How Much Are You Paying ?

The Juggler

smart move of the juggler to purchase an suv last month...

81

4.29 - 4.35 around here. :roll:

The Juggler

81 wrote:

4.29 - 4.35 around here. :roll:

ooooomph....man. most around here are still around 3.90 or so. past a couple around 4.00 though.

Phantom Pain

The Juggler wrote:

smart move of the juggler to purchase an suv last month...

Is that a V6 ? How's the mileage been ?

Phantom Pain

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

4.29 - 4.35 around here. :roll:

ooooomph....man. most around here are still around 3.90 or so. past a couple around 4.00 though.

Other than because they can..has anyone heard a real reason for this massive increase ?

Speculators driving this market still ? I thought they fixed that whole mess..apparently not

EmBleve

jimed14 wrote:

vduboise wrote:

I paid $54.00 yesterday to fill up my station wagon. Not good at all.

Ed, the car salesman: Now, I owe it to myself to tell you that if you're taking the whole tribe cross-country, the Wagon Queen Family Truckster... You think you hate it now, wait 'til you drive it.

You should've gone with the Metallic Blue Sport Wagon.[/quote]
One of the funniest movies of ALL TIME!!! Loved that part.

81

Phantom Pain wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

4.29 - 4.35 around here. :roll:

ooooomph....man. most around here are still around 3.90 or so. past a couple around 4.00 though.

Other than because they can..has anyone heard a real reason for this massive increase ?

Speculators driving this market still ? I thought they fixed that whole mess..apparently not

seems like there was a big spike when libya went ape shit. that's the last big driver that i recall. now's it's going to be "it's driving season".

Phantom Pain

81 wrote:

seems like there was a big spike when libya went ape shit. that's the last big driver that i recall. now's it's going to be "it's driving season".

Thats a reason I heard but has there been any loss of production since the fighting started ?

Or its "there might be a problem" :roll:

I dont recall seeing oil fields burning out of control since this whole mess started

81

Phantom Pain wrote:

81 wrote:

seems like there was a big spike when libya went ape shit. that's the last big driver that i recall. now's it's going to be "it's driving season".

Thats a reason I heard but has there been any loss of production since the fighting started ?

Or its "there might be a problem" :roll:

I dont recall seeing oil fields burning out of control since this whole mess started

there are disruptions, but libya only accounts for 2% of world demand. :roll: i'm going to guess speculators are getting in on the action again.

The Juggler

Phantom Pain wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

smart move of the juggler to purchase an suv last month...

Is that a V6 ? How's the mileage been ?

yeah...all in all it averages around 16-17mph. which isn't much worse than my old maxima and for an suv, is okay, i guess.

as far as gas prices, yeah like 81 said libya has something to do with it---and summer time is alwasy bad.

bottom line is, and as much as everyone doesn't want to, we need to start drilling in the gulf again. a couple years ago when they even started talking about drilling off the coast of carolina (could be wrong on the state) gas prices dropped pretty significantly.

LikeAnOcean

It's now up another 10 cents over night to $4.55 in the suburbs. I can only immagine how high it is in the city if not $5.. I thought it was supposed to start dropping?


And for all the foreigners here bragging how cheap we have it, what is the cost of living in your country? What does a standard one bedroom cost to rent? Gallon of milk? Average income? Average commute??? These are all factors you have to figure in. Just beacause you are paying a higher number doesn't mean it's costing you more. I'm having to seriously cut back on other spending because of gas right now. It sucks.

81

Gob wrote:

It's now up another 10 cents over night to $4.55 in the suburbs. I can only immagine how high it is in the city if not $5.. I thought it was supposed to start dropping?


And for all the foreigners here bragging how cheap we have it, what is the cost of living in your country? What does a standard one bedroom cost to rent? Gallon of milk? Average income? Average commute??? These are all factors you have to figure in. Just beacause you are paying a higher number doesn't mean it's costing you more. I'm having to seriously cut back on other spending because of gas right now. It sucks.

many countries tax the shit of out gas. makes it tough to compare

i filled up at sams a couple of days ago for 4.35, a few stations are in the 4.55 areana.

i don't expect a drop any time soon.

81

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp


good site if you want to look at stats.

Phantom Pain

Premium for me between

$4.05-4.13

Where is this .50 drop they said would happen this week ?

LikeAnOcean

Phantom Pain wrote:

Premium for me between

$4.05-4.13

Where is this .50 drop they said would happen this week ?

That's what's pissing me off! It went up 10 cents again last night!..


I wish I was paying $4.05-$4.13! Sadly that sounds cheap right now! Chicago sucks!

The Juggler

you can expect a drop in a couple weeks:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42946338/ns ... ts-summer/
Gas prices expected to fall 50 cents this summer
A drop like that would save U.S. drivers about $189 million a day
By CHRIS KAHN


Some relief from suffocating gas prices will likely arrive just in time for summer vacation. Expect a drop of nearly 50 cents as early as June, analysts say.

After rocketing up 91 cents since January, including 44 straight days of increases, the national average this past week stopped just shy of $4 a gallon and has retreated to under $3.98. A steady decline is expected to follow.

It might not be enough to evoke cheers from people who recall gas stations charging less than $3 a gallon last year. But it might help lift consumer spending, which powers about 70 percent of the economy. A 50-cent drop in prices would save U.S. drivers about $189 million a day.

Typically, gas prices peak each spring, then fall into a summertime swoon that can last several weeks. This year's decline should be gradual but steady, said Fred Rozell, the retail pricing director at the Oil Price Information Service.

Some drivers might not notice much of a price drop at first, Rozell cautioned. When average gas prices fluctuate nationally, some areas are affected more than others. In cities with many service stations, for instance, prices can be slower to fall. It's even possible prices will rise at some stations in coming days even if they decline nationally.

And after the galloping surge in prices this year, many gas station owners are reluctant to lower prices until they see their competition doing the same, Rozell said.


Amy Sancetta / AP
The price of unleaded regular gasoline at a BP gas station in Beachwood, Ohio, on Thursday. "It's just the nature of the business," he said. "They're going to try to get the most they can."

Station owners still feel bruised from their own higher costs earlier this year. In some cases, their suppliers raised prices so quickly that station owners couldn't pass along those higher costs to consumers fast enough. Competition also makes it hard for some stations to raise prices.

"So station owners will be watching each other this summer," Rozell said. "When one guy drops, so will the other."

Sunday, the nationwide Lundberg Survey reported the average price for a gallon of gasoline rose 11.98 cents in the past two weeks, but the report noted last week's fall in crude oil prices may signal lower costs to come. The national average for self-serve, regular unleaded gas was $4 per gallon on May 6, up 11.98 cents from April 22, according to the survey.

Advertise | AdChoicesA drop in prices would take some pressure off struggling consumers as well as businesses. As prices soared this year, surveys showed that motorists started to drive less. MasterCard SpendingPulse said this past week that it had recorded its sixth straight week of declining gasoline consumption.

That's a cautionary sign for the economy, because most drivers conserve fuel only after curbing spending on other discretionary items like furniture, computers and vacations.

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If prices fall fast enough, Garrett, 43, said he may think about another vacation in August.

"But right now, I'm still just scared about the economy," he said. "I still might lose my job."

This past week, a confluence of factors stemmed the rise in gasoline prices.

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It was the largest weekly drop for oil in two and a half years. Some analysts predict that oil will keep falling in coming weeks — from about $97 a barrel to about $80.

Many U.S. refineries also are expected to boost production after a series of unplanned shutdowns stemming from power outages and other problems. Those refineries would pump more gasoline to gas stations. And the increased supplies should push down prices.

"It's going to be $3.50 per gallon this summer," oil analyst Andrew Lipow said. "At the very least, you can expect prices to fall 40 cents or so over the next several months."

Thirteen states and Washington, D.C., have recorded average prices above $4 per gallon. Prices shot up much higher than that in Hawaii, Alaska and parts of Illinois.

Advertise | AdChoicesThe region with the highest gasoline prices, according to the latest Department of Energy survey, was the West Coast, which averaged $4.14 a gallon; the lowest was the Rockies at $3.70.

Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska asked residents to post photos of local pump prices because "the rest of the country doesn't understand" what it's like to live with gasoline above $4.20 per gallon.

In Illinois, florist Harry Schneider said he had to cut back on shipments from his Melrose Park shop just before Mother's Day. With Chicago-area gas prices averaging $4.45 a gallon, Schneider said he couldn't afford to deliver some arrangements.

"I need to make enough to cover the driver's wages, wear-and-tear on the vehicles and fuel," Schneider said. "I keep looking at my own bottom line and wonder, 'How long do I want to keep losing money?'"

Phantom Pain

Woo~Hoo!

Down 3 cents

FrankieG

I have to fill up today after work ...

81

Phantom Pain wrote:

Woo~Hoo!

Down 3 cents

we are down 22 cents....maxed out at 4.55, down to 4.33 now, at the stations along my commutte. it can be had for less at other stations just off my route

Phantom Pain

FrankieG wrote:

I have to fill up today after work ...