Gas Price Watch

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1. Tightlines says:
   March 31, 2009 at 4:30 pm

   So what, did a whale fart off the coast of Japan and cause oil futures to jump?

   • The Porkchop Express says:
     March 31, 2009 at 4:38 pm

     @Tightlines: A whale wouldn’t dare fart near Japan. That would give away his location and he would surely be harpooned.

     I think it was a camel farting in the middle east.
   • meske says:
     March 31, 2009 at 7:16 pm

     @Tightlines: Print more money, dilute the dollar, and oil costs more USD.

     • ThaKoolAidKid says:
       March 31, 2009 at 7:55 pm

       @meske: Stop making sense.
2. Triterion says:
   March 31, 2009 at 4:47 pm

   It’s probably because the stock market is up and people are beginning to bet on oil futures again, sigh… here we go again.
3. Pistachio?_GitEmSteveDave says:
   March 31, 2009 at 4:53 pm

   $1.77 in Old Bridge, NJ
4. mac-phisto says:
   March 31, 2009 at 4:57 pm

   $2.089 is the cheapest i can find in NW CT.
5. termitehead says:
   March 31, 2009 at 4:57 pm

   No love for the Midwest. And no, Chicago is not the Midwest.

   • outinthedark says:
     March 31, 2009 at 5:01 pm

     @termitehead: [gasbuddy.com]
   • Ninjastorm66 says:
     March 31, 2009 at 9:08 pm

     @termitehead: I dare ask, If Chicago isn’t considered Midwest, what is?
   • danger the pirate says:
     April 1, 2009 at 1:45 pm

     @termitehead: check the definition of midwest, bud…
6. Andrew Makk says:
   March 31, 2009 at 5:01 pm

   2.22 In San Luis Obispo CA
7. outinthedark says:
   March 31, 2009 at 5:01 pm

   $1.81 – $1.91 Virginia Beach, VA
8. Oranges w/ Cheese says:
   March 31, 2009 at 5:03 pm

   Just over $2 everywhere in Orlando.
9. pax says:
   March 31, 2009 at 5:08 pm

   Where the hey in NYC are these people finding gas for $1.99? Unless they’re counting Jersey City/Hoboken, which is REALLY flawed as NJ gas taxes are much lower.

   • BuildnCastles says:
     March 31, 2009 at 5:32 pm

     @paxetaurora: Yes but in NJ we make up for it with car accidents. Thus raising the premiums of our car insurance to nearly the highest levels in the country.

     • Trai_Dep says:
       March 31, 2009 at 9:31 pm

       @BuildnCastles: Haven’t Jersey guys figured out yet that cars handle MUCH better without gumba corpses stashed in the trunk?
       Calzone, of course, provide the optimal counter-weight, handlingwise.
   • nybiker says:
     March 31, 2009 at 11:47 pm

     @paxetaurora: I’ve been wondering the same thing. In my neck of the woods here in NYC, we’re around $2.15 for regular. Unless prices fell through the floor in the past day.
10. Willow01 says:
    March 31, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    1.79 here in Phoenix.

    • howie_in_az says:
      March 31, 2009 at 5:25 pm

      @Willow01: I just paid $1.89 for 91 octane at Fry’s with their $0.10/gallon discount.
11. Brian Schroeder says:
    March 31, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    $1.94-$2.09/gal in the Detroit metro area.

    Cash prices… add $0.04-$0.06 for credit.
12. axiomatic says:
    March 31, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Keep it going UP UP UP!!!!!

    (sorry guys, O&G royalty owner here….)

    • valueofaloonie says:
      March 31, 2009 at 8:28 pm

      @axiomatic: I have to agree with this. More work for me is never a bad thing… (employee of an international oil field services company here.)
13. Saboth says:
    March 31, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    oil is actually down due to the automotive news and less demand, yet price is going up…here we go again with the speculators.
14. JohnAllison says:
    March 31, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    Can you link directly to your source of the information. Something other than the EIA’s main site? I would like to know who chooses these cities and why those are the ones listed here. Perhaps you could post data over time instead of a static number that doesn’t really say anything. Perhaps you could also graph average prices compared to crude oil prices, that could be helpful?

    Lastly, do you think gaspricewatch.com enjoys your use their title for your recurring segment?

    • JohnAllison says:
      March 31, 2009 at 7:30 pm

      @JohnAllison: Perhaps you could post data over time instead of a static number that doesn’t really say anything.

      As in more than just this week and last week. The more time, the useful.

      • Trai_Dep says:
        March 31, 2009 at 9:33 pm

        @JohnAllison: Or, you could, y’know, get off your lazy butt and do the work yourself, then share your findings here?
        Jeeeezus…
15. Trai_Dep says:
    March 31, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    “Top of the world, TOP OF THE WORLD, ma!”

    (Los Angeles graciously takes her bow)
16. nybiker says:
    March 31, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    Here’s the EIA NYC Gas survey results:
    [tonto.eia.doe.gov]

    And it shows the $1.99 price. Weird, that’s for sure.
17. gman863 says:
    April 1, 2009 at 5:45 am

    The best trick I’ve found to save on gas is using a credit card offering a cash-back rebate on gasoline – possibly combined with a store’s discount card.

    Example: My Chase MasterCard (which I pay in full each month) gives me an automatic 3% monthly rebate on gas purchases. At $2/gallon, this is six cents off per gallon – better than the .02-.03 cash discount most stations offer.

    Store loyalty cards (Kroger, Safeway, etc.) are also good for an extra .03-.10 discount per gallon. Just remember to compare the supermarket or warehouse club price to what other stations in the area are charging. The Kroger near my house is usually .03 higher than the Chevron across the street, making the basic .03 “Kroger Card” discount a moot point.