Poll: do you use a web site to find the lowest fuel price? Are you "gas obsessive"?

[igo]

I check gasbuddy to see if the gas prices are rising or falling.

When it is time for me to fill up. I will stop when I see one with 5 cents lower price. You can usually save 5 to 10 cents just by looking a the gas station signs and stopping when you see a low price. Sometimes you have to pay average market rate because there isn't any low ones around.

[PaleMelanesian]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

I don't use websites because they almost never have accurate or complete information for my area, many small fill stations south of here are consistantly $0.25 a gallon cheaper than the ones in the area.

You know you could do something about that, right?

[MetroMPG]

Have to say I thought the EM membership would be more into using price websites than the poll shows so far. Full of surprises.

[user removed]

Looked at the sites for a while then compared them to my route driven weekdays. Price difference was 3 cents, which is significant when I put in 17 + gallons. For the bikes I am thinking about just buying the fuel in 5 gallon containers and topping them off unitl it is gone then calculating the FE for the total amount of the tank + 5 gallons.

regards
Mech

[brucey]

I voted no.

Main reason? I get a discount at Shell gas stations. (Through Kroger)

Second reason? Even with the biggest fluctuations, in my area it's never more than 3 cents difference. Driving all over the place isn't worth 48 cents. Considering I used to always get the cheapest gas (which ended up being Kroger gas almost always) the car hated it, and it will knock and greatly increase consumption when using watered down gas.

The only time I really check is if I'm planning a long trip, I'll check and see the cheapest stations are along the way and fill up there.

[PaleMelanesian]

I hadn't voted. One more in the Yes column.

[groar]

Before high prices 3 years ago I was using any gas station. When prices climbed I compared prices and found supermarkets gas stations cheaper and used them until I began to eco-drive, eco-mod and hypermiling...

I read an article about differences between some gas (much less dust) and additives (cleaners) and decided to try some gas with additives. At the middle of the 1st tank I found my car accepting lower rpm in 5th from 1500 to 1300, then to 1100 after a couple tanks.
As this gas with additives isn't more expensive than buying some additives I decided to continue with this gas. I also found that the gas station I used is the cheapest gas with additives near my commute. Last this gas is extracted, refined and distributed by a French company for which I worked while I was student.

When I have to fill up far from home, I fill up with the same gas I use whatever is the price as it's rare. Rare times I fill up with another gas are when there is strikes and I can't find my gas...

My first goal in saving gas is to save energy and to lower pollution. The money saving helps me into my goal by buying a little bit more expensive gas (+5% while I'm saving 45%) and invest in energy saving projects : better oil, battery, tires... for the car, some insulation for doors and water heater at home; and my preferred a solar panel and a charge controller for a geek project and have fun

Denis.

[NachtRitter]

I don't use a web site.

For gasoline, I do keep an eye on the prices of the local stations which are along my driving route and use the cheapest. There is a Costco near work, and I'll always use that if I need to fill up down there. I typically fill up there around closing time, so rarely encounter a wait.

For diesel fuel, I go to the only station near me that offers a Biodiesel blend. It runs about 5 - 10 cents more per gallon than straight diesel fuel, but I am willing to encourage the business. Heck of a lot easier than making my own BioD, which I don't think would be any cheaper anyway if I were to count the value of my time I'd have to put into the entire process of brewing it.

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

You know you could do something about that, right?

The 2 times a week I drive by gas stations at around OH 5-9pm when I am on the internet.

[bluejoey]

Nah. Unless it's closed or I'm too far away, I always fill up at the same station - the one that's ethanol free. However, my last refill was at an E10 station, the one I go to when I don't go to the E0 station.