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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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Gas prices...down!

Is it going this way where you live? We peaked over the summer around 2.91 at one point, it is 2.39 most places around here, and I've heard as low as 2.22 in a nearby city.

I'm likin' it!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:35 AM
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Yeah, over the past week it's come down 9 cents/liter average. A month ago it was around 1.14, now it 85.9 per liter.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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a couple weeks ago, 3.40 was common, its now 2.69 KEEP dropping
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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i think 3.10 a gallon was peak around here, last time i looked it was 2.47 at most random stations and 2.39 at wally world.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:44 AM
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I filled up the Jeep over the weekend...$2.91 for midgrade....noticed diesel at $3.45 and was sure glad the pickup was already full. Salt Lake city btw.

Seems like Utah is always quick to jack the price up but real slow to drop the price.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 07:32 AM
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$2.35ish over here in my neck of the Houston area....

Maybe I won't just stick with finding a replacement v6 for the Camaro after all, if premium for the LT1 is going to stay somewhat affordable.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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hope people don't get false hopes here. Next week for the slightest little reason,prices could go higher than they were before they started dropping this time. I am enjoying the lower prices,but won't be happy until they drop below $2 a gallon again.It is $2.49 here in Quincy,IL. Has dropped about $.50 a gallon in the last month.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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There's a bunch of 'experts' on the radio saying that the 'low' prices should last til spring.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by cjben
hope people don't get false hopes here. Next week for the slightest little reason,prices could go higher than they were before they started dropping this time.
That's exactly what I tell everyone around here! It's dropped to an average of 2.49 a gallon here(for this area...that's good!) and all it would take is another storm to hit the gulf coast then....bam!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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I am enjoying the lower prices,but won't be happy until they drop below $2 a gallon again.
$2??? I'm holding out for $1.30 again. Well, as much as my 400 will let me.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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2.22 a gallon is still not low, its just lower then it was.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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It's dropped to around $2.27 here. Im still not happy. It needs to be $1.50 at the MOST!
 

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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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Whats diesel prices in your area guys. Just curious. Its still above $3.00 around here.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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Are you suggesting price controls?

If you think that you can make money selling gas for that price, I sugget you get a bunch of investors together and get to it. Everyone would buy from you because you would be the cheapest and you'd get rich!

All kidding aside, Taxes account for on average about 46 cents per gallon in the price of gasoline in the US.

Also, when adjusted for inflation, prices are lower then they were during 1981. It just look more expensive because it's a larger number.

Anyway, it's easy to see my bais on this issue, but more reading can be done on the API website: http://api-ec.api.org/industry/index.cfm?bitmask=001004003000000000#
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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Cheapest regular unleaded here is still $2.65/ gallon.
 
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