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Gas, How much are you paying?

elysa — Tue, 22 May 2007 20:17:14

I am paying right at $3 - dfw

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cdnBlogFan — Tue, 22 May 2007 19:32:19

After various conversions, I pay $3.63 CDN/gal ($3.34 USD/gal) for low-sulfur (gold) diesel or 20% bio-diesel. In the VW Jetta Wagon, we get 40-50 mpg (real-world-driving) depending on the season and driving conditions. Our new(ish) Smart fortwo (diesel) gets ~75 mpg on my husband's daily commute :P

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Gnorb — Tue, 22 May 2007 18:44:27

Gas, How much are you paying?

Has anyone noticed the complete absence of Gas in this thread? Anybody realized that Gas has yet to answer this very direct question? Anyone seen or heard Gas around lately? Gas?

/Be A Lert! The world needs more Lerts!
//Love me some word games

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dreamweaver — Mon, 21 May 2007 22:00:52

Well, considering that it's 8 months old, and only has 6,000 miles on it, I'm not doing too bad anyway on the consumption. I've actually been surprised that the mpg has been going up steadily; when it was new, it was getting around 18 but is now over 20 mpg, average (and I still drive it like I stole it!). Not bad for a V8.

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estarla — Mon, 21 May 2007 21:44:06

@dreamweaver: A V8 requiring <87 octane? Strange, indeed. But kind of awesome. I'm sure it helps counter the amount of gas it consumes.

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dreamweaver — Mon, 21 May 2007 21:34:51

I'm paying $3.27 for regular unleaded at the station on the Army post, but I absolutely don't complain since my German neighbors are paying way more than that at the German stations. I do wonder how our "on post" prices are calculated, and what affects the price, up or down. I guess maybe the Army just keeps it in line with the national average Stateside or something??

FWIW, my V8 Mustang says to use nothing higher than 87 octane. I thought it was strange, since it's a sports car, semi-high performance and all that, but there it is. Works for me, since it's a bit cheaper anyway. And the other reason I don't complain: if I'd wanted to save on gas, I sure wouldn't have bought a V8...

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karmadude — Mon, 21 May 2007 04:11:11

@Eleni, the octane rating has something to do with altitude, so 93 at sea level is same as 91 at high altitude. Not really sure why they sell it that way, but it might have something to do with the density of atmosphere.

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dook — Mon, 21 May 2007 03:38:15

Honestly, I'm not buying any gas right now.

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BIGGER — Mon, 21 May 2007 03:33:51

$2.58 for diesel in south Austin. When purchasing 35 gallons, 50 cents / gallon makes a big difference.

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Tyme — Sun, 20 May 2007 00:20:53

$3.00 and I quickly filled da tank.

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LorriM — Sat, 19 May 2007 06:33:10

It is still $2.99 here, as of this afternoon.

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Josh — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:57:35

$3.30 in southern Ohio. It raised 15 cents in one day, a couple of days ago.

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22Dollars — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:29:39

$3.25 for premium here in upstate NY....... grrrr.....

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Eleni — Fri, 18 May 2007 06:41:32

estarla, you are right about them only needing 91. But they don't sell 91 in most gas stations in NC so 93 it is.

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liza — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:33:03

I paid 2.89/gal for regular this morning at Sams. This is in Tampa,Fl. Lately I have seen it up to 3.10/gal at a variety of stations.

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a_romig — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:30:37

Got gas this morning for regular at $3.099/gal. Used my Kroger 10c discount so I paid 2.999/gal. Yay.

I really don't care that gasoline prices are rising, they're still substantially cheaper than they have been in the past after you consider income and inflation changes...

If my income was changing with the inflation, then maybe I wouldn't mind so much.

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fray — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:04:57

$3.49 at CostCo
California

$3.59(ish) in the same area...

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jensized — Thu, 17 May 2007 20:14:36

2.81, at Costco

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estarla — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:24:23

Fuscom, both our cars (2006 Pontiac Solstice & 2006 Infiniti G35 Coupe) have manufacturer recommendations that require you to use 93 octane.

One thing we Californian car enthusiasts (or even plain owners of performance vehicles) lament about is that there isn't even 93 or even 92 octane available, here. The highest we can get is 91 without going with all-out race gas, which is over 100 octane and only certain gas stations sell that at $8+ a pop. I thought the highest octane requirement was 91 actually, for that reason.

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Ozone42 — Thu, 17 May 2007 07:44:15

Higher compression in the cylinders requires higher octane to avoid pre-ignition. Nearly any high performance N/A engine will require the higher octane, as will most cars with turbo or superchargers.

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Mike — Thu, 17 May 2007 06:33:15

Fuscom, both our cars (2006 Pontiac Solstice & 2006 Infiniti G35 Coupe) have manufacturer recommendations that require you to use 93 octane. Plus, sports cars need high octane or else the engine bucks (experienced this with my last vehicle.)

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frotzed — Thu, 17 May 2007 05:27:02

Gas is hovering around $3/gal in Atlanta Georgia. But I don't feel it too much because my bike gets 40-50 miles to the gallon.

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Teej — Thu, 17 May 2007 04:45:26

Just filled up with $3.05 regular gas in Baltimore, MD. Heh, suckers.

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chris — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:49:39

It varies from $3.50 - $3.80 in the bay area of CA right now. I saw it near $4 on a trip to San Francisco last week.

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fuscom — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:42:35

My question for you, Mike and Eleni, is if you are both driving late model cars (assuming) why are you doling out good money for premium gas, when your cars most likely don't need it.

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LorriM — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:30:51

estarla: My daughter is in CA on vacation, right now. She told me how high gas was, there. Where she is staying, it was the same price, as in your photo.

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estarla — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:44:12

Unfortunately, I drive a 6-cylinder that takes only Premium 91 Octane. The following picture is of a gas station that is by far the most expensive in my Metro LA area, though. I've been gauging their gas on a regular basis though I never stop there:

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LorriM — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:39:38

I paid $2.99 a gallon, in Middle Tennessee.

With the British Exchange Rate, it is the equivalent of Six Pounds Sterling.

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jlaakso — Thu, 17 May 2007 01:15:29

I'm paying a little over $7 USD a gallon with the current Euro exchange rate, in Finland.

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peroty — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:40:20

With the exchange rate, we're getting close. But it's still nowhere near as bad. so I remain silent. :)

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Oli — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:38:46

I've been forbidden to discuss this topic by my British friend and neighbor for fear of being stabbed.

Too right! We pay about $7.20... I worked it out earlier for the milk thread.

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RightOn — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:31:49

good one Ozone.... if you adjust for inflation these "record" prices are BARELY anything.

It just makes for good news segments NOT to show that side of the coin.

Kinda like the fluff piece they did last night on my local news about Compact Fluorescents and how GREEN they are for the planet, ignoring the mercury levels present in a single bulb that would require somewhere along the lines of >15,000 cubic meters of soil to bury ONE expired CFL...

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Ozone42 — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:27:28

I'm paying about 2.50 for 87 octane. Dallas/Fort Worth area.

I really don't care that gasoline prices are rising, they're still substantially cheaper than they have been in the past after you consider income and inflation changes...

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peroty — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:27:28

I've been forbidden to discuss this topic by my British friend and neighbor for fear of being stabbed.

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RightOn — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:27:26

$3.09 a gallon - Sapulpa, OK (outside of Tulsa)

From your article...

Nowadays, pump prices are determined far more by supply and demand for gasoline than by how much traders buy and sell crude for on the open market.

I keep saying it and saying it and BOOM, finally someone puts it into print and doesn't follow it up with that bullcrap term "price gouging".

We've got refineries in the MidWest that have been struck by lightning, plants ripped apart by MAJOR storms, etc. and we somehow are scratching our heads here in OK as to why we have gas over $3 a gallon. DUH.

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Mike — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:26:06

I paid $3.19 for premium in Raleigh too, we must go to the same gas station or something lol.

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Eleni — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:18:48

I was reading this article Why gasoline prices are rising while oil isn't and I must say I got slightly annoyed.

Yesterday I paid $3.19 for premium in Raleigh NC and it's not even summer yet.

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