Gas Price Survey 2013

[ARtraveler]

Summer is on the way and the prices are going up at a record pace.

As of 2/8/13 gas was up to $3.71 a gallon for regular and $3.91 per gallon for 90 octane (spyderfuel). This is now the highest gas has ever been at this time of the year in Alaska.

My prediction: We will see $5.00 per gallon plus by Memorial Day, and $6.00 or more per gallon by the end of summer. Then--they will cut us a break and we will only have to pay $4.00 per gallon plus until they play the game again in 2014.

[acinpcola]

It is $3.44 for reg (87 oct) here in the pcola area of Florida, however, there are stations that are selling it for $3.51 a gal. also

[boborgera]

All over the boards, Here in my part of Jersey,
87 Anywhere from 343.9 to 389.9
93 Anywhere from 399.9 to 417.9
Stated reason for the price on the East Coast is Hess is closing their refinery in NJ'
The EPA wants Hess to update that refinery at a projected cost of 65/80 Million dollars'
So Hess figures they'll make more money by closing it down.

[Bob Denman]

$3.93.9 for a gallon of 87 octane at my favorite watering hole...:gaah:

[budro]

$3.69---central & s.e. Ohio

[rc51ny]

I filled up my Tacoma today and paid $3.89 for regular.

[lookerjdc]

3.55 seems like the average around Melbourne, Fl

[Bob Ledford]

Regular 3.55

prem. 3.98

[Chupaca]

California it's 4.09 a gal for regular don't ask about the rest. We have great roads, great weather, just can't afford the gas soon...:helpsmilie:

[Jeriatric]

$4.59 for premium today. Here we go again! Someone on one of the financial channels made this statement the other day. "Stock market moves ^up^ and oil follows".

[jhutch713]

Reg gas 3.34 SE Houston (Hobby)

[sonicsix]

Central Alabama, Regular (87) is $3.35 a gallon and Premium (93) is $3.75 per gallon

[EddieK]

$3.01 to $3.39 for regular, all within 5 miles of my home here in Knoxville. Can't complain compared to what you guys are paying everywhere els. Keep hearing it's because of refineries being offline for one thing or the other. Don't believe it for a minute but what can you do?

Ed

[JkRbbt]

Ever notice that every time the prices start to slide, it's time for some refinery to shut down for "maintenance," and that usually lasts until there is a "shortage" or a "flare-up in the mid East, or...! Coincidence? Hmmmm...! :gaah:

[ARtraveler]

So far, I am noticing a yearly pattern here. The only thing that changes are the "reasons." I also heard the one about the stock market is up--therefore the oil prices. The market was not up last year, go figure?

[coz]

reg. just hit 3.79 today in cincinnati:banghead: , but congress swears there's nothing crooked going on. next week might bring 4.00 ,and a worse recession.

[Jeriatric]

reg. just hit 3.79 today in cincinnati:banghead: , but congress swears there's nothing crooked going on. next week might bring 4.00 ,and a worse recession.

Quote from local newspaper.

" On Feb. 1, two Rancho Cucamonga men were arrested on suspicion of drilling holes into the gas tanks of six parked vehicles and collecting the fuel in plastic containers and glass jars."

locking gas cap :hun:

[stillriding]

reg. just hit 3.79 today in cincinnati:banghead: , but congress swears there's nothing crooked going on. next week might bring 4.00 ,and a worse recession.

BOHICA

[boborgera]

Quote from local newspaper.

" On Feb. 1, two Rancho Cucamonga men were arrested on suspicion of drilling holes into the gas tanks of six parked vehicles and collecting the fuel in plastic containers and glass jars."

locking gas cap :hun:

Yep, Once the vehicle manufacturer started putting in anti siphoning screens in filler necks the bad guys
turn to different and more costly [to the Owens] methods.

[coz]

BOHICA what does BOHICA mean?:dontknow:

[stillriding]

what does BOHICA mean?:dontknow:

Bend Over Here It Comes Again

[Questions]

Here in New Zealand it's US$6.89!!

[ARtraveler]

Update: 2/13/13 Gas went up again. Now regular selling for $3.78 and Spyderfuel selling for $3.98. Guessing $4.25 by March 1. Hoping that I am wrong.

[TicketBait]

$4.49 91 octane today where I live

[EddieK]

My local Shell is up 21 cents in the last five days and 54 cents in the last three weeks. I guess this means spring is here.....

[TicketBait]

There is a 76 Union @ 26th and Wilshire in Santa Monica that has 91 octane for $5.99, or if you want to pump it yourself for $5.19:yikes::yikes:

Rode by this yesterday, gassed up today at a Shell for $4.51 :yes:

[Bob Denman]

A wild week up here!
Started out at the aforementioned $3.93 or so... dropped down into the $3.68 range, and now it's back up to $3.93! :gaah::gaah: :cus::gaah::gaah:

[spydaman60]

go figure. barrel price has dropped to $97.00 and we've gone up for the last three weeks!:dontknow:

[Bob Denman]

Somebody's camel must have caught the runs... http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/26/26_16_2.gif

[boborgera]

Devils Advocate here,
It's called the law of supply and demand.
If you can cut the supply, You can create the demand, and then raise prices.:roflblack:

[ARtraveler]

Hello boborgera: Yes, we went around on this one last year. No problem. This year, I am trying to stay out of the politics of the situation--other than what I stated in the opening post of the thread.

I just want to see what is happening with the prices this year. My premise is that each year it seems to be a pattern. Start raising the prices asap, take advantage of the people driving in the summer, get the prices up higher than ever before, reduce the price at the end of the season to something where we feel we are getting a deal (at higher prices than the start of the season), and then wait for the next reason to raise prices again.

I would so like to be wrong, but the last two years seem to be following "the pattern".

[boborgera]

Hello boborgera:


I would so like to be wrong, but the last two years seem to be following "the pattern".


Yep, that's the pattern, 3 steps forward and one back,.:banghead:
[with prices]

[Bob Denman]

Remember; At some point they have to start the annual changeovers from fuel oil to gasoline and back... :gaah:

[kyspydergal]

$3.78 for 87 octane and $3.98 for 93 octane here in central KY today. It was $3.33 for 87 a week ago.

[arntufun]

$3.88 for 87 octane is the cheapest I found in my area right now. :(

[boborgera]

I refuse to pay those prices, So I'm going to send away for this pill i seen for sale on EBay,
The seller says you just put one pill in the tank then fill it with water.
Only 9.99 for a pack of 20,. 30 day Money back guarantee.

:rolleyes:

[Bob Ledford]

2013.02.16. 3.74.9 for 90 octane

[ARtraveler]

BobD: I believe that is excuse #232 out of 937 or so. :roflblack::roflblack:

[Bonniele]

Summer is on the way and the prices are going up at a record pace.

As of 2/8/13 gas was up to $3.71 a gallon for regular and $3.91 per gallon for 90 octane (spyderfuel). This is now the highest gas has ever been at this time of the year in Alaska.

My prediction: We will see $5.00 per gallon plus by Memorial Day, and $6.00 or more per gallon by the end of summer. Then--they will cut us a break and we will only have to pay $4.00 per gallon plus until they play the game again in 2014.

Humboldt County is $4.29 gallon. Blue Lake, Ca. Casino is $4.07 We are the highest in the nation, I think.

[ARtraveler]

Bonniele: Currently, you are looking like the winner. We are up to $3.78 and $3.98 for :spyder2: fuel as of today. 2/16/13.

[Jeriatric]

Fueled at a Shell station in Banning, Ca. this morning. Don't remember the price but the sign on the pump said "stick'm up" :roflblack:


2/17/12 - local news story quote:

The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has increased 19 consecutive days, rising 49.5 cents over that span, including 1.3 cents on Friday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price is 10.4 cents more than one week ago, 53.5 cents higher than one month ago and 30.8 cents greater than one year ago.

[canamgirls]

Here in good old blightey we on average at the moment pay £6.76 per gallon which in dollars is $10.49:yikes: but their clever you see...cos they only show the price in litres on the price boards :sour:

[ARtraveler]

canamgirl: I ran into the same thing when traveling across Canada. Everything posted in liters/litres.

[boborgera]

canamgirl: I ran into the same thing when traveling across Canada. Everything posted in liters/litres.


Darn sneaky Canadians, :roflblack:

[Bonniele]

This is as of yesterday in McKinleyville, CA - (15 miles North of Eureka, CA & 80 miles south of Oregon border on the coast.

[Bonniele]

Bonniele: Currently, you are looking like the winner. We are up to $3.78 and $3.98 for :spyder2: fuel as of today. 2/16/13.

As of yesterday. Not been out today.

[bruiser]

Here in good old blightey we on average at the moment pay £6.76 per gallon which in dollars is $10.49:yikes: but their clever you see...cos they only show the price in litres on the price boards :sour:

Took me awhile to get used to that when I was stationed there 1980-83. I can't remember what the rate was then.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

$ 4.13 FOR 91 OCTANE.......This just su*k* ......Mike

[ARtraveler]

2/19/13

Regular took a jump from $3.78 to $3.88 in just 3 days. Premium fuel for my car and :spyder2: is now running $4.08 per galloin.

I guess they are taking advantage of the "justification" piece that NBC news ran last night.

[Yeochief]

Filled :f_spider: about 2 PM today. 87 octane Racetrac was $3.839. First time I put more than $20 in the tank to fill it :yikes:. 91 octane was $4.139. Prices here in Melbourne, Florida have been advancing by 10 cents a whack for the past month. One day I was remembering $3.539 the next it was $3.739 and today $3.839 down from $3.889. Murphy and Racetrac stay about the same, Mobil, Shell and Sunoco usually lead by another dime or more.

[vampyregirl]

$3.85 a gallon around Toledo. Greedy price-gouging bastids!!!!!

[boborgera]

$3.85 a gallon around Toledo. Greedy price-gouging bastids!!!!!


Na, There just making up for all the newer vehicles on the road that get better mileage than just a few years ago. .
nojoke

[mcaccamise]

I love to ride so ill have to pay the price, We had better get used to it going up for a while i guess three wheels is still cheaper to ride than four.
Ill pay to play with my spyder Mike

[vampyregirl]

Na, There just making up for all the newer vehicles on the road that get better mileage than just a few years ago. .
nojoke

I DO agree that this has something to do with it!!

I just got gas for $3.579!!!! Price is coming down again!!! And right before the weekend.... weird.....

[ARtraveler]

To quote Boborgera:

"Yep, that's the pattern, 3 steps forward and one back,.:banghead:
[with prices]
"
Prices in town are already creeping up again--but have not yet reached Eagle River. I use the same place to report prices from. I am sure I will have new and "improved" gas prices to report shortly. Hoping that I am wrong though.

[bruiser]

3.79 for regular at the Hess down the road. Average in NC is 3.75. There was a segment on gas prices on the news yesterday. One of the reasons given was in fact the cars getting better mileage. Other reasons were refineries down for repairs/refit and the price of crude going up. When prices rise like they have I'm fond of saying "which Sheik sneezed now".

[ARtraveler]

Gas prices are on the move again here in AK.

Gas has increased another 7 cents a gallon since last week.

Regular: $3.95 per gallon. Spyderfuel: $4.15 per gallon.

I am still guessing $5.00 plus fuel by Memorial Day. I sincerely hope that my prediction is wrong. :(

[boborgera]

Just filled my truck 87 octane 345.9
The trike 93 octane 385.9
And it's worth every penny, Without it we go nowhere.

The gas tax is lower in NJ, Plus they pump it for you,
Except Bikes and Trikes that you do yourself.

[Jeriatric]

Chevron - Spyder fuel = $4.55

Shell - Spyder fuel = $4.77

Unbranded - Spyder fuel = $4.43

Looks like 5 bucks a gallon ain't far off nojoke

[Bob Ledford]

Bring $$$ gas is up almost $.90 a US gallon $3.98.9/10

[Blue Star]

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Death Valley, California on 3/2/13.

[Bonniele]

Summer is on the way and the prices are going up at a record pace.

As of 2/8/13 gas was up to $3.71 a gallon for regular and $3.91 per gallon for 90 octane (spyderfuel). This is now the highest gas has ever been at this time of the year in Alaska.

My prediction: We will see $5.00 per gallon plus by Memorial Day, and $6.00 or more per gallon by the end of summer. Then--they will cut us a break and we will only have to pay $4.00 per gallon plus until they play the game again in 2014.

As of today, $4.39 for regular, $4.49 next, $4.59 Premium, $4.22 Diesel.:yikes:

[Bonniele]

:shocked:Regular $4.39, next $4.49, Premium $4.59 with Diesel $4.22:yikes::yikes:
And, our roads are about the worst in any state we've seen or been to...:yikes::(:sour:

[Bonniele]

As of today, $4.39 for regular, $4.49 next, $4.59 Premium, $4.22 Diesel.:yikes:

And, our roads are the worst in any state we've ever been to...and we've been in most of them.

[Jeriatric]

:shocked:Regular $4.39, next $4.49, Premium $4.59 with Diesel $4.22:yikes::yikes:
And, our roads are about the worst in any state we've seen or been to...:yikes::(:sour:


Oh, but...............we're going to have high speed rail to Las Vegas and/or the San Juaqin Valley.

:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

[Bonniele]

Summer is on the way and the prices are going up at a record pace.

As of 2/8/13 gas was up to $3.71 a gallon for regular and $3.91 per gallon for 90 octane (spyderfuel). This is now the highest gas has ever been at this time of the year in Alaska.

My prediction: We will see $5.00 per gallon plus by Memorial Day, and $6.00 or more per gallon by the end of summer. Then--they will cut us a break and we will only have to pay $4.00 per gallon plus until they play the game again in 2014.

Read my posts from a few minutes ago. Regular at $4.39, next $4.49 and Premium at $4.59 with diesel at $4.22. And, our roads are the worst we've seen in any state. :yikes:

[Arr MiHardies]

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Death Valley, California on 3/2/13.

Which station was that? Shoshone was 5.48

[rc51ny]

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Death Valley, California on 3/2/13.

I see those prices and I don't complain as much about our $3.979 for regular here in Rochester, NY!!

[BajaRon]

Don't know about today but our fuel prices have been going down (all except diesel which has been stuck at $3.99). Regular yesterday was $3.49 in East Tennessee.

[boborgera]

Don't know about today but our fuel prices have been going down (all except diesel which has been stuck at $3.99). Regular yesterday was $3.49 in East Tennessee.


Same here, I guess they made their extra $$$, Now they drop back a little, But never back from where they started from. :dontknow:

[bruiser]

3.80 for regular, add 10 to 15 cents each for plus and premium around here. NC has the highest state gas tax in the souteast. Was in Va. last Wednesday and filled up for 3.48. We usually get gas on base and save 5 cents per gallon using the military star card, we pay the card off each month. A friend made a good point last week, he said "where else in the world would people complain about spending 3.75 a gallon on gas but think nothing of spending 4 bucks on a cup of coffee".

[ARtraveler]

3/4/13. A temporary reprieve here also--Down from $3.95 to $3.89. $4.09 for :spyder2: fuel.

Dwayne says: " This is not the start of the "big drop" but only a temporary reprieve. They are not going to be done with price increases until after Labor Day"

[Blue Star]

Which station was that? Shoshone was 5.48

Not sure, as I know it was not Shoshone too. Greta posted it on Facebook, and she stayed the night.

[ARtraveler]

The gas prices went back up to $3.95 for regular and $4.15 for :spyder2: fuel as of 3/5/13.