Where's the cheapest gas in the country?

truzoom said:
Back when I started driving, gas was so AFFORDABLE that I could literally take a $20 and fill up. Miss those days...
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I could completely fill my Chevelle's 15.6 gallon tank for $7.80 when I started driving! :D



Filled up last night on $3.29 93 octane premium. 10.5:1 compression means decent power from a 3.5 V6 but it also means premium only.
 
tegboy said:
$1.52/litre for 98 octane here in Australia. $75 to fill a Integra. $120 for Dad's Monaro. Mum's X5 was over $140 to fill with its capacity tank.
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yup... just worked it out how much we are paying per gallon and for regular we are forking out AUD$5.59 per gallon.. thats $5.16USD/GAL



98 octane (last time i saw was $1.579 per litre) so that equates to AUD$5.97 a gallon - $5.51USD/GAL..



rediculous!! now i understand why there are so many people drive BIG v8s in america - the price of fuel there is cheap!



at $2.99 a gal in the US it works out to be 85.3 australian cents per litre (at the current exhange rate) - nearly half the price..:cry:
 
I paid $1.27 a liter for super this morning thats about $4.20 US.



I should have waited until Sunday when I have a flight out of Buffalo. Could have saved myself about $30.00



I love living in a country with the 2nd largest gas reserves and still paying more than it's largest consumer.
 
3 teens to 3 thirties depending on what station and how close to Downtown you get. Shell super is always the highest, "V-power" pffft.



Personally I have mixed feelings on the issue, paying 50 bucks to fill my Subaru sucks (used to be $20 not even going to mention the Sequoia :shudder) but then again with OPEC (a legalized cartel) cutting back production to inflate prices is only in the long run going to force us to bring out alternate technology, and hopefully become less dependant on foreign oil, lowering/levelizing the price (supply & demand 101) What irritates me the most (in the short) is the lack of government regulation/control on something that directly affects our economy. Cheap gas is the basis; everything is affected by petroleum prices. But again, look at the technology on the horizon, its there, it just not an overnight fix.



And not to get in a political argument here but us being in Iraq has nothing to do with cheap gas (old argument that has obviously been proven wrong) or why we are paying higher gas prices now for that matter. Even if we completely pull out tomorrow, it will do nothing to our gas prices, if anything I'd fear a negative affect. Look towards OPEC.



Food for thought, Oil being pumped out of Alaska... where do you think its going? Across the Pacific, why? Because we can sell it at a higher price to China then we can here. Sound familiar? Which in lies the problem, free market economy isn't an easy thing regulate/fix.



Click and Brag? Ok, um I'm going to detail a 66GTO right after I hit "post" :2thumbs:
 
Gas is more these days because the worldwide demand is higher. Places like China and India have seen a huge increase in their demand for oil. The demand in the U.S., specifically is up because of all the large SUV's and cars with increasing engine displacement. Oil is a limited resource. Many experts are saying that Saudi Arabia (largest oil reserves), has already reached their peak capacity. Considering all that it takes to bring gasoline to the pump, gas is not all that expensive. Think about what it takes, from exploration to the tanker filling the gas stations reservoir, to bring you gas. The sad reality is, you will pay what ever the price is for gas if you want to drive your car. If it gets more expensive, people need to economize. That means buying cars that are more fuel efficient, and or driving less. If the price of car wash soap continued to increase, you would use less or wash your car less often; correct. I would imagine that converting coal to gas is expensive, if even possible. That would make the price of gas even higher. As it is now, our tax dollars are used to subsidize the oil industry, thus keeping prices lower than the would normally be.
 
Yup works out to over $4 a gallon here in British Columbia, and this province just passed some stupid tax onto the gasoline to penalize people for driving (all together joyful chorus: "Save the environment!"). When that takes effect will push it to around $4.50 a gal. Not a lot of people who depend on their vehicle for work are very happy
 
There is only so much belt tightening we can do! I see it here everyday when I go into a store and ask how business is. It's mostly down they say. Some places have only management working, others complain their hours have been cut back and they can't pay their bills. This affects us all. People can live with a dirty car if they have to cut back and that means less details. Let's no kid ourselves it's only going to get worse when the prices continually rise. State of fact-Krispy Kreme is closing here next month. They were so busy when they first opened that police were directing traffic. Starbucks sales are down and they are closing 500 to 600 stores. Home Depot was a ghost town when I shopped there a couple of nights ago. The housing market is in shambles. To answer your question about converting coal to gas- it can be done. We just have to get past the tree huggers (I wonder what they drive?) The Germans made fuel from manure during WWII. If we could make it on the BS from Washington we'd be paying $.50 a gallon and never run out. We can't let OPEC dictate to our economy!!!!! The war in Iraq and Afghanistan is definitely affecting our economy. Have you seen the price of building supplies? Rebuilding those countries is costing us more and more? If you can't see that then you are wearing rose-colored glasses.
 
jetset4me said:
There is only so much belt tightening we can do! I see it here everyday when I go into a store and ask how business is. It's mostly down they say. Some places have only management working, others complain their hours have been cut back and they can't pay their bills. This affects us all. People can live with a dirty car if they have to cut back and that means less details. Let's no kid ourselves it's only going to get worse when the prices continually rise. State of fact-Krispy Kreme is closing here next month. They were so busy when they first opened that police were directing traffic. Starbucks sales are down and they are closing 500 to 600 stores. Home Depot was a ghost town when I shopped there a couple of nights ago. The housing market is in shambles. To answer your question about converting coal to gas- it can be done. We just have to get past the tree huggers (I wonder what they drive?) The Germans made fuel from manure during WWII. If we could make it on the BS from Washington we'd be paying $.50 a gallon and never run out. We can't let OPEC dictate to our economy!!!!! The war in Iraq and Afghanistan is definitely affecting our economy. Have you seen the price of building supplies? Rebuilding those countries is costing us more and more? If you can't see that then you are wearing rose-colored glasses.
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If I cant see what? I just stated some facts about gasoline. Our economy is complicated, and I am not going to get into arguments about Iraq etc.
 
In Holland (Europe) we pay € 1,55 for 1 litre of petrol. 1 gallon = 3,785 litre, so that is € 5.86 for 1 gallon. in Dollars that would be € 5,86 x 1.48 = $ 8.68!!!! (thats normal petrol)
 
Gas rises because of the FED. Since they have began lowering the interest rate, it only has been ruining our economy even more! Then with this tax rebate everyone is getting, this only makes it worse! When people start getting these checks, expect to see gas prices everywhere spike past 4.00 a gallon, since "free" money just lowers the value that much more. If you really want to see something done, remove Bernanke and our current farce of an economic staff (including the person who appointed them, thats right, the president.) With our trillions of dollars of debt and an outflux of outsourcing, the money we are bringing in is nill.



In no way am i trying to get political, but having a couple courses of economics helps open ones eyes to this kind of stuff. What the government is trying to do is place a bandaid of a wound that needs stitches.
 
Brad, as a wounded service-connected Viet Nam Vet I have a right to express my opinions . I have to have surgeries every few years for the rest of my life because of my wounds and part of my face is paralyzed. War is no picnic. If you haven't been in one you don't know. Do some reading!!!!!!!!!!! There is no reason for gas to be this high except for greed and politics. We're all paying for this dearly.:down
 
jetset4me said:
Brad, as a wounded service-connected Viet Nam Vet I have a right to express my opinions . I have to have surgeries every few years for the rest of my life because of my wounds and part of my face is paralyzed. War is no picnic. If you haven't been in one you don't know. Do some reading!!!!!!!!!!! There is no reason for gas to be this high except for greed and politics. We're all paying for this dearly.:down
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Thanks for your sacrifice for our country!



God bless you and all of our service men and women past and present.
 
Yes, thank you for your service to keep our country free!



I am going to try to stay out of the politcal BS as well, but I think the government took a huge step backwards in the bill that calls for a 40% increase in fuel econ by 2020. It sounds great, but this will mean that exotic, lightweight materials will need to be used (that will probably still cost a ton). This is not to say that OEM's can't find ways to make fuel economy to go up. I also think the new limitations put on diesels have screwed the ability for diesel's to make a comeback; I would love to see more diesel cars in the States (which it seems they are slowly coming back). The cost of diesel now definately doesn't help, either, since most of the time the cost of diesel will offset the cost of buying a gasoline engine (lots of diesel truck owners coming to gassers!).



And to stay on topic, gas is $3.09 here now after a nice 3 month low of $2.89. Living by Chicago screws me...the BP refinery is 20 miles north of here, but gas is cheaper away from the refinery? :confused:
 
Thanks, mhadden and 66#1. I'm originally from Chicago and I'm there on business once a month. Since I pulled a muscle in my leg I cancelled the trip for February. I'm glad I missed out on the weather, but not the Chicago Auto Show. It's the first one that I've missed in many, many years. It's great that we can agree to disagree in this country and express our opinions. Thanks, again.:xyxthumbs
 
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