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  • larsblarsb Member Posts: 8,204
    Average USA price today 11-14-2008 is:

    $2.152

    Diesel down to $3.039

    Phoenix is at $2.17.

    At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 22nd.
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 22nd.

    I cannot wait. I love it when my predictions come true. Though a big part of the country is already benefiting from sub $2 gas. I don't think we have caught up with refinery capacity on diesel. I doubt the demand dropped as much as it did for gas. Trucks kept delivering goods. Though construction use is way down, at least here in CA.
  • larsblarsb Member Posts: 8,204
    Well, a few months ago I said here somewhere that "$1.50 gas is as gone as the 5 cent candy bar" and sure hope THAT one stays true.

    $2 is cheap enough. Having it at $1.50 means people will have justified rationalizations for wasting gas.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    $2 is cheap enough. Having it at $1.50 means people will have justified rationalizations for wasting gas.

    I remember when gas prices first hit $1.50 and started staying there, around these parts. It was late 1999, just after I bought my 2000 Intrepid. As I recall, my first fillup of that car was $1.39/gal (don't ask me why that figure sticks in my head), and it quickly went to around $1.50 soon after, and by the summer of 2000 was pushing $2.00.

    So if gas stays around $2.00/gal, when it was $1.50/gal 9 years ago, I'd consider that reasonable. A 33% increase over 9 years is probably only around 3% annually, once you account for compounding.

    I remember people complaining about that $1.50 per gallon way back then, though, because we had gotten used to it hovering around $1.00-1.10 for so long!
  • dave8697dave8697 Member Posts: 1,498
    It had been closer to $1.70 all week. Last night we jumped to $1.89.
  • jae5jae5 Member Posts: 1,206
    That should be a nice gathering, with all the family. :D

    I'm not sure if our fuel prices will be in the $2 or sub-$2 range anytime soon but $2.20 is really nice. I just wish I would've waited to fill the Olds up until now; paid $2.65/gal a couple of weeks - which still is a heck of a lot better than what I paid the last time I filled it up in September.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...in NE Philly:

    RUG = $2.15
    Ultra = $2.52
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    RUG $1.95 at Hess and Sheetz, $1.92 at the new BP (former Valero).

    Nice to fill up for $30 now instead of $60!
  • dave8697dave8697 Member Posts: 1,498
    I thought about how it was $.75 when I got my first car.
    What do the Saudi's need to have an emergency meeting with other OPEC nations about?
    Gas is still $2.59 in Northern Palm Beach County, Fl. When I left there in 1993, RUG was $1.30 there and $1.15 in Indy, and then it hit $1.53 in 1999.
    $2 is a fair price today if $1.53 was OK back in Clinton Days. It depends on how much $1.53 hurt back then.
    If you paid $153k for a house in 1999, wouldn't you want to get $200k for it today?
  • jfftx67jfftx67 Member Posts: 5
    $1.86 at Murphy's in Waco.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    there are stations down to 2.01.!
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    $2.17 in State College, although that was 8 hours ago. Things may have changed this morning!
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    We are knocking on the $2 door here in San Diego. Best price today is $2.09. Diesel is not coming down as fast as Regular. It is still in the $2.59 region.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Another dime? Shoot, now I'll have to hop in the car and go burn some gas just so I can go see if our gas prices have gone down. :)
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    $1.89 for RUG at Sheetz yesterday, same at the no-name place with the car wash today, and $1.90 at Kangaroo.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Yep, went down again here too.

    RUG is $2.23 most places.

    Diesel is holding steady around $3.05 - $3.06 in town.
  • dtownfbdtownfb Member Posts: 2,918
    Finally!!!!!!

    Gas dropped to $1.99 just in time for the Holidays.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    The station I pass on my way to work, one of the higher priced ones around here has officially dropped under the $2 mark - $1.99.

    Filled the van last night for $1.93. Would have been $1.85 cash but I still get a better deal with the rebate on the credit card even though that is no longer the slam dunk it used to be. The Ody was low enough that the fuel light was on and even then they just barely squeezed $30 worth in.
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • larsblarsb Member Posts: 8,204
    Average USA price today 11-18-2008 is:

    $2.068

    Diesel down to $2.961

    Phoenix is at $1.97

    At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 22nd.

    I've got my CROW in the slow-cooker.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,736
    Spotted $1.85 at the sunoco in Jackson on my way to work today. Wow! Time to go buy an Excursion, huh?
    ;P

    '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

  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    $1.879 for 87 octane at a Shell station up the road. Chevron next door was the same price. I was able to fill up my Intrepid for $29.90, and it was close to sucking fumes! It has a 17 gallon tank, and it took 15.9 gallons to fill up.

    I checked my records, and the last time gasoline went in my Intrepid for less than $2.00 per gallon was May 30, 2005. And that time it was $1.899. The most I ever paid was $4.039, back in June and July of this year. The cheapest was $0.979, back in late December 2001.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...in NE Philly:

    RUG = $2.09
    Ultra = $2.48
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    $2.19 RUG
    $2.31 midgrade
    $2.41 premium
    $2.93 diesel (finally under three bucks here)
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    It looks like we won't be paying in the $1.70s much longer. More than a dozen stations are at $1.68 and $1.69. Highest station price is $1.99

    http://www.daytongasprices.com

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    in central ct....
    a couple of stations are having a price war. down to $1.80 a gallon.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • jipsterjipster Member Posts: 6,296
    Is a $1.83 a gallon ... spelled Reg... not Rug.
    2021 Honda Passport EX-L, 2020 Honda Accord EX-L, 2011 Hyundai Veracruz, 2010 Mercury Milan Premiere.
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    $1.76 for RUG (reg) (87) at BP this afternoon and $1.79 at Sheetz.

    Not as low as Dayton, but close. Looks like MO and OK have the lowest prices in the US (statewide), according to Gas Buddy.
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,198
    I almost don't believe it. One area station has RUG for $1.95. I haven't seen it this low since summer 2005.

    Here in NY where they tax us on everything I can't believe they are allowing this. Any day I expect our governor to slap an extra buck on each gallon to balance his budget. All the liberals and greenies will hold hands and say it's to save the planet. :cry:

    And anyone who can still afford the gas will move south.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    Virginia tax on gas is 19.6 cents while Ohio is 28 cents. I thought maybe we were cheaper because of lower gas tax for state port.
    But yours is lower tax.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    RUG is Regular Unleaded Gas.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    I realize that here in Happy Valley we're sort of isolated and in a bubble, but while gas prices are crumbling all around us, we're holding steady at $2.17.

    90 minutes away in Carlisle people are reporting $1.76 :surprise:
  • larsblarsb Member Posts: 8,204
    Average USA price today 11-20-2008 is:

    $2.02

    Diesel down to $2.921

    Phoenix is at $1.97

    At this pace, $2 gas is here by November 22nd. if not by the 21st.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,736
    My Hess station was $1.83 reg and $2.17 premium 93.

    '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
    But that's out at the Flying J, too far to be worth it for me.

    At the majors, gas is $2.09, $2.21, $2.23 and $2.93 for diesel.

    At the minors, regular gas starts out at $2.05.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    We've got a couple of $1.58s and maybe 25 in the $1.6X, lots at $1.66 and less, out of the 75 stations listed currently.

    Four months ago who would have dreamed...

    Maybe we'll hit $1.25?

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Finally caved in a bit to the pressure and dropped to $2.07 here in State College
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    Last night on my way home from work, I noticed the local Shell in Seabrook, Maryland was down to $2.119 per gallon for 87. The Citgo in Glenn Dale, also on my way home, was at $1.999!

    My roommate, who works out in Annapolis, was able to fill up for $1.819. He was pleasantly shocked that it was only $28 to fill up his Xterra.

    One thing that'll be nice, is that I'll be able to fill up my '67 Catalina in one sitting again. The last time I did it, a couple months ago, the pump shut off at $75! :sick:
  • jipsterjipster Member Posts: 6,296
    RUG is Regular Unleaded Gas.

    Sounds redundant to me.

    No matter, RUG (reg) is now $1.74 in Louisville.
    2021 Honda Passport EX-L, 2020 Honda Accord EX-L, 2011 Hyundai Veracruz, 2010 Mercury Milan Premiere.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    RUG is Regular Unleaded Gas.

    Sounds redundant to me.


    I think it would have been redundant back in the day when leaded gas was still available, and you would specify "regular" or "unleaded". I don't remember anyone ever saying "leaded".

    But then today, I guess it's used to differentiate the octane ratings...regular unleaded, mid-grade unleaded, or premium/hi-test unleaded?
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Careful... you're dating yourself when you remember the question "Regular or unleaded?" :P
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    Eh, fill it with Ethyl. If Ethyl don't mind, that is. :shades:
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    I remember Dad getting ticked off when gas went up to 33.9 :P
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    !!!!
    $1.46 at a station. Couple of $1.55s.

    First is a MARATHON and two Speedways (subsidiary of same).
    The $1.46 is a station that's often int he first 3 to go lower because they're in a high traffic and competitve area.

    !!!!
    $1.46
    !!!!

    Excuse my excitement. And I have two full tanks of gas so I can't go fill up!!! Dern.

    I saw a news story that AAA has declared $1.98 the nationwide average.

    I feel sorry for larsb, but he did admit it's going opposite of what he wished only a few months back. I have to admit I'm stunned that it's doing this and he's turning out to lose his wish.

    I also admit I'm concerned about other fuels and methods of transportation being pursued just as much as when gas was $3.75 for our future good in agreement with larsb's actually wishes.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    I don't think you have to worry. I get the feeling that one, good, long look at $4 gas actually did change a LOT of habits and attitudes.

    Now we just have to hope for a little rational thinking about the cost vs benefit of boondoggles like ethanol. ;)

    Oh, and how about a little bit of expoloration and drilling to find our own reserves and KEEP the downward pressure on oil while we're at it.

    Hmm... this might make a good Dear Santa letter...
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    Amazing, so much so that I looked at my spreadsheets going back to Feb. 2004, and the lowest I paid was $1.50 on 3/1/04.

    Now I have paper records at home going back further, and obviously the price was lower earlier in the decade, but still, when you consider I paid a record high $3.91 just in June of this year (never quite made it to $4.00), this record drop is unbelievable. Even Gary's prediction of $40.00 for a barrel of oil, seemingly so out of reach just a few months ago, is within the realm of possibility.

    But this won't last forever, and we still need to get hopping on alternative fuels (not corn-based ethanol though).
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Haven't been out yet today (darn changed habits) but I'm guessing our local price is still holding at $2.07 because it's a Penn State football weekend. In the past we've been known to see slight bumps in the price on these weekends. Couldn't be that the influx of 100,000 people and their vehicles has anything to do with that could it? ;)
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    Amazing, so much so that I looked at my spreadsheets going back to Feb. 2004, and the lowest I paid was $1.50 on 3/1/04.

    That sounds about right, for these parts too. I remember the summer of 2004, gas shot up to over $2.00 per gallon in these parts, and as I recall it didn't really come down a whole lot that fall/winter. Going through my paper records, I did see around $1.89 back in May 2005, and that was the last time it was below $2.00...until this week.

    Slowly but surely, I've been trying to enter my Intrepid's fuel history onto an Excel spreadsheet. So far I've only gone backwards through to late 2006. I know those early years are going to be tedious, especially back when I used to deliver pizzas and sometimes I'd fill up every other day.

    I remember the first time I filled that car up, in November 1999, it was around $1.39 per gallon. And briefly in late 2001/early 2002 it dipped below $1.00
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Just topped the Sequoia at Costco. $1.95 per gallon. Then driving home I passed an indy selling gas for $1.84. How can that be with out high CA taxes? Diesel is not keeping pace. Most places selling D2 at $2.49 with a few at $2.43. That is the biggest gap percentage wise we have had.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Yeah, living at the shore with our main drag being the only way to hit 18 miles of beach I've seen that selective price adjustment in action. not this time of year though. to everything there is a season....

    I had a nice moment at lunch. I had let the car get down to where the fuel light lit up. The only place I could hit on lunch hour and still have lunch is that one station between my home and work. It was $1.89. I thought that was so last week and only put $10 worth in!
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,723
    that is how it is referred to here, so i just go along to fit in with what the other posters expect. well most, anyway. ;)
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
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