# Gas Price Update. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490 "2005-08-31T21:47:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/81 "2005-09-01T18:42:21Z")
According to [www.torontogasprices.com](http://www.torontogasprices.com), peak prices in Toronto are around CAD 1.27 per litre. That’s USD 4.03 per US gallon. :eek: The high prices of a couple of days ago are now the low prices of today. This is all for regular unleaded, BTW; premium is higher. In good news, my friends managed to sell their suburban house yesterday, and are moving a lot closer to work… ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/82 "2005-09-01T19:06:22Z")
I just topped off my tank at Costco for **$2.89** ( $50 for 20 gallons.) w00t! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/83 "2005-09-01T19:21:35Z")
Well, the station I reported as 2.79 yesterday was 2.99 today! :eek: We took my husband’s car in for tires and brakes, and enroute, I saw a station in Md at 2.76 - so I stopped and topped off. I’m so ashamed. I feel like I’m contributing to the panic that’s going to cause a gas shortage. Lunacy!! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/84 "2005-09-01T20:43:16Z")
I saw anywhere from 2.99 to 3.49 today, driving down a single road. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/85 "2005-09-01T21:11:44Z")
$2.93 for medium-grade in Lighthouse Point, FL yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/86 "2005-09-01T21:19:15Z")
$1.24 Australian per litre is $3.51 US per gallon. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/87 "2005-09-01T21:38:32Z")
The local NPR station was talking about Flexible Fuel Vehicles and e85 gas yesterday. They said that many people are driving FFV’s and don’t know it, because auto companies haven’t made a big deal about them – mostly because there aren’t a lot of gas stations around that sell e85 gas. But here’s the site - [http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/flexfuelvehicles.php](http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/flexfuelvehicles.php) - to see if your vehicle is FFV and to locate e85 gas stations in your area. e85 gas is cheaper and cleaner. For once, it seems that Iowa is being energy-progressive. They’re building wind farms all over the place, and the number of e85 gas stations is expected to double every year for the foreseeable future. Gas here is $2.79, but that was two hours ago, so it might be higher now. I’m lucky to be working just part-time. My commute is two days a week, 15 miles one day and 30 miles the other. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/88 "2005-09-01T21:40:12Z")
Dover, NH, prices range from $2.99 to $3.20 depending on octane rating heck, i drive an ‘02 Neon and even with driving “boringly” and getting around 37-40 MPG, i _still_ want a more fuel-efficient vehicle, problem is, it’s getting late in the season for a small displacement motorcycle, and a newer car is not a financial option at this point, gonna’ have to “grin and bear it” and cut my driving to the bare necessities… and as i love to drive, it’s gonna hurt more, first off, driving “boringly”, and no more driving just for fun… maybe i should pick up one of those [Giant Bicycles “Revive” recumbents](http://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?model=11099)with electric pedal-assist, and a solar panel to recharge the battery, commute to work on that, it’s only 9 miles to work, but the roads are really hilly… ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/89 "2005-09-01T22:07:04Z")
The BP on Hillsboro Street near NC State was completely out of regular ($3.18/gallon) after 4 PM; I got half a tank of silver for $3.28/gallon. The BP on Duraleigh Road had plenty of regular, at $3.30/gallon. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/90 "2005-09-01T22:18:27Z")
Hmm, after checking Giant’s website, the Revive is bloody overpriced, $2200, i could get a decent small scooter for around $2000 or less, and it’d be faster than the Revive, admittedly it would still require gasoline, but i figure a 50-125cc engine should get from 60-90 MPG depending on size (smaller motors get better mileage), and since i’d only use it on the back roads to commute between work and home, and would never hit the highway, top speed isn’t an issue, the road to work has a 35 MPH speed limit anyway… so the next question is, go with a Yamaha 2-stroke 50cc model (equivalent power to a 100cc 4 stroker) or a 125cc 4 stroker ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/91 "2005-09-01T22:22:18Z")
> [@THespos](#): > > Well, believe it or not, it was pretty muc h a lateral move. My previous car was a Corvette and I’m actually getting about the same gas mileage. (Or at least I will be. The truck is still in that break-in phase where you lose a couple miles/gallon.) > > I looked around at all sorts of vehicles that might fit my needs and found that pretty much any truck that could tow what I need it to tow is going to be somewhat of a gas hog. Oh, well, for towing that’s a whole different thing. Most of my objections tend toward “soccer moms” who buy an SUV & have 1 kid or something, with no plans to use the vehicle for any kind of reasonable practical use. Prices here have gone up to $3.29 or so. ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/92 "2005-09-01T22:30:03Z")
> [@Nic2004](#): > > I am driving from Central Florida to the Panhandle for my son’s wedding this weekend. I keep hearing talk about rationing or the unavailibility of gas. My Google search only shows the usual: Prices and reduction in production but nothing definative on the avalibility on the interstates. > Anyone hear anything other than rumor about this? This isn’t something I can just cancel or postpone. > Anyone? I heard the same rumors earlier, so I did a little checking online. So far I’ve found [this article](http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=18331): > [@Gov. Jeb Bush](#): > > Whether you’ve been hit by the storm or not, in Tampa bay in Miami , Orlando and the major urban areas you’re going to see shortage in gasoline. I’m telling you right now and there’s not much we can do about it. According to the article, 30 percent of the stations in the panhandle are out of gas. Is it possible to fill up a few gas cans and take them with you? I did that last year when I had to travel after Hurricane Frances. Not the perfect solution, but it got me where I needed to go. ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/93 "2005-09-01T22:37:17Z")
I paid $2.95 a gallon for regular unleaded this afternoon in West Palm Beach. Other stations have topped the $3 mark. The lines at each pump were two and three cars deep, and there were several sheriff’s deputies monitoring the station (to prevent drive-offs, I’m guessing). My new coworker told me today that he heard the price is going to increase to $5 a gallon tomorrow. Being the good Doper that I am, I asked for a cite. 🙂 He said his wife told him, and he doesn’t know where she got the information. Sorry, not good enough. I’m not panicking yet. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/94 "2005-09-02T01:03:41Z")
Update: Eastside metro Detroit is up to $3.25-3.39 now (and the 3.39 was at a cheapie station). ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/95 "2005-09-02T03:09:33Z")
I’m back! Ended up parking near the subway in the Bronx and getting my first parking ticket, not knowing it was street-cleaning day, so don’t tell me public transportation ain’t expensive. Ahem. Gas. Yonkers, NY: $2.91/3.09/3.19 or $2.95/3.09/3.19. NYC, da Bronx: $2.99/3.09/3.19. Manhattan: If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. No, seriously, I didn’t walk by any of the 3 or 4 gas stations left there but I bet it’s 3.50 or something. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/96 "2005-09-02T20:05:49Z")
Any one else seeing really long lines? Everywhere I went today, all the gas stations were just _packed_ - lines of cars extending out into the street. Are we supposed to be panicking, or are people just trying to top off before it goes up yet again? There’s no talk of shortages, are there? I’m showing my age, but it reminded me of the long lines during the Energy Crisis of the '70s. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/97 "2005-09-02T20:27:03Z")
I filled up yesterday, when I should have several days ago (the car was starting to whine about being hungry). I pulled up to a pump at a station advertising $2.89 a gallon. The pump read 2.79. I wasn’t going to ask questions at all, but I did saunter over to check the price on another pump and it read $2.89. As did another pump I checked as I pulled away from the place. I got gas for 10 cents off because someone screwed up. Score! According to [gaspricewatch.com](http://gaspricewatch.com), gas is selling at $5.03 in Death Valley, but I think that should be marked as an exception. Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/98 "2005-09-02T20:54:13Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > Any one else seeing really long lines? Everywhere I went today, all the gas stations were just _packed_ - lines of cars extending out into the street. > Are we supposed to be panicking, or are people just trying to top off before it goes up yet again? There’s no talk of shortages, are there? > > I’m showing my age, but it reminded me of the long lines during the Energy Crisis of the '70s. Power outages shut down a couple major pipelines, and storm damage has put several refineries out of commission, so there is some concern over gas supplies, if things don’t get rectified quickly. Last I read though, the two pipelines had restored some of their capacity, so hopefully it won’t ever reach crisis level. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/99 "2005-09-02T21:43:44Z")
Lake Charles, LA–At the station about a block away from my campus, I saw 2.69/2.79/2.89 a gallon. When I made my birthday call to my dad (my parents are about ninety miles north of here), he told me that in the town where Mom works, gas was 2.99 or 3.09. He didn’t remember what the tiny station in our hometown was charging. I didn’t see any lines at the station near campus. I don’t have a car myself (and for once I’m glad about it), so I haven’t seen what it’s like at other stations around town. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/100 "2005-09-02T22:54:23Z")
According to Gas Buddy, Buffalo’s got the most expensive gasoline in the US right now. Much of the country is hovering at $3.49.9; Buffalo is at $3.89.9 to $4.01.9. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490.md?page=6)