have gas prices fallen in your area?

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:18 pm

So I bought a tank of gas in Oregon today. Usually it's a lot higher than Idaho. However, because Idaho has some very large gas reserves, it has to use that up before the prices drop here. We get screwed on that because it works in reverse too. When prices creep up, buisiness in other states, send tankers up here to fill up on the cheaper prices.

You can't pump your own gas in Oregon and they have higher fuel taxes, yet they are around 32 cents a gallon cheaper right now.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:36 am

downhill wrote:So I bought a tank of gas in Oregon today. Usually it's a lot higher than Idaho. However, because Idaho has some very large gas reserves, it has to use that up before the prices drop here. We get screwed on that because it works in reverse too. When prices creep up, buisiness in other states, send tankers up here to fill up on the cheaper prices.

You can't pump your own gas in Oregon and they have higher fuel taxes, yet they are around 32 cents a gallon cheaper right now.

do you mean all gas stations are full service?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:38 am

Gixxer wrote:do you mean all gas stations are full service?

yeah I believe its Oregon and New Jersey that don't allow you to pump your own gas..they require someone to do it for you thus driving the price up to offset the wage.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:12 pm

Sava700 wrote:yeah I believe its Oregon and New Jersey that don't allow you to pump your own gas..they require someone to do it for you thus driving the price up to offset the wage.

Driving the price up of gas? Maybe in Oregon but not in NJ. Jersey has one of the lowest gas prices in the nation.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:51 am

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:04 am

Gixxer wrote:2.39

getting closer to where it should be... but needs to be a national average not a hit and miss store. Time will tell..

mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:24 am

$2.29 here...

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:56 am

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:59 am

Sava700 wrote:getting closer to where it should be... but needs to be a national average not a hit and miss store. Time will tell..

most gas stations are about the same price around here.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:00 pm

Gixxer wrote:most gas stations are about the same price around here.

I'd like to say that here..but there were stations saturday that I saw at 2.59$/gallon and just 3miles away near the interstate there was one still at 2.89$/gallon

30cents different just 3miles is crazy!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:04 pm

Sava700 wrote:I'd like to say that here..but there were stations saturday that I saw at 2.59$/gallon and just 3miles away near the interstate there was one still at 2.89$/gallon

30cents different just 3miles is crazy!

That's historically pretty common regardless of area. Gas stations right on a main highway, or immediately by the offramp..will be higher. As you drive down roads away from the highway..prices drop. Around where I am (heavy tourist area)..you can see differences of 50c/gal....even more...in a matter of a few blocks. Prime gas station areas are right by the heaviest of traffic, by the highway, they soak the tourists and travelers.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:23 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:That's historically pretty common regardless of area. Gas stations right on a main highway, or immediately by the offramp..will be higher. As you drive down roads away from the highway..prices drop. Around where I am (heavy tourist area)..you can see differences of 50c/gal....even more...in a matter of a few blocks. Prime gas station areas are right by the heaviest of traffic, by the highway, they soak the tourists and travelers.

yeah I was thinking the same thing cept this station is slightly off the highway and usually right on with the others I passed.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:06 pm

Sava700 wrote:I'd like to say that here..but there were stations saturday that I saw at 2.59$/gallon and just 3miles away near the interstate there was one still at 2.89$/gallon

30cents different just 3miles is crazy!

i guess come to think of it there is similar things like that here. if i go 2 miles south it it 2.39...if i go 2 miles north it is about 2.59

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:09 pm

Bastid · Post by **Bastid** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:54 pm

$2.36

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:42 pm

$3.49 this weekend.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:40 am

the one gas station where it is 2.39 ran out of ALL gas.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:39 am

2.25

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:59 am

2.05 on Friday morning, hoping to hit under 2 this weekend! I may take a picture

mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:40 am

2.13 this morn... dang, Rosco!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:22 am

RoscoPColtrane wrote:2.05 on Friday morning, hoping to hit under 2 this weekend! I may take a picture

Once it gets under a 2$ average national then we are in good shape and we need to make sure it stays like that regardless of the summer driving season.

I'm seeing 2.30's here right now

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:32 pm

mountainman wrote:2.13 this morn... dang, Rosco!

Yup we have a nice little gas wars going on with a new station in town.

We are making the news dailey it seems. Oh and i just drove by the 'expensive' station in town.

1.93

I wonder what it is at the cheap place.

For the life of me i never thought id see sub 2.00 again! Taking advantage while i can.

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:35 pm

Sava700 wrote:Once it gets under a 2$ average national then we are in good shape and we need to make sure it stays like that regardless of the summer driving season.

I'm seeing 2.30's here right now

I was wondering how much better our economy would be doing if people weren't spending 200+ bucks a month to get to work. If prices stay low maybe we will get a chance to find out...

Unholy · Post by **Unholy** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:14 pm

Still $3.35 for 87 here. Haven't changed in a week.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:37 pm

It's as low as $2.35 here in Amarillo...

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:48 pm

Sava700 wrote:Once it gets under a 2$ average national then we are in good shape and we need to make sure it stays like that regardless of the summer driving season.

I'm seeing 2.30's here right now

Right now the national average is sitting where it was a year ago, give or take a couple pennies.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:53 pm

Just put about 30 gallons in my SUV @ $2.63

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:50 pm

I saw 2.89 here today

stevebakh · Post by **stevebakh** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:00 pm

Dropped over here for us too... down to less than £1 / litre for the first time in a year. Still stupidly expensive though. I read that even today, despite OPEC stating they're going to cut down production, the cost of crude dropped to around $60 a barrel due to less demand during the economic crisis.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:03 pm

stevebakh wrote:Dropped over here for us too... down to less than £1 / litre for the first time in a year. Still stupidly expensive though.

I'm not sure of the conversion rate between Euros and Dollars, but wouldn't that be roughly the equivalent of about $5 to $6 per gallon? I know sometime earlier this year diesel was up to around $11 US over in Europe...

stevebakh · Post by **stevebakh** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:10 pm

Indy wrote:I'm not sure of the conversion rate between Euros and Dollars, but wouldn't that be roughly the equivalent of about $5 to $6 per gallon? I know sometime earlier this year diesel was up to around $11 US over in Europe...

Hehe, I just did a search on my previous posts... In August 2007, the petrol was a few pence cheaper than it is now and I was still paying the equivalent of $7 / (US) Gallon.

About a month ago I was paying, again, $7.22 / Gallon (and that's with the current low exchange rate). Right now, it's at about $6.40 I think.

This is one of the reasons I changed jobs and found work closer to home.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:33 am

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:46 pm

The price is finally dropping around here, some. Paid $2.33 just a little while ago.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:21 pm

Down to $2.22/gallon...

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:12 am

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:22 am

I'll be happy when the national average is at 2$ or lower ..till then its still way to high.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:45 am

clint999 wrote:Yes, it's dropped a considerable amount. Down to $3.43 here.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:20 am

Paid $2.59 this morning using my Price Chopper card.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:10 pm

1.99

edit: by my house ... varies up and down the interstate