wldavis Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Greetings all,I looked back a few pages and saw nothing posted on thissubject, so I thought I would bring it up again.Around here, back about December, 2001 (one year and twomonths ago, more or less) the price for self-serve regular (the cheap stuff) was anywhere from $.95.9 to $.99.9per gallon. Now, we are up to about $1.55.9 per gallon(I am speaking of name brand). I live in northwest Alabama.What is happening in your area?-Bill Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 The gas price collusion problem here in Ohio and Indiana is just as bad as it ever was, however the current instability in wholesale prices (caused by the impending war and the strike in Venezuela) have disrupted the timing of the weekly increases. Now instead of going up 15-25 cents every Thursday it can happen almost any time. This past Tuesday gas went from $1.43-1.46/gal of regular unleaded to <span style="font-style: italic">exactly</span> $1.63 at every single station in town. Once again that happened inside of 2 hours all accross the city. Thank goodness the government (federal, state <span style="font-style: italic">&</span> local) here consists <span style="font-style: italic">entirely</span> of one political party who's main interest is the health of the business community! I'd hate to see the poor starving service station operators having to make their boat payments out of their <span style="font-style: italic">legitmate</span> earnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J446 Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 $2.15 in Rye, NY. Much cheaper than Evian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Regular ranges from $1.47 to $1.54 this morning. Citgo is currently the highest price here and is always the first to raise. The other name brands are 5-7 cents cheaper per gallon. Sheetz and Hess are running 10 cents cheaper than the names. And for whatever unexplained reason, I have found that me Custom Cruiser picks up 2 mpg on Sheetz under same driving conditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 J446 ~ Never mind Evian, how much is a fifth of Rye in Rye? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> ~ hvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brh Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Gas prices are crazy! Range goes from $1.43 to $1.73. Even burning Shell I can drive 5 miles and find a station 10 cents cheaper than the corner station. The prices change every 6 hrs. Sometimes the corner station is cheaper than the one 5 miles down the road! Its like a contest every time I gas up the car! I do find I get better mileage with Shell and sometimes Shell is cheaper than those bargin places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Guy Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 It is $1.63 fo regular in the Flint Mich area. I filled up last week for $1.33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffin Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Lucky people over there! here in Sweden gas is about $4 here in Sweden.I don't know how I will afford driving my old Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Big oil is just making a killing profit wise. Taking advantage as usual of current "crisis". Same thing happened back in the 70's. Lots of big bucks being made by Bush's buddies right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I just paid a 1.57 for the mid level gas and put 35 gallons in my truck.That will last me most of the week.I dont know how much more my card can handle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 $1.499 is the cheapest around here as of late last week. Some places as high as $1.599 for the cheap stuff. That's up $0.10 since a week ago. It was only $1.439 in downtown Atlanta last Friday. Looks like Savannah is trying to stick it to the I-95 tourists and snowbirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Went up to $1.539 last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Here in collusion land it has <span style="font-style: italic">dropped</span> to $1.59-1.58 since my last post. If recent patterns hold true either tonight or tommorrow afternoon it'll be about $1.75 (regular) here. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted sweet Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 reg 1.659 super 1.859 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leadfoot Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 I've got a Socony visible register gas pump price insert from the late 20s or early 30s that has the price per gallon at 21.25 cents, which includes 5.5 cents tax! Using a 3% constant inflation rate for 73 years, the 21.25 cents price is equal to regular gas at $1.78, today's posting at the Amoco near my office. Of course, the gasoline 70+ years ago was about 50 to 60 octane. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here in collusion land it has <span style="font-style: italic">dropped</span> to $1.59-1.58 since my last post. If recent patterns hold true either tonight or tommorrow afternoon it'll be about $1.75 (regular) here. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> </div></div>I was off by 3 hours and one cent. <span style="font-style: italic">VOTE REPUBLICAN!</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leadfoot Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 @Moon - VOTE REPUBLICAN! you say. What is the alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanK Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I was lucky to find regular (with 10% ethanol) at $1.68/gallon on my way home yesterday evening. Most of the other stations had already raised prices to $1.79/gallon. I'm almost afraid to see what they're at today!Jan K.Wis Region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Break out that moped, Jan. The one with the heated seat and handlebars. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterpainter Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Just gassed up at $1.79 a gallon and was told that the truckload due in in 4 hours was going to jump the price by 9 cents a gallon...I was in San Francisco Tuesday and saw regular over $2.00 a gallon. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">@Moon - VOTE REPUBLICAN! you say. What is the alternative? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> </div></div>I seem to remember one. I was just on the tip of my tongue. No, wait. That was spoiled cheese. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />When one party can successfully portray the other as unpatriotic or immoral, democracy loses. Here, on at least a local scale, there is no democracy any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 A not very funny cartoon from Monday's paper here. See attached. I can't seem to get the image to expand any larger without breaking 10Ok bytes. The three prices read :"if he goes into exile", "if we attack", and "if it gets ugly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I have to say that I admire the patriotism and morals of this administration much more than I did the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Here in Sebring, Florida we're up as high as $1.829 per gallon, with the lowest prices at $1.709. Right at this time the idiots who run this county just added two cents more to the highest gasoline taxes anywhere. When I left Virginia yesterday morning the price was $1.439. It was even $1.519 at exit 1 in Georgia yesterday. There may be no income tax here, but between auto insurance (double that of VA), gasoline and sales tax (almost double that of VA). I've gone a long way toward paying the Virginia income tax. That leaves me with warm weather. When my wife turns 65 we will both qualify for a $12,000 each extra income tax exemption in Virginia. That could turn around our two residencies and make Florida the 2nd home. But I'm enjoying the high 70s today, and yesterday morning I had to slip and slide out the driveway and another thing, the electric bill last month in Virginia was $215 and we weren't even there....gotta keep my Buicks warm too you know <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_SKYSTHELIMIT Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> WHAT THE HECK!!!!!!! Diesel shot up to $2 or more a gallon for my Ford from a $1.50 <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />. But unleaded is still the same $1.59 a gallon for regular <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> but thankful that has yet to go up <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JT Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Kind of a timely article in this months SIA magazine on GM's EV1 1999 electric car. Pretty impressive performance of 0-60 in 8 seconds and 1,100 ft/lbs of torque. If you could live with a 70-90 mile range on a charge it would be a great car. On the down side you have to replace batteries at 30k and I'm sure that's expensive.Unfortunately the 1000 cars they built were only available leased and GM plans on crushing them all at the end of lease. I guess the hybrids and hydrogen technology has taken over the electric car idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Indiana_Truck Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 $1.739 here. It jumps about .20 then goes down about .12 over the next few days before another .20 jump. I have seen gas at one price when I drove by and decided to get some on the way back an hour later and the price would jump .15 or .20/ gal. I asked if they had a truck today and the answer was "no". Same gas as an hour ago, new price! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 Gee, I wonder what that's like? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> They've been doing that here in western Ohio for years now. The last collusion rise seems to have overshot the price. By yesterday you could find unleaded regular down 6 cents to $1.68. It'll go back up Tuesday afternoon. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 6 days from my last post and gas went up a dime...... 1.69 down here in the Oil & Gas capital. That is for the mid grade so its not as bad as some of you all pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Well, I guess President Bush let the gasoline companies down last week by not invading. Gas is down $.04 to $1.499. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Down another penny to $1.489. Amazing how it goes up by a dime overnight, but comes down by a penny per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brh Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Jumped to 1.82 then down to 1.72 for regular. My show car burns Premium-- its going to be an expensive summer!! Yes I drive to shows, no trailers for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 The price drop must be pretty comprehensive. There hasn't been a collusion increase here since it went to $1.74. It's currently drifted down to about $1.55-$1.60 (you know it's going down here when there actually are price differences). We'll probably be due for another jump tomorrow. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 This is unbelievable! It went down another penny to $1.479. That's $.02 in less than a week. Must be good ole American competition. Somebody decided to cut the price and make it up on volume, then everybody else follows suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I just bought heating oil this morning. $1.55/gal. yesterday; $1.59/gal. today. (My last load in January was $1.30/gal.)[color:"red"] It ain't over yet! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 I knew it was too good to be true. When I went past the 76 station this morning I thought we must have invaded Iraq last night. It was up $.09 to $1.569. Is this dramatic increase nationwide or is it just here? I heard on the news this morning that we have a local strike by the truckers that haul in and out of the ports. If this gas price hike is just local, that is probably the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brh Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Got gas last night at 1.62. Thats a .10 drop in one week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken G Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Well, you don't know how lucky you are. In San Francisco the price for regular unleaded is now over $2.00 a gallon from most places, and the cheapest ones are $1.919! It has risen by 40 cents in the past three months.Ken G, 1925 Rover 16/50 (doing about 12 miles per gallon when it's running). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leadfoot Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Folks -This is the price we pay for being the world's leading consumer of petroleum products. Still think gasoline, even at $2.00/gallon, is a bargain compared to western europe, etc. Of course, I hate it when the totalizer shows numbers that start with a 2+ at each fill up. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 They have to pay for that free health care somehow. I don't feel guilty for having lower gasoline taxes than the Europeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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