I drove from Bend, OR to Redding, CA tonight. Filled up at an independent station in Klamath Falls, OR and paid $3.99/gal. 15 miles further south along US 97 in Doris, CA an independent station was charging $4.99/gal.
What a difference a border makes!
(Of course, the fact that Doris is tiny adds a bit to the price, apart from the California factor.)
Mark,one thing to keep in mind is that you have no sales tax in OR,right? That makes a little difference,but the stuff is still too high
Does anyone remember four years ago the price of oil was between $150 and $160 per barrel and a gallon of gas was at the same price or less than now,when oil is in the $90 range.Whats up!
On our recent trip east to Minnesota we found gas between $3.65 and $3.90 most of the way.Even the fill up in Arnold Ca.at the start of the trip was $4.05 which is to be expected there,on the return through Arnold three and a half weeks later it was $4.39 at the same station.
Does this stop me from traveling not really.I just try to make less unnecessary trips.
A question for other 1st gen Tundra owners.What RPM do you show @ 65 MPH? My truck is 2,000 RPMs @ 65 MPH.
My mileage for our last trip was 15.5.Had as high as 19 and low as 12.5.We try to travel on non interstates as much as possible but when we do I try to keep it at or below the limit.I did find that when there was a head wind it made a difference in mileage.
Keep traveling,Frank