ChumpChange
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April 7th, 2020 at 11:52:18 PM permalink
Nobody's driving so the gas stations aren't getting refills at lower prices. Prices have dropped maybe 15 cents in the last two weeks and may be closing in on record low prices of the last 10 years of $2.25/gallon.

The NYS DMV is closed so my driver's license will expire next month. Someone has to reprogram the cops about driving with expired licenses. The Governor says licenses will be extended.
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April 8th, 2020 at 3:50:51 AM permalink
Quote: ItsCalledSoccer

Where I live, it's $3.75.

I thought it would be interesting to look at prices with all this stuff going on over in the Middle East.

I heard a gas station owner say in an interview, no, they're not paying a higher price for gas YET, but they anticipate a higher price and need to have the cash-on-hand right away to pay for it, so they raise the prices right away. I don't know if I buy that or not, but I have heard of other businesses doing that, especially financial services (in anticipation of inflation, etc.).



Here it's $0.71 per liter, so $2.68 per gallon. Gasoline doesn't serve their purpose during this pandemic. What I mean is that no people will go outside and do non-sense stuffs. Gasoline will expire as time goes by.

Once this is done, expect the increase, but the world hasn't reached its peak yet.
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April 8th, 2020 at 6:57:21 AM permalink
Quote: TDVegas

Where in Vegas? I paid $2.70 the other day...Terribles Chevron, west side.



I saw $2.31 at a 7-11 somewhere around Sunset and Pecos.
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April 8th, 2020 at 7:23:38 AM permalink
It's $1.23 at the local gas station here in Iowa
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April 8th, 2020 at 8:00:32 AM permalink
$1.89 in NE PA.
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April 8th, 2020 at 9:21:13 AM permalink
Quote: MidwestAP

It's $1.23 at the local gas station here in Iowa



Is that a Quicktrip? When I lived in Iowa City Quicktrip was usually the cheapest.
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April 8th, 2020 at 4:08:05 PM permalink
In Central CT (I-84 or I-91 jct I-691) the lowest prices in the state are found at $1.49 Regular as of this post.
For those interested, Diesel is cheapest in SW-CT (Fairfield Co.) at about $2.40 cash.
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April 8th, 2020 at 4:34:42 PM permalink
Quote: DRich

Is that a Quicktrip? When I lived in Iowa City Quicktrip was usually the cheapest.



Not to many QT's left anymore. Iowa convenience store scene dominated by Casey's and Kum n Go.
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April 15th, 2020 at 7:54:51 AM permalink
In my home country it costs $ 0.0007 or less, I think, what I know is that filling the entire tank does not even come to $ 0.25. I am from Venezuela
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April 15th, 2020 at 7:57:01 AM permalink
In Atlanta it is 1.69$/gallon
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April 15th, 2020 at 7:57:49 AM permalink
Makes delivering pizza a breeze on my wallet. 15$ fills my tank when before it took close to 30$
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April 16th, 2020 at 10:18:21 AM permalink
In W MI it's $1.15 in Grand Rapids. 40
miles away on the lakeshore it's 96 cents.
Surely these are signs of the end times.
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April 16th, 2020 at 10:20:30 AM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

In W MI it's $1.15 in Grand Rapids. 40
miles away on the lakeshore it's 96 cents.
Surely these are signs of the end times.



I saw $2.19 yesterday in Las Vegas. That is the cheapest I have seen.
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April 16th, 2020 at 10:31:45 AM permalink
Quote: DRich

I saw $2.19 yesterday in Las Vegas. That is the cheapest I have seen.


$2.29 is the lowest I have come across in the south valley.

Why is gas so cheap in Wisconsin?
https://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPriceMap?lat=38.822395&lng=-96.591588&z=4
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April 16th, 2020 at 10:33:19 AM permalink
$2.09 in Bisbee, Arizona.
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April 16th, 2020 at 10:36:38 AM permalink
Quote: Keeneone

$2.29 is the lowest I have come across in the south valley.

Why is gas so cheap in Wisconsin?
https://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPriceMap?lat=38.822395&lng=-96.591588&z=4



I saw it at a 7-11 at Sunset & Pecos.
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April 17th, 2020 at 5:38:18 AM permalink
Quote: paolalopez118

In my home country it costs $ 0.0007 or less, I think, what I know is that filling the entire tank does not even come to $ 0.25. I am from Venezuela



Wow. That's low.

In northern Arizona the lowest I've found it $2.39.

The next time I need gas I'm going to Venezuela.
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April 17th, 2020 at 7:29:10 AM permalink
$2.29 I think by me. I haven't been to a gas station since mid March. I was told that it is $0.97.9 at the cheapest station on the nearby Indian Reservation. Probably $1.40 of my $2.29 is NYState taxes.

Someone here made a great joke earlier... I'll parrot it.... I'm getting two weeks to the gallon....
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April 17th, 2020 at 7:57:44 AM permalink
Just filled up at Sam's Club for $1.37/gal. The wholesale clubs are all about $0.20 cheaper than the regular gas stations right now.
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April 22nd, 2020 at 11:37:29 PM permalink

Shoot. When I bought gas today I was hoping the station would pay me money to take it off their hands. Still, down 20 cents since my last fill up.
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April 23rd, 2020 at 12:17:30 AM permalink
In my county in W MI it's
between $1.25 and $1.35.
99 cents at Sams Club
last week. My wife fills
her car 2-3 times a week.
Usually takes less than 2
gallons. Wish I had storage,
I'd get 100 gallons for the
generator.
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April 23rd, 2020 at 11:31:35 AM permalink
Canada Toronto gas price: The average value during January and April was 1.17 (Canadian Dollar).
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April 23rd, 2020 at 2:51:03 PM permalink
Quote: MagicKi

Canada Toronto gas price: The average value during January and April was 1.17 (Canadian Dollar).



What happened to Feb and March?
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April 23rd, 2020 at 2:54:14 PM permalink
103.9 to 129.9 today, USD.
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April 23rd, 2020 at 2:57:29 PM permalink
Still above $2 in Bisbee Az. I was about $2.50 when I moved here last fall.
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April 23rd, 2020 at 6:27:06 PM permalink
Just paid $3.10 - yes, for 87-octane regular, although it was the credit card price (cash price was $3.00).
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April 23rd, 2020 at 6:34:29 PM permalink
1.49 in MN. I’ve went through about 4 gallons in almost 6 weeks, used to go through about 20 gallons a week.
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April 23rd, 2020 at 7:53:47 PM permalink
$1.70 in Northern NJ, which is probably going to entice people to make long drives up and down the Turnpike/Parkway!
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April 24th, 2020 at 3:58:50 AM permalink
$1.11 in Minnesota on interstate 35 southside of Twincities last night.
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June 10th, 2022 at 11:38:29 PM permalink
Quote: Switch

£1.35 per litre in the UK where I live. That's about $2.50 per litre or $9.50 per US gallon.

Cigarettes are around $9.50 a pack of 20.

If you smoke and drive a big car then you had better be on a good income :-)
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11 plus years later ….. gas today was $2.07 Canadian a litre about $6.12 US per US gallon
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June 11th, 2022 at 12:29:01 AM permalink
Quote: coilman

Quote: Switch

£1.35 per litre in the UK where I live. That's about $2.50 per litre or $9.50 per US gallon.

Cigarettes are around $9.50 a pack of 20.

If you smoke and drive a big car then you had better be on a good income :-)
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11 plus years later ….. gas today was $2.07 Canadian a litre about $6.12 US per US gallon
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And in Blighty, £1.90 per Litre
equates to $8.84 per US Gallon
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June 11th, 2022 at 6:39:49 AM permalink
Most stations in my city are at $4.999/gallon. Saw one sign where regular was $5.099 and premium was $6.599, and if the price ever comes back down it will be stuck there for months.
Saw an old sign from the 1970's where the 3 grades of gas were 10 cents apart at $0.799, $0.899, and $0.999. I guess we could expect that only a dollar apart at $7.999, $8.999, and $9.999 soon enough. Lately it's been 10 cents to 40 cents apart between the grades. I haven't seen this kind of gas inflation since the 1973 oil embargo.

Oil Crisis | Stock market Crash | OPEC | This Week| 1973 - YouTube
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Gas rationing in the U.S. would mean serious trouble - YouTube
Canadian broadcast with Canadian gas prices per liter (>$2/liter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku7SbuCd-yg

The Truth About the Government Dropping Gas Prices Like a Stone - Scotty Kilmer - 5.06M subscribers -YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzaf7kImsaQ

I Finally Got an Electric Vehicle (Electric Bicycles to try out), Here’s What I Chose - Scotty Kilmer - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7q2ZGOxjaM
I'd get the middle one with the middle suspension, or get the 4th scooter that needs a license and has a padded seat and bigger battery. But I've got no place to store or recharge them like a handy garage. They're 70 pounds or more so I can't carry them up & down stairs. If the battery is gonna die out in 10 miles, what's the point anyway? I had a gas mini-bike at one time that would go 25 mph, but they weren't street legal.

How To Survive $10 Gallon Gas - WRANGLERSTAR - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp-Z86LfDEE
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June 11th, 2022 at 12:56:58 PM permalink
~$12.50/Gallon
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June 11th, 2022 at 2:50:52 PM permalink
$5.09 gallon here in Indiana
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June 11th, 2022 at 3:02:53 PM permalink
$4.89 in SW Florida
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June 11th, 2022 at 3:56:16 PM permalink
About $7.00 to $7.60 (SE Qld, Australia)

Note 1: According to the news, it will possibly go to ~$8.30+ soon.
Note 2: The above amounts are in AUD, and is a rough conversion from litres to US gallons (so ~AUD/gallon)
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June 11th, 2022 at 6:06:41 PM permalink
I am suggested to use premium 92 OCT, so I pay more. I justify it by saying I could be waiting at the covid-infested bus stop in 110 degrees. No Thanx. Just imagine doing $250 worth of grocery shopping using the bus.
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June 11th, 2022 at 7:19:17 PM permalink
I am paying over $5/gallon for premium.

The media and everyone else always quotes per gallon costs for "regular gasoline." But over than fueling lawn mowers and other single cylinder equipment, does anyone use 'regular' gasoline in their car anyomore?
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June 11th, 2022 at 7:46:04 PM permalink
I think SUV's and bigger vehicles use premium without ethanol, but I have no first hand knowledge.
I started getting gas at BJ's and my car started stalling out at red lights, so I went back to my usual gas station and the stalling stopped. Cheaper gas, off the rails performance.
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June 11th, 2022 at 7:51:18 PM permalink
Quote: gordonm888

I am paying over $5/gallon for premium.

The media and everyone else always quotes per gallon costs for "regular gasoline." But over than fueling lawn mowers and other single cylinder equipment, does anyone use 'regular' gasoline in their car anyomore?
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The choice of "Premium" in Australia is 95- or 98-octane, and I always try to get the 98. So, ~7.60 AUD/gallon, atm (a figure mentioned in my previous post).
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June 11th, 2022 at 8:20:52 PM permalink
Quote: gordonm888

I am paying over $5/gallon for premium.

The media and everyone else always quotes per gallon costs for "regular gasoline." But over than fueling lawn mowers and other single cylinder equipment, does anyone use 'regular' gasoline in their car anyomore?
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Yeah…..something like 80% of people use regular. $4.50 in the gulf. Pretty much everyone who doesn’t drive a sports car or luxury brand still.
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June 11th, 2022 at 10:48:53 PM permalink
Quote: gordonm888

The media and everyone else always quotes per gallon costs for "regular gasoline." But over than fueling lawn mowers and other single cylinder equipment, does anyone use 'regular' gasoline in their car anyomore?
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The economy car I use to run errands runs great on "regular gas" (the least expensive E10 or lower hose).
I know today's fillup was under $55 (not by much), and under 12 gallons (not by much). I think $4.619, but I can't be bothered to go grab the receipt and look. Probably an 87 E10 blend.

The sticker on the local pumps suggests 91 octane E0 for small engines, and the manual for the lawnmower concurs. Seems to run fine on 87 E10.

The E85 flexfuel blends would work in the runabout (not the lawnmower!), but the consensus I've heard is fewer miles per tank due to the lower energy density. I can't trust the rest of the family not to screw up my science, so I'm not going to try to evaluate the relative miles per dollar.
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June 12th, 2022 at 1:20:26 AM permalink
The small engines I always use the 91. Filled the 5 gallon can up 4/5ths of the way today....$46 it was $2.41 Can a litre.

Reason being that ethenol gums up the carburetors. My commercial 21 inch Toro mower is on its 15 season and never pulled the carb off to clean it.. Kawasaki engine starts first or second pull. Ditto the 2004 backpack blower and weed Wacker.

Can't tell you how many snowblowers I've pulled carbs off to clean them up or just replace as $20 gets a new plastic one for the Toro ones most have here. Again easier starts in 10*F weather with the 91 in them.
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I do try to fill the tiny carburetors with E0 and treated with fuel stabiliser when parking for the end of the season.
In season, I figure the fuel gets burned fast enough not to turn into varnish in those miniscule orifices.

I don't like cleaning carburetors, but the few squirts of solvent every now and again plus the 12 minutes of taking it off and putting it back together is probably therapeutic. ;)
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June 12th, 2022 at 6:03:49 AM permalink
Quote: gordonm888

I am paying over $5/gallon for premium.

The media and everyone else always quotes per gallon costs for "regular gasoline." But over than fueling lawn mowers and other single cylinder equipment, does anyone use 'regular' gasoline in their car anyomore?
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I still use regular gas in my Honda.
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June 12th, 2022 at 6:07:24 AM permalink
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Can't tell you how many snowblowers I've pulled carbs off to clean them up or just replace as $20 gets a new plastic one for the Toro ones most have here. Again easier starts in 10*F weather with the 91 in them.
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The fact that you need a snowblower tells me that it is time for you to move. I grew up with snow but swore to never again live where it normally snows. I just moved to Florida from Las Vegas and am enjoying it so far. Of course, I rarely leave the house so humidity isn't a big problem for me.
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June 12th, 2022 at 3:35:37 PM permalink
My car might not pass inspection due to rust issues. I've begun a headlong rush into learning about what car to buy. I'm gonna start with the Hybrid selection because they'll get 35-50 mpg or more. I wanted to get a plug-in car, but I've got nowhere to plug-in except at the super charger station somewhere.
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June 12th, 2022 at 3:44:07 PM permalink
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Just imagine doing $250 worth of grocery shopping using the bus.
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I do it all the time.

The trick is to go by bus and return in a Lyft or Uber.

Common sense :)
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June 12th, 2022 at 3:53:06 PM permalink
Quote: DRich

Quote: coilman


Can't tell you how many snowblowers I've pulled carbs off to clean them up or just replace as $20 gets a new plastic one for the Toro ones most have here. Again easier starts in 10*F weather with the 91 in them.
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The fact that you need a snowblower tells me that it is time for you to move. I grew up with snow but swore to never again live where it normally snows. I just moved to Florida from Las Vegas and am enjoying it so far. Of course, I rarely leave the house so humidity isn't a big problem for me.
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Well I am actually about 4 miles due south of Detroit .... The Canadian banana belt . Winters here are fine much better than the 7 out in Edmonton Alberta were.

My buddy got up at 7 am Jan1 2000 started up his lawn mower and cut his lawn. It's not official but we believe he was the first to cut their lawn not only in Canada but North America. The neighbors had the confirmation they were looking for , that he is nuts.
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June 12th, 2022 at 5:22:53 PM permalink
I may have to use my grocery store's delivery app on my phone soon. Car salesrooms have very little inventory, very high markups over retail, and the things are being sold by stealth, like PlayStation 5's.
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