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PD Moderator	Message Posted: May 18, 2010 9:39:42 AM Ignore PD Report Abuse In case you haven't been following gasoline prices lately- I'll give you a pointer: prices are headed downward. Having said that, it only makes sense for me to reiterate that motorists should not be filling their tanks full as I expect that prices will continue to fall in a majority of states. Even prices in Salt Lake City- some of the highest in the country- are showing signs of improvement. Why fill your tank with more expensive gasoline when you can take advantage of falling prices as well? Sure- gasoline stations would love you to fill your tank- it would help them get rid of more expensive supply, allowing them to buy new supply at a lower cost, but how about some savings for you? Just in the past few days, prices... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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In case you haven't been following gasoline prices lately- I'll give you a pointer: prices are headed downward. Having said that, it only makes sense for me to reiterate that motorists should not be filling their tanks full as I expect that prices will continue to fall in a majority of states. Even prices in Salt Lake City- some of the highest in the country- are showing signs of improvement.

Why fill your tank with more expensive gasoline when you can take advantage of falling prices as well? Sure- gasoline stations would love you to fill your tank- it would help them get rid of more expensive supply, allowing them to buy new supply at a lower cost, but how about some savings for you?

Just in the past few days, prices...

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faulkc05 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:660 Points:274,290 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2010 8:58:53 PM Ignore faulkc05 Report Abuse Downward is not what I see.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2010 6:15:37 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse Why? because if I half fill my car and buy five gallons instead of ten; I can't make a trip without a nagging concern of running with the low fuel light on; and having to buy gas that may cost well more than I saved being frugal. 2) if the price goes down twenty cents a gallon; I have postponed spending a dollar more and getting all the concerns to save a buck. Maybe your time is worth a lot less than mine; but I'll spend the extra buck and save the worry; life is too short to go to the gas station twice as often to MAYBE save a buck. or two or even three.
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,303 Points:1,470,570 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2010 5:17:45 PM Ignore car253 Report Abuse Prices up in Ohio.
faulkc05 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:660 Points:274,290 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2010 8:31:19 PM Ignore faulkc05 Report Abuse Prices jumped 16 cents a gallon last night.
RapMassaG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,620 Points:1,054,020 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2010 1:26:34 PM Ignore RapMassaG Report Abuse Wrong. Greedway spiked at 9am today. Glad I filled up at 7am. They have spiked 3 times in 13 days, for a total increase of 39 cents compared to 13 days ago.
jward069 Sophomore Author Mississippi Posts:167 Points:636,590 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2010 1:11:17 PM Ignore jward069 Report Abuse The prices might be falling elsewhere, but they took a jump here since Saturday, at almost every pump. We're slightly below the state average, but just barely.
jcVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,818 Points:389,305 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2010 12:48:06 PM Ignore jcVA Report Abuse tell the spec s to go somewhere ... they must bet free oil by grabbing the tree branch
Ernman Champion Author Orlando Posts:3,494 Points:981,940 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 28, 2010 8:20:59 PM Ignore Ernman Report Abuse did not fill up Tues....$2.51 on friday...
RapMassaG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,620 Points:1,054,020 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2010 3:02:25 AM Ignore RapMassaG Report Abuse I will be filling up early Tuesday morning. With the way wholesale has jumped (up 16 cents since 6am Tuesday), GREEDway, I mean Speedway will surely spike about 20 cents later Tuesday am. I would not be surprised to see it happen today even, with the holiday weekend.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,531 Points:1,832,815 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 27, 2010 1:36:21 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Seen gas in some of the up state as low as 2.42. But still around 2.55 and up here.
SandyND01 Rookie Author Fargo Posts:23 Points:1,830 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: May 27, 2010 10:55:30 AM Ignore SandyND01 Report Abuse I am still waiting for the lowest price, almost on E
pinbuster2005 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:5,210 Points:1,522,075 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 26, 2010 12:56:24 AM Ignore pinbuster2005 Report Abuse I fill up every week reguardless of the price going up or down. You may think your saving by only putting a small amount into the tank at a time but when you have to make more stops at the gas station your going to end up eating what you saved.
cupboy Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:2,789 Points:1,123,845 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 25, 2010 6:25:00 PM Ignore cupboy Report Abuse And I filled it up. I don't expect much of a decrease in prices until after Memorial Day, and I'll use up this gas by then.
cupboy Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:2,789 Points:1,123,845 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 25, 2010 6:24:07 PM Ignore cupboy Report Abuse I paid under $3 for premium at Smiths in Bountiful today, but that was with the 15¢ discount that I got.
jkooche11 Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:1 Points:645 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 21, 2010 4:42:30 PM Ignore jkooche11 Report Abuse We do the 10$ pump at a time and its nice when it comes down and you didn't fill up. small victories
jcVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,818 Points:389,305 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 21, 2010 1:00:00 PM Ignore jcVA Report Abuse oh the dow is up//// now the specs can pat themselves for being masters of the universe
RapMassaG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,620 Points:1,054,020 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 21, 2010 5:18:16 AM Ignore RapMassaG Report Abuse honda0105 - LOL. Good point. I only eat fast food once a week, so that savings can keep carrying over and building up.
t_flor Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,305 Points:960,390 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 21, 2010 5:01:27 AM Ignore t_flor Report Abuse For the prices to fall I have to fill up first! That's the way it's always been for me...I wait until I have to fill up hoping they will come down, but they don't until after I fill up. So the next time you see the price fall you'll know I just filled up!
kretty01 Rookie Author Twin Cities Posts:34 Points:62,020 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 7:52:10 PM Ignore kretty01 Report Abuse It is great to see that gas prices have droppped from 10 to 17 cents per gallon over the past 7 days. Keep going down, down, down...
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 6:42:04 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse RapMassa: at that rate, your mileage may shrink significantly if you consume double packs of Wendy's meals.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 6:41:14 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse boat: ditto here. some have finally dropped a little. Others have been at the same level for about 4 weeks now.
boatcrazyinme Champion Author Maine Posts:1,924 Points:547,990 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 10:37:52 AM Ignore boatcrazyinme Report Abuse Some prices here have droped an others havent changes in weeks, i am still waiting hope they go down soon.
RapMassaG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,620 Points:1,054,020 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 6:02:19 AM Ignore RapMassaG Report Abuse Had I filled up at the last price spike, I would have paid 2.89 a gallon (17 days ago). Now, I can get gas for 2.55 and it's still dropping. On a 20 gallon tank, that's a savings of $6.80 (or 2 value meals at Wendy's).
RapMassaG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,620 Points:1,054,020 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 6:02:08 AM Ignore RapMassaG Report Abuse Had I filled up at the last price spike, I would have paid 2.89 a gallon (17 days ago). Now, I can get gas for 2.55 and it's still dropping. On a 20 gallon tank, that's a savings of almost $6.80 (or 2 value meals at Wendy's).
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 3:25:08 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse MrMrsPjourney: you can dream.. sure. The problem with low pump prices though - it encourages more driving but not more research into getting us off the monopolic oil kick.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 3:23:55 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse around my route, most stations are errr... stationary for weeks on end. Several haven't even started to drop their prices at all.
MRMRSPJOURNEY Rookie Author Wyoming Posts:47 Points:10,615 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 11:09:12 PM Ignore MRMRSPJOURNEY Report Abuse I stated in another reply, and i will repeat; go down 15 cents, and stay the way through the summer; would be NICE! I can DREAM1
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,315 Points:1,639,895 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 8:24:56 PM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse A LITTLE GOOD NEWS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE!
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 7:05:37 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse around here the prices haven't done much falling. down about 5 cents at SOME stations. Others are still same as a week or two ago.
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:10,109 Points:2,350,555 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 12:55:52 PM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse I live in Salt Lake area and I am still waiting for the prices to go down. My big question is how did they get so high here. We have Oil pipelines going to the refineries just outside of Salt Lake. Yet we are or were number four in the nation for high price. Do they have an gas price board somewhere that makes decisions like this?
kelsielee Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,389 Points:672,025 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 10:38:16 AM Ignore kelsielee Report Abuse Unfortunately, crude prices seem to be heading up again. That will translate (quickly) into higher gas prices - so waiting to fill up may not work after all.
JOHNNY95206 Champion Author Stockton Posts:3,107 Points:356,105 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 8:52:21 AM Ignore JOHNNY95206 Report Abuse I am little worried that with the Gulf Oil Spill and one good hurricane we will see it go back up again. Buy while it cheap are so called cheap.
ops3 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,229 Points:737,025 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 8:42:48 AM Ignore ops3 Report Abuse OK!
vandamme Champion Author New York Posts:1,158 Points:132,480 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 7:13:21 AM Ignore vandamme Report Abuse Wait...doesn't this make you a speculator??
Spetsnaz Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,879 Points:619,480 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 7:03:57 AM Ignore Spetsnaz Report Abuse I certainly hope so. I am tired of paying these outragous prices without demand for it.
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,308 Points:1,561,465 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 5:35:58 AM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse You really think these morons will lower their prices as fast as they raise them???....
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,271 Points:358,600 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 5:35:27 AM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse I need to get gas. I can not wait for cheaper prices. If I fill half or full it's only a matter of a few cents. At most it would be $1 difference. I'll fill FULL when I need to, thank you!
MUSTANGSRUS Champion Author Ontario Posts:7,558 Points:1,544,415 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 5:02:25 AM Ignore MUSTANGSRUS Report Abuse Amazing how slow gas prices are to drop when oil drops but it goes up at any whiff of an increase in oil prices.
FocusGuy Champion Author Seattle Posts:7,067 Points:1,414,705 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:52:55 AM Ignore FocusGuy Report Abuse silly. go thru all the fuss for a couple cents.
Skipper52 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,423 Points:1,593,910 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:51:22 AM Ignore Skipper52 Report Abuse I don't see it dropping much until summer driving season is over.
riverrising Champion Author Missouri Posts:3,905 Points:1,050,200 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:51:00 AM Ignore riverrising Report Abuse watch gb site. no need to listen to yap yap yappie.
flyfast Champion Author Kansas City Posts:9,258 Points:1,827,760 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:50:38 AM Ignore flyfast Report Abuse holiday next weak
moody4u Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,847 Points:767,245 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:49:47 AM Ignore moody4u Report Abuse Buy A gas can.
craigsf38 Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,723 Points:1,512,205 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:49:30 AM Ignore craigsf38 Report Abuse it wont go down too close to the peak of driving season and GREEd in the channel
billbearAL Champion Author Montgomery Posts:6,712 Points:1,515,700 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:49:28 AM Ignore billbearAL Report Abuse You are absolutely right. Something everyone need to think about. Only put about 5 gallons in at a time until prices level off. That being said, prices are not really going down in my area. With crude down 18 dollars gas should have come down about 50 cents and it has only come down about 10 to 15 cents. What gives.
mysub Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:8,921 Points:2,332,415 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:47:11 AM Ignore mysub Report Abuse tru2psu2, I agree with you totally. If everyone did that,stations would have to come down with their prices.
k2kipp Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,171 Points:1,129,035 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:46:58 AM Ignore k2kipp Report Abuse If the price of gas drops 50¢ per gal I will wait... don't see that happening though.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:7,947 Points:1,621,420 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:45:40 AM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse It isn't worth it to me to fill up in three trips to the gas station to save $2-3. Time is money, too. And it messes up my MPG calculations. When my tank is near empty, I find the lowest price near me, and I pounce for a full fill-up.
rosyLI Champion Author Long Island Posts:5,645 Points:1,070,555 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:45:38 AM Ignore rosyLI Report Abuse I won't.
netman044 Champion Author Texas Posts:6,848 Points:1,290,525 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:44:11 AM Ignore netman044 Report Abuse If you are on a trip it makes no sense to stop every hour or two then just buy 4-5 gallons hoping that it will be cheaper further down the road. Until the higher priced fuel has been sold it's not going down.