Gas Price check

[Mavs Man]

We went camping in SE Oklahoma over the weekend and saw gas around $3.67. We paid over $3.80 when we left earlier from Dallas.

 

[Mavs Man]

Ok. Can someone older than 5 tell me why it varies so much and there is different tendencies throughout the country?

Here are the two biggest reasons:

- State & Local Taxes (CHART)
- Distance from Refineries (i.e. transportation costs)

Based on the above, it is no surprise after looking at the map posted earlier (http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx) that the highest gas prices are found on states on both coasts. Why?

1) They are the furthest from the high production Gulf area.
2) They have a lot more environmental standards, and higher local/state taxes.

 

[DallasFanSince86]

It's been fluctuating between $3.89 and $3.99 here. Yesterday was the last time I looked at the price for gas and it was at $3.99.

 

[Bigdog]

I'll try to do a little better. I read that the biggest factor is your distance from a refinery. The closer you are to a refinery the better. Also, taxes differ from state to state. I think NY taxes at 60 cents/gallon. Gov't regulations are also a factor. And demand. And everything costs more in Calif for some reason. My Calif. relative came to Pgh and was amazed that the strawberries grown in Calif and shipped all the way to Pgh were still cheaper than the same strawberry sold in Calif. Go figure.

But, don't worry. Nancy Pelosi and her now Democratic majority promised to lower the price of gasoline two years ago if elected. Well, we're still waiting. Anytime Pelosi.

Here in northern CA it is around $4.45. I was listening to a guy on the radio who use to work in the oil business and he reported that CA gets most of it gas from Alaska due to transportation costs. CA usually has the highest gas prices around and they always jack up the price in the summer time because they know that Californians will drive no matter what. He went on to say that state gov't will not interfer due to tax they get. Some how the gov't needs to pay off the $36 billion dollar debt that we are in. The governator has already cut all programs by 10% across the board. Californians are not to happy with him especially the educators, firemen, police, etc.

 

[AbeBeta]

$4.59 in more Northern CA.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Kroger owned gas stations at $3.79 but I got gas at Sam's yesterday for $3.58.

 

[FanSince61]

The cheapest I seen is $3.89.

 

[zrinkill]

$3.87 here in little old Nac .....

 

[WoodysGirl]

3.86 when I got gas this morning. Pleasant surprise. I only put $30 in, so I'll have to fill up again before the week is out cuz it only went to 3/4 tank. Hopefully, it'll go down a few pennies by then.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

$4.09 here pretty much all over our county. Which is kind of odd.

I noticed another user asking why different prices for different areas and people where giving good examples of why.

However what is funny is I live on a large hill, basically on a ridge line. Now when I get to the main state route If I go left or right I go down hill. There is a gas station(s) at the foot of both hills. The total distance between the two is about 1-2 miles.

Yet until the gas broke $4 recently...the one on the right was always about $0.05-0.10 higher. Never made sense to me.

I could see if it was like 10 miles or more but 2 or less just seemed odd.

 

[COWBOYSNUM1]

3.86 when I got gas this morning. Pleasant surprise. I only put $30 in, so I'll have to fill up again before the week is out cuz it only went to 3/4 tank. Hopefully, it'll go down a few pennies by then.

I hope you're right, but I doubt it. Where I live gas was $3.86 on Sat morning, by noon, it was $4.09.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I hope you're right, but I doubt it. Where I live gas was $3.86 on Sat morning, by noon, it was $4.09.

Don't those fast jumps just fire you up?

I go to work in the morning and I know I will need to fill up but I will say to myself...I will just wait to get gas on my way home. And of course by then you get a big jump.

 

[Signals]

Just paid $3.78 at Sunoco in Tampa, Fl. but most stations here are posting $3.99 to $4.05 for regular unleaded.