TKDBlackBelt
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Yup, gas has dropped ~10 cents/day the last 3 days in Dayton! I'm loving that stuff!
But unlike what some people fear, I WILL NOT immediately start driving a whole bunch more, and kicking my gas usage way up.
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TBRR
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gas buddy is great for finding the lowest price. then the savings must be looked at to see if the trip is worth the savings. our low is just to far away to make the trip, so the next lowest price has to do. our low is $3.35 a gallon. much better than the $4.15 one station jumped to and got into a gouging investigation with the state. the price dropped real fast when the report hit the news. The fuel logbook is also great for keeping track of your usage.
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TallSteve
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Gas is selling for as low as $2.99/gallon in Dayton, OH...and thus far there's no lines. I pulled right up to the pump this morning.
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Gerund1
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The price of oil dropped over $5 yesterday and the price of gas dropped to around $1.05 this morning. BUT-the price of oil has gone up over $3 this morning so my guess is that gas will increase at least 4 cents at midnight, unless the direction changes, again.
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bluebird1
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Funny hblee, but I'm in Tor. East & Sunoco's here match or sometimes exceed (one station in particular regularly) the prices of other co's. Surprised they were in a gas war, my closest Sunoco is the one always marginally (.5+ cents/L) higher than others - hence not a regular customer of Sunoco. On top of that, their prem is often higher than other stations - but they do supply 1-2 octane more than most.
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sidhall142
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Dakota4x4 has some good idea, but I like the 1/2 tank. I have also noticed that most price hikes occur on Wed and Thur, so buy on Tuesday or before 6 am on Wednesday.
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REKEY
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We have seen that in SC as well!
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krucker
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10/7/2008 10:50:26 AM
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Where is this all headed?
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hblee
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We need some of that here. Petro Canada and Shell have the highest prices
and they never seem to budge. Of the other big names, only Sunoco and Ultramar seem to keep their prices below the bigger names.
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YLHandyman
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More fun in Canada.
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MarkJM
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I haven't heard the term "gas wars" in a good many years.
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skippypa
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Keep it real guys.
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gasman50
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Interesting comments
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noelblak
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Keep it full all the time, you never know, it could go up a 1$ a gallon tomorrow. And don't forget those lawn mower cans!!!!
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NissanGirl
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I agree with Dakota4x4. I fill my tank when it gets on 1/2. I can go for 2 weeks on 1/2 a tank, and instead of it costing $100-$150 to fill up, it only costs me $50-$60 dollars.
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twt
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Folks, we're in for a long, cold winter.
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laddyboy62
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suprise...suprise
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surefirebyr
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10/7/2008 10:32:40 AM
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Good news.
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acknot
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10/7/2008 10:29:41 AM
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Take some advice from Dakota4X4.
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janctx
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I used to hate those gas wars, I was a manager of a c-store at that time, dang sometimes we had to change prices 6 to 8 times a day, it was stupid. I certainly hope it doesn't happen in Lubbock Texas
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EZExit
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Great example of desensitization of rediculous overinflated pricing. Fuel goes up $1.50/gallon, comes back down 50 cents, and people rejoice! (Sorry I didn't convert numbers for our Canadian friends to litres)
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Dakota4x4
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it's ppl like this that cause price spikes... this is dumb... too many ppl wait until their tank is on E to fill up... I top off my tank every 2-3 work days... that way I'm never below 3/4 of a tank at any one time... and when there is a price spike, I can drive up to two weeks on a tank...
I realize some ppl drive more, but the same priciple holds true, top off every day when you see a good price, and if there is a spike in price or demand, you can go 1-3 days without filling up... less panic, less stress at the pump, less panic buying...
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ladyjj
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Oh man the good old days yeah this is a different time so this may end up being a whole lot bigger and messy.
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LaCajunDJ
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Reminds me of the 70's again!
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w4kh
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"Back in the day", gas wars took the price down to 9 cents per gallon... but that was a different time and a different place... and, as a nation, we were not so addicted to oil...
Now, we must kick that addiction if we are to survive
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JoeKR
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Still, that's a 25% bounce back up!
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Zygnatz
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No price wars here. Still 115 a liter.
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jareds_68
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Whatever, still cheaper gas!
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LauraLeeCO
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Who are we kidding? Two of the gas stations are probably owned by the same corporation.
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Mazdaman7Q
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'Bout time the old supply and demand kick in
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herbie1NC
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Oh Canada
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jareds_68
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Bring them here!!!
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hangupanddrive
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War is better at the pump than in middle east! Russia is the main problem with that!
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scrounger
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great for them......while the West keeps getting screwed
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4flees
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two stations under $3 today in Va beach!
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Mooseman1
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Gas price wars are generally short lived.
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ljmatney
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Gas is available everywhere until people panic and make a run on it. Just take a breath and conserve.
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bruinsfanON
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fight fight fight
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spunky4443
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Don't see any line-ups for Diesel??????????
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Dennis783
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I miss gas wars!
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Arktander
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Bring it to our area.
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Chazzer
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The majority of our gas stations aren't within eyeshot of each other. So we don't have any knock down drag out gas wars out here in the middle of the Mojave Desert!
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GasaHawg
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Humm, 83.8 cents times 3.8 litre is $3.18 a gallon. That is cheaper than here.
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HEBster
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GOOD!!!
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sexymacho
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Gas wars are good. The companies are fighting for the most customers and more profits in a slow market.
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bug27
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Ah yes, I remember the good ole' days of gas station price wars. Doesn't happen here anymore. Consolidation of retail outlets, and lawsuits, stopped that.
[Edited by: bug27 at 10/7/2008 10:02:21 AM EST]
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amacquarrie
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if that only really worked
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gfpinson
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There just isn't enough gas wars.
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no1doc
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Gas up at night.
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steveski
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price wars! there ya go! that's what really drives prices down :)
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