What are you paying for gas right now?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:04 am

We have a Costco about 4 miles away and they have the lowest price around. I just paid $4.35 for 91 Octane here in Los Angeles / Orange County area. I drove past an Arco station on the way to Costco and they were advertising almost $1 more per gallon.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 11:25 pm

$3.20 Regular, up to ~$3.80 Premium here at regular gas stations, I don't think it's much cheaper at Costco/BJs/Sam's, etc., maybe ~10 cents difference.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:10 am

About $4.79-$4.99, none of the gas-price sites seem to work after the businesses are closed.

Sure Costco is cheaper.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:43 am

Crude oil prices have been going up in the last couple of months. Combine that with Cali's high excise fees and taxes on gas, and prices may be the highest in the States there.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:59 am

Out here Costco is the minimum of $0.40 a gallon cheaper than anyone. When we visit relatives in Las Vegas I always search for the nearest Costco. Although the Nevada prices are lower than here, their Costco gas is still $0.30 less per gallon than a branded station.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 3:24 pm

$2.83...
Gas prices have gone up a bit recently.
It's ok I never go anywhere, and I live 5 miles from work.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 8:55 am

If I could get gas for $2.83 I'd go out driving just for driving's sake.

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:40 pm

paying 1.36 to 1.43 a litter. (5.15 per gallon equivalent).... one of the reasons I got rid of my Jeep wrangler I had for a while...

Post by **Philip** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:19 pm

High Nightowl! How's the frozen land up there?

Went up to $3.15/gallon, but yeah.. It's cheap here comparatively. I think the cheapest I've seen was in South Carolina.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:42 pm

$3.39 average in the blue state of Michigan near the Motor City area where we are 10-15 years out from EV's being affordable for the upper lower class...otherwise we are all screwed if our administration continues to be completely stupid...

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 5:39 pm

Cheapest in my area right now is 2.72 at the Bucees..
Way too cheap. Needs to go up to keep some of these people off the roads.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:24 am

$3.59/gallon for the 89 octane into my truck this morning.......she sips fuel much better with her Coyote 5.0 V-8 than my prior RAM pickup with the 5.7 HEMI did. Although the RAM was a LOT more fun to drive.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:08 am

Regular went up to $3.30/gallon here. Cat, F150 I guess?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:59 am

Philip wrote:Cat, F150 I guess?

Yap!

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Easto · Post by **Easto** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:03 am

You guys are killing me. Although it does seem to be going down $4.39

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:41 pm

Depends on where I am in my route (91 octane is ~$4.80/gal at stations along a major street and next to a freeway). Like BaLa, I live <5 miles from work so to be honest I don't really scrutinize what I'm paying as I have no choice. Getting all worked up won't make my day any more pleasant. May as well head in and pick up some Cheetos as an added distraction.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:05 pm

Faust wrote: I live <5 miles from work so to be honest I don't really scrutinize what I'm paying as I have no choice. Getting all worked up won't make my day any more pleasant.

Being retired and now that I'm driving a whole lot less it really doesn't effect me. But, I have always regarded paying the lowest price possible to be something that sort of acts like a virtual savings account over the years. It's not the tank to tank refills that make a difference, it's the paying attention to the price for 5 or 10 years that can add up to thousands of dollars of savings.

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:26 pm

Easto wrote:Being retired and now that I'm driving a whole lot less it really doesn't effect me. But, I have always regarded paying the lowest price possible to be something that sort of acts like a virtual savings account over the years. It's not the tank to tank refills that make a difference, it's the paying attention to the price for 5 or 10 years that can add up to thousands of dollars of savings.

You're absolutely right on that point.

FWIW, when I was running errands today I looked at a gas station along the way. $5.08/gal. I'm sure it's less at Costco.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:02 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Yap!

Very Nice!... Extended cab, 4x4, side steps and all that jazz. My brother bought a Raptor ~3 years ago and he's happy with it, even though I thought they're expensive.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:57 pm

Around here Walmart and COSTCO are always within a penny from each other and right now are $2.79 a gallon. Most other stations are still around $3.35-$3.50. If it weren't for Illinois taxes, we might be at $2.60 - $2.65.

I try not to let my truck get to even a half tank as it has the tow package with a 36 gallon tank.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:51 am

Gorgeous ride Leather...

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:39 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Gorgeous ride Leather...

Thanks. I actually looked for a white Lariat, but nice F150's are impossible to find around here. I had to drive to another state to get this one. Got it right before COVID - super lucky.

twwabw · Post by **twwabw** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:57 pm

Just paid $4.11 yesterday for 91 Octane Non-Ethanol. We're lucky that we have that around here.

Been super impressed with the F150 mileage so far.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:09 am

Everywhere's still $4.99 minimum.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:24 pm

Filled up all 3 vehicles at $2.96...cost me $129 total. Next week will be less, right? The 36 gal Tundra is pricy!

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:29 pm

She sure is purdy!!!!!!!

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:50 am

I just paid $5.00 for regular unleaded at Costco. The Exxon dealership down the street wants $5.74

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:38 am

I got back just in time from our drive from CT to south west FL...and back. Was filling my truck a lot, averaging $3.29 or so....on the drive back last week saw it climbing to $3.49 in some southern states, $3.59 or so in New Jersey..and that was my last fill up. Now it's over $4.

Still, back in 2007 or so when the last big price hike came out, when you factor in inflation, we're not in as much "pain" as we were back in 2007.

Wish we were still striving for oil independence like we were prior to a year ago.....now biden wants to turn to back to buying oil from Venezuela and the middle east....bad bad bad......bad bad bad.....

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:17 pm

Really like my F-150 Lariat 5.0, but I dare not let it get below 3/4 of a tank these days as 36 gallons x $4.299 is about $154 of sorrow. Last time this happened, we panicked and bought a teeny weeny little car. Wife hated it, but 30mpg was nice. Wife drives a Jeep Renegade and it actually does well on mileage - about 26/30. Hoping for the best and soon.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:31 pm

$6.09

Wow.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:22 am

let's go Brandon !

gas here was 4.19 yesterday

Post by **Philip** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:18 am

US is the world's largest oil producer, we produce 20% of the world's oil, 18+Million barrels per day. The next two are Saudi Arabia (12%) and Russia (11%). Russia has twice our explorable oil reserves, SA has like 8 times our oil reserves.
We currently consume about 19.5 Million barrels per day, 20.5% of the world's consumption. We are still energy-independent, and an exporter if you count natural gas and other fuels.

For comparison, in 2006 we produced 8M bpd, 2016 - 14.8M bpd.

We have 35.5 Bn barrels of proven oil reserves that can be explored with current technology. At this rate, we will use up all our domestic oil reserves in 5 years. What will we drill then?
With all that in mind, how much more do we need to produce per year?

Gas prices are dependent on international market price per barrel, not directly our oil production. We're already using up our explorable oil reserves much faster than most other countries in the world.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:37 am

I filled up at Costco 2 days ago @ $4.99 and today it's $5.25. Heck of a jump.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 12:41 pm

Every gallon of gasoline saved or megawatt of energy not used is the equivalent of producing more. I believe we will eventually get to the point where renewable energy becomes not only abundant, but also efficient. We are not there yet and and telling people to buy a $60000 TESLA is just dumb as we all know where electricity comes from. I believe we (USA) are becoming better stewards every day and we can get to where we need to be without crippling the economy. Wise leadership, now that is another discussion.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:02 pm

Leatherneck wrote:Every gallon of gasoline saved or megawatt of energy not used is the equivalent of producing more. I believe we will eventually get to the point where renewable energy becomes not only abundant, but also efficient. We are not there yet and and telling people to buy a $60000 TESLA is just dumb as we all know where electricity comes from. I believe we (USA) are becoming better stewards every day and we can get to where we need to be without crippling the economy. Wise leadership, now that is another discussion.

I totally agree.

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:53 pm

$2.0mfg per liter fir Diesel / cost me $250 CDN to fill truck
Will be driving this less

And this more

Post by **Philip** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 2:24 pm

~$4.30 / gallon for regular gas down here now.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:59 pm

3x days ago, $4.59 for 87, was almost 70 bucks to top off my tank from just under 1/2.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 10:15 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:3x days ago, $4.59 for 87, was almost 70 bucks to top off my tank from just under 1/2.

It's all good at the end of the day, EV owner cost is stupid high so I'll keep pumping petro until the well runs dry!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:49 am

BMED wrote:It's all good at the end of the day, EV owner cost is stupid high so I'll keep pumping petro until the well runs dry!

Yeah, EV's have a long way to go. I believe in searching for alternative energy for transportation, (such as electric)....but, with current technology, electric isn't there yet. And it just puts (moves) the pollution and/or bad environmental impact "out of site, like...in some other country but yours". So you feel better about your immediate surroundings, yet...causing problems for some 3rd world place across the planet. Home insurance is starting to get higher if you have an electric vehicle in a garage. Auto insurance is higher with electric cars. Owning a car for near 10 years or more...electrics get crazy expensive because of replacing those batteries at near 10k. And them making the electricity to charge them up...puts more and more of a strain on the grid. And what type of power source is creating the juice for the grid that you're on?

I think it will get there. And it will take some time for technology to evolve..and many users have to be "guinea pigs" helping that technology to evolve.
I drive way too much and often for long distances, so it's currently not a tech for me. For my wife...she just does rare short drives....it would work for her.