So gas prices are suddenly spiking up in my neck of the woods...

That's pretty normal we have $2.65 in north Virginia. Paid $1.97 in Jersey for the same quality gaso. We have about 10 cents more tax than Jersey, so I should be $2.10 range...so I got 50 cents more gouging or possibly a little higher distribution cost than Jersey.

I am upset at local elected officials for not trying to minimize using us as profit cows. I see our cheapo price is now $2.20 so my analysis is not too far off.

 

Saw $1.96/gal Wed afternoon.

Bob Wilson

 

you guys are lucky. in socal it's well above $3. i paid like $3.30 something last time

 

2.14 here

 

$1.859 today here.

 

Gas price has held steady here at $1.87 for a few weeks now. After the Labor Day traveling is over I think it will go down more--- all across the country. They always gouge at holidays, pick up a few billion.

 

$1.98 SAM's in Plano today...

 

$3.59 after dropping a whopping 10 cents in Los Angeles


iPhone ?

 

dropped to 1.98 here

 

I find it hard to call it 'gouging' when most of the country is seeing the lowest Labor Day prices in 11 years, i.e. since the Hurricane Katrina price spike. And your region is running well below the county's average.

 

Bought gas today (Shell) $2.089 (Regular 87 Octane)

Cheapest on gas buddy is $1.89 in the Houston area.

It was real nice to fill up with a half tank and get almost nine dollars back from a $20 bill.

 

Without going into politics, gas prices are low because the market's currently being flooded with supply. Once the factors behind this move balance out, you can expect prices to go WAY up again.

If you don't want to pay the "premium" of a Prius for the extra MPGs, there are some good ICE-only cars that get respectable mileage for less money.

Some morons are going out and buying pickups and SUVs thinking this reprieve in gas prices justifies buying them, but once the prices go back up, they'll be the first to complain about it.

 

Yes, the way the industry is it won't be long before gas is outragious again. In my opinion, it is expensive now. I can remember when it was $.359 and they had gas wars. I also remember the gas lines, even odd days, and green/red pennants.

Enjoy the cheap prices cause they wont last forever. And for those who really think the gas is cheap right now, imagine this. A bottle of Coke for ten cents and a "Almond Joy" for a dime. I saw all of that and more. Inflation sucks...

 

...I talk about about "gouging" in the local sense, as I feel Virginia tax policy to lower gaso taxes, puts our region in a disadvantage against MD PA other raising gaso taxes. In other words, we will tend to pay the same $/gal no matter what our state taxes are to be even with MD. So if Jersey is paying $2 bucks/gal I should be $2.10 but we are $2.60 so we got a regional higher profit margin. which I am not really blaming gaso stations, but rather elected officials for tax policies which hurt our region.

 

Yup. My last fill up was back in February so gas prices have nearly zero effect on this plug-in owner. I also have a 3 year lock on electricity prices so no surprises there either.

This thread is nearly a month old yet I have only seen gas prices steadily drop over .15 cents locally over that time frame.

 

just filled my daughter's minivan while i'm out here in Nashville for a few days. If prices like this can't give rise to a gas tax - then nothing can;
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still dropping here, saw $2.12 yesterday.

 

What octane are you using