The price of gas?

I thought it would be interesting to see what other states are paying for gas?

I'm in Southern California and I paid $4.59 today.

Diesel (which is what we use) is 4.80 a gallon. I don't really pay attention to gasoline prices too much.

All I know is it cost $120 to fill up our truck:tears:

its arround 4.20 in sault ste marie, Mi. way less down state tho...

Down at the South end of The Great Pot Hole State I am able to pay $3.98 per gallon for regular but most stations are at $4.05.

$3.95 in Stafford Va.

:weirdface

$3.98 - $4.10 in Detroit, Mi

$4.27ish in Central Oregon for regular unleaded

$3.87

I feel lucky.

4.20 in rockford Il. at 4 am this morning

About $3.90 in northern Alabama.

$4.79 for regular at my normal gas station. It's usually the lowest priced in the area, but for some reason it's the highest now. Other gas stations in the area are around $4.59.

To expensive in Oklahoma I would say the price but it pisses me off when I pay attention. So now I ignore gas prices not worth the bald spot for scratching my head to much.

$4.15-4.25 I'm just driving a little less, Or trying too.

yep. prices are crazy nowadays. what do you guys think of the hybrids?

4.64/gallon for premium at Costco on Saturday
4.65/gallon for premium at Costco on Sunday :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by munding

yep. prices are crazy nowadays. what do you guys think of the hybrids?

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If you already own one as your primary car, k, but if you are more or even just equally concerned about saving money as the environment, it is still more cost effective to not trade in your existing car for a high MPG regular car, like a Ford Focus or Yaris.

For example, my hubby figured out it costs him $1800/year right now to fill his F150 pick up truck, whereas a Ford Focus would cost $1200 - great, a savings of $600. But to trade in the truck dor buy a Focus outright would take...10 years to break even on gas savings? Hybrids cost even more (compare a 2008 stripped down Prius to a stripped down Yaris), so the break point is even further out*.

*Granted that's just on cost of car + fuel, so not incluing the warm fuzzies you get from having a hybrid. If that's important to you, then awesome. =) Just be sure to check the difference in carbon footprint between that hybrid and just an economical and then compare sales price and maintenance - it may not be that much of an advantage.

I drive a sports car, a Nissan 350Z, and you betcha I can get the MPG down to single digits if I drive how I like. Since the price started flying up, I drive slower. All the time. And now I get 24 mpg in town and 28 on the highway...in a sports car.

But I'm driving @65 mph. Takes a bit longer, but I'm eking out savings.

Fun website: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

And best/worst list: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bestworst.shtml

yaris?? that's my dad's car! lol..

hmm...i see your point..that's something to think about.. thanks for the insight cassandra...my mom is thinking about buying a prius..how much do they go for? 20k? hmm..

nissan 350z?!? and your husband drives a pickup truck?! i would get pissed if my wife drives the sports car and leaves me with the pickup. lol

I am paying anywhere from $3.89 to 3.99. I am seriously thinking about trading in my mini van which gets 17-23 mpg for another more fuel efficient vehicle.
cassandra- thxs for the breakdown. I have to sit down and see if it makes sense for me as I am driving an average of 500-800 miles per week.

New York 4.78 super and 4.29 regular, time to start riding a bike lol:O

4.75 in Southern CA :( its over $100 now to fill up my tahoe..

3.95 here in Richmond, Va. That's what it was coming home so I'm going to stop by there and put some gas in before it goes up.

Hybrids are only good for city driving and stop and go situations. If you travel mostly highway miles its not worth it. This example is based on if you had say a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Camry Hybrid, it would somewhere around 8-10 years to get your money back. Obviously if you went from a Ford SuperDuty to a hybrid car your return would be greater A LOT sooner.

about 4.08

according to this..
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm
19 25
city hwy

im not sure i get that but we get pretty darn close. says according to my stats of miles driven a year vs price of fuel at 4.08 im averaging $5051 annually

yea, i'm deffinantly glad i drive a jetta right now. even more so now that the back half of my exhaust fell off- gave me an extra 5 mpg!:D:D:banana::banana:

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Originally Posted by gmcclurelssu

yea, i'm deffinantly glad i drive a jetta right now. even more so now that the back half of my exhaust fell off- gave me an extra 5 mpg!:D:D:banana::banana:

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You probably get to use a sled for a few months out of the year too.

:(i got the great luck of paying 4.50 today:( 85 bucks to fill my truck
San Diego, CA have to love it

i pay $4.04 at Shell which is the only gas i put

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Originally Posted by Kristy

Diesel (which is what we use) is 4.80 a gallon. I don't really pay attention to gasoline prices too much.

All I know is it cost $120 to fill up our truck:tears:

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Damn $4.80 thats freaking cheap I payed almost that much for gas the other day up to $4.65 near my work for the cheap(er) stuff. And diesel is well over $5 has been for a few months now.

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Originally Posted by munding

yep. prices are crazy nowadays. what do you guys think of the hybrids?

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In terms of saving money I am not convinced about hybrids yet. I think it would take quite a while to make back the money you would save on gas. They are a little better for the environment though so if thats your goal then they are good. I think the best bet for saving money is buying a an old used good quality honda that can get 40 mpg. Cheap car, decent gas mileage, and low insurance. Overall I think thats the cheapest you could go.

I forgot to say what the price was here. I feel very lucky. I just saw 3.73 today. I have to use premium but either way I still pay less than most people.

Gas here is only $3.95... But it still cost me $44 to fill up my 1996 Honda Civic!!!!

LOL! back in the day I filled it up for less then 12 bucks!

Where is my raise to make up for this crap????

Hey, dont forget those tiny smart cars! they are around 15 grand and get 77+ miles to the gallon.

http://www.smartusa.com/

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Originally Posted by Beardedragon

Hey, dont forget those tiny smart cars! they are around 15 grand and get 77+ miles to the gallon.

http://www.smartusa.com/

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I've seen 2 of them on the Los Angeles freeways and they are cute but I'd be so afraid of getting ran over. The 2 I saw were bright yellow . . . I suppose that would help to be seen.

phoenix AZ, yesterday ----4.15 a gallon 65$ to fill up a 1988 camaro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::rage::ra ge::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage:

$3.939 in Gloucester Point, VA. I started driving less and driving slower. By going just a tad over the speed limit I've picked up 10-15% in fuel economy...

$3.98 a gallon at most places, $3.88 with my Kroger Fuel Card ($.10 off a gallon)

$4.30 in my area. 99 4Runner is kicking my butt.

I paid $4.55 today at the place near our house that has the cheapest gas. Less than a mile away (on hwy 101, though) the same chain has a station selling it for $4.68.

In Ontario gas is $1.35 per Litre which is about $5.10 per gallon.
In Quebec its $1.50 per Litre which is about $5.70 a gallon.

The worst part is I travel about 80 miles a day :(

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

find the cheapest gas in your area b4 you buy

3.97(north east ohio) i paid today, it cost me around $80 a week to fill my truck plus another 40 for my equipment.

4.30 - 4.50 seattle washington
i hate this! its barely worth my time to even go to work