I got 2.35 a couple of weeks ago when I was in Ankeny. I was shocked.
Gas prices
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And this morning I see those same "down 5 cents" places are now up 15 cents from yesterday. Someone in the business must read CF and not want to be known for low gas prices. Wondering about tomorrow because I'll need to fill up soon.
I will certainly look at trends for which station is cheaper on average and just fill up there most of the time. Having competing stations across the street from each other seems to help. In Cedar Falls, the Casey’s seem to be a bit more expensive than the Kwik Stars. I don’t shop at HyVee, so maybe those discounts offset that difference?
Also, never ever buy E-85 in the coldest months. I'm not sure what the breakover temperature is, but in our experience some below-zero temps will make it very difficult to start your vehicle running that fuel.
I don't know what constitutes winter blends in gasoline. My wife got a new Accord this spring and has consistently gotten 40 mpg using E10, but for the last couple months only can get 37 in similar mixed driving.
Put me in the camp of not paying attention. Mrs. Althetuna and I both work from home. We just don't buy enough gas to make it worth the effort.
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I guess I view my more valuable than worrying about saving $3 on a tank of gas (15 gallons x $.20).
It's the same reason I can't go grocery shopping with my wife, she wastes so much time trying to find deals and checking the receipt to save a whopping $10.
Yeah, the gas thing makes no sense. what you would "save" in $$ traveling to another gas station would be loss in the amount of gas it took you to get there.
In the situation he's referring to, his family asks him what central Iowa gas prices are before they travel there... as someone else pointed out, that's likely so they can decide to either fill up before leaving home/when getting back home, OR leave just enough in the tank to get to central Iowa, and fill up with the cheaper gas there..
You're filling up either way, might as well use the cheaper of the two options if you're gonna be in both locations anyway. There's no additional traveling happening in that scenario. I agree, no sense in going out of your way/spending extra time to save a couple bucks, but this isn't that.
It would work but I'm not going to that trouble when there's a Conoco across the street!
I'm a Toyota nerd. The largest tank ever offered on a RAV4 is 15.9. If you've put 15 in, you're either cutting it really close or someone's pumps are ripping people off.
I have a cousin that does this. Always complaining about gas prices and feels we are entitled to cheaper gas, yet he drives a Suburban and he and his wife are empty nesters and have a 5000+ square foot home.
I don't know how real this is, but if it is real this person is really dumb (obviously). I am also surprised a store would allow that. My roommate in college ran out of gas on his way to the gas station (he would always tow the line of running out), and walked to the station, put some gas in a soda bottle so he can get enough in the tank to get to the station, and the station workers can out and chewed his ass. They forced him to buy a gas container and use that instead. Smart of them to do that of course.
Unless you're not going out of your way for it and there's a difference in places on the path you intend to travel.
Gas is ALWAYS cheaper in Des Moines than northeast Iowa. If I'm going down to Des Moines, and I have enough gas in my tank to get there without filling, I won't fill until I get down there. Why would I just pay the extra money with no good reason to do so?
Have you seen today's crop of gas station employees (especially most Casey's locations)?? I don't think most would even notice, let alone take the time/effort to go out & stop anyone from doing that.
