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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Gas where I live SOUTH TEXAS is $2.39 for premium, $2.29 for plus, and $2.19 for unleaded last time I filled up it was $35 about a week ago at shell !!!!! How much are ya'll paying and what part of the country?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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$2.51 for premium -- more than you, but a lo-o-o-o-ot less than what I've been paying! Love it!
 
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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Paid $3.05 for 91 premium (top available grade) at a Shell yesterday. San Diego County.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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i dread the day it rises again..
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 03:46 AM
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When it all started I only had my 11 MPG Dodge Ram. Even though the truck is long paid for it just bugged me that all that cash was just getting burned up.
The next time gas goes up I'll be ready! I don't care how low gas prices get, I'm still driving the MINI. I'm hoping for $20 fill-ups soon but the last one was <25. I try to fill up right around the halfway mark.
BTW $2.76 for 93 at Shell in Swansea, MA.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 04:15 AM
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2.15 is the lowest here
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 04:44 AM
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On the 26th I paid $2.85 per gallon for premium unleaded gas which is $1 per gallon less then what I paid on the 4th.

Difference in cost for filling up at $50.81 on the 4th and $39.88 on the 26th is a $10.93 savings.

Keep in mind that I buy my gas at the Costco Warehouse gas station which is much cheaper per gallon then the local gas stations around my area in South Florida.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 04:53 AM
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i saw 1.99 in virginia this week

here in charleston wv the lowest is 2.15 regular most places are 2.55
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 04:54 AM
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95 cents a litre in Windsor X 3.8 for a US gallon= 3.61/gal for regular. And it's down from over 1.30 per litre. Sure glad I work across the border in MI where I saw premium at the local Mobil for 2.39 this morning.
 

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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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On 10/30 I paid 2.77/gallon. It was down to 2.73 later that day when I was on my way home. At its peak, I was paying upwards of 4.50/gallon. The difference between $53ish and $36ish to fill up has been a pleasant experience.

Back on 2/1/2008, I happened to snap a pic of gas prices for archival purposes. At the cheap station I used to go to, on that day regular was 2.89/gallon and plus was 3.01. Not sure what the premium was.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 06:25 AM
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$2.55 for regular
$2.69 for 91
$2.77 for 93
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SteveB625
When it all started I only had my 11 MPG Dodge Ram. Even though the truck is long paid for it just bugged me that all that cash was just getting burned up.
The next time gas goes up I'll be ready! I don't care how low gas prices get, I'm still driving the MINI. I'm hoping for $20 fill-ups soon but the last one was <25. I try to fill up right around the halfway mark.
BTW $2.76 for 93 at Shell in Swansea, MA.

I fill up at that station occasionally, too...
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Calmante,
Did I see you on Route 6 today?
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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$2.99 for regular unleaded, the highest price in arizona, at fort huachuca.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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I last paid 2.82 for Sunoco Ultra 93, Northeast NJ
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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$1.96 for Regular, $2.10 for Super, $2.19 for Premium (Central/East Texas)
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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$1.95 in the Cincinnati area today for the cheap stuff. Might have to fill up tomorrow!

I never thought I would see the day when we under $3.00 a gallon again, let alone under $2.00.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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$2.39 for 93 in Ft.Mill SC yesterday.Gotta love those 30 dollar fill-ups!
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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$3.03 for 91 at Chevron in Silverlake, Los Angeles, Ca. Can't wait until it gets below 3.00
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Luv325Ci-MiniCoopS
$3.03 for 91 at Chevron in Silverlake, Los Angeles, Ca. Can't wait until it gets below 3.00
Same here. In Monterey (mid-coastal California), 91 octane is down to about $3.15, with 87 octane a consistent twenty cents per gallon cheaper.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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$2.60 in Nashville, TN
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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I filled up a week ago at 2.81 for premium (93 octane). As I was driving by the same station yesterday regular was at $2.35 and premium $2.55.

This is in Orlando, Florida.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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3.13 super 2.88 reg. in marin no.ca.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Calmante,
Did I see you on Route 6 today?
I was on Route 6 briefly in the morning, but only in and around Fall Reeeeev. So it probably wasn't me. Haven't seen too many BRG's around here, other than mine, though. I'll have to keep an eye out for your all-red...
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Hi Calmante,
It was a BRG with white stripes on the hood. I was on my way up to AutoZone in Somerset...
Got a K&N drop in filter...
Was going to make my own HAI with Spectre parts but decided against it at the last second.
 
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