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

stever · March 2009

We hung around $1.85 for regular for several weeks but prices eased up to $1.89 earlier in the week.

fezo · March 2009

We've been hanging either side of $1.80 for a while but have now moved up a few more cents. $1.83 all over.

larsb · March 2009

Gas up nationwide 7 cents this week, diesel up 10 cents.

PF_Flyer · March 2009

$2.07 in Happy Valley

dtownfb · March 2009

For some reason we jumped twenty cents last week to $2.05 for RUG.

andre1969 · March 2009

I topped off the Intrepid today at the local Shell station, and 87 octane is creeping up. Now at $2.039 per gal. That's the first time I've paid more than $2/gal for 87 octane since 10/25/08, when I filled it up for $2.479 per gal.

Lowest I ever got in that timeframe was on Christmas Day, when I filled up for $1.499 per gallon. Boy, that price sure didn't last! :sick:

larsb · March 2009

Out here in PHx of the AZ, I paid $1.799 yesterday, after paying $1.999 at the same store last month.

fezo · March 2009

$1.83 at the Jersey shore.

PF_Flyer · March 2009

After a bump from $1.97 to $2.09, we're back down to $2.07 today with some places at $2.05.

The pulse is kinda thready right now!

qbrozen · March 2009

$1.85 at the 3 station I pass.

Interestingly enough, I did notice that diesel is now back to being less than premium. $2.03 vs $2.05

210delray · March 2009

Paid $1.77 Friday and Saturday for 2 different cars at Kangaroo, the cheapest around for RUG. On Sunday, the price had gone up 11 cents.

Diesel at Sheetz is now the same as 93: $2.19; RUG is $1.99.

explorerx4 · April 2009

about a week later, the prices are back down a bit.
i guess the shot at raising them for no reason didn't work.

stever · April 2009

And our prices bumped up six cents.

$1.95 regular
$2.07 mid-grade
$2.17 premium
$2.27 diesel

I actually pulled into a Shell to fill up today and they were taping out of order signs on all the pumps so I drove on through. I guess I'm going to ride on fumes until my next errands need to be run and maybe head over to the supermarket to try to save a few cents a gallon.

explorerx4 · April 2009

prices going back up. today saw from 1.999 to 2.259.
some stations are charging 10 cents a gallon for credit.

jae5 · April 2009

was for $2.10 for 87 regular, up from $2.03 last week. Looking over the charts from my first fill-up of the year to now I've logged 2416 miles, averaging 19.8 mpg. Not bad considering the winter we've had, the city-only much stop/little go driving and the weight I've been carrying in the bed over the time frame. Even with this I'm beating the newer "realistic" EPA city and combined numbers by quite a bit, even the older ones by a few. Mileage should increase again now that the weather is breaking and the weight is removed.

An interesting thing is that for the past month I'm matching my fill-up days from last year.

qbrozen · April 2009

what vehicle?

jae5 · April 2009

a truck

210delray · April 2009

RUG prices (lowest/typical I saw in each state):

IN: $1.89/$1.99
OH: $1.99/$2.05
WV: $1.99/$2.15
VA: $1.87/$1.89

PF_Flyer · April 2009

Still sitting at $2.05 for 87.

iluvmysephia1 · April 2009

Willcox, AZ, we're still locked in at $1.99/gal for 87 RUG.

qbrozen · April 2009

I gathered that much. Just thought it strange that you went on about EPA, your mileage in city driving, etc, but never shared what vehicle you were talking about. Oh well.

smithed · April 2009

$1.92 for 87 here today

jae5 · April 2009

If you would have read a couple of my earlier posts you would have known which vehicle I report on so there's no need to constantly repeat. That's why the forums have the capability to look back into past postings.

qbrozen · April 2009

OR, and its just a suggestion, you could put it in your profile and save people the trouble of searching the forum on your name, then clicking through all of your posts if they are curious enough to do the detective work.

stever · April 2009

RUG - $2.09
Mid-Grade $2.21
Premium $2.33

Forgot to price diesel as I was filling up.

andre1969 · April 2009

$2.039 for 87 octane
$2.199 for 89
$2.299 for 93.

I filled up my '67 Catalina this morning, with 93 octane. I've gotten by with putting lower grade stuff in the past and it never acted up, but I just feel guilty doing it, since it has a bit of a high performance engine.

Fuel economy on this tank came out to about 12.3 mpg. Not too horrible for 4000 lb or so and a 400-4bbl I guess, but a good deal of that was highway driving!

gagrice · April 2009

Our Costco gas was up to $2.29 for several weeks around Spring break. Now it is back at $2.19. Diesel is around $2.29 at a lot of stations.

stever · April 2009

Costco is $2.02 today

Albertsons and Fred Meyers are around $2.08 with affinity cards.

The majors are $2.15 for regular.

Diesel is $2.39 at the majors. Didn't look but premium is probably that too; maybe $2.37.

atb2 · April 2009

$1.59 for regular at Sam's Club.

jae5 · May 2009

Has anyone experienced an uptick in prices over the last week or so? Our petrol has jumped up 20 ~ 35 cents since Monday. Prices that were $2.09 ~ $2.13 are now sitting at $2.38 ~ $2.49 this morning.

Pre-Mother's Day increase?

Is it because the weather has been in the 60s for more than 2 days in a row and the sun came out on Monday?

dtownfb · May 2009

Is it because the weather has been in the 60s for more than 2 days in a row and the sun came out on Monday?

Days are longer; people tend to drive more. memorial Day is around the corner which represents the unofficial start to summer. Economy got a boost the past few days.

Pick one. Just remember it is not because demand has gone up and we are running out of oil.

imidazol97 · May 2009

>memorial Day is around the corner

Memorial Day is 2.5 weeks away. Hardly an excuse, but the media will buy it and repeat it.

Maybe we can keep blaming Bush and Cheney with using their friends to keep the prices up? :P Oooops. We can't keep blaming them for everything can we. Maybe it's because the current administration isn't controlling the pricing to keep fuel cheaper to help the economy as they suggested could be done months back.

Prices here jumped on Tuesday by 35 cents in some areas. They'll kept doing that even though it starts dropping back slowly. It's heating the water for the frogs slowly so they don't jump out of the pot.

dtownfb · May 2009

Prices here jumped on Tuesday by 35 cents in some areas. They'll kept doing that even though it starts dropping back slowly. It's heating the water for the frogs slowly so they don't jump out of the pot.

Interesting theory...... I like it! I never blamed Bush or Cheney.....for the oil prices. Neither one is smart enough to manipulate the system without leaving a trail. After 9/11 and then Katrina, people realized they could manipulate oil prices and make money. Part of the greed that consumed our society. No reason oil should ever have gotten over $75 a barrel let alone get close to $150. The excuses they were using were getting weaker and weaker each year.

Gas in south central PA has been holding at $2.05 - $2.09 for quite while now.

PF_Flyer · May 2009

We're up a dime to $2.19 over the last 36 hours for no particular reason other than it just did it.

We ARE a nation of over-reactors :sick:

stever · May 2009

We're at $2.19 for regular too.

$2.31 midgrade
$2.41 for Preminger

And here's a switch:

$2.39 for diesel. First time in a couple of years I've seen it cheaper than any grade of gas.

dtownfb · May 2009

Gas just went up $0.10 this afternoon to $2.19. I try not to think about it too much anymore.

jae5 · May 2009

I like your thinking

I am waiting for people to pull the old political scapegoats out of the closet:
Bush & Cheney are still the favorites when it comes to high gas prices;
Clinton & Greenspan get the nod when it's jobs, outsourcing and housing;
Obama when the market tanks, bailouts, picking on companies - holding them accountable for their actions (or should I say inactions).

Passed a BP this morning, sitting at $2.60 for 87 octane. I'm thinking they're trying to crack $3 by Memorial Day.

jae5 · May 2009

was for $2.60 at the usual Jewel. Was in the city over the weekend and petrol prices were averaging $2.66 for 87 octane, slightly higher downtown.

At this point I would be surprised if we don't hit $3 by Memorial Day weekend.

gagrice · May 2009

My Costco is still holding at $2.29 for the last couple weeks. We were in North County yesterday and many stations were at $2.69 for RUG. Generally diesel was less than regular. With the stations in East County holding D2 at about $2.21 - $2.27.

It would be good to see oil stabilize about $60 per barrel. Not sure if that is possible. I don't think we will see the run-up of last year. All the producers should be able to make ends meet with the current price. Not a lot of exploration at that price.

lemko · May 2009

...over the weekend.

Sunoco at Rising Sun and Longshore in NE Philly - up 2 more cents this morning:

RUG = $2.25
Silver = $2.35
Ultra = $2.55

larsb · May 2009

According to the This Week In Petroleum report:

Gasoline Price Surges, Rising More than 16 Cents
The national average price for regular gasoline surged more than 16 cents to $2.24 per gallon.

andre1969 · May 2009

Prince George's County...I haven't had to fill up in awhile now, but it looks like most stations around here are around $2.18-2.30 for 87, and $2.40-$2.50 for 93.

That $1.49 stuff we got briefly around Christmas was nice, but I knew it wasn't going to last.

stever · May 2009

Gas jumps 25 cents in three weeks (CNN)

Here in Boise, it's right at the national average:

$2.29 regular
$2.41 mid grade
$2.53 premium

Diesel is approaching regular at $2.39 so there's only a dime differential now.

jae5 · May 2009

was same as last week, $2.60. City prices are running 10 ~ 15 cents more. A couple of Citgos by work are running at $2.53 for 87 octane. Have noticed diesel is priced cheaper than gasoline.

We're still expecting a price hike within the next day or two for the holiday.

lemko · May 2009

Regular = $2.31
Ultra = $2.61

jae5 · May 2009

Fuel prices went up another 6 ~ 10 cents, depending on the station. Saw a couple of $2.96 prices for premium last night on the way home: a Mobil station in W. Chicago and a BP in Naperville. both of these stations had regular for $2.76 and mid-grade for $2.86. Looks like I was off about a week or so for $3 fuel - maybe by next weekend it'll be there for regular octane. The city is already at $3 in some spots.

Wonder why we're the lucky ones getting these prices? :sick:

imidazol97 · May 2009

$2.65-$2.59 almost universal around the area.

Odd with all the reserves that prices are so high.

berri · May 2009

Wall Street manipulation and speculation. Make these investors have to actually take delivery if they can't resell it and you'd see oil prices tumble. You read and heard Wall Street start talking up oil a month or two ago and presto - it shoots way up! The ETF's and such "paper only" investment tools are distorting oil prices because they don't own the oil, only paper speculating.

gagrice · May 2009

Barry "O" was going to stop that oil speculating. Do you think he remembers any of his campaign promises?

gagrice · May 2009

Obama vows to crack down on oil speculation

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama offered new steps on Sunday to crack down on speculation in oil markets, saying his plan would help rein in runaway fuel costs.

A jump in gasoline prices above $4 a gallon has spurred consumer anger and is a top theme in the race between Obama and his Republican rival in the November election, John McCain, who has proposed more U.S. offshore oil exploration as a way to boost energy supplies.

"I think everyone believes there's too much speculation in the oil markets," said New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, an Obama ally who announced the proposals in a conference call with reporters. "A lot of the price of oil, I think, people put at the doorstep of speculators bidding up and holding supplies off the market."

Corzine said Obama's plan aims to close the so-called Enron loophole, which exempts some energy speculators who trade electronically from U.S. regulation. It takes its name from the now-collapsed energy firm that benefited from the law.

Obama would require U.S. energy futures to trade on regulated exchanges. The campaign also said he backed legislation that would direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the top U.S. futures market regulator, to investigate proposals such as increasing margin requirements in the market.

http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-34181220080623

We shall see how well he lives up to this promise.

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