# The Price of Gasoline **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202 "2003-02-15T02:32:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/21 "2003-02-15T22:28:30Z")
Regular unleaded is running anywhere from $1.799 to $1.899 here in the Portland area. The motorcycle uses the 92 octane stuff - it’s up around $2.099 - $2.149 right now - glad I only have to buy 3 gallons at a time 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/no_me_ayudes_compadre/32/5224_2.png) [@No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/22 "2003-02-15T22:38:24Z")
It’s somewhere around 5.80 pesos per liter, which is roughly US$2.10 per gallon or so. ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/23 "2003-02-15T23:03:09Z")
Atlanta checks in: $1.54 for regular 87 octane. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/24 "2003-02-15T23:30:52Z")
$1.59 in Jackson, Miss. That beat-up 13-year old Civic is lookin’ mighty mighty good these days !!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/25 "2003-02-15T23:56:08Z")
83.9 cents/l in Greater Vancouver, 3.89liters per USGallon(I think that’s what it said on the side of the milk jug), =$3.26CND/gal or $2.14 USD/gal. Hey, [let’s take a trip to Point Roberts!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=161922) Mr. US Customs Man? Why are you looking inside my bum? I’m just coming down for cheap gas… ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/26 "2003-02-16T00:03:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rayne Man \* > \*\*UK Gallons are bigger than US gallons ( 1 UK Gallon = 1.2 US Gallons ) this is because there are 20 fluid ounces to a British pint and only 16 to the US pint . \*\* I worked it out using US gallons. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/27 "2003-02-16T01:17:43Z")
Cheapest grade–and I must mention that I only glanced at one station–is $1.77 (eastern Los Angeles county). ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/28 "2003-02-16T16:45:39Z")
They remodeled the gas place next door (California) & it just opened a few days ago, the price of the lowest self serve is $1.96 US Gal & premium fetches $2.19 per US gal. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/29 "2003-02-16T16:48:58Z")
Just filled up this morning: $1.599 (regular) while premium was $1.799. Thankfully, I start my new job tomorrow (it’s only 1.6 miles away from my house!) AND I get 28mpg. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/30 "2003-02-16T17:47:18Z")
When I filled up last night, it was at $1.599. The highest I’ve seen it so far was $1.68, about 3 days ago. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/31 "2003-02-17T01:05:09Z")
> [@](#): > > I get 28mpg. Gotcha beat with 35 mpg (1990 Civic wagon). I wonder which Doper gets the best gas mileage? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/32 "2003-02-17T12:34:54Z")
I drive a [Smart Pulse](http://www.thesmart.co.uk/index.html). I get between 48 and 52 miles per UK gallon. ---
**Author:** ![Lure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Lure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lure)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/33 "2003-02-17T20:24:50Z")
You can check gas prices around the country at [www.gasbuddy.com](http://www.gasbuddy.com) ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/34 "2003-02-18T02:32:30Z")
wow **kferr** , wow ! and it’s a Daimler, too? very kewlio. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/35 "2003-02-18T03:09:41Z")
I just filled my van, I passed one station that was $1.69 and drove down the frontage road, all the other stations around the freeway were $1.76. I went back and got gas at the 1.69 station. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/36 "2003-02-18T17:02:43Z")
I wonder why I have the high gas price? This is mid california, we aren’t that far from refineries & we are next to the pacific ocean so they can ship tankers here & they do. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/37 "2003-02-18T18:02:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*I wonder why I have the high gas price? This is mid california, we aren’t that far from refineries & we are next to the pacific ocean so they can ship tankers here & they do. \*\* Conspiracy theory! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202/38 "2003-02-18T18:40:09Z")
I’m paying about $1.60. There’s a Sam’s in the next town (not convenient to home, but I might go there this weekend) that was about 10-15 cents cheaper. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-gasoline/155202.md?page=1)