2004 gas prices

Southern California - San Dimas - just paid $2.27/for reg unleaded - down the street was $2.31 for same gas... the price for crude oil just reached $40/barrel - the highest in 13 years.. that combined with calif. oil refineries not producing enough to meet our needs means we are :-X!!

even with the prices rising - we have not changed our driving habits.. wonder how high the gas would have to go before we did that?

teresa

I just read in today's newspaper that the average price of regular unleaded gasoline in the state of Illinois is $2.02 with Chicago being a bit higher and Southern Illinois being lower. I live in Southern Illinois and gas at our "cheap" stations is $1.89 for regular unleaded.

Northern New Jersey, "cheap" 87 octane is $1.84.

Gotta love my beater car - an 85 Toyota Corrolla that gets over 35 mpgs. Better than 14 in my truck.

But darn it all, the TM will still roll along behind us.

Now I don't mean this offensively, but imagine if we, as the people of the US were to put the time and energy into researching alternative power/fuel that we put into b_tching about gas prices. I know I put a lot into it.

Camperboy

Update on Northeastern Sierra gas prices: Susanville, CA today 87 octane was $2.339. Topped off my wife's Escape as we finished our shopping today.

Eastern Colorado I-70 travelers, be aware that at the Conoco station at exit 437, 87 octane is 2.119, where as if you go into Burlington, Same brand (Conoco) is 2.059 per gal. Pays to look inside the cities along the interstates.

ColoradoCop 8)

[RockyMtnRay]

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Eastern Colorado I-70 travelers, be aware that at the Conoco station at exit 437, 87 octane is 2.119, where as if you go into Burlington, Same brand (Conoco) is 2.059 per gal. Pays to look inside the cities along the interstates.

ColoradoCop 8)
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Yeah, it's common for fuel to cost anywhere from 5 cents to 20 cents per gallon more at the stations right at Interstate exits. However, stations at the interchanges usually have large refueling bays with straight in approaches and can thus easily accomodate tow vehicle/trailer combinations...something that's not nearly as common with stations inside the towns and cities. Plus there's the time factor...it will often take anywhere from 5 to 15 extra minutes to find & return from a suitable station off the Interstate. If I'm trying to make some distance and make just two refueling stops each day, those excursions for slightly cheaper fuel could cost me as much as a half hour in additional travel time. Finally, given that my typical fill-up is around 20 gallons, saving 5 cents a gallon results in a mere $1 less for a tank. So, given the hassle factor (and possible dangers) of trying to get into/out of a cramped in-town station, the loss of time, and the paltry savings, I'll take the larger, handy interchange station every single time. Sure, if I lived in the town, regularly refueled there, and didn't have to worry about travel time or having room for the trailer, I'd use the cheaper in-town station. But as a traveler, IMHO trying to find a cheaper in-town station is really false economy.

[Civil_War_Buff]

Today I got gassed! It was $2.39.9 for 87 octane, $2.49.9 for 89, and $2.59.9 for the 91.

This is getting painful!!!

just went from california to Henderson, NV.. gas at Barstow was $2.88 for the cheapie gas!

teresa

In Chico, CA today 87 octane was $2.219 at the Safeway store on Mangrove Ave. Deduct 3 cents if you have a Safeway card. :-\

[shunter917]

Gas in Ontario, California is running about $2.33, although I have seen $2.35 and even $2.39. All for regular unleaded.