# 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:** 17\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/101 "2005-09-02T23:56:24Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Why would the debit amount be set lower if it’s coming directly out of your account? It’s lower _because_ it’s coming directly out of your account. Greater chance for fraud. Anyway here in Northeast PA regular is 3.39 (was 3.19 this morning), plus is 3.59, and they’re out of _premium_! Yet I was still able to pump gas before I payed. ---
**Author:** ![Ragiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ragiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ragiel)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/102 "2005-09-03T00:19:37Z")
The stations out by the airport are still demanding $3.4999 and upward, but the less expensive ones have all reduced their regular gas to $2.999 per gallon! No lines, no hostilities, no shortage! I’ve fed both of my cars! Is this happening anywhere else? Was there a dip in the wholesale price, allowing the stations to charge less? Are they hoping to spur drivers to start off on holiday trips, planning to wallop them with rebounding prices on the way back? ---
**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 3, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/103 "2005-09-03T01:20:50Z")
> [@Ragiel](#): > > Is this happening anywhere else? Was there a dip in the wholesale price, allowing the stations to charge less? Are they hoping to spur drivers to start off on holiday trips, planning to wallop them with rebounding prices on the way back? As with most national restaurant and retail chains, it seels like the phenomenon is “everywhere but Buffalo.” It’s $4 a gallon here, and nothing has dropped. It’s still going up. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/104 "2005-09-03T01:40:32Z")
Update from NY area: Yonkers: $3.45\3.55\3.65; da Bronx $3.15/3.25/3.45. No lines or anything, though, not today or tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/105 "2005-09-03T01:53:18Z")
Just this afternoon, all the Speedways in the Detroit area dropped their price for Regular, which currently ranges from $3.19[sup]9[/sup] to $3.29[sup]9[/sup], down to $2.99[sup]9[/sup]. After dinner, I stopped at the Speedway nearest me, but they were out of Regular. They did, however, let us have Premium at the Regular price 🆒 After topping off my tank, I went inside and bought a gallon of windshield washer fluid and a meat snack just to show my appreciation. ---
**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 3, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/106 "2005-09-03T02:18:54Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > 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. It’s quite possible that they didn’t get the chance to change that particular pump’s prices. Some stations have different computer setups, where you just need to change the overall Regular/Plus/Premium price and it will change all the pumps but others may have to manually change each pump’s price. Just like (I worked three years at a gas station/garage) how, if the price increased, we always always always made sure to change the external signs before changing it at the pump. I mean, if you see the sign, drive up and it’s cheaper than you thought, that’s cool. But if you see the sign, drive up and it’s _more_, that’s something you’re more likely to get angry at. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/107 "2005-09-03T14:18:09Z")
I was out for a bit this morning and saw prices as low as $2.96/gallon. Two at $2.99. Everything else still at $3.09. All these for regular. GT ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/108 "2005-09-03T17:27:40Z")
$6.37 this morning, my heart bleeds for you guys. ---
**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 3, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/109 "2005-09-03T17:34:04Z")
> [@Tuco](#): > > $6.37 this morning, my heart bleeds for you guys. You know, I always joke with my friends back stateside that they should be glad with their gas prices compared to ours, but the simple fact of the matter is, even though the actual amount may be less, that kind of overnight surge in gas prices is a serious blow and not one that I would want to endure. ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/110 "2005-09-03T17:37:54Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > You know, I always joke with my friends back stateside that they should be glad with their gas prices compared to ours, but the simple fact of the matter is, even though the actual amount may be less, that kind of overnight surge in gas prices is a serious blow and not one that I would want to endure. Well it’s gone up from $6.09 in a couple of weeks. ---
**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 3, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/111 "2005-09-03T17:40:29Z")
> [@Tuco](#): > > $6.37 this morning, my heart bleeds for you guys. Oh, puh-_leeeeze_. No shit, you guys have higher taxes on gasoline than we do. But we’ve had our gas prices literally double in just one year, okay? Do you realise that that’s a rather short time for such a spike in prices? Public transportation in the Detroit area is a freaking _joke_\* and I know it’s not the only area in the US in that situation. We’re also experiencing increases in the prices of other items because of the dramatic increase in shipping costs. Yes, we’re just whining, though. Of course. :rolleyes: - I lived about 25 miles from my uni. I could either drive there in about a half hour or so, or try to take the bus, which would take a total of 4.5 hours with all the stops, transfers, waiting, etc. And that’s if the buses even showed up, which they don’t a lot of the time (and without notice, either). Gee, that’s convenient… ---
**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 3, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/112 "2005-09-03T17:55:19Z")
> [@Tuco](#): > > Well it’s gone up from $6.09 in a couple of weeks. Your 18 cents over a couple of weeks, compared to the national average going from 2.58 to 3.08 in one week. That’s just the national average - in many places it’s been a 50 cent jump in just one night. In some places it’s been more than a dollar - in one night. ---
**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 3, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/113 "2005-09-03T17:57:45Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Your 18 cents over a couple of weeks, compared to the national average going from 2.58 to 3.08 in one week. That’s just the national average - in many places it’s been a 50 cent jump in just one night. In some places it’s been more than a dollar - in one night. Sorry, math is not my friend tonight - Your 28 cents. Oh, and percentage wise, you’ve definitely got it easy - I’ll take a 4% increase over a 16% increase any day. ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/114 "2005-09-04T09:46:38Z")
OK, so your fuel prices are going up incredibly quickly, I didn’t realise they were going up quite so quickly but I imagine the percentage rises are so big because of the low starting price. It’ll just be a matter of time before ours rockets up at the same amount as yours. For the record, people are talking about $7.35 per galllon this morning on motorways here. Any Brits who want to check what they’re paying in US$ per US Gallon can multiply price per litre in pence by 7.00225. ---
**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 4, 2005, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/115 "2005-09-04T10:14:22Z")
Gas in the States is rising rapidly because of Katrina inflicted damage to pipelines and refineries,as well as general fear over the stability of the supply until things get back to full operation. Fortunately for you and I, those issues will not affect our gas prices. I’m not trying to engage in a “Who’s got it worse” battle, I’m living in South Africa where the gas is also rather expensive. All I’m saying is, I can certainly understand why the gas prices in the US are coming as a huge blow, and would not pick now to say “Oh, my heart bleeds for you.” ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/116 "2005-11-26T13:34:34Z")
So what are the gas prices like in the US now? We’re back down to $6.08 per gallon (using the same exchange rate as previously). If any Americans see news stories on English sites about rising gas prices, that’s natural gas, not petrol. ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490/117 "2005-11-26T14:49:29Z")
My wife recently got gas for $1.90 here in Middle Tennessee. As a native of the UK I am constantly amazed by how much gas prices fluctuate here. When gas prices were at their highest (about 3 months ago), we saw one station charging $3.65 and now prices are as low as $1.90. Maybe that is how it is in the UK these days to, but I don’t remember that from when I lived over there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-price-update/319490.md?page=5)