What are you paying for gas in your region?

[Ban Hammer 13,136]

I filled up for $2.65/gal today.

did you find some mismarked gas pumps also?

Yep. The sign said 3.65 but at the pump it was 2.65. And the latter is what I paid.

did you go tell them they had the wrong price and pay the difference?

[Nagishkaw 510]

I saw it going for 3.85 a gallon this morning. Friday I paid a mere 3.69 . Gasoline sucks.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

3,79-3,83

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I'm used to high fuel prices in the UK (diesel is the equivalent of $8.63 a US gallon for me at the moment), although this is offset by having a car which is fuel efficient (official figure is 49 mpg, imperial). It's alarming how fast it's rising in the US, though. You're looking at something like 200-300% since 2001? I'm not sure how long people's wallets can sustain that before the slightly nonchalant "it's only $15 a week" starts to get a bit more serious.

If we have to get a second car when I eventually move to the US (come on noa2!), one of the key features I'll be looking for is fuel efficiency, and I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this.

Stu

[mawilson 2,133]

This morning was the first time I'd ever paid over $40 for a full tank.

The psychological barrier for me was the magic $50 mark....broken about a year ago (18-gallon gas tank B) )

[Dakine 26]

$4.49.99 here in Hawaii where I live.

[Ban Hammer 13,136]

This morning was the first time I'd ever paid over $40 for a full tank.

The psychological barrier for me was the magic $50 mark....broken about a year ago (18-gallon gas tank B) )

i passed that a long time ago with my truck, especially when i fill up the 5 gallon cans for mowing the yard

[mawilson 2,133]

This morning was the first time I'd ever paid over $40 for a full tank.

The psychological barrier for me was the magic $50 mark....broken about a year ago (18-gallon gas tank B) )

i passed that a long time ago with my truck, especially when i fill up the 5 gallon cans for mowing the yard

Well, yeah, I'm over it too.

[Amby 490]

I filled up my mom's Escalade today and I almost cried because it cost $145

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

LOL.... $145, nice!

[Amby 490]

I don't think it was even all the way empty either!

[rebeccajo 14]

I'm used to high fuel prices in the UK (diesel is the equivalent of $8.63 a US gallon for me at the moment), although this is offset by having a car which is fuel efficient (official figure is 49 mpg, imperial). It's alarming how fast it's rising in the US, though. You're looking at something like 200-300% since 2001? I'm not sure how long people's wallets can sustain that before the slightly nonchalant "it's only $15 a week" starts to get a bit more serious.

If we have to get a second car when I eventually move to the US (come on noa2!), one of the key features I'll be looking for is fuel efficiency, and I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this.

Stu

Hey Stu,

Here's something I'd like to ask you....

You say one offset of high fuel costs in the UK is the fuel efficient vehicles. What about overall usage of the vehicles? Do families fill up the tank less often?

PS - If my memory is correct, gas was approximately $1.29 per gallon at the time of the Trade Center attacks.

Edited May 12, 2008 by rebeccajo

[aidan80 9]

It's at times like this I'm glad we didn't buy a big heavy bloated guzzler! Although there are many downsides to a smaller car! I have seen a few big trucks on the side of the road lately with a for sale up in em..

We both fill up at $3.74 as of today which fills our tiny (not all the way empty) tanks for about $35 each. That $35 lasts us the best part of two weeks, we do top off another $10 or so just to squeeze by the second week.

If I remember correctly when I first got here my wife filled up our then only car for about $22 - $24 and that lasted

almost two weeks! The prices here are not quite as bad as they are in Europe, the UK is a very fine example. When it's $8 or $10 a gallon then it's time to panic if your not getting many miles per gallon!

We rented a car when we where back home last year for a visit, we got approx 45MPG (per the manual) and filled up (before the prices went insane) for $72 and it wasn't all the way empty! We obviously filled up on the Southern side of the Irish border as there doesn't appear to be a "gas" petrol station left standing at or near the Northern border anymore thanks to excessive fuel taxes imposed by the Brits.

Edited May 12, 2008 by aidan80

[mawilson 2,133]

I filled up my mom's Escalade today and I almost cried because it cost $145

Don't exaggerate, Amby. The standard Escalade has a 26-gallon gas tank,

ESV and EXT - 31 gallons.

[Amby 490]

ok I exaggerated...it was $142.78 when it stopped