Yesterday I filled the car at 1.75, regular. Today it is...1.73.

[dixiegrrrrl]

And I caught myself thinking.......damn,shoulda waited.
When in truth, anything under 1.80 is a super duper bargain.

How's prices in your area???

You can always check on gasbuddy.com

[villager]

1. Here in L.A. we're subsidizing oil company profits everywhere else

...since they can always float unquestioned stories about the "need" to raise prices here due to "refinery issues," etc....

[anigbrowl]

37. We have different standards in CA from other states to minimize pollution

That does require extra processing and I am fine with paying a premium for cleaner gas, it's one of the reasons I like living in CA.

[villager]

39. There's "premium," and there's "gouging"

And that line in California gets crossed quite a bit....

[dixiegrrrrl]

40. oh yes, I remember from when I lived in SF 11 years ago

They would take a refinery offline, then raise prices
They would raise prices just before summer because of 'summer driving season"
plus helluva lot of taxes.

[sharp_stick]

2. There were two gas stations here

I can't remember the exact price but one of them was 3 or 4c a gallon cheaper. There were people lined up at the cheaper station for probably 10 or 15 minutes to save an average of about 80c. I bet at least half of them wouldn't bend down to pick a dollar out of a mud puddle.

I always think the same way as you though...Dammit I should have waited. Then my wife does the math for me.

Here we're paying about $1.83.

[cannabis_flower]

3. Last fillup

$1.53 at Costco here in west Houston.

[Orsino]

4. Fuckin' Obama! n/t

[petronius]

18. LOL!

[notadmblnd]

5. I paid 1.74 yesterday. Southeast Michigan

Prices will change again tomorrow. Speedways seem to set the prices around here. The main east west highway in our area is always 10-20 cents more than our north south highway so I make sure to go over to our north south highway where there's more competition from stations like BP Valero and Citgo.

[Go Vols]

6. Real gas is $2.12

corn gas is $1.69

[ViseGrip]

7. 1.86

[Worried senior]

8. We're at

$1.99 in our NE WI area.

[TBF]

9. It's 1.61 at Exxon up the street -

others are probably lower (I live in Petroleum Hell - Houston - but we do have cheap gas)

[Lucky Luciano]

10. Which is why economists fear deflation.

With deflation, people wait for prices to drop creating a vicious cycle where the economy keeps slowing.

[GummyBearz]

11. $3.09 here

:X

[yeoman6987]

26. Holy cow! You live in hell. Just kidding

But that gas price is unfortunate. So sorry that you have to pay that.

[GummyBearz]

30. San Diego isn't hell :)

And thankfully I don't drive too much. Seeing $1.something would make me pretty excited though

[yeoman6987]

33. I love San Diego!!!!!

One of the best places in the USA easily.

[GummyBearz]

36. I honestly haven't liked a new city as fast as I have come to like SD

It hasn't been a year yet and it already feels like home. It took living in LA about 9 years to vaguely feel like home

[Fuddnik]

12. I filled mine up with 120 volts.

But, on the rare occasions that I need to add gas, it was $1.83 this morning. $1.85 this afternoon.

[MillennialDem]

13. About $1.80 for regular, both my cars take premium though (about $2.50).

[whatthehey]

14. I've been driving electric for 4 years but I never understood some things

I still have a toy/emergency backup ice car. Even uses premium. But it would never occur to me to:

Go out of my way to save a couple cents a gallon, hell even 5. Since I don't drive an RV around that 5c a gallon is < $1/fill. Time and gas burned to not use a more convenient spot has to be awful minimal to be worth so little.

Not save a few cents when two stations next to each other have different prices. Pass this every day on my commute. Shell station charging 1.99 is full. Marathon station, not seem weird subbrand, charging 1.93 has a couple cars in it. Their entryways are literally directly across the same street and it's not a massively busy uncontrolled street wherre it's impossible to turn left.

[MillennialDem]

15. If you're feeling cheap and your premium is 93 you can fill about 2/3 to 3/4 of the tank with it and

the rest with 87.

This will make 90-91 octane, and most fuel injected cars will just pull some timing if it's not enough to prevent knock.

I've done this with my winter beater that takes premium. It's kind of a hassle to save $2 though.

As for your gas station (shell vs marathon), better convenience store or restaurant inside?

[whatthehey]

25. Msaybe. Can't tell by looking. Never tried the mix thing

but this is a newer Mustang GT with a (mild low end) tune so I stick to the good stuff for the 3k per year I use it for.

[MillennialDem]

42. I'd never do that in my 95 camaro with a forged 383. my daily with a stock 350? np.

[dixiegrrrrl]

41. What is cool in my lil southern town is that everything is no more than 2 miles away

AND I can last a year on a tank of gas, now that I am retired and have no places i want to drive to except groceries.
Hell, even the pharmacy delivers.

[benld74]

16. Ranges from 175 down to 163 depending on lcoation of station

Gas Buddy DOES help a lot!

One can determine the prices swings of the gasoline by watching on Gasbuddy.
Purchasing at the lowest point of the swing can save you $$$$$ throughout the year
STL always increases gas prices on Thursday mornings

[HassleCat]

17. Makes me nostalgic for GW Bush

And gas at $4.30 a gallon.

[petronius]

19. I just saw $3.09 - could probably save five cents or so if I drive

across town to Costco. It's up about 20-25 cents since mid-December, I think...

[Andy823]

20. Around $2.40 nt

[tavernier]

21. 2.05 Key Largo

Give or take a few pennies. With my Winn Dixie points, I usually get about .50 off of that each fill.

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Goodlettsville Tn., last time I was out, five days ago, $1.67

[MeNMyVolt]

23. .115/KWH far south of Chicago.

1.82 - 1.92 for the smelly stuff, which I unfortunately use more of during the cold season.

[whatthehey]

24. KWh varies more than gas for sure.

I just moved from .146 to .098 and from no public charging anywhere to 3 free ones within a suburb of 25000, but the state charges $100 extra to register. I'll make it up though.

[MeNMyVolt]

31. Grrr. The $100 thing really irritates me.

We don't have that in IL, but they did get rid of the $4k state rebate 5 months before I bought. We should be helping people to go electric, but some states are now going the other way. A fed incentive to the states may help.

But heck, I'd pay extra to drive electric. Mainly to help the environment in my small little way, but also because it's so damn neat.

[snooper2]

27. $1.59

[Behind the Aegis]

28. $1.59 in NE OK.

I can get it cheaper because of a shopping program I use here locally. When we filled up the other day, our price was a $1.35!

[LanternWaste]

29. $1.59/gallon at Costco (in midcities, DFW) Filled my tank up for $20.

$1.59/gallon at Costco (in midcities, DFW).

I fill up about once every two months (I live close enough to work to bike most days and grocery store and strip mall are even closer, so my car is really only used for weekend gaming with friends and the occasional date), and finally did this morning.

Paid with a twenty, got some pennies and nickles back-- I'd had no coffee yet and my brain was confused by that.

[matt819]

32. It's Obama's fault

Where are you?

In northern New England we're still around $1.97.

[SheilaT]

34. Filled my car last week at $1.76.

Today drove by the same station and it's $1.85. I have a little Honda Civic, don't generally drive it very much, and usually get gas every other week.

[Freddie]

35. $2.09 in Philly burbs

And dropping every day. Filled up my (very empty) PT Cruiser for $23 yesterday.

[bigwillq]

38. $2.19/gal for reg

When I stopped the other day in CT.

It's always more expensive in CT; so many taxes.

But, still an awesome price.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

43. Last I filled up about 1.91 in SE Mass. n/m