Gas Prices where you live?

[CyclonePackFan]

Gas has been consistently between $2.88 and $3.15, most often around $2.92, down here, and I believe Houston has some of the highest gas prices in Texas. I was in Corpus Christi in late May and paid somewhere around $2.50 due to all the refineries in the area. Needless to say, I'm NOT looking forward to my 1,200 mile drive when I move back to Wisconsin from Houston next Saturday.

On a semirelated note, I recall hearing a news story about a half a year ago when I was back home about a certain gas station in the Twin Cities. They offer gasoline as a commodity, meaning, for example, if I bought 100 gallons today at, say, $2.92, I would pay $2.92 for my gas until I went through all 100 gallons, regardless of the current price of gas. They had a person on there who bought about $5,000 worth of gas when it was $0.99/gallon 5 years ago, so he's still paying $0.99 today, while everyone else he knows is paying around $3. Needless to say, I'm jealous.

[MJZiggy]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/21/AR2006072101515.html

Here's the alternative. Give it a year or two. It will come down in price.

[CyclonePackFan]

I'm STILL waiting for my fuel cell car....I recall BMW was looking to put one out for $50,000 in 2008, but I sincerely doubt Exxon Mobil will allow any sort of reliable fuel cell system on the market, much less allow H2 stations for fueling. Stupid Laws of Thermodynamics making fuel cells so impractical. For now, my '96 Civic still gets better mileage than most cars on the market, but once I get out of grad school, I'm probably going for the diesel Jetta, unless there is a major decrease in the cost/availability of Hybrids.

I hate oil companies.

[OKC PackerFan]

$2.76 here.

[GBRulz]

Was just reading this... gosh, anything under $3 a gal now seems "cheap".

gas has been between $3.05-$3.09 for a couple weeks now. It doesn't help though that my vehicle calls for premium unleaded.

What kind of high end vehicle are you driving that calls for premium GB?

an '05 Pathfinder. I seriously do get about 2-3 miles per gallon better when I put the premium in. last trip from the northwoods, i was getting 24-25 MPG on the highway. Pretty damn good for an SUV of this size. Before this I had the Xterra, which is smaller and it got horrible gas mileage.

[GBRulz]

cyclone, I know exactly what you're talking about. I heard about it on the news a few months back. Basically, people bought gas at the going rate and have it stored. They go to this gas station to refuel at whatever price they bought it for. As the story below states, some people are still paying 98 cents a gallon for gas because they bought hundreds of dollars worth of gas when it was that cheap....

here is the link .....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12615091/

[woodbuck27]

It's today - about $4.40 Cdn. / US Gallon.

[CyclonePackFan]

cyclone, I know exactly what you're talking about. I heard about it on the news a few months back. Basically, people bought gas at the going rate and have it stored. They go to this gas station to refuel at whatever price they bought it for. As the story below states, some people are still paying 98 cents a gallon for gas because they bought hundreds of dollars worth of gas when it was that cheap....

here is the link .....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12615091/

Wow, nice find. I just searched the Twin Cities news stations, I had no idea it made MSNBC.

[Fosco33]

Please send some gas my way - it's at least 3.25+ in SoCal for the cheap stuff.

Keep this in perspective - ask yourself how much a gallon of soda would cost (or replace soda with practically any liquid - including WATER).

I haven't asked my bro-in-law (lives in London) - but its almost twice as much there.



How high would gas have to be before you changed your driving habits dramactically??? Then, and only then, will behavior force change.

[Partial]

i'm thinking it's biodeisel time. Gives farmers jobs, renewable resource. Sounds good to me!

3.25 yesteday. Outrageous!

[Badgepack]

Gas war going on at 2 stations in town today, they are down to $0.49 per gallon. I am not fighting that crowd to save $50.00 though.

[GBRulz]

How high would gas have to be before you changed your driving habits dramactically??? Then, and only then, will behavior force change.

I guess I can't really say a set price, Fosco. I need my vehicle for my job and to visit clients. However, the current price has caused me to be more "smart" when I drive. Whether it's slowing down from 65 to 60, running errands in one trip or not taking off from a traffic light like it's Talledega...

People are going to drive regardless, it's other areas where they will be cutting out spending.

In the small town where the family goes out for a Friday night Fish fry, they aren't going anymore. So, the restaurant suffers as well. Soon the more serious effects of gas prices are going to be felt. In fact I think I just read where last quarter retail spending was down 6% or something.

[GBRulz]

oh, it's that time of year again!!! Just curious if anyone is actually below $3 a gallon out there?

I just turned in my old wheels this weekend and bought a new car that is going to get double the gas mileage of my SUV. Gosh, I'm getting practical in my old age

[GBRulz]

gas here in Green Bay $3.09 gal

[Joemailman]

3.12 in Wausau