# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![knarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@knarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knarf)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/21 "2004-05-17T20:31:32Z")
Filled up Friday for $1.769 at the cheapest place I know of. Haven’t been by it since, but other places have jumped about 4 cents since then. ---
**Author:** ![Yamirskoonir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c0e974/32.png) [@Yamirskoonir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yamirskoonir)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/22 "2004-05-17T21:06:03Z")
$2.45. So far, SoCal is winning! (and yes, I have walked the 5+ miles to school/work and back when I couldn’t afford gas b/c I get paid only once a month) ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/23 "2004-05-17T21:37:49Z")
Current fuel prices here are 1.87 per gallon. ☹ FB ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/24 "2004-05-17T21:49:22Z")
I last bought gas about two weeks ago and it was $1.74. The current price at the same station is $1.90. I’m not due for a fillup for another two weeks, so it could hit the $2 level. ---
**Author:** ![Sami41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/25 "2004-05-17T22:24:14Z")
$1.84 for the cheap stuff at the station down the street. I might just fill up today, as it’s only going to go higher. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/26 "2004-05-18T00:34:45Z")
$1.80-$1.85 here in central NC. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/27 "2004-05-18T00:53:46Z")
Back of the envelope calculations, but gas seems to be bouncing around 85 cents (CDN) / litre here (as low as 79.9 and up to 89.9 usually). 85c/L seems to convert to about 2.30 US/gallon. My parents are at about 2.60$ US/gal in Quebec. Many of you are lucky to be in the 1.70-1.80 range (62.8-66.5 cents CDN/litre) ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/28 "2004-05-18T00:54:24Z")
I don’t know how to convert it to USD/gallon, but I paid 95.9cents/litre this week. Filling up the tank of the minivan came to about 70 (Canadian). ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/29 "2004-05-18T00:58:28Z")
Filled yesterday at Cdn$0.679/L. I’m gonna miss my little diesel… ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/30 "2004-05-18T01:12:52Z")
In Sydney the current petrol price is about AUD$1.09 per litre. Assuming an exchange rate of $AUD1 = USD$0.69, and conversion of 1 litre = 0.2642 US gallons, that results in an equivalent of about USD$2.85 per gallon. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/31 "2004-05-18T01:44:20Z")
$1.93 or so here, though if you’re willing to drive 45 minutes more you can get it for as low as $1.79 (that was true on Saturday. No idea if it’s gone up to $1.85 or whatever since then). ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/32 "2004-05-18T01:46:36Z")
The station just down the street is !.959, but we found a nearby station that’s two cents cheaper, and filled the minivan for $25.00. Unfortunately, we’ll use it all up tomorrow, because we have to go to Baltimore. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/33 "2004-05-18T01:58:13Z")
2.13[sup]9[/sup]/gal for 87 at the cheap Arco station. I pass that station every day twice (once on my way to work, and once on the way home). I think it was two weeks ago the price raised $0.16/gal in one week. Twice that week t went up $0.06/gal in the 9 hours I was at work. :mad: I have to fill up tomorrow - I’m thinking of stopping by the bank and taking out a small loan first. :eek: :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/34 "2004-05-18T02:26:31Z")
$2.10 for 87 octane at the Shell station in Osburn, Idaho. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/35 "2004-05-18T03:21:21Z")
Vancouver has regular unlead wavering between .95 and .99/l; at .95 that works out to be $C3.62/gal=$US2.59. So glad I have that Geo Metro; instead of costing $20 to fill up, it’s $25. But still, thats five dollars I can’t spend on beer. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jastu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jastu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jastu)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/36 "2004-05-18T04:06:34Z")
Just filled up today and it was $1.24 NZD per litre, which after all the conversions works out to be $2.81 USD per gallon. ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/37 "2004-05-18T04:35:20Z")
I got it for $1.87 at the Kroger gas station. Exxon, on the other hand, is charging $1.93. So there’s some money saved. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/38 "2004-05-18T04:41:33Z")
$2.23 per gallon in Mesa, AZ tonight ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/39 "2004-05-18T04:57:20Z")
$1.97[sup]9[/sup] for premium here, yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/40 "2004-05-18T10:35:11Z")
98c per litre for premium here in Brisbane, in the land of Oz. Most expensive fuel prices EVER. ☹ Max [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632.md?page=3)