Gasoline Prices

Fuel prices sure are making a difference. Drove from our home in MI to NC then AZ. Cost was $628. If prices stay below $2 our trip home should cost less than $500. Both ends of trip are over 2,700 miles. Previous winter trips cost close to $1,000 each direction.

Lest we never forget! Sep 11, 2001. I needed fuel in the morning on my way to work, I decided to wait till on my way home instead. Coming come, I couldn't find a gas station anywhere that did not have a line (at the very least), 1/4 mile long.

I past station after station, and each one, the prices were getting higher and higher. In the normal 30 minutes it took me to drive home, it took an hour and a half because of all the traffic mess caused by people lining up at the pumps.

I finally made it to about 1/2 mile from home, and on the corner was the gas station I'd frequented many times. There was a very short line compared to all the others I passed. Got in line, as as I was waiting, even at this station, the prices were raising every 5 minutes. (I'm not kidding).

I ended up filling up at $4.25 a gallon for low-grade regular! Absolutely unthinkable, but it happened.

I also remember there was a federal investigation shortly after this about "price gouging". Within a year, that same gas station was closed completely.

Every since that day, I have been thankful for anything less than $4.25 and hope it never goes that direction again!

Easy numbers for me..... It's costing me about 1/3 less in fuel at these prices. YAY!!!

Please keep post non political.

If you want to travel, your choices are by air, by car or by RV. By air, you have to pay for the flight, rent a car from the airport and a room at a hotel/motel. By car you still have to rent a hotel/motel. By RV, The mileage isn't great, but you can avoid restaurant meals and sleeping in a bed where yesterday's top sheet is today's bottom sheet with a clean top sheet. And you don't have to wear shoes in the room to keep your feet from sticking to the carpet.
This from someone who traveled extensively for the company he worked for.

DutchmenSport wrote:
Coming come, I couldn't find a gas station anywhere that did not have a line (at the very least), 1/4 mile long.

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That's why I usually fill my tank when it reaches 3/4. I never let it go below 1/2.
You just never know when you will need to go somewhere quickly. That's the rule for my car, truck and Southwind.

gbopp wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:
Coming come, I couldn't find a gas station anywhere that did not have a line (at the very least), 1/4 mile long.

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That's why I usually fill my tank when it reaches 3/4. I never let it go below 1/2.
You just never know when you will need to go somewhere quickly. That's the rule for my car, truck and Southwind.

I do now!

gbopp wrote:
Clicky

Is it political to say that: I did NOT need this clicky to know that Pennsylvania has high gas taxes.

I am just glad to see it getting close/under $2.00 for 87 octang.

My biggest complaint is the price fluctuation for higher octanges---that is almost never advertised on the signs. The truck likes 89, the bike prefers 92+ (I use highest in bike and all my small motors). Some station add 5 cents for mid-range, some jump 10 cents or more. The worse was 30 cents more for 89 over the 87 price.

Finding the lowest advertised price---does not reflect what I might pay for the higher octangs. For example, according to GASBUDDY.

Closest station to my home: 1.99...2.29...2.59

Closest to my work: 1.95...2.05...2.35

Only a 0.04 difference on the 87 octang, but a 0.24 jump on the 89&92.

Needless to say I try to fill the truck closest to work (additional 3 cents off if I swipe the rewards card). Unfortunately, I almost always run to that close one to fill the can for the mower/tractor, etc... I have got to get a bigger can, and remember to take it to work with me:S