Gas prices still under $3 in Mid-MO

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alexb1186

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I'm guessing y'all out there gas has risen past the $3 mark. I called my mom last night and it's $3.18 in St. Louis. And here in CoMO, at last count was $2.85, and $2.95 at the Midway exit. Anyone need some fresh petrol from our friends at MFA Oil while it's still cheap?

Cost of a fillup with 3 gallons left in the tank: $55

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Ritchie

$2.29?????? My dear, i need to move out your way.... BTW email me, haven't been able to get in touch with you... Have a new number
 
Diesel . . .

VW has dropped diesels in the US for 2007. They may be back in a couple of years, who knows? Instead, they'd like to sell you a big 2.5 liter five-cylinder gas engine in the Rabbit and Jetta. The diesels probably get 50% better mileage, but VW is very, very interested in trying to compete tit for tat with the Japanese makes and since they don't offer diesels here, VW would just as soon simplify things and forget about the diesel market. They had already dropped the diesels down to 45-state status in '04. Even in '02, when I bought mine, many dealerships didn't stock any diesels, and those that did often only had a handful.

After years of refusing to make any diesels at all, Honda recently introduced some in the European market. From all reports, they are excellent, although that isn't a total surprise given Honda's tremendous expertise in combustion technology. They are probably the best placed to meet stringent future particulate limits here in the US. If they do decided to bring them over, it will make an interesting incentive for VW and other companies to think again about small diesels here.
 
$3.18 per gal is 84 cents a litre.. we're paying anywhere from 98 cents to 1.06 Cdn a litre now.. that would be about 90 cents US. What bugs me the most is they jack the prices up overnight, sometimes substantially with lord knows what for an excuse, but they never drop them overnight instead they let them fall gradually if at all over a period of days or weeks. All the while they're making phenomenal unheard of quarterly profits.
 
When I filled up Thursday, Regular was $2.85. I don't know about anyone else, but it would not surprise me if gas hit $4/gal. by the summer.
 
On the news here they're saying it'll hit $4/gal for regular by the end of June. Today I saw $3.06 when just yesterday it was $2.96. Maybe people will stop buying Hummers around here. Probably not, it's very important to have a giant gas guzzling monster to drive around the suburbs.
 
Sigh....it's about $3.50 here for regular unleaded. For me, it's the principle more than the price. It doesn't seem to stop a lot of people for whatever reason, but for me the higher it is and the longer it stays, the more the car will sit, simple as that. No skin off my nose, the oil companies will save me money if they want to play their games.

I bitched when it was $1.50. Never imagined I'd see $2 in my lifetime much less 3 or 4. 7 years ago we were paying $1 or less and there wasn't all this fluctuation. Don't understand it, never will, tired of trying to figure it out.
 
Corporate greed...

Gas prices personally don't affect my wallet because thankfully my company reimburses me for my gas..What angers me is how will this affect the middle class or people who are on tight budgets? Did anyone watch the "debates" ( hah)! recently on MSNBC, between Democratic and Republican candidates for President? Not ONE of them discussed the soaring energy prices or how it affects the average middle income American! I was hopeful once the Democrats took control of Congress, something would be done about this..
Quite Frankly, I am disgusted with the whole political process.....
 
I'm glad we no longer own a car!

Gas just shot up another dime this week to 3.65 here.

Dennis and I squeal with glee as we ride past on the FREE Maui Bus-and were losing weight too from all the walking we are now doing.

Fatter wallet-thinner waistline! Being car free is awesome!
 
We just bought a Prius, so gas is not as pressing of an issue as it was with the old car (a non-hybrid Highlander)

Of course, the Volvo still drinks gas like there's no tomorrow, but I'm just gonna use that for thrifting from now on.
 
$279 a gallon in myrtle beach, around $2.85ish in raleigh.. I drive a 35 mpg corolla.. Soon i will have my grams red explorer as well but that will be my play toy.. We drove my corolla
 
it went up to 2.95 as of yesterday, and now fueleconomy.gov now lets you see your MPGs as of the new 2008 standards, I now have 15/24 MPG on my F-wood
 
Prices now . . .

I count myself lucky to have found diesel again at $2.97/gallon yesterday . . . most stations are more like $3.09 or more. Gas was 3.41/3.51/3.61, so once again we're creeping up on that magic $4.00/gallon mark. I predict that is when the big SUV crowd will really start to squeel about prices; so far there is the usual bitching but it doesn't seem to have much overall effect.

I also predict that when the gas goes up due to "summer driving demand" diesel prices will follow, even though we get told in winter that diesel is high due to "winter heating demand". Always an excuse!
 
Well, I do not know what to say for the gas prices really...

Just a month ago it was 2.79 for regular unleaded at the 76 up the street from here,an adtional ten cents if you use a Visa/Mastercard/Amex. Now it is 3.39 for the same gas. the most expensive gas over off of NW 23 and W Burnside, afectionately knows as "Trendy Third" gas is 3.55.I don't know about everyone's paycheck, I know that I have not gotten that big of a raise in a long time. As far as a reason for raising gas, I think that a more honest answer could go like as follows:-----I was in the mood this morning to raise gas prices,I made a phone call...... then I did. I may be in the mood tomorrow, there is a very good chance of it, ---Just a thought, the other things I hear really make my head just hurt from, well, the truth streching.
PS---I was driving a friend to someplace, and well, we drove by, it was one price, we drove by again an hour later, it was up five cents, and two hours later, another five cents. Hmmm, i guess someone make two phone calls:)
 
$2.69 in Covington at the Super Walmart, $2.66 if you pay with one of thier gift cards. Each payday I put two weeks worth of gas $250 total (ouch) on a card for each car. My wife and I drive about 100 a day each.

I am thinking about approaching my company to let me telecommute for one or two days a week for gas relief.
 
Couple days ago down to $2.799 from $2.839, shortly *after* I filled up. MPG on last fill-up = 20.764 (I record it every time).
 
Irishwashguy, is self-service gas still illegal in Oregon? The Times travel section just ran a piece on Portland and used the term "Trendy Third" as well. I was there once for our vacuum convention, and would enjoy visiting again sometime to do more sightseeing, esp. after reading this article.

Years ago Amoco charged a premium per gallon if you were charging, but I haven't seen that in a long time. Maybe because when you do self service now you can pay at the pump, so no employee intervention is necessary. I couldn't even tell you the last time I've been inside at a gas station (LOL).
 

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