G-ManBart Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Just stopped to put gas in the work car in Albuquerque at the Sam's Club near I25 and couldn't believe the price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Yeah we have been that cheap for about a week out here. I thought about posting the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVelocity Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Yes, gas is coming down here in North TX as well. I'm seeing 2.57 per gallon for reg unleaded. But, it's still too high. We've been conditioned to think this is cheap. We need $1.50 per gallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03k64 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I paid $3.69 last week for premium and I was giddy. There's just something not right about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boba Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I paid $3.69 last week for premium and I was giddy. There's just something not right about that. 2.99 here in mid Michigan and I am with HighVelocity, when it gets to 1.50 a gallon we will be paying a fairer price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 $3.29 this morning out here on the left coast. based on the price of oil dropping almost 50%, gas should be about $2.26 a gallon now. but that ain't gonna happen-time to gouge. i better be quiet of someone will accuse me of a hate crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Yeah, "cheap" is not the proper phrase. It is cheaper than it's been, but even 2.75 is a badly elevated price. We've unfortunately been conditioned to think that paying $3.00 a gallon is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 check out some of the prices around the world. http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisStock Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 check out some of the prices around the world.http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/ Having spent a quarter of my life based out of European bases, I remember all too well what it was like buying gas off base. 400% markups were the norm in Germany, Italy, Austria,and The Netherlands. That said, I paid $2.90 this AM, but saw it for as much as $3.25 a few miles away. Makes one wonder..... Oh, and yes, the conditioning failed.... I still think the current price is close to double what it's worth, regardless of how much it has dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotle Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I swear, it was pretty stable at the 1.70-1.90$ mark for what felt like years, then it just sky rocketed in a matter of the past couple of years. I agree, it's better, but it's still a drastic leap from what it had been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Just when I got my truck converted to run off milk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVelocity Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Just when I got my truck converted to run off milk... You need to drive that baby to the Chik-fil-a drive-thru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boba Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I am probably going to date myself here but I remember as a new young driver growing up I paid .17-.25 a gallon. Then 1974 hit and it took a pretty good jump and has been climbing ever since. The only solution is to end our dependance on foreign supplied oil, clean out the cooruption in our own government, and find a renewable energy replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Heck, I'm not that old and I can remember gas for under a buck. I wonder what this will do to new products like the Chevy Volt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I will be happy if it makes it into the 1.XX$ range. I'm "happier" that its not in the 3.XX though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Current price of oil at 4:53 EST today is $73.59 On July 29, 2006 it was trading at $73.53, and....... Gas cost $2.87 nationally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Current price of oil at 4:53 EST today is $73.59On July 29, 2006 it was trading at $73.53, and....... Gas cost $2.87 nationally Yes, but aren't they oil FUTURES? That price is probably for Nov. delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Richmond, VA -$2.70. One of the grocery stores does a program with one of the chain gas stations that for every $50 in grocery, you get .10 off per gallon, up to 20 gallons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boba Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Matt's got a point there, the crude we see coming right now will take a bit before it clears the refineries. I have a future son-in-law that works for a distributor in the Metro Detroit area. I will ask him if he knows what the normal time it takes to show up at the pumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkS_A18138 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 2.21 harlingen texas and 2.42 in all other towns down here! Diesel is down to 3.69 and is now less than 2 a gallon in Mexico! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry White Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Gas 2.59 in Corpus, 2.42 in Portland Tx yesterday.----------------Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I wonder what this will do to new products like the Chevy Volt? Probably sweep it under the carpet for another 10 years. Remember when they debuted their electric car in the mid/late 90's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I wonder what this will do to new products like the Chevy Volt? It shouldn't matter. This price drop is seasonal, it will crank way back up next summer. Worldwide economic slowdown puts downward pressure on oil prices... but once things turn around gas goes back up fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 What I'm paying for petrol this week is exactly $1.00/gal less than this spring. Whew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 2.739 @ Kroger last night! I almost hate that I am excited about that. What a quandry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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