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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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I'm still paying a fortune for gasoline. It's only dropped 7 cents from it's high of 219.9 a couple of months ago, down to 212.9 here.

And what's funny, in Atlanta this past weekend, the same brand (Chevron Supreme) was 30 cents cheaper. And in Birmingham, just a hundred miles south of here, and in the same state, it's 20 cents cheaper. Our taxes are about the same.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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find another gas station !

My last tank in Memphis was 177.9 for 93 octane.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Here in AZ I'm paying anywhere from $2.08-$2.19 for Chevron Supreme (91 octane).
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Just bought BP Premium 93 octane for $1.87 here in the Detroit suburbs!
It was about a nickle cheaper last week. Normally I have been paying
$2.08 all Fall.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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find another gas station !

My last tank in Memphis was 177.9 for 93 octane.
There's not one. It's like that in the entire area ... maybe a little less away from the main roads. But you'd eat up your savings by driving to get it. We're just being screwed. I guess it's a supply and demand thing and we have no choice but to pay what they charge. People around here won't curtail driving.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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1.85 for 93 octane here.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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$1.49 for 87 and $1.69 for 93 octane here in St. Louis.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 10:15 PM
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@ least in some parts of the country gas prices look somewhat normal...if there is a norm 4 such a thing...even though prices are coming down a little bit we've been gettin robbed in california...southern cal @ last...
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1.94 here in Philly for 93 octane
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we can only get 91 here...don't know the demographics behind that...
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RocketDawg
I'm still paying a fortune for gasoline. It's only dropped 7 cents from it's high of 219.9 a couple of months ago, down to 212.9 here.

And what's funny, in Atlanta this past weekend, the same brand (Chevron Supreme) was 30 cents cheaper. And in Birmingham, just a hundred miles south of here, and in the same state, it's 20 cents cheaper. Our taxes are about the same.
I just got gas for my S-10 yesterday, it was 1.78 for Shell regular unleaded, mid-grade was 1.88, premium (93 octane) was 1.98. the Chevron station where I usually go with the Vette was about 3-4 cents less for each grade. Move south to Enterprise...... and we don't get snow or ice either.... well not usually, this week may prove me wrong on that before it's all over.

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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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$2.29 and up for 93 octane here in NYC>!!!!!!!!
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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$2.27 Sunoco 93 self serve...... ....Rochester, New York. Bend over it's all about $MONEY$. Texas Gold. You figure it out, I'm sick of preaching.
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In Oklahoma City I paid 1.53/9 today! For 92 octane it's $1.71/9

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Mid $1.90's here.
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i paid 2.07 for Exxon 93 octane today. It was 2.29 a gallon about a month and a half ago. Now after finding a station that asks 2.07 a gallon I thought I was getting a good deal after reading some of the other posts on here. 1.69 for 93 octane?? Im getting ripped down here!
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 12:17 AM
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Finally got under $2 here for Toyota gas (daily driver). 91 is the best I can get and it's still a little over $2.
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 01:46 AM
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My gosh ! Quit complaining. Our 93 has come DOWN to $2.39 from over $2.59 in the last two months. The 99 is in winter storage. Not because of the weather, but because Caltrans uses ground up volcanic ash for de-iceing, and that takes off your paint RIGHT NOW !
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Its a $1.65 for regular and mid-grade here and a $1.75 for premium. Prices have come down from about $1.94 (regular) a few weeks ago.
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 05:42 AM
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$1.89 here for shell premium
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