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NEVERENDING ♾️ The NEVERENDING Gas Price Thread

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Doohickie said:
I filled up with premium yesterday at Costco in Fort Worth... $3.89 a gallon.
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I would of thought Texas would be cheaper. Also, how much cheaper is Costco than regular gas stations? I always seen cars waiting in huge lines to buy gas at the ones by me.
 
Yeah, was kind of a long line yesterday (2 cars at the pump, three other cars ahead of me in line).

The local QuikTrip is only $.05 more per gallon.
 
It's more of a habit thing. I do some of my grocery shopping at Costco and when I go I also fill up my tank while I'm there. There aren't usually lines like that.
 
Doohickie said:
It's more of a habit thing. I do some of my grocery shopping at Costco and when I go I also fill up my tank while I'm there. There aren't usually lines like that.
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Costco is usually has the cheapest gas in town, but almost every time I drive by there the lines are often 5+ cars deep. It just doesn't seem worth it to wait 30+ minutes to save 20 cents a gallon.
 
Gedunker said:
I’m not going to complain about gas prices while missiles and bombs rain down on Ukraine. Plenty of other shit to gripe about.
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Yes, quite true. I really don't mind paying $5/gallon in the short term if it means that it will help escalate the destruction of Russia in the process. One of the things we can do is collectively stop buying Russian gas and oil. Everybody has to be on board, but unfortunately sanctions against Russian oil has been weak.
 
Super Amputee Cat said:
Costco is usually has the cheapest gas in town, but almost every time I drive by there the lines are often 5+ cars deep. It just doesn't seem worth it to wait 30+ minutes to save 20 cents a gallon.
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Five cars deep is like... 10 minutes. And typically the lines aren't that long; I usually pull directly to a pump or maybe be the first in line for a pump.
 
Super Amputee Cat said:
One of the things we can do is collectively stop buying Russian gas and oil. Everybody has to be on board, but unfortunately sanctions against Russian oil has been weak.
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I read an article that said the U.S. buys about 3% of its oil from Russia. If they stopped importing Russian oil the disruption would drive prices up and they would make more money selling less oil, so in that case it wouldn't be productive. The sanctions they've been doing have been considered for their effects.
 
We are at $4.00 / gal in Ohio. It has gone up about $0.75 / gal. in two days.
 
I'm in Northern IL. I needed to bring home a bunch of old computers to take to the recycling center, so I drove my truck (2021 Tundra) to work (70 mi round trip) today. Not looking forward to filling it's 38 gal tank back up at $4.19. The truck mostly sits in the barn and I drive my 2011 VW JSW TDI. 40 mpg is a lot easier on the wallet than 14. One perk of living 2 mi from the state line is that gas is $0.40+ cheaper in WI and I won't need to fill it until I get home, so I will be making the drive up to WI.
 
$3.99 here. Not over the magic $4 yet. I need to talk the wife into letting me get a motorcycle. So much more fuel efficient and I can use the HOV lanes.
 
Gas Buddy says we range from $3.98 to $4.09 for regular around here right now.

Happy my Truck is the V6 Eco Boost and not the V8.

However, I do question what this will do to the cost of goods as the shipping costs are not going to be fully absorbed by the companies. Food is already at a record high.
 
Today, US$4.40 a gallon (US$1.16 / liter). Yesterday, $4.20 (heh). When I topped off the tank last Friday, about $3.80.

It sucks, but I shouldn't complain. :ua:
 
michaelskis said:
Gas Buddy says we range from $3.98 to $4.09 for regular around here right now.

Happy my Truck is the V6 Eco Boost and not the V8.

However, I do question what this will do to the cost of goods as the shipping costs are not going to be fully absorbed by the companies. Food is already at a record high.
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Does it make much of a difference? How many one pound cartons of strawberries fits on a truck and how much fuel is used per carton, I'd imagine it comes out to pennies.
 
I get 32 MPG in my Altima AWD but I do drive 65 mile a day to/from work. Not looking forward to the cost. Will try an work another day at home.
 
base model Honda Civic (auto trans) - currently averaging 34mpg right now with my 40 mile round trip commute.

Who? Me worry?

;)
 
Maybe...just maybe we should think about not having the country so dependent on cheap oil. I find this whole thing really pathetic. The silver lining is that use will go down and hopefully some long range changes will be made
 
zman said:
I had to pump twice for my truck the other day, due to a $100 debit limit per transaction. While swiping my card again, the prices raised 10 cents.

That was quick.
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If I fill up at a quarter tank, I don't have to pump twice. If I fill up when the light comes on (which is still 75 miles before empty), I have to pump twice -- except at the few stations who are smart enough to increase their max since prices are so high right now.

My 26 gallon tank is great... it just takes a lot to fill it. :| :indifferrent:
 
RandomPlanner said:
If I fill up at a quarter tank, I don't have to pump twice. If I fill up when the light comes on (which is still 75 miles before empty), I have to pump twice -- except at the few stations who are smart enough to increase their max since prices are so high right now.

My 26 gallon tank is great... it just takes a lot to fill it. :| :indifferrent:
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My daughter's Ford Five Hundred has an 18 gallon tank. I've urged her to fill up more frequently, to avoid the sticker shock at the pump when she let's it get around 1/4 tank-ish.
 
2014 Subaru Outback, about 32 MPG and I drive primarily on the highway. I've paid 3.69-3.89 in the last 10 days.

America is addicted to cheap oil, when you go to most other developed countries you pay $2-$3 more per gallon.
 
Gedunker said:
My daughter's Ford Five Hundred has an 18 gallon tank. I've urged her to fill up more frequently, to avoid the sticker shock at the pump when she let's it get around 1/4 tank-ish.
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For the last week and a half, I've been filling up once I hit 1/2 tank.
 
Hawkeye66 said:
The silver lining is that use will go down and hopefully some long range changes will be made
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It never happens though. Inevitably, gasoline will once again be cheaper and people will go out an do irresponsible things like by big belching pickup trucks and SAVs. (Suburban Assault Vehicles). Look what's happened to car manufacturing in the past 5 years. GM and Ford have dumped all their sedans and churned out record numbers of pickup trucks and land yachts at astronomical prices. Much as I hate to say it, gas prices need to stay high just to get people to buy responsibly again. But I don't ever see that happening.
 
Super Amputee Cat said:
It never happens though. Inevitably, gasoline will once again be cheaper and people will go out an do irresponsible things like by big belching pickup trucks and SAVs. (Suburban Assault Vehicles). Look what's happened to car manufacturing in the past 5 years. GM and Ford have dumped all their sedans and churned out record numbers of pickup trucks and land yachts at astronomical prices. Much as I hate to say it, gas prices need to stay high just to get people to buy responsibly again. But I don't ever see that happening.
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It will depend on how long the high prices go on. If they are back down under $3 a gallon in year nothing will change. It will take a couple of years of it.

I wonder what the price elasticity of gasoline is really. Its not going to change my habits much. I already strove to drive as little as possible. I have a Prius and I do drive to see my kids who live an hour and half hour away plus a few other trips. It will cost me probably $30-$40 more a month. Not the end of the world.
 
michaelskis said:
Gas Buddy says we range from $3.98 to $4.09 for regular around here right now.

Happy my Truck is the V6 Eco Boost and not the V8.

However, I do question what this will do to the cost of goods as the shipping costs are not going to be fully absorbed by the companies. Food is already at a record high.
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Well, that escalated quickly. We are now $4.09 to 4.49 for regular in about 48 hours.

I do wonder how much impact the Keystone Pipeline would have had on these prices.

Personally, We have decided that we are going to stick close to home during the week. Once a week we would drive a distance to go to dinner, but we are just going to cut back on our driving. We have a grocery store within walking distance and a wagon, so we are going to start using that.
 
michaelskis said:
Well, that escalated quickly. We are now $4.09 to 4.49 for regular in about 48 hours.

I do wonder how much impact the Keystone Pipeline would have had on these prices.

Personally, We have decided that we are going to stick close to home during the week. Once a week we would drive a distance to go to dinner, but we are just going to cut back on our driving. We have a grocery store within walking distance and a wagon, so we are going to start using that.
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Even if it had received approval, I very seriously doubt it would be completed at this point, so...
 
Bubba said:
Even if it had received approval, I very seriously doubt it would be completed at this point, so...
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The talking heads forget this point and treat it like Uncle Joe could turn on a spigot and pure gas would flow and end our woes... Keystone was supposed to pump Canadian Heavy Crude (basically tar) to the gulf for refining. It isn't a magic bullet.
 
michaelskis said:
Well, that escalated quickly. We are now $4.09 to 4.49 for regular in about 48 hours.

I do wonder how much impact the Keystone Pipeline would have had on these prices.

Personally, We have decided that we are going to stick close to home during the week. Once a week we would drive a distance to go to dinner, but we are just going to cut back on our driving. We have a grocery store within walking distance and a wagon, so we are going to start using that.
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It would have had ZERO impact. Keystone XL was 8% completed when the permit was cancelled. Additionally, it was a pipeline extension to carry Canadian tar sands oil to the gulf for export to Asia. The existing Keystone pipeline system is still very much up and running and carries approximately 830k barrels a day. If that number sounds familiar, it's because it is used in the bullshit memes travelling around social media.

Additionally, we will not be independent of foreign oil anytime soon, we will be a net exporter of oil, however due to decisions made in the late 90s and 2000s our gulf coast refiners aren't really set up to refine the oil we are producing, but rather the types of oil produced in Canada, Venezuela and Russia, so we will continue to import their oil and export our own. Many refiners made a gamble back before the fracking boom and invested billions to process the types of oil we imported at the time. Then the fracking boom happened and we produce a ton of oil now, except that it's the wrong kind with respect to our gulf refineries. Marketplace had a piece on it yesterday that explains it pretty well.

www.marketplace.org

Why do we import Russian oil when there's a lot in the U.S.? - Marketplace

The way U.S. oil refineries are set up has a lot to do with it.
www.marketplace.org www.marketplace.org
 
estromberg said:
It would have had ZERO impact. Keystone XL was 8% completed when the permit was cancelled. Additionally, it was a pipeline extension to carry Canadian tar sands oil to the gulf for export to Asia. The existing Keystone pipeline system is still very much up and running and carries approximately 830k barrels a day. If that number sounds familiar, it's because it is used in the bullshit memes travelling around social media.

Additionally, we will not be independent of foreign oil anytime soon, we will be a net exporter of oil, however due to decisions made in the late 90s and 2000s our gulf coast refiners aren't really set up to refine the oil we are producing, but rather the types of oil produced in Canada, Venezuela and Russia, so we will continue to import their oil and export our own. Many refiners made a gamble back before the fracking boom and invested billions to process the types of oil we imported at the time. Then the fracking boom happened and we produce a ton of oil now, except that it's the wrong kind with respect to our gulf refineries. Marketplace had a piece on it yesterday that explains it pretty well.

www.marketplace.org

Why do we import Russian oil when there's a lot in the U.S.? - Marketplace

The way U.S. oil refineries are set up has a lot to do with it.
www.marketplace.org www.marketplace.org
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Don't confuse us with factual information. We just need to listen to the talking head elementary talking points. :p
 
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