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Old 07-29-2014, 09:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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saw gas for $3.179

Out in the country just north of West Point Va. Sadly I still had half a tank. The wife got her Sorento filled today for $3.229 at Wally World.

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Out in the country just north of West Point Va. Sadly I still had half a tank. The wife got her Sorento filled today for $3.229 at Wally World.

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Wow and here I am paying 3.99 just for 89 here in cali :P. Arco is 3.83 but the civic idles rough on Arco gas, no idea why. I know this car wasn't taken care of whatsoever for its entire life (went 30k without an oil change, and had 199k miles on original spark plugs).
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Yeah, Its getting down there. Tesla offering free patents must have the oil industry shaking in their boots?

I run 93 octane and it doesnt vary that much in price. Plus I fill up twice a month too.
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Old 07-29-2014, 09:51 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Just filled the car and several gas cans at 3.49 a few days ago and of course now it drops to 3.41. :/
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Old 07-29-2014, 11:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I used to do that also Frank, and got tired of making the price drop so I quit .

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Old 07-30-2014, 12:16 AM   #6 (permalink)
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No relief here. $3.76 is the cheapest I can find 87 octane. That's a far cry from the $1 I paid when I started driving in 1998. I would fill the '69 Beetle, hand the attendant a 10 and get change back.
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This would explain the recently declining traffic to the forum.

I can tell you what's happening with US gas prices by looking at EcoModder's server logs.
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This would explain the recently declining traffic to the forum.

I can tell you what's happening with US gas prices by looking at EcoModder's server logs.
Explain? I don't understand lol.
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Old 07-30-2014, 04:18 PM   #9 (permalink)
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People go on fuel saving websites when fuel is expensive... and when fuel is cheap they don't care.
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Old 07-30-2014, 04:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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My guess would be that it's easy for people to stop caring.

I filled up for a road trip over the weekend: 92octane Clear Premium at $5.29 a gallon.

Edit: whoops, crosspost.

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