Got gas?

[dav-here]

Out of curiosity, what is the most and least expensive prices for regular unleaded gasoline in the city/region where you live?

Here in Vista, California, the cheapest is $1.47/gal. at Golden State Gasoline on North Santa Fe Dr. The most expensive is $1.98/gal. at Unocal on Escondido Ave. right off of Highway 78 (probably the reason it's so expensive, 'cause it's so near the freeway).

Maybe this thread could be updated every couple of weeks or so, just to give your neighbors an idea of where to find the best deals, as well as who to avoid.

Howzabout where you guys live?

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[beatlegirl9977]

Well...as of right now, the cheapest in the Chicago area is in Itasca at Speedway at Devon and Arlington Heights Rd. ($1.47). Most expensive is at the Irving Park and Pulaski Shell ($1.86). This is a welcome break from about a year or so ago when we had the highest gas prices in the entire US.

There is an actual website devoted to searching for the best/worst Chicago area gas prices (where the above info was from), and it's constantly updated:
http://www.chicagogasprices.com

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[Rellevart]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By beatlegirl9977:
Most expensive is at the Irving Park and Pulaski Shell ($1.86). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've been there!! I imagine the Addison and Halsted Shell (closest station to my house) isn't far behind....sigh...http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif



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[mindgames]

http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/shocked.gif That's awfully expensive. Our gas is only $1.14 per gallon.

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[HMVNipper]

Lessee...regular in NY is about $1.47/gal for the cheapest, but I've seen stations here in Manhattan with prices as high as $1.90.

I usually go to New Jersey for gas -- they have fewer state taxes AND all gas stations are FULL-SERVICE, so they pump it for you! In nearby NJ, cheapest is about $1.29, most expensive, about $1.39. So if I'm in NJ to run errands (which I do once or twice a week), I usually fill my tank there.

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[Harbidge]

here in Britain, unleaded is about 75p per gallon, and four-star leaded is about 80p.

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[angelgodiva]

And here I thought this was going to be about gastric disturbances...nevermind. I don't even have a car.

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[ChrisG134]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Rellevart:
I've been there!! I imagine the Addison and Halsted Shell (closest station to my house) isn't far behind....sigh...http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Gas prices are always more expensive in the city than the suburbs, so that's where i get my gas.I'm close to alot of suburbs.



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[shyGirl]

I saw a station here that had gas costing $2.03 per gallon.

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[dav-here]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By mindgames:
Our gas is only $1.14 per gallon.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>ONLY $1.14 A GALLON??!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/scream5.gif

Must be nice... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/sad3.gif



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[dav-here]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By shyGirl:
I saw a station here that had gas costing $2.03 per gallon.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>OH MY G-A-A-A-A-A-W-D!!!!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/afraid4.gif

Was that for regular unleaded or for premium? Either way, that's "highway robbery", shyGirl!!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/scream3.gif



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[dav-here]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By angelgodiva:
And here I thought this was going to be about gastric disturbances...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh2.gif



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[EasternBird]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By HMVNipper:
I usually go to New Jersey for gas -- they have fewer state taxes AND all gas stations are FULL-SERVICE, so they pump it for you! In nearby NJ, cheapest is about $1.29, most expensive, about $1.39. So if I'm in NJ to run errands (which I do once or twice a week), I usually fill my tank there.
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http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/bigeyes1.gif Good grief! Jersey gas is cheaper than Florida's!!! That's pretty surprising. Why did I come down here again? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/wink1.gif On the Gulf coast, we're at around $1.47-$1.59 per gallon, for regular.

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[Magill]

My friendly neighborhood Arco is $1.47 - $1.65. Designer gas, of course, is higher. Designer meaning Chevron, Unocal, etc.

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[beatlegirl9977]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Rellevart:
I've been there!! I imagine the Addison and Halsted Shell (closest station to my house) isn't far behind....sigh...http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The Shell at Irving Park and Cumberland is always insanely overpriced, too. When I drove past it yesterday, regular was $1.70 or so. Ultimate (or whatever their highest-grade is called) was $1.91! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/afraid6.gif

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[dav-here]

What a difference 6 years makes...

I just paid $3.49 for regular unleaded at my local AM/PM, which is usually the cheapest in town!!

They're predicting $4.00/gallon by this summer (at least here in California). :angry8:

[Hari's Chick]

Just scooting this thread to HTE. I think it will be more seen there. :)

Gas prices are terrible! The paper said they were at an all time high as of yesterday!

[Asha]

I'm glad I'm here then! It's still holding at $2.99 for regular here!

[digdad]

I believe I paid $3.15 per gallon yesterday in the Tampa area, but it was more expensive in the Florida panhandle when I was just there last week. I paid $3.29 there.

[Harbidge]

here in Britain, unleaded is about 75p per gallon, and four-star leaded is about 80p.

Wow, was it really that cheap just 6 years ago!?

It's something like £1.08 over here now per gallon, and four-star is no longer available.

[dav-here]

I'm glad I'm here then! It's still holding at $2.99 for regular here!

Wow. Where's "here"?

[dav-here]

Gasoline Prices Reach Another Record
04-11-2008 5:03 AM

(San Diego, CA) -- Gasoline prices in San Diego County have hit another record. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline reached three-dollars-76-cents this week, erasing the previous record of three-dollars-68-cents set last Friday. Experts say the price increases are a result of steady hikes in the cost of crude.

[Georgie Girl]

And Exxon Mobil will post record profits next year. Again. :angry10:

[Magill]

:bigeyes1: Whoa! Here it's currently at $3.35 for regular. I don't envy you, my friend. :nono4: I wonder what the Bay Area is at right now. They usually top the list for national gas prices.

[oldbeatlechick]

It could be worse folks it's £1 and 7pence a litre here in the UK!!! ($2.10)

[dav-here]

:bigeyes1: Whoa! Here it's currently at $3.35 for regular. I don't envy you, my friend. :nono4: I wonder what the Bay Area is at right now. They usually top the list for national gas prices.

Wow, I can't even remember the last time I paid $3.35 a gallon (at the speed at which prices are jumping around here, it was probably just last month!!). I paid $3.67 last night at the local AM/PM (Arco) station, which is usually the cheapest "name brand" around here.

[Magill]

Wow, I can't even remember the last time I paid $3.35 a gallon (at the speed at which prices are jumping around here, it was probably just last month!!). I paid $3.67 last night at the local AM/PM (Arco) station, which is usually the cheapest "name brand" around here.

Arco ROCKS! Would you believe the last fill-up I had at the Cypress Arco was just a little over $1.00 a gallon--maybe $1.25? Oh, Lawrd! How I long for those days! :sad3:

[dav-here]

Diesel fuel is already over $4 a gallon around here!

[Sarandipity]

We hit $3.35 here this week. Grrrr... Can't wait to buy a bike.

[dav-here]

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh273/davhere/Dont_Drive.jpg

[Magill]

This was sent to me in an e-mail the other day. Here's the text only:

"I went into the gas station today and

asked for five dollars worth of gas.....



The clerk farted

and gave me a receipt"

:laugh2:

[jtal909]

I can still find gas for around 3.05 and 3.09 but have seen it up to 3.35

[dav-here]

Gas Prices Set Another Record
04-18-2008 5:10 AM

(San Diego, CA) -- San Diego gas prices again hit a record. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular was three-dollars-83-cents this morning. It wiped out a previous record of three-dollars-76-cents set on April 16th. The price is up 19 cents from last month and 49 cents more than at this time last year.

[dav-here]

Paid $3.72 yesterday. I can see $4 a gallon by this summer, if not sooner. :cry2:

[digdad]

It seems to have been some of the cheapest in the country around here, but I paid $3.55 this morning. The first time my little Hyundai ever took more than $30 to fill it's wee tank!

Also, I just read a new story about Shell's profits being up 25% in the first quarter, mostly due to the rising price of oil. The article was very positively written, as if it's a success story in a time of economic crisis. I realize it's a bit more complicated than this, but if you boil it down doesn't this mean that they are reaping high profits from price gouging you and me?

[Sarandipity]

When I went into work this morning, gas was $3.51. By the time I left, it was $3.65. I'm so sick of this.

[motherTheresa]

Paid $3.72



:wave1: me too, dave......me too!


:cry5:

i wish i had an alternative way to get to work......:thinker:

[Georgie Girl]

Me too. The Houston area is just now phasing in a train system, long overdue, considering the sprawl.

[bearkat77]

i wish i had an alternative way to get to work......:thinker:

I still waiting for this to be developed: :beammeup:

[motherTheresa]

I still waiting for this to be developed: :beammeup:

that's going the wrong way, kat! i need to go sideways........i'm not knock knock

knockin' on heaven's door.....just yet! :laugh5:

[dav-here]

Paid $3.99 last week.

[kmac]

$4.099 Premium today.

[darkhorse23]

Phoenix, AZ $3.79 premium plus

[dav-here]

Gasoline Soars to Over Four Dollars a Gallon
05-23-2008 6:38 AM

(San Diego, CA) -- San Diego motorists are now paying over four dollars a gallon for gasoline. The Auto Club of Southern California says the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular increased nearly four and one-half cents over the past week to just over four dollars. The price is up 13-cents from April and 57-cents from May of 2007. It's the seventh time in the last eight weeks the price has risen to a record high. An Auto Club spokesperson says the reason is the same: spiking crude oil prices that affect the costs of production of gasoline along with the costs of the raw material.

[IWantToTellYou]

I paid 1.40 Euro per litre at the pump two days ago. This is for regular gas, not that fancy-shcmancy stuff. lol

Roughly converted 1.40 Euro is about 2.20 USD, and 2.18 CDN. doesn't sound like much, but to Europeans it is quite a hefty sum of money.

Does anyone ever fill up anymore?

[darkhorse23]

I paid 1.40 Euro per litre at the pump two days ago. This is for regular gas, not that fancy-shcmancy stuff. lol

Roughly converted 1.40 Euro is about 2.20 USD, and 2.18 CDN. doesn't sound like much, but to Europeans it is quite a hefty sum of money.



Actually it does sound like a lot. We in the USA purchase by the gallon. So $2.20 per liter equals about $8.75 (US) per gallon.

[IWantToTellYou]

D'oh! You're right, it is more expensive. I don't know why I keep forgetting that Americans use gallons and not liters. That's what you get when you grow up using the Metric system. :tongue1:

[motherTheresa]

$4.099 Premium today.

$4.09 regular!


chicago has the highest gas prices in the country...seemingly.....

[darkhorse23]

$4.09 regular!


chicago has the highest gas prices in the country...seemingly.....

Ouch! I'll be there next weekend on vacation. Better get my credit card warmed up and ready to go.

[HoneyPie]

They say it's only going to get MUCH worse. Some are talking like 6 dollars soon! :bigeyes3:

[dav-here]

Diesel fuel is already $5.25/gallon around here!!

[HoneyPie]

And unleaded gas will follow soonafter.... :rolleyes:

[Magill]

Just spent nearly $60 to tank up! GRRRRR!!!!! :angry8: It's sad when you spend a good chunk of your hard earned wages to buy something that gets you to work. :bigeyes3: It's just CRAZY!

[dav-here]

06-13-2008 4:06 AM

(San Diego, CA) -- Gas prices continue to go up in San Diego. The price for a gallon of regular unleaded is at a new record high of four-dollars-59-cents. That's 19-cents more than last week and 62-cents more than last month. The Automobile Club says gas prices are about 40-percent higher than they were this time last year and 93-percent higher than in 2005.

[Blackguard]

Paid $30.00 for 7 gallons last night. Thats about 4.20 a gallon.

Fear not my friends, I read a communique at work that predicted $5.00 a gallon before July. The fun is only starting.

I saw a true sign of the times a few days ago. While driving my route on highway 287 in Westchester, NY, a came behind a individual who was riding a scooter. The juxaposition of my 8 cylinder diesel engine van and his two cylinder scooter made me grin. But he was a sign of things to come.

[saziontherun]

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry anymore, reading about what you lot pay for a gallon and how much it costs you.
The price here has now climbed to 1.50 Euro (which is like $2.30) per liter, and filling up you feel like paying for a small house these days.
Remember: That's the price for A LITER, so you need to what, take it times 3,8?

So - sorry, no sympathy from me... :cross2:

[Blackguard]

Last night I wrote emails to both McCain and Obama. I mentioned to them both that the price of gas SUCKS! No easier way to put it. I went on to mention that if something doesn't happen soon; before the next presidential term is up we'll all be walking to work.

[darkhorse23]

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry anymore, reading about what you lot pay for a gallon and how much it costs you.
The price here has now climbed to 1.50 Euro (which is like $2.30) per liter, and filling up you feel like paying for a small house these days.
Remember: That's the price for A LITER, so you need to what, take it times 3,8?

So - sorry, no sympathy from me... :cross2:

Damn, I was so needing your sympathy. If I were you, I'd have a damn good laugh while I paid my $8.50 per gallon.

[dav-here]

...if something doesn't happen soon; before the next presidential term is up we'll all be walking to work.

I'm very seriously considering buying a bike to get to work, since my job is relatively close (6 miles or so?) to my home.

[Blackguard]

I put my bike on the back of the car, Magill drops me off at work. And I ride the seven miles back home on the rail trail.

[62hofner]

I paid $4.53 a few nights ago. My Mini Cooper sucked up an entire $60.00... and the nozzle didn't even click off by itself! It probably could have taken another $1.00! It's nuts. :bigeyes3:

[twovirgins]

im seriously thinking of buying a scooter also
im looking into these little japanese trucks
http://arklatexminitrucks.com/images/photo13O.jpg

[digdad]

It hit $4.00 around here recently. (I'm glad I'm not in L.A. paying your prices hof). The biggest problem is, that if you are outside of the Northeast or say Chicago, you can't even fall back to public transportation which I gladly would. The cities are laid out specifically for automobile traffic within much of the country and public transportation is minimal if not impossible to efficiently fit the model.

[jagatinho]

In Slovenia diesel is now 1,29 €. In february the price was 1,00 €.

[dav-here]

Paid $4.59 last night.

I guess "$5 a gallon by 4th of July" doesn't seem so impossible by this point. :cry2:

[pattiboyd's slave]

5 dollars by July 4 is the rumor here in So-Cal, I know what you mean dav. My brother's here from Colorado and he says where he lives, in the south-east part of the state, the gas is $3.99, he was quite shocked at the prices here.

I don't know how things run economically or politically, but can't the government step in and help their citizens in this? This seems to be putting just more pressure on the average citizen. I've heard of violence at the gas pumps. Are prices all over the world going up? I imagine they are.

[jagatinho]

We (Europe) measure fuel in litres. How much would you pay for 1 litre of fuel?

[Mccartneyluvr]

Paid $4.59 last night.

I guess "$5 a gallon by 4th of July" doesn't seem so impossible by this point. :cry2:

I paid $4.59 too. I was looking at a website to find cheap gas and when I found a place near me that had gas for $4.49 I was happy, but then I got there it was $4.69, luckily it wasnt too far away.

[HoneyPie]

Here's the price of gas in New Paltz...
http://i28.tinypic.com/21bnar6.jpg

BG's reaction:
http://i26.tinypic.com/53nyc4.jpg

[Magill]

:laugh5: :laugh5: Thinking of swimming to work, BG?

[EasternBird]

LOL! Don't jump!

If you're willing to visit lovely Newark, NJ, this evening's price was $3.89/gal. for regular.

[beatlebangs1964]

$3.86 at the Tiger Mart and $3.85 at Costco.

[darkhorse23]

We (Europe) measure fuel in litres. How much would you pay for 1 litre of fuel?

A US gallon is roughly 4 liters, so simply divide by 4.

[jagatinho]

A US gallon is roughly 4 liters, so simply divide by 4.

Oh. That means the fuel in the US is cheaper than in Europe.

[Mccartneyluvr]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/acortezwsu/gasprices.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m276/911tasha/gas.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/ndmssweetheart2008/GasTaxRefund.jpg

[Harbidge]

Be lucky you don't live in the UK. Here we're paying £1.18 per litre. Since 1 gallon is 4.546 litres that mean's the UK are paying £5.36 a gallon, or $10. Something like 60%+ of the price we pay on fuel is duty that goes straight into the governments pocket... and then we pay Value Added Tax of 17.5% on top of that again.

We're paying more than double than you in America. Today it cost me £29.60 / $58 to top up my car when it was half empty. If It was the full doozie I'd be looking at about $120 to fill it up completely.

[Mccartneyluvr]

Harb, I have a question. Has gas been going up as fast in the UK as in the US? Just wondering. I dont know since we dont hear much about the price of foreign gas here on the news.

[scouseofdistinction]

I hear that people are getting so desperate to save money buying gas. Some people are stashing gas now, which is very hazardous. Others are stealing from peoples' cars at night. Meanwhile, I hear that the citizens who live close to the Mexican border in California are driving down to Mexico to fill up their gas for about $2.00 a gallon.

[jagatinho]

I began to drive really slow 1 month ago, in order to save gas.
Also because the government increased penalty for speeding and other violations.
Now I rarely drive more than the limit (130km/h) - only if I'm in a hurry.

[Mccartneyluvr]

I hear that people are getting so desperate to save money buying gas. Some people are stashing gas now, which is very hazardous. Others are stealing from peoples' cars at night. Meanwhile, I hear that the citizens who live close to the Mexican border in California are driving down to Mexico to fill up their gas for about $2.00 a gallon.

I have heard though that some people who have done that have problems with the gas, and also that sometimes they have to wait in traffic for 2-3 hours to come back across the border.

[VersusBatman]

My husband turns off the engine if he's at a stoplight that he knows takes a while to change.

[Harbidge]

Harb, I have a question. Has gas been going up as fast in the UK as in the US? Just wondering. I dont know since we dont hear much about the price of foreign gas here on the news.

It's still rising. It's now up to £1.19 a litre for unleaded now (from £1.18 just a few days ago) and the govt. is planning to add yet another 2p to that in increased duty. That's £1.21 a litre, or £5.50 a gallon - $10.

Just remember that when you're complaining about paying $4 a gallon. We're paying more than double you are because our govt. is taxing us through the nose twice. First there's Duty that has to be paid for it and then, on top of that, VAT of 17.5% is paid on top. About 66% of the money we spend on fuel in the UK is nothing but govt. taxes.

And people are getting sick of it. There have been so many protests and go-slows across the country and petrol tankers refusing to deliver fuel due to pay disputes...

Add to that Gordon Brown scrapping the lowest tax band for the less well off increasing their income tax to about £200 more a year ($380). Cost of food is shooting up and house prices are falling.

Britain was running smoothly until Tony Blair left, and now Gordon has let our economy get out of control with low pay and high cost of living, and then fleecing even more money out of the one group of citizens who can't afford it.

There is no way Labour are going to win the next General Election at this rate.

[Harbidge]

Another thing that annoys me is that the Govt, both UK and US, both speak about the need of finding alternative fuels and methods of powering a vehicle. Funny that, because they've already invented cars that can run on hydrogen (that give off 0 carbon emissions, just steam), electricity, compressed air... heck, they've even discovered a method for an engine to be powered by nothing but water.

But will the Govt. actually back these... of course not. Why, because basic periodic elements, air and water can't have a 60%+ tax bolted onto the side of it

[darkhorse23]

Phoenix, AZ (USA)

Just paid $4.24/gallon for Premium Plus (high grade, 91 octane)

[Mccartneyluvr]

It's still rising. It's now up to £1.19 a litre for unleaded now (from £1.18 just a few days ago) and the govt. is planning to add yet another 2p to that in increased duty. That's £1.21 a litre, or £5.50 a gallon - $10.

Just remember that when you're complaining about paying $4 a gallon. We're paying more than double you are because our govt. is taxing us through the nose twice. First there's Duty that has to be paid for it and then, on top of that, VAT of 17.5% is paid on top. About 66% of the money we spend on fuel in the UK is nothing but govt. taxes.

And people are getting sick of it. There have been so many protests and go-slows across the country and petrol tankers refusing to deliver fuel due to pay disputes...

Add to that Gordon Brown scrapping the lowest tax band for the less well off increasing their income tax to about £200 more a year ($380). Cost of food is shooting up and house prices are falling.

Britain was running smoothly until Tony Blair left, and now Gordon has let our economy get out of control with low pay and high cost of living, and then fleecing even more money out of the one group of citizens who can't afford it.

There is no way Labour are going to win the next General Election at this rate.

Thanks, Harb for answering me, I was sort of curious because like I said, we dont hear much in the US about the price of gas in foreign countries....and I hope I didnt sound rude, I meant no disrespect.

[Harbidge]

Nahhhh nah, not at all! I was just saying that in general, that all in America are saying how expensive and unaffordable their fuel is and then there's Britain who's paying more than double that. Our fuel is by far the most expensive in Europe.

[Magill]

Yeah. I suppose we are whining a bit much here. Although, I don't know what the cost of living is like in Europe and what minimum wage is and such. I am not qualified to make such judgements nor do I pretend to either. I do know that what you buy is in liters and that's what a quarter of one of our gallons? Or, something like that. :bigeyes3: Ouch!--that really does hurt!

[Harbidge]

Minimum wage for me (25) is something like £5.60 an hour, or $10. Cost of living has increased something like 60% in a decade I think but that may have been a panicking headline or something. I know that a loaf of bread that used to cost 60p / $1 is now costing £1.10 $2.

[saziontherun]

Maybe you all find this interesting, it shows prices in other countries:

http://gasoline-germany.com/international.phtml

Germany's not on the list as it's a german site.
But I paid 1,51 € today which equals the price in Finland.

Note the prices in Norway and Turkey!
Price is for one liter.

[jagatinho]

Maybe you all find this interesting, it shows prices in other countries:

http://gasoline-germany.com/international.phtml


Some of the prices are not up to date (Slovenia). But I guess it's not easy to follow, they keep changing every couple of weeks.

[VersusBatman]

School buses may not come back this fall.

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/school-bus-oil-prices-47063002?src=syn&dom=yah_buzz&mag=tdg

[scouseofdistinction]

I have heard though that some people who have done that have problems with the gas, and also that sometimes they have to wait in traffic for 2-3 hours to come back across the border.

Didn't hear that part.

But I did hear on the news recently that in two years, the gas prices might be up to $7.00 here in the U.S.

:afraid4:

[thecaitycat]

I just got my first car (OMG I'm so excited, it's a really nice car too and I can't seem to shut up about it), and gas is around $4.30 a gallon. I'm glad I get good gas mileage because filling up the gas tank is insane enough without driving a gas guzzler. Why anyone would want to own an SUV or Hummer is beyond me... But I see many of them on the road.

[beatlemania5grace]

Why anyone would want to own an SUV or Hummer is beyond me... But I see many of them on the road.

Shame wagons as I call them.

[jagatinho]

Evolution of robbery:

[VersusBatman]

So true.

[Mccartneyluvr]

Shame wagons as I call them.

What are you supposed to drive if you have more than 3 kids? I drive a minivan, but a lot of people who have SUVs have 4-6 kids and they need the big cars for the room.

[thecaitycat]

If you have a large family, then a larger car is necessary. Most of the SUVs I see on the road only have one or two people in them with no signs of a carseat. So it's pointless.

People in Portland like to make believe that they're rugged and outdoorsy, you see. They buy cars so they can take their make-believe game further. I say "Bah!" to that; last time I went camping we drove in an old Volvo sedan with excellent gas mileage.

[EasternBird]

I've got a compact SUV (4 cylinder) and I don't even have any kids - I just really liked the extra height and all-wheel drive. :cool1: I can't take public transportation to my office, so I wanted something a bit more reliable in snowy weather than my old Corolla! :cross2: Sure, the gas mileage isn't as good as the Corolla's was, but for me the difference is worth it.

Tonight in Newark I drove by a gas station offering $3.84/gal. There was a huge line of cars waiting to fill up!

[Magill]

I'll bet! I never thought I'd be saying this, but $3.84/gallon is a bargain!! :afraid2:

[dav-here]

I'll bet! I never thought I'd be saying this, but $3.84/gallon is a bargain!! :afraid2:

:frog: <----- that's me, green with envy

[dav-here]

Paid $4.39 tonight. Wow, the price actually came down a smidgen!

One small miracle for me...

[Mccartneyluvr]

Wow, dav. Where? That is good.

[dav-here]

Wow, dav. Where? That is good.

That was in Vista, CA. Last night, I paid $4.31 in Escondido.

[Mccartneyluvr]

I saw it for $4.41 in North Hollywood. I hope its still that way when I need gas this week.

[digdad]

And I was shocked to have to pay $4.09 the other day. You guys in Cali have it rough.

[VersusBatman]

I watched the extras on the DVd for Cars. The director talked about how it saddened them that Americans don't take road trip anymore. They are too busy to just drive and look around. I think being busy is only part of why we don't do that. If we were to go cross country driving like people did back in the day, we'd have to pull out a loan for gas.

[pattiboyd's slave]

Here in Vista, California, the cheapest is $1.47/gal. at Golden State Gasoline on North Santa Fe Dr. The most expensive is $1.98/gal.

Wow, gas was this cheap when this thread began in Oct. 2002!

[pattiboyd's slave]

That was in Vista, CA. Last night, I paid $4.31 in Escondido.


4.33 at a Costco in Orange County, California today.

[VersusBatman]

Wow, gas was this cheap when this thread began in Oct. 2002!

That's so sad.

[jagatinho]

So in the States, each state has a different price for gas?

[Mccartneyluvr]

So in the States, each state has a different price for gas?

Yes, actually it varies from city to city and even station to station. You can see it for $4.41 at one gas station and down the street see it for $4.49(for example).

[darkhorse23]

So in the States, each state has a different price for gas?

It's called the free market...or capitalism.

Any station can charge whatever they want to for gas. You the consumer decide who you want to buy from. The various cities, counties and/or states add their own tax to the price.

The lowest taxed state is Alaska at about 24 cents per gallon, with California charging a whopping 64 cents per gallon. Here in Arizona, the combined taxes are (I think) about 37 cents per gallon.

[bearkat77]

The cheapest gas is here is just under $4.00.

This picture will sum up everyone's thoughts of gas prices.
http://cdn1.youplusplus.com/bs/big.220211.jpg

[dav-here]

Paid $3.90 a gallon yesterday.

[Mccartneyluvr]

I saw if for $3.99 yesterday!

[62hofner]

I need to fill my tank tonight and am hoping to pay below $4.00 a gallon. I saw it for $3.98 at a gas station last nigh, and the one I go to is typically the same price or slightly lower.

Never thought I'd be excited about $3.98 gas! :scream2:

[mccartneymaniac]

here we pay 3.54 a gallon it was up to 3.02 to 4.09 for abit it held at 3.69 for long while it is now this price as of today in cleveland

[HoneyPie]

It was $3.81 in Fair Oaks, CA :teeth1:

[IWantToTellYou]

Gas prices went down 10 cents in France these past few weeks. I never thought that I would say that paying 1.38 Euro (about 2 USD) per litre is a Godsend!!

[IWantToTellYou]

This picture will sum up everyone's thoughts of gas prices.
http://cdn1.youplusplus.com/bs/big.220211.jpg

:laugh5:

[62hofner]

As I had "hoped"(???) :thinker:... I paid $3.97/gal. last night in Burbank, CA.

[dav-here]

The local independant station where I usually "fill 'er up" has been holding steady at $3.73/gal. for a few weeks now.

[Mccartneyluvr]

As I had "hoped"(???) :thinker:... I paid $3.97/gal. last night in Burbank, CA.

Drive a few miles to North Hollywood...its 3.71 here.

[dav-here]

Down to $3.57/gallon now.

[dav-here]

$3.52 last night...

[LittleDarlin909]

That's about what it is in Boston. Much better than the $4.15 we were paying earlier this summer!

I remember when I first started driving, I could fill my car up for under $10. Thanks Mr. Bush :rolleyes:

[dav-here]

$3.49...

[dav-here]

$3.37... :smile1:

[Esmirelda]

$3.35 here

[dav-here]

$3.07!!

[darkhorse23]

Phoenix, AZ

$2.93 UL
$3.03 +
$3.13 Super+

[Esmirelda]

$2.71 here on the eastcoast of the US

[Magill]

We were ecstatic the other day when our fill-up cost less than $40.00!! WOOOOO!!

[dav-here]

$2.97 today!! FINALLY dips below the $3 mark!!

Whoopie. :dance:

[instant karla]

$3.39... i gotta move :(

[darkhorse23]

Phx, AZ; down a few more cents today

I saw a station at $2.85 UL
$2.95 +
$3.05 Super+

[dav-here]

$2.29 tonight!

[beatlelover45223]

1.82 3 days ago....