# How much do you pay at the pumps? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 17, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632 "2004-05-17T17:08:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/1 "2004-05-17T17:08:50Z")
Gas is now 1.98[sup]9[/sup] here. How much are you paying at the pump to fill up? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/2 "2004-05-17T17:15:59Z")
One of the nice things about living in the petrochemical refinery state is the price of gas. In general, the transportation costs added on are quite low, and there’s no interstate taxation going on. That said, it’s still pretty fricking high. I paid $1.80/gallon this morning. Easily the highest price I’ve paid in 18 years behind the wheel. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/3 "2004-05-17T17:20:53Z")
As of last night I paid $2.09 for regular. It was windy so I didn’t fill up, but for $15 I got a little under 3/4 of a tank. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/4 "2004-05-17T17:27:16Z")
$2.05[sup]9[/sup] at the corner station by my house. It’ll probably be up to $2.07 by the time I am off work and drive by there on my way home. The lowest I have seen is $1.97[sup]9[/sup], when I filled up two nights ago, to the tune of $18.10. I’m just glad my car (Nissan Sentra) gets good gas mileage. ---
**Author:** ![caphis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/5 "2004-05-17T17:31:30Z")
1.79/gallon here for regular. I wish I could fill up for $15-$20. At this absurdly high price, to fill my car, I need about $25-$27. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/6 "2004-05-17T17:37:00Z")
Most of the gas stations around here are priced at 2.21 or higher for regular. The highest I have seen around here is 2.27 so far… The last time I filled up it was 2.20, then it jumped the next day to 2.25. Cost me nearly 20 bucks for a little more then a half a tank. I drive a Civic, so it is fairly gas efficient, but with summer coming and the need for the A/C I am sure that it will bring my efficiency down. That reminds me I should top off my tank today so it is not so i don’t get sticker shock from my next gas purchase… ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/7 "2004-05-17T17:42:57Z")
I paid $2.27 this morning. There are consistent rumors that gas will be $3.00 by the end of the summer. I’m so glad I drive a Honda, especially since I drive about 80 miles to work, one way. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/8 "2004-05-17T17:45:05Z")
I’ve seen it range from 2.00 to 2.25 across the island, but I’m usually getting it for about 2.05 by my house. For some reason, it seems like the further east I drive, the higher the price gets. Anyone have an idea why? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/9 "2004-05-17T17:57:19Z")
$2.05 or so for “regular”. I paid $35 yesterday to fill my tank. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/10 "2004-05-17T18:00:06Z")
$2.49 for the cheap stuff. Southern California. ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/11 "2004-05-17T18:01:59Z")
$2.04 here in Ohio, although at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base it’s $1.89 at the little station. I just got a tank, although I was not supposed to get more than $5 worth of emergency gas, since I’m not military. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/12 "2004-05-17T18:05:20Z")
Whoops! Meant to add I saw on my midday news program that parts of California are over $4/gallon now. That’s REGULAR, plain ol’ 87 octane. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/13 "2004-05-17T18:10:55Z")
Cheapest I’ve seen recently is $1.83/gallon. I guess I’m lucky to get that price. Soon I’ll be in California, so it sounds like I’ll have to start working out the old legs in preparation. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/14 "2004-05-17T18:12:19Z")
We’re up to $1.90-$1.91 here. And what is up with the tiny “9” at the end? Why don’t they just round it up? Why include it at all? ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/15 "2004-05-17T18:29:29Z")
I just put gas in my car yesterday, and the cheapest in town is $1.98 here in Kansas. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/16 "2004-05-17T18:52:32Z")
My usual cheap station was at $1.81 today; I found another that was $1.77. I realize that’s only a few cents, but sheesh, for ten bucks I got about two-thirds of a tank. A few years ago, in Georgia, gas was running just under a dollar…I knew that was good, but I had no idea how good. And I realize that there are countries with MUCH more expensive gas, but this sudden spike really irritates me. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/17 "2004-05-17T19:14:54Z")
Yes, as **whiterabbit** said, cheapest around here is at $1.77[sup]9[/sup]. (Why DO they put that [sup]9[/sup] on? Do they really think they’re still fooling us?) But to date myself, I still remember with great fondness the Great Gasoline War of Summer 1970 in Granville, Ohio, when I paid 19¢ a gallon for gas. $5 to fill the tank of my 1964 Ford Galaxie. Man, those were the days… ---
**Author:** ![spizzum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@spizzum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spizzum)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/18 "2004-05-17T19:15:28Z")
$2.01/gal. here in Maine, this morning. Although I’d been expecting it, it still seemed strange to see that “2”. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/19 "2004-05-17T19:45:29Z")
While I was out for lunch I saw a station with regular 87 octane for 2.32/gal. So that tops my 2.27/gal from my earlier post. ---
**Author:** ![Magickly\_Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/20 "2004-05-17T20:15:47Z")
Approximately $1.95, though on the way home today I saw $1.99. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632.md?page=2)