Posted by Cari on 1/10/11 5:23pm
Msg #367877

Chicago has the highest rate of gas in the nation!

Average per gallon $3.69!

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 1/10/11 5:29pm
Msg #367881

Well, don't get too cocky there Missy...

at the rate we're going we'll catch up soon...

My husband went for a CT scan this morning - gas was $3.09/gal ... this afternoon at 1:00 it was $3.13/gal - at the same station...

Soo....there!!

Reply by Cari on 1/10/11 5:36pm
Msg #367887

woah...lol...=) n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 1/10/11 5:45pm
Msg #367891

I just paid $3.399/gal. n/m

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 1/10/11 5:37pm
Msg #367889

Unless you talk to somebody in....

Death Valley in California, where gas is over $6/gallon. Or parts of Alaska, where you're paying upwards of $8-$10/gallon.

Shoot, I paid $3.65/gallon the other day, so it's not that outrageously different. I beleive California, New York, Illinois and Maryland have the highest prices, on average.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 1/10/11 6:31pm
Msg #367909

Don't forget Hawaii! n/m

Reply by Glenn Strickler on 1/10/11 5:39pm
Msg #367890

How accurate is this link in your area?


http://gasprices.mapquest.com/searchresults.jsp?search=true&latitude=&longitude=&gasPriceType=3%2C4%2C5&address=&city=chicago&stateProvince=Il&postalCode=&radius=0&brand=&sortOrder=2

It's pretty good in my area. It may be of use to you.

Reply by Cari on 1/10/11 5:52pm
Msg #367895

I was just on gasbuddy.com, and its a great site....

not sure how accurate ANY of these sites are...alls I can tell ya, is that I can see my corner gas station a Citgo and its $3.49 a gallon...ugh...

Reply by KODI/CA on 1/10/11 6:34pm
Msg #367910

Re: I was just on gasbuddy.com, and its a great site....

I used gasbuddy on our cross country round trip last year and found it to be extremely accurate.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 1/10/11 5:53pm
Msg #367896

Some are lower than actual, others are

about right on - like some haven't been updated yet...not bad...thanks Glenn

Reply by Dennis_IN on 1/10/11 6:12pm
Msg #367902

I am fortunate in that my wife works for a wholesale gas distributor. We get gas at their stations at dealer cost+ .01. This equates to about .25 a gallon savings. Our street price in Evansville is around $3.35. Just across the river in KY it is cheaper due to less taxes per gallon. My problem is my old Jeep doesn't get that good of gas mileage. I am looking at the hybrids a little closer now...

Reply by jba/fl on 1/10/11 6:18pm
Msg #367904

I love my Prius! 46-50 mpg! n/m

Reply by SharonH/OH on 1/10/11 6:26pm
Msg #367907

Re: I love my Prius! 46-50 mpg!

Me too! Just got back from Chicago to see the grandbaby -- Columbus to Chicago and back, plus in-between tooling around town -- 1,000 miles for $75. Closer to 40 mpg with the cold weather, but I'll take it anyway. I hit 51 mpg last summer.

Reply by Glenn Strickler on 1/10/11 6:31pm
Msg #367908

Re: I love my Prius! 46-50 mpg!

Just get rid of it before the warranty runs out. My mother-in-law has a 2005 off warranty and costing her tons of money right now. And the dealer won't offer much in trade.

Reply by jba/fl on 1/10/11 6:35pm
Msg #367911

Re: I love my Prius! 46-50 mpg!

That is exactly what I plan on doing. Around 85K. I had to get new battery at 47K (under warranty) but it scares me that I will need another just over 100K and will have to pay.

If I knew then what I know now about bringing them through production, I would have gone a different way. But, I do like it overall. Just won't get another.

Reply by SueW/Tn on 1/10/11 7:05pm
Msg #367915

Now see, I'm feeling extra good about my little

11 year old 5 speed Saturn, 37 mpg around town and 44 mpg on the highway and it's got 180k miles, holding steady and paid for!

Reply by BrendaTx on 1/10/11 7:19pm
Msg #367917

No car payments always make the car prettier, Sue!

I haven't had a car payment since 1997 when I paid off my '93 Mazda.

It makes my life easier by a long shot.

Cars that are taken care of during easily last over 250K these days. I read an article not long ago about people who kept their cars up into the 400K-500K by taking excellent care of them.

Reply by jba/fl on 1/10/11 7:46pm
Msg #367924

Re: Now see, I'm feeling extra good about my little

Mine is paid for as well. Nice feeling.

Reply by garland/CA on 1/11/11 1:02pm
Msg #368017

I've got an 11 yr old Saturn too

I've got a 5 speed Saturn too - with 230,000 miles on it (it's 11 years old too, I've had it 8). Yikes! I need a new car SOON but it has been running much longer than ever expected. Gas mileage is not as good as you quote, but still about 32 mpg around city. Trying to decide what to replace it with....

Reply by MW/VA on 1/10/11 7:40pm
Msg #367923

Predictions are for $5/gal. before the year is out. I'm

glad I bought a hybrid (34+ mpg for an suv). Gas prices are usually lower here than most places.

Reply by Cari on 1/10/11 8:20pm
Msg #367931

Marilyn, I do believe that it'll be that price too...yikes! n/m

Reply by Larry/IL on 1/10/11 8:23pm
Msg #367933

Been getting a fuel surcharge for a few weeks now.

I have been asking extra for a few weeks now as prices have risen 50 cents a gallon in my area. More than half the calls I have gotten have been approving it. The others, I only accept if it's less than 5 miles. Last week 3 of the companies that turned me down called back and agreed to the bump.

Reply by HisHughness on 1/10/11 10:04pm
Msg #367946

Well, I was about to challenge you, and tell you there's nothing that will exceed a Texan after a barbecue and pinto bean supper, but then I saw you were talking about fuel.

Reply by xyz32 on 1/21/11 4:40am
Msg #369500

in hawaii $3.98 is a good deal