Gas prices in your area...?

[DoubleParadoxx]

$1.87, Myrtle Beach, SC

 

[lobadobadingdong]

1.93-2.03 for 87 in north texas outside the metroplex. depending on the county.

 

[jteef]

its like $2.07 for 93 here...I am driving 2000 miles in the next week too

also a tip...do not buy gas from your local bx/px even if its cheaper stuff will mess you up. unless of course you drive a beater

 

[sparkrainfire]

1.91 is the cheap shack place on the corner. 1.93 is the guy across the street and 1.99 is the other guy, right next to the 1.93 guy....

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

$2.34 for regular here in Jefferson, Oregon. Just about 10 minutes South of Salem.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: PC_Freak
I'm in upstate SC and the cheap stuff is $1.81 & 1.99 for 93.

I live in upstate SC and had to pay 2.09 for premium this morning... keeps going up.

 

[compudog]

It actually went down .02 since yesterday to $1.95. Maybe there is a little price war going with local sellers?

 

[B00ne]

Guys I would die for such super cheap gas - what are u complaining about.

We pay $5/gal.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: B00ne
Guys I would die for such super cheap gas - what are u complaining about.

We pay $5/gal.

We Americans are used to gas being well under $2.00

Anyways, it ranged from $1.95-2.05 for regular.

 

[MrChad]

We already pay artificially low gas prices compared to the rest of the world. Maybe these price hikes will cause Americans to wake up and embrace public transportation and other alternatives to gas-guzzling cars.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: MrChad
We already pay artificially low gas prices compared to the rest of the world. Maybe these price hikes will cause Americans to wake up and embrace public transportation and other alternatives to gas-guzzling cars.

There's nothing artificial about it; they simply, in other areas, pay much, much more in taxes for social services. Taxes make up a pretty small amount of the gas way pay - like 20% of a gallon, so lowering them won't affect things much. Public transportation unfortunately isn't feasible for a lot of the country, because it's so splintered, unlike the tight-knit cities in Europe (or new york, for instance). We need cars and will for a while, though 15 mpg vehicles we can sure do without.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: MrChad
We already pay artificially low gas prices compared to the rest of the world. Maybe these price hikes will cause Americans to wake up and embrace public transportation and other alternatives to gas-guzzling cars.

I just want low sulfer diesel and a diesel Honda Accord.(52mpg average and it is actually an Acura TSX)

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: MrChad
We already pay artificially low gas prices compared to the rest of the world. Maybe these price hikes will cause Americans to wake up and embrace public transportation and other alternatives to gas-guzzling cars.

There's nothing artificial about it; they simply, in other areas, pay much, much more in taxes for social services. Taxes make up a pretty small amount of the gas way pay - like 20% of a gallon, so lowering them won't affect things much. Public transportation unfortunately isn't feasible for a lot of the country, because it's so splintered, unlike the tight-knit cities in Europe (or new york, for instance). We need cars and will for a while, though 15 mpg vehicles we can sure do without.

It's not just the consumer taxes on gas. The government offers oil companies huge corporate tax breaks. Taxes don't explain why U.S. prices are less than half of other places around the world.

The public transportation in this country needs a serious upgrade, but you're right, even then, we will still need cars. I just wish our country would take alternative transportation more seriously.

 

[StageLeft]

The public transportation in this country needs a serious upgrade, but you're right, even then, we will still need cars. I just wish our country would take alternative transportation more seriously.

Why should they? People like large, powerful cars. It's a luxury that many people in the world can't have. Partly it's because those countries aren't as rich anyway, and partly it's because they pay a lot for gas. I don't know if you _like_ where gas prices are currently, but I for one do, because I agree wholeheartedly that until people have an economic instigator for change they will not do so willingly. Pleading to people's better senses to conserve gasoline use does not work. They won't do it until it costs them a lot to continue doing what they're doing. $2+/gallon MAY make some people second guess that urban tank next time they're at the dealership.

I think the ticket, so as to avoid economic repercussions throughout everything, is merely to jack up the gas-guzzling tax on vehicles. People in England make do fine with their smaller vehicles, and always have. How's about every mpg below 20 your vehicle gets there is a mandatory $1k thrown onto it, unless you can prove economic necessity (live on a farm, work in landscaping, etc). That way people who need large vehicles can have them with inexpensive gas, and those who don't need them will have to pay for it big time. If they don't want to they'll simply shuttle their money elsewhere - maybe into best buy, or a high end luxury sedan instead, so the overal economic effect would not be negative.

 

[rh71]

gaspricewatch.com ... it's about $2.09 at the cheapest place that just opened and is staying competitive... but normally $2.27 for regular. Another reason I'm glad I work from home...

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

The public transportation in this country needs a serious upgrade, but you're right, even then, we will still need cars. I just wish our country would take alternative transportation more seriously.

Why should they? People like large, powerful cars. It's a luxury that many people in the world can't have. Partly it's because those countries aren't as rich anyway, and partly it's because they pay a lot for gas. I don't know if you _like_ where gas prices are currently, but I for one do, because I agree wholeheartedly that until people have an economic instigator for change they will not do so willingly. Pleading to people's better senses to conserve gasoline use does not work. They won't do it until it costs them a lot to continue doing what they're doing. $2+/gallon MAY make some people second guess that urban tank next time they're at the dealership.

People willingly conserve water if instructed and it doesn't cost them nearly as much.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Skoorb

The public transportation in this country needs a serious upgrade, but you're right, even then, we will still need cars. I just wish our country would take alternative transportation more seriously.

Why should they? People like large, powerful cars. It's a luxury that many people in the world can't have. Partly it's because those countries aren't as rich anyway, and partly it's because they pay a lot for gas. I don't know if you _like_ where gas prices are currently, but I for one do, because I agree wholeheartedly that until people have an economic instigator for change they will not do so willingly. Pleading to people's better senses to conserve gasoline use does not work. They won't do it until it costs them a lot to continue doing what they're doing. $2+/gallon MAY make some people second guess that urban tank next time they're at the dealership.

People willingly conserve water if instructed and it doesn't cost them nearly as much.

To what degree? There is a certain shame that you may feel if you're beeing told to conserve water and you're hte only one on your street with your spinrklers going, but if you're told to conserve gas, nobody expects you to sell your SUV, so how do they know if you're putting 10 or 100 miles/day on to it? Encouraging people to self-lessly conserve in interests of the greater good historically has limited effects. People realize that they represent such a tiny significance to everybody else that regardless of what they do things won't really change, so they tend not to bother.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Skoorb

The public transportation in this country needs a serious upgrade, but you're right, even then, we will still need cars. I just wish our country would take alternative transportation more seriously.

Why should they? People like large, powerful cars. It's a luxury that many people in the world can't have. Partly it's because those countries aren't as rich anyway, and partly it's because they pay a lot for gas. I don't know if you _like_ where gas prices are currently, but I for one do, because I agree wholeheartedly that until people have an economic instigator for change they will not do so willingly. Pleading to people's better senses to conserve gasoline use does not work. They won't do it until it costs them a lot to continue doing what they're doing. $2+/gallon MAY make some people second guess that urban tank next time they're at the dealership.

People willingly conserve water if instructed and it doesn't cost them nearly as much.

To what degree? There is a certain shame that you may feel if you're beeing told to conserve water and you're hte only one on your street with your spinrklers going, but if you're told to conserve gas, nobody expects you to sell your SUV, so how do they know if you're putting 10 or 100 miles/day on to it? Encouraging people to self-lessly conserve in interests of the greater good historically has limited effects. People realize that they represent such a tiny significance to everybody else that regardless of what they do things won't really change, so they tend not to bother.

People will stop using their SUVs (if they have other cars or means of transportation) when there is a proven gas shortage. There is shame in that if you still drive one in a time of crisis. Prices alone will do nothing. $2.29/gal is what we pay for milk too. They're not charging us that much because of a shortage.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: rh71
People will stop using their SUVs (if they have other cars or means of transportation) when there is a proven gas shortage. Prices will do nothing. $2.29/gal is what we pay for milk too.

Prices will hurt them if they go up. I pay $3.60 gallon for milk. I'll happily pay $5 and consume just as much, because I need it. People don't need gas guzzlers, so they will scale back their use. People will not personally conserve gas unless it is rationed, prices go up a lot, or they start to feel actual shame over it (which won't happen unless gov't is preaching about a real emergency of gas consumption).

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
$1.89 for 87 octane, eastern TN

$1.89 for 87 octane in Knoxville. I've always wondered if your name had anything to do with Oak Ridge.

 

[desy]

I've often said I don't blame SUV drivers for wanting those types of vehicles. But to say its a luxury we can afford and why shouldn't people use alternate forms?
Uhmm maybe because gasoline is a non renuable resource and North America sucks up 30% of the available supply? Your driving an SUV today means your kids are paying the price tommorrow.
But like I said I don't blame consumers.
I blame auto manufacturers as hybrid and better deisel technologies have been around for decades. They could have been putting a lot more effort into alternative R&D instead of 15% or more into advertising of new vehicle cost. If they had built a better mousetrap people would have came without the lavish advertising $ . . .

My buddy built a bike from a weedeater engine that gets 150 mpg and he uses to commute.
Saves gas, doesn't have to pay parking anymore, , ,

 

[Eli]

2.25 at the Chevron down the street. :Q

That means Premium is 2.45. Ouch.

 

[Gogeta4832]

$2.32 for 87
$2.54 for 92
Sunnyside, WA.

went up $0.20/gal in the last 10 days.
took $36 to fill up my '96 Taurus (110,000miles and still going at least)

 

[Fausto]

I've noticed a few more bikes on the road these days and quite a few scooters as well. Anyone else noticing these kinds of changes?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: desy
My buddy built a bike from a weedeater engine that gets 150 mpg and he uses to commute.
Saves gas, doesn't have to pay parking anymore, , ,

Does he know how to turn ideas into profit ?