I hate to say it but Sammy is right in this thread.
Also, I'm only seeing the usual ten cent difference between grades of gas here in Los Angeles, for the most part. The exception would be a loss leader station downtown that is giving away 87 octane to have that lowest price sign up but making up for it on mid and premium which are 50 cents more.
My dad was a *keep stocked up* kind of guy and he always had a year's supply of paper towels, toothpaste, etc. When his car got down to half a tank, he had to fill it. No exceptions. Like he had a phobia about running out of anything. I'm not like that but I don't test my fuel gauges like I did when I was young and broke, either.
