Current Spike in Gas Prices

[buckland]

I agree...once on the road I stop consciously thinking about it as getting away means 'getting away from worry'.
That said I am lucky to own the mini diesel Colorado. 23mpg and no lower than 20 mpg with the camper loaded. Have even done 28 mpg with a good tailwind.

 

[MarkBC]

...Noticed it was $5.19 in Lee Vining, CA this morning.

I don't think I've ever bought gas in Lee Vining (except propane). But I have bought gasoline in similarly stratospherically-priced Bridgeport, CA. As crazy as the gas prices are there, I want to encourage the availability of it -- just in case.

 

[smlobx]

I truly feel sorry for you folks in CA. I heard that the recent spike in costs was due to your proprietary fuel blend and at least one refinery being down...

 

[ski3pin]

not unexpected..............now $3.99

now $4.05

 

[craig333]

I've actually seen diesel cheaper than gas a one or two stations. This is when I'm glad I have a 35 gal tank. I can make it to the casinos to fuel up. I just don't make the mistake of leaving Sac without a full tank. Diesel at 3.79 gal if you shop around.

 

[klahanie]

Saw $1.729/L nearby, that's up a few cents from when I posted six days ago. And is the highest by far I've ever seen around here. Must be all the taxes - carbon tax included.

Converts to ~$4.88USD. 'Course, If you don't buy gas here, no matter...

To the poll question, Agree with PR, a truck camper can still be a cheap(ish) way to travel. Though I've heard, anecdotally, some pretty inexpensive airfares and all inclusive vacations.

For us, at this point, the cost won't stop us from taking vacation road trips (I hope). Helps that diesel has almost always been cheaper where we've been and expect same in near future. And, besides, coffins have no pockets. But the weekend trips have stopped for the most part. I'll sooner spend 2K on 2 weeks fuel for a big trip then $150 on a weekender here and there. Gotta save sometimes !

 

[Ronin]

$3.95 gal in Auburn yesterday. No matter how you try to justify it, it sucks!! It was 10-11 gals short of a fill up but I guess there was a $100 limit!?

 

[camelracer]

I just got back from a 3 week road trip through Arizona and New Mexico. The cheapest gas I saw was $2.34 but that climbed to $2.75 by the end of the trip. I made sure I had a full tank before crossing the Colorado.
One thing I noticed was that there was no credit card surcharge until I returned to Calif.

 

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

Paid $4.39/gal at a local Valero (Texas bandits ) when filling the RV for a quick trip up to the Rincon Parkway. Only gave them $25 worth for the quick 30-mile trip.

 

[ski3pin]

now $4.05

A week later it rose to $4.09

A week or so ago it when down to $3.99

Can't wait 'til it drops to $1.99

 

[MarkBC]

Yesterday I paid $3.259, which is ~ what it's been for several weeks at the cheaper places in Bend.

 

[buckland]

Dieseled up yesterday. $2.85...... saw gas was $2.45.

 

[ski3pin]

$3.89

A week later it rose to $4.09

A week or so ago it when down to $3.99

Can't wait 'til it drops to $1.99

 

[Rdy2Roam]

Diesel down here my area of Florida is 2.79. If drops down around 2.25 might be able to head west.

 

[MarkBC]

Drove from Bend, OR, to Redding, CA this afternoon. I paid $3.039/gal in Bend and $3.099 in Klamath Falls.
In my Mom's little town outside Redding the gas prices are too disturbing to mention.
I hope I can make it back to KFalls on the current tank...

 

[ski3pin]

Still $3.79 here. We can't wait to get back over into Nevada.

 

[roverjohn]

$2.48 for regular yesterday at the local QT in KC

 

[Dirt Rider]

[SIZE=10.5pt]And why the high gas prices...Not what you think, it’s called a lack of competition. When I started driving, gas was 36 cents a gallon and there were gas stations on almost every corner. There was a gas war and the competition kept prices down, then the big oil companies started buying up all the mom and pop gas companies and now there are only a hand full of gas stations in town as opposed to many. There are few things the government is actually supposed to do and one is prevent monopolies, but money talks and you know the rest. I spent a brief time working in the oil industry; it is scary how much they control the market.[/SIZE]

 

[JaSAn]

[SIZE=10.5pt]And why the high gas prices...Not what you think, it’s called a lack of competition. When I started driving, gas was 36 cents a gallon and there were gas stations on almost every corner . . .[/SIZE]

Inflation has averaged almost 4% a year over the last 50 years. A $0.36 gallon of gas in 1969 should cost $2.55 in inflation adjusted dollars in 2019. I paid $2.479 on Wednesday for 87 octane.

 

[dr.tucson]

Gas is incredibly cheap. One exception is California and that is because they have the courage (?) to tax it more than most states. It is about $2.40-$2.60 here in Tucson. If we had to pay the real cost of it, most of us would be sitting home not out doing the exploring we love. It is truly a double edged sword.