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    Price wars at the pump

    A new gas station opened up near me & the other stations are competing with their 'grand opening' sale on fuel.

    Gotta love it.

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    Can you send that here please...we're still over $3 per gallon...
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    Gas Buddy is showing $2.69 in my neighborhood. Time to fill up the VX and the gas cans (at which time the price will drop another $1.)
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    insert two cents

    nice, but with the problems members have had with engine failures and piston oil holes being plugged with carbon from maybe cheap gas, well as the fram guy said, you can me now or pay me later. I stick with top tier gasoline.
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    Most gas comes from a handful of companies. I have been burning the cheapest gas I can get since I have owned my VX with no issues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rowhard View Post
    insert two cents

    nice, but with the problems members have had with engine failures and piston oil holes being plugged with carbon from maybe cheap gas, well as the fram guy said, you can me now or pay me later. I stick with top tier gasoline.
    The jury is still out on that one. Ask 5 people & you'll get 5 different answers. Besides, Sheetz makes good sammiches so their gas must be good too (You know the old saying: Eat here & get gas!!!).

    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Most gas comes from a handful of companies. I have been burning the cheapest gas I can get since I have owned my VX with no issues.
    Me 3.

    I put 500 miles per week on my DD so I need to fuel up at least 2x weekly. Darn tootin I'll be going for the lowest price & once you get in the habit of stopping at a certain gas station, you tend to stop there with all of your vehicles.

    I passed by there this morning & price is still the same. I need to run the RV over there too before the prices start creeping up.

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    Currently $2.56 at Sam's Club in Chatt (and a whole bunch others at $2.61)
    http://www.chattanoogagasprices.com/

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    Prices are lower in SoCal but still more than anywhere else. I filled up this morning @4.26 / gal and drove to Las Vegas for business. Topped off here for $3.89. Prices are getting too low. I predict a crisis soon that will once again raise the prices.
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    Regular unleaded

    here is $2.55 a gallon $2.75 for ethanol free which I try to use.
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    Still above $4.50/gal for regular in Aspen. Luckily I don't buy my gas in Aspen, but it's still in the $3.60 range where I DO buy my gas. At least it's pretty here....gotta look on the bright side.
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    Are there like really high county/city taxes in socal? I don't understand how its so much more in such a populated area compared to my barged fuel, $3.79 at normal places here. Summer its 4.30-4.50

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    Used to live in Eureka

    Quote Originally Posted by Hades View Post
    Are there like really high county/city taxes in socal? I don't understand how its so much more in such a populated area compared to my barged fuel, $3.79 at normal places here. Summer its 4.30-4.50
    We always had higher prices than SoCal. Used to take the occasional trip up to Oregon and enjoy lower prices there

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    New Jersey

    In the 2.77 range and dropping!
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    SoCal has their special "summer formula". It's the end of summer now and it's time for the "change over". Another excuse to keep the prices up. Also, I think we pay about .50 per gallon in various taxes. I saw a break down of the taxes once and it was amazing. I need to invent that engine that runs on dirt. I got plenty of that.

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    $ 2.96 Tampa Bay area of Florida.

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