chnlisle
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Both diesel and unleaded $2.19 today.
Current Spike in Gas Prices
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longhorn1
Ouch, that stings!
Paid $1.97 to fill up my wife's car tonight. How much lower. Kroger points might get under a buck next week.
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In Bismarck, ND this morning I paid $2.299/gal for 87 octane with 10% ethanol. No-ethanol 87 was also available but went for $2.749/gal. 
I've never seen the side-by-side choice like this in Oregon.
Also seen on this trip but not/rarely in Oregon is 85 octane.
I've never seen the side-by-side choice like this in Oregon.
Also seen on this trip but not/rarely in Oregon is 85 octane.
Mark have you ever used the 85 octane?MarkBC said:In Bismarck, ND this morning I paid $2.299/gal for 87 octane with 10% ethanol. No-ethanol 87 was also available but went for $2.749/gal.
I've never seen the side-by-side choice like this in Oregon.
Also seen on this trip but not/rarely in Oregon is 85 octane.
Sometimes when traveling our route to Yellowstone I come across it and have used it a tank or two.Not all stations seem to carry it.if you would.
Frank
I haven't noticed any difference but for such little usage don't know
chnlisle
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$1.50 for diesel this AM
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chnlisle said:
time to start traveling!unleaded is $2.85 here
We second that.ski3pin said:
unleaded is $2.85 here
S asked where do we want to be off to,after our commitments next week.
Maybe Lassen and work our way down to Heenan for the fish.
Who knows. Maybe a stop at the Gold lake area. Hum time will tell.
Got to get out.
Frank
Yup -- already am.ski3pin said:
Yesterday I paid $2.14/gal for 87 octane in Fargo, ND, and in Minnesota it's mostly $2.15 - $2.20/gal.
I haven't used 85 on this trip -- maybe because my car is still relatively new so I'm still following what the owner's manual recommends.Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:
But I think I've put 85 in my truck a couple of times...pretty sure I have -- and I didn't notice any obvious difference.
Thanks,that's what I have thought.MarkBC said:I haven't used 85 on this trip -- maybe because my car is still relatively new so I'm still following what the owner's manual recommends.
But I think I've put 85 in my truck a couple of times...pretty sure I have -- and I didn't notice any obvious difference.
Really can't tell the difference.
Maybe this weeks trip to Yellowstone I'll use the 87 instead.
Frank
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Frank, you'll find the 85 octane for sale in areas with higher average elevation and thinner air. 85 octane burns fine in vehicles that use regular unleaded in these conditions. I use 85 octane when I see it sold.
Interesting -- I didn't know that.ski3pin said:
That explains why I saw 85 for sale across southern WY and western NE, SD & ND...but not in other places.
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Thinner air at higher elevation lowers the pressure in the cylinders when the fuel mixture is compressed, therefore less tendency to knock so less octane (knock inhibitor) is needed.
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Thanks Ski.Good info to remember.ski3pin said:Thinner air at higher elevation lowers the pressure in the cylinders when the fuel mixture is compressed, therefore less tendency to knock so less octane (knock inhibitor) is needed.
Legal Disclaimer - always follow the information provided by your vehicle manufacturer
Like Mark said we seem to see it in those high elevation areas.
Frank
I'm seeing unleaded for $1.889/gal in Greenville, Mississippi. :O
This is the lowest price I've seen so far on my 7700-mile trip.
This is the lowest price I've seen so far on my 7700-mile trip.
Gas on our YNP trip was $2.99 high in park, low $2.07 in Twin Falls.
Most was about $2.60.
Here at home $2.60
Have a safe trip Mark
Frank
Most was about $2.60.
Here at home $2.60
Have a safe trip Mark
Frank
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$2.69 currentlyski3pin said:
Friday I paid $2.01/gal at SpaceAge in Bend, the cheapest place in town -- other places in town were up to $0.20/gal higher.
Friday night I paid $2.15 at the Pilot truck stop in Klamath Falls.
Looks like it's about $2.40/gal in the Redding area.
Friday night I paid $2.15 at the Pilot truck stop in Klamath Falls.
Looks like it's about $2.40/gal in the Redding area.
highz
Retreaded
It's been stuck at $1.99 for a couple of weeks at my local pump (Cloudcroft only has one station). It's running $1.85 - $1.90 in Alamogordo.
