Gas prices are... um well, wait a minute

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I just don't understand why the Indians get all the cheap gas.

I might have to join up.

Its just a short move fro Michigan to Indiana.

[stevej37]

I'll pack up a teepee tomorrow.

[stevej37]

gas price lower now, than a year ago.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/energy/us-gas-prices/index.html#:~:text=The%20average%20cost%20of%20a%2 0regular%20gallon%20of,a%20gallon%20in%20June%2C%2 0hitting%20a%20record%20high.

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by stevej37

gas price lower now, than a year ago.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/energy/us-gas-prices/index.html#:~:text=The%20average%20cost%20of%20a%2 0regular%20gallon%20of,a%20gallon%20in%20June%2C%2 0hitting%20a%20record%20high.

Seems cheap after what it was a couple months ago. I am ready for a road trip.

[stevej37]

$3.09 for reg here. Doesn't look like it will go down soon from here.

https://news.yahoo.com/keystone-oil-spill-could-tighten-164936779.html

[nota]

3.05 friday most under 3.10

diesel still up 4.65

[rfuerst911sc]

Pretty consistent around here is $2.699 for 87 octane . But that is artificially low because the governor has suspended the gas tax for about a year now . It was just announced that the gas tax will be added again on January 11 .

I believe the tax is about 30 cents a gallon so a significant amount of increase . I commend the governor for the temporary hault, I am sure many have benefited .

[VINMAN]

Get gas down to $2.00 and Diesel down to $3.00

Maybe then, I'll have even the slightest reason to rejoice...


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[KFC911]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

Get gas down to $2.00 and Diesel down to $3.00

Maybe then, I'll have even the slightest reason to rejoice...


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You won't ever rejoice with those expectations ... barring a total worldwide economic collapse (again), that ain't gonna happen. I still don't need any, but took my mom's car and filled it up earlier.... first time I've purchased under 3 in quite some time.... 2.79 here.

[fintstone]

I don't know. I am pleased that the prices have come down, but there is still room for improvement. They were too high two years ago and almost doubled...so a 25% retracement is good (but not great). I really am not impressed that they have come down some because stupid policies unnecessarily drove them so high to start with. So, of course, anything would be an improvement.

What does worry me is why they have come down, as the stupid has not stopped.

[KFC911]

Noticed my goto dropped another cent since yesterday .... 2.78, and many are in this range with one showing 2.67. I also notice that the .25-.30 delta between stations has returned, and many, many stations aren't showing prices on GB now. I believe that GB was absolutely used as a tool during the gouging and local station collusion that has occurred over the past few months.

Mebbe the elections being over has something to do with the drop also .... I dunno?

Why not gouge when you can deflect to a convenient scapegoat .... big oil's profits speak for themselves.... and it was not just them imo.

[stevej37]

I use nothing but Premium gas and the diff in price from reg to prem has jumped to a $1 now. (a few places are $.97)
Less than a year ago it was always 60 cents.

Maybe it's just a MI thing...I don't know.

[Sooner or later]

$2.40ish reg to $2.80ish premium here.

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by KC911

You won't ever rejoice with those expectations ... barring a total worldwide economic collapse (again), that ain't gonna happen.

Hey, a man can dream, can't he? Lol


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[fintstone]

The people that live in places that cut gas tax to make the cost of gas seem less (and bailed out the administration before the election) will get that money taken from them in some other way. Few states are reducing their budgets/spending.

I cannot understand why the Sheets stations here still have 93 premium only 1 cent per gallon more than midgrade (and midgrade is 19 cents more than regular). This is saving me money (compared to other stations).

[stevej37]

^^^ That's the lowest spread between reg and prem that I have ever heard of.

The dollar diff here is just gouging at it's best...I believe.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by fintstone

The people that live in places that cut gas tax to make the cost of gas seem less (and bailed out the administration before the election) will get that money taken from them in some other way. Few states are reducing their budgets/spending.

I cannot understand why the Sheets stations here still have 93 premium only 1 cent per gallon more than midgrade (and midgrade is 19 cents more than regular). This is saving me money (compared to other stations).

That spread is VERY odd indeed! NC never eliminated their gas tax and it's actually going up a few cents on Jan 1st.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ That's the lowest spread between reg and prem that I have ever heard of.

The dollar diff here is just gouging at it's best...I believe.

Yep ... and as has been posted many times in this thread when prices soared....

Because they can ....

Still happening out west ...

[fintstone]

It has been like that here (at Sheetz stations) for at least weeks. Maybe longer before I noticed it (as it was not my regular station)...they are about a penny higher for regular so I had not noticed. I was driving back on a road trip and had to stop at a station that was not one I usually go to and noticed the differential. Then started going to the one here. I was putting Premium in my 911s and Mid grade in my Cayenne TT and Lexus, but for a penny more, they get the premium now. Both seem to run a little better (probably need plugs in the Cayenne as just hit 200K miles but too lazy to replace them).

Since most station here only post regular on their big signs, I was stopping where regular was a penny or two cheaper assuming the same savings on midgrade and premium. For years it was uniform where I live across all the stations. I started watching the difference more closely after stooping at a couple stations in the midwest along the interstate where the difference was close to a dollar between each grade...but only about a 30-cent differential in nearby stations.

The other stations here still have a 20-cent differential between regular and midgrade and 20 more between midgrade and premium (and their premium is only 91 (not 93 like Sheetz here). At Sheet today, regular is 1-5 cents a gallon more than a couple of nearby stations...but I don't buy regular. Premium is about 40 cents cheaper.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by KC911

That spread is VERY odd indeed! NC never eliminated their gas tax and it's actually going up a few cents on Jan 1st.

As noted here before, I send a lot of time in NC (just not where you live). I have two homes and some mountain land there. Gas costs a good deal more where I go there (travel across the state from east to west and vice versa) than here. Of course, as noted, I don't stray far from the interstate until I reach my destination.