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the gas depot for all of san diego and the desert areas is right next to my house and the cheapest gas in town is $3.44 today

It's $2.95 t0 $3.09 here in Springfield and that's with the Ethanol blend. I'm sure glad Ethanol is saving us money.

Gas is 3.45 here and it has the ethanol blend. And the manufacturing plants are only 18 miles from where I live. Ethanol has nothing to do with lower gas prices.

Chevron 87 octane is 3.19 in North Houston.
It was around 2.12 in Nov 2005 when I moved here.

And how much of that is taxes?

Originally Posted by SBC

Chevron 87 octane is 3.19 in North Houston.
It was around 2.12 in Nov 2005 when I moved here.

And how much of that is taxes?

Taxes???? no taxes!!!! Heck, they got all the transportation charges to truck it from Pasedena to the Woodlands!!!!! Heck, that must be what, 60 miles?????? The whole energy thing is just one big rip off!!!!!

Won't be long until Bush takes back control of all the oil securities he now has in trust.I would expect gas will go down after that happens.

Did you know that there are over 40 derivities from crude oil;so we are not only paying high gas prices ,but all the other things that are made from these derivities.

You guys are getting off cheap! Its 3.81 for regular around the corner from where I work, and 3.69 off the highway near my house.
Also have any of you noticed the gas milage drop recently. Mine went from23.-24 to 21 over the last several months. I think whatever they are blending it is giving me worse gas milage at a higher price.

Originally Posted by stovens

You guys are getting off cheap! Its 3.81 for regular around the corner from where I work, and 3.69 off the highway near my house.
Also have any of you noticed the gas milage drop recently. Mine went from23.-24 to 21 over the last several months. I think whatever they are blending it is giving me worse gas milage at a higher price.

I have heard of it before and I believe it's possible to get better gas mileage using the more expensive (higher octane) gas. I think the cheapy unleaded regular causes the ECU to richen the fuel slighlty due to feadback within the EFI system (knock sensors, O2, etc.). Actual results may vary.

Kitz

Originally Posted by kitz

I have heard of it before and I believe it's possible to get better gas mileage using the more expensive (higher octane) gas. I think the cheapy unleaded regular causes the ECU to richen the fuel slighlty due to feadback within the EFI system (knock sensors, O2, etc.). Actual results may vary.

Kitz

I wont use the more expensive gas at 30 to 40 cents more for 2 octane points(up to 89) or 50-70 cents more for the 93 for an experiment. My truck was built for the 87 gasoline which means the ECU is programmed for that stuff. I'll get a reflash of the ECU in a couple of months for any updates. On my Ford truck forums there have been threads on lower gas mileage with the 90/10 gas to ethanol blends but I haven't found an reputable on-line article about this yet. It does make sense that there will be a difference in combustion flame propagation in the engine. This propagation has to be modified by this amount of a volitile additive, 10%. I just am not sure which way. Unfortunately I just don't have enough information one way or the other to understand this.

Originally Posted by stovens

You guys are getting off cheap! Its 3.81 for regular around the corner from where I work, and 3.69 off the highway near my house.
Also have any of you noticed the gas milage drop recently. Mine went from23.-24 to 21 over the last several months. I think whatever they are blending it is giving me worse gas milage at a higher price.

funny in the last few weeks since the summer blend hit the pumps my gas mileage went up in my little gas guzzler 40mpg sentra

I dont quite understand how they justify rapeing us like this! The bad part is that when the prices drop they usually are still higher than when they started! Crap I say Crap!!!

My gas guage don't work, and I ain't going to fix it. I don't want to know how much is there, or not. At 6 - 8 mpg, I check the mileage and add some as necessary. Don't want to be reminded of the cost.

Both of mine require premium, I think I'm going to be sick or extremely poor by next winter.

Originally Posted by Jim Standley

Gas is 3.45 here and it has the ethanol blend. And the manufacturing plants are only 18 miles from where I live. Ethanol has nothing to do with lower gas prices.

Correct, but it has everything to do with higher food prices......

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

It's $2.95 t0 $3.09 here in Springfield and that's with the Ethanol blend. I'm sure glad Ethanol is saving us money.

They're will never be enough ethanol to completely do away with gasoline..... I run it because it's produced locally and it's a heck of a lot cheaper. The big thing with putting it in regular all over the country was just more political BS, and only done cuz the other stuff they put in it was a carcinogen!!!!! At best, ethanol could only be considered a stop gap measure till they get the new technology perfected and can produce a car at an affordable level..... Don't suppose any of the politicians are really pushing for funding for that, huh?????