What's the price of gaz at your place?

[Lestat]

Damn I paid 2.97/gal. today ... this is getting ridiculous. ...

[Jake]

I heard talk on CNBC today that the US might start importing gasoline at $3 a gallon, to put that into perspective, the gasoline you buy now for 2.97 in NYC only costs 2.23 if you bought it on NYMEX, or roughly 1.80 if you were the guy taking it out of the ground.

[j7wild]

I gotta get rid of my two V8s vehicles!!

[Jake]

no my friend you need to get yourself some Exxon Mobil stock. XOM up 1.2% just today, pretty much doubled my money over the last few years and it's not even my best oil stock.

[j7wild]

I put gas this morning and it jumped another 15 cents and my cars only take Super: that's what it says on the gas cap, what happens if I put regular or Mid-Grade or is that another scam to make me spent more?

[Jake]

hmm, well Super makes your engine run "better" it might give you say an extra 5,000 miles during the car's lifetime before the engine breaks down. Super (or Premium, or whatever they call it) has better efficiency but the mid-priced gas is always the best value. Quite honestly I always take the middle gas and I wouldn't get the top-priced gas unless I was driving a classic sports car or something very expensive where the engine is delicate. Putting premium in a Toyota is a waste of money.

[enkydu]

The car "experts" on cars.com say that putting anything other than the regular gas in your car is like pissing your money away...unless your driving a Porsche or something VERY high performance.

BTW, gas topped $3 on my way to work this morning!

[j7wild]

well I have a 2006 Lexus GS and it says Premium Unleaded Fuel only; can I still go to Mid Grade and save 15 cents per gallon?

[Jake]

I really don't know if it makes any difference but most people just get the Mid-Grade and live to tell about it, lol, so if not switch altogether I think you can safely do it once in a while.

[corfy]

well I have a 2006 Lexus GS and it says Premium Unleaded Fuel only; can I still go to Mid Grade and save 15 cents per gallon?

Our County Extension Agent gave some fuel saving tips in her weekly column in the newspaper today. Here is one of them:

Your owner’s manual recommends the most effective octane level for your car. For most cars, the recommended gasoline is regular octane. In most cases, using a higher octane gas than the manufacturer recommends offers no benefit. Unless your engine is knocking, buying higher octane gasoline is a waste of money.

Not sure if that helps.

[j7wild]

I put mid grade yesterday and it runs the same...



thanks everyone

[bendermac]

it's around $1.80 - $2.00 per liter here in germany and there is no stop as of yet. it's actually getting more expensive evey day

[Lestat]

Paid $3.13/per gal. today.... this is getting bad.

[Jax]

Prices jumped again yesterday here in Belgium, good thing I drive a diesel.

[j7wild]

I filled up the car on Saturday at $3.05 per gallon;

Yesterday, everywhere I went, the same grade gasoline was averaging $2.79 per gallon.

That's almost a 30 cents drop in 24 hours; what is going on?

Someone is playing a mean game with us!!