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

[darcane]

Originally Posted by Daox

I agree with SentraSE-R and jamesqf. Its not worth my time to go out of the way to get cheaper gas. Most of the stations in my area don't vary by more than 5 cents anyways. Thats a whopping $.50 difference per tank for me, actually normally less than that.

Only 5 cents? There's stations near my house that will vary over ten cents from the station across the street.

I usually get gas at Costco because it will save $0.20-25 from other stations in the area (Other than ARCO, which I've had problems with).

I'm not normally driving much out of my way to get there. And in my case saving $0.25/gal can save much as $9.00 for a fillup.

[PaleMelanesian]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

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

scrap of paper, scribble scribble, post online when you arrive.

[euromodder]

I now which gas stations in the region have the best prices, so I don't need to compare prices regularly.
I just check up to see what prices will be doing in the next days

3 out of 4 stations right along my usual motorway commute have similar low pricing.

If I take a small short-cut (!) and leave the motorway, I can refuel at a few slightly cheaper fuel stations and drive a few miles less, but that route is far busier, is slower (lower PSL) and has a lot more traffic lights that aren't timed in any way.

On the shortest route, gas is the most expensive, and the roads are very busy with plenty of traffic lights, so I avoid the shortest route as much as I can.

[slowmover]

I may avoid some stations, but for gas or diesel I am more concerned about the volume of fuel sold. Freshness. Clean filters (does your station filter?).

If the difference is 10% (not 10-cents) then, yes, I'd be willing to travel. In high school I traveled 15-miles or so (at the cost of a gallon) to buy cheaper gas because, [A] it was payday/Friday and time to cruise 200-miles in an endless loop on legendary Forest Lane; and [B] offsetting the cost of beer was incentive enough. Gas at 39-cents versus 46-cents, and Coors at $1.65/six pack. But wages at $1.35/hr ca. 1976.

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[j12piprius]

Originally Posted by euromodder

I just check up to see what prices will be doing in the next days.

That's something I don't do but should.

As I only get gas about once in 3 months, it would be helpful to see which weeks the gas prices have gone lower.