected by any news. I assume the news of today will bump us up, but we'll have to see...

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  • joey2brixjoey2brix Member Posts: 463
    "Remember, no matter how high it is here--it is much higher around the world"

    Yea, but the rest of the world doesn't have soccer moms driving around in empty 5 ton 6L V8 Yukons.

    I think I'm flashing back to '72.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    "It's a captive market. The same thing happens here in the Buckhead section of Atlanta. There is a BP station on Peachtree Rd across from Phipps Plaza that is the only gas station for a couple of miles in either direction and they are way higher than everyone else. Hmmmmmm."

    It's also a free market. If I were that station owner, I'd do the exact same thing. If you know gas is $0.10 lower 2 miles away, you need to decide if that 2 miles of inconvenience is worth $2 to fill your 20 gallon tank. To most it will not be, thus the price charged accurately represents the demand.

    "Yea, but the rest of the world doesn't have soccer moms driving around in empty 5 ton 6L V8 Yukons."

    I'm not sure I get this. Yukons don't weigh 5 tons, for one thing. Secondly, if I apply logic to this statement, it would seem to mean that our gas prices are lower than the rest of the world because we drive Yukons. So we get a lower price because we're the biggest consumers? Possible, I suppose. The truth is, other countries are more than us predominately because of tax.

    $1.78 for 87 Octane in most of NE WI. Been there for about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks now.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Yea, but the rest of the world doesn't have soccer moms driving around in empty 5 ton 6L V8 Yukons

    Yeah, well, you gotta have that Denali if you're going to be accepted at the Junior League!
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    It's also a free market. If I were that station owner, I'd do the exact same thing. If you know gas is $0.10 lower 2 miles away, you need to decide if that 2 miles of inconvenience is worth $2 to fill your 20 gallon tank

    I was not blaming anyone. Of course you would--who wouldn't? I just find it funny that he was $1.74 the last time I drove by and the next station up the road (about 3 miles) was $1.59.
  • merc1merc1 Member Posts: 6,081
    Hey I've been there!!!!!!

    mark156,

    My goodness those pricess are ridiculous. You all will hit 3 dollars a gallon pretty soon at that rate!

    ghulet,

    Yes I guess that is the way it is huh? I always make it a point to fillup in the burbs before coming to the city.

    M
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    Just because the price of gas is higher everywhere else in the world isn't justification for our prices to be jacked up.
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