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What are you paying for gas?

Post by jblackburn »

If this keeps up, my wallet is going to be sucked dry.

I filled up last night in Hillsville, VA off I-77 at $3.45/gal for 89 octane. Sadly, this was about 20-30 cents cheaper than I saw it for in North Carolina.

The summer I first got my car was the summer gas was up to $4/gal for regular, and between work and school I was commuting 80 miles/day. Some predict that it may hit that again, and even soar up to $5.
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Post by FlyingVolvo »

About the same for me... around 50-55 for fill-up. 65-70 MPH the whole way instead of 75, pushing 80. It actually saves quite a bit. I always fill up at a station halfway between Flag and SD, and when I get to SD I'll often have 3-4 gallons more than if I was being speed demon.
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Post by Jack Rock »

$1.20 per liter, or $4.54 per US gallon for 87 octane in Ontario. I wish I had your troubles, this one at least.
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Post by JDS60R »

$3.30 in TN. I use credit and supermarket cards to drive the price down 10 cents per gal. Got premium for $3.45 last night at Shell with my Kroger card.
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Post by billofdurham »

Depends on how you look at it but I think we may be winning this competition.

£1.30 per litre; £5.90 per imperial gallon. Converted on today's exchange rate that works out at $US7.96 per US gallon.

Yes, we are way ahead. :roll:

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3.52 North Carolina

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3.35 TN
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3.55 NC


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$3.89 for regular!!! welcome to California...

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Post by precopster »

When I was a lad and bought my first car the 221 cubic inch '71 Ford Falcon and filling it up three times a week used to hurt at 35cents per litre (or $1.32/US gallon) Boy did that car drink!!

Now it costs up to $1.40 per litre or $5.28/US Gallon so we are not in the British leagues, but up there.
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