# What are you paying for gas? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432 "2005-08-24T15:43:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/1 "2005-08-24T15:43:39Z")
Philly: $2.679 (at the super-cheap place). I drive an econobox, and usually refill when I’m down to a quarter tank. I’ve never paid more than $20 to refill the car until this summer. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/2 "2005-08-24T15:46:46Z")
Bolton (UK) 89.5 pence per litre which works out at $6.08 per gallon. Damn taxes. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/3 "2005-08-24T15:48:34Z")
And let’s just head-off all of the inevitable smart alec responses who are going to say “zero” because they walk to work (like me). ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/4 "2005-08-24T15:48:48Z")
St. Louis: Friday I filled the tank at $2.499. I notice those stations have dropped 2-3 cents. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/5 "2005-08-24T16:00:01Z")
Chicago suburbs: Last Thursday, I paid $2.85/gal. The good news is, with my Prius getting about 50mpg, I only have to fill it about every 2 weeks. The bad news is, by the time I have to fill it up again, it’ll probably be over $3.00/gal (regular). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/6 "2005-08-24T16:00:50Z")
I’m embarassed to say that I don’t actually know. I never pay much attention because I’m in the oil & gas industry and anything extra I pay at the pump is offset by an increase in job security so for me it’s a wash. I will say this though… judging by news reports there’s just a whole heck of a lot of people that aren’t paying. Theft of gas is skyrocketing here. It’s not just drive-offs either. Theives are stealing hundreds of gallons from the underground tanks at night, they’re siphoning from a business’ vehicle fleet, etc. I heard some astronomical number last night on what gasoline theft was costing the retail industry each year - $350 Million. Could I have heard that right? A quick Google check reports 112M in 2003, 237M in 2004, so yeah, that’s probably ballpark. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/7 "2005-08-24T16:01:09Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > St. Louis: Friday I filled the tank at $2.499. I notice those stations have dropped 2-3 cents. Wow … that’s closer to the prices here in Louisiana than I would have guessed. Locally: $2.44 – $2.46 is about the cheapest. Many places are still in the low $2.50s. Prices have decrease about 3 cents everywhere since the weekend. Sad to remember that the cheap place nearest my home was selling gas at $2.05/gal on August 6th. Chinese demand for oil, my foot! ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/8 "2005-08-24T16:06:06Z")
> [@One And Only Wanderers](#): > > Bolton (UK) 89.5 pence per litre which works out at $6.08 per gallon. Damn taxes. $6.08 per gallon? Holy cow. That means to fill up my tank in the UK, it would cost me…um…my first born, or my right arm. I was never very good with math, but I know that it would cost me a lot of money. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/9 "2005-08-24T16:44:43Z")
$2.859. I have to fill up about once a week. Not bad for a 45-minute commute each way. I love my Honda Civic, really I do. I kinda wish I could have gotten a hybrid, but that just wasn’t in the cards when I got my car. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/10 "2005-08-24T17:01:43Z")
Last I got it, it was $2.839 here. I’ve gotta get my Civic checked out, though, it seems like I don’t get the mileage that I should. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/11 "2005-08-24T17:03:02Z")
$3.99 a pound for shrimp. Trust me a few hours later _I_ can’t stand to be in the same room as the smells that come from the gas I produce. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/12 "2005-08-24T17:04:42Z")
Most recent fillup was at $2.499/gal. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/13 "2005-08-24T17:36:49Z")
Prices here range between $2.69 and about $2.75 for 87 unleaded. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/14 "2005-08-24T17:59:45Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Prices here range between $2.69 and about $2.75 for 87 unleaded. Yep, just yesterday I paid $2.75/gal for the cheapest unleaded at the Herndon (northern Virginia) Citgo. My poor little tank was nearly empty, so the refill cost $26. I’m very lucky in that I have a ridiculously short commute, so I don’t have to fill up very often – and I’ve been avoiding the 100-mile round-trips to MD to visit family/friends. But I’m starting to miss said family/friends, and I go back to school one day a week starting on Tuesday. I just hope that prices manage to stay below $3/gal! ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/15 "2005-08-24T18:02:46Z")
Just drove by a station in Sacramento California, the price for Premium was $3.22 per gallon! ---
**Author:** ![Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/16 "2005-08-24T18:12:51Z")
$0.98 CDN a litre ($3.71 / US gallon) for diesel. 130 L tank, so a fillup is $127.40 CDN or $106.56 US. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/17 "2005-08-24T18:43:33Z")
In the Albany, NY area, I paid $2.73. I hit an all-time record of $25.00 to fill up my _ **Hyundai Accent** _! ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/18 "2005-08-24T18:53:30Z")
$3.00+/gallon for diesel in Reno. It costs me over $70 to fill the work truck. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/19 "2005-08-24T18:58:07Z")
A couple of hundred km out of Rio de Janeiro yesterday on BR-101, I paid around R$2.50 per liter of hi-test (the guy claimed that regular was out, a transparent ploy to get me to pay more). Figuring that the Brazilian Real is around 2.38/dollar these days, it appears that I paid around four bucks per gallon. Of course, I´m driving this little Fiat Paulio that sips gasoline, so it ain´t so bad. Makes me appreciate the prices in Jersey, though. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432/20 "2005-08-24T19:14:35Z")
$2.69, down from $2.75 last week, here in the wilds of northern Illinois. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-gas/318432.md?page=2)