Is your gas price going up by leaps and bounds?

[MikeSF]

In the San Francisco Bay I just paid $3.39 at a Costco for gas. And just to think the "Driving season" is coming up too... weeee

[dsmithpdx]

I've been paying $3.69 for premium here in Portland, OR for my Subaru Legacy GT. But that all ends tomorrow when I trade it on on a Prius!

Now if I can just convince my wife to trade in her Beetle (that also requires premium).

Doug

[New Revelation]

Yep it only gets better....$3.39 on the east side of MI and I am sure it'll be a matter of time until it hits on the west side. All I know is its gonna really put a hurting on the SUV/gas guzzling owners as well as those who have to drive for a living. Traveling season is gonna be very expensive this year.

[Walker1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daronspicher @ May 15 2007, 09:09 AM) [snapback]442336[/snapback]</div>

On 3/18, I paid 2.489
On 4/17, I paid 2.899 up 41c/gal in that month
On 5/15, I paid 3.259 up 35c/gal more this month, however......

3.259 I got this morning is the fluke, I was lucky to get it. Last night I noticed a couple of stations at 3.499 and thought, wow, that's a huge spike, I wonder if the two stations I go to most are also that high, I just filled up my mower gas cans on Sunday for 3.259.

5am this morning, I pulled into my usual BP (easier off, easier back on) and it was already 3.499 but the Mobil across the street was still 3.259, so I was fairly easily able to get over there and fill up... so, really what we have is a new benchmark of 3.499 on my route...

Which brings the 1 month increase to 60c/gal, the 2 month increase of $1.01/gal

I feel like I have a pretty good job and I guess when driving a prius, I can absorb an extra $70 a month increase in our household economy and sure, it's a bit of a bummer...

The sinking feeling I get when I process this price hike madness is the thought of people with lesser job income and far lesser mpg being able to absorb their increase. When do the dominos start to fall?
[/b]

I am of limited income and can't absorb much more of this. If I had the $$ my Accord-V-6 would be gone and a 2nd Prius would be in the garage. I'm very frustrated with all the price gouging we're enduring at the hands of Arabs & Big Oil. Thay are criminals!

[subarutoo]

Its been $3.39 for the past couple of weeks where I buy. San Fernando Valley, and Azusa. I've seen it in the $3.50s, but still able to find $3.39 last night again. (The Shell on Foothill just east of Irwindale is matching the Coctco across the street, with no lines.) I buy gas twice a week, so I really see the changes, though with the Prius, its like: "Higher gas prices...yawn...oh really?"

[DaveinOlyWA]

well, for reasons unknown, the west coast has been hit by the gas price increase the hardest. now this is last weeks stats, but the top 3 in order was CA, WA, then Oregon.

normally the top 3 are Hawaii, CA and NY. dont know what happened or why its happening. remember i lived in the area where Katrina gas prices spikes barely hit $3. (my top price paid was actually $2.979 but several stations in the area were in the $3.05 area)

[dmckinstry]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DaveinOlyWA @ May 15 2007, 01:39 PM) [snapback]442707[/snapback]</div>

well, for reasons unknown, the west coast has been hit by the gas price increase the hardest. now this is last weeks stats, but the top 3 in order was CA, WA, then Oregon.

normally the top 3 are Hawaii, CA and NY. dont know what happened or why its happening. remember i lived in the area where Katrina gas prices spikes barely hit $3. (my top price paid was actually $2.979 but several stations in the area were in the $3.05 area)
[/b]

Well, here in Cheney it's held steady at $3.299 for over a week. I did notice the other day that at CostCo (in Spokane) it's still only $3.169.

David M.

[judymcfarland]

While I was gone 2 1/2 weeks staying with the grandchildren, gas here in the Milwaukee area went from 2.999 to 3.399 (and up to 3.499 over last night). In Vermont where I had lunch on May 7, gas was 2.929 - just over the border in rural northern NY I paid 2.999 that same day.

I feel fortunate that I drive because I want to - not because I have to, since I retired 3 years ago. Having Fiona delicately sipping gas makes my budget happier, too. In the warmer weather, my mpg has gone up more than 10% without doing anything extreme - just a little pulse & glide.

[h2photo]

$2.99 (up almost 10cents from last week!!) at my Costco today. But the station by my house is up to $3.25 (yippee for costco!)

[slair]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(subarutoo @ May 15 2007, 03:53 PM) [snapback]442681[/snapback]</div>

Its been $3.39 for the past couple of weeks where I buy. San Fernando Valley, and Azusa. I've seen it in the $3.50s, but still able to find $3.39 last night again. (The Shell on Foothill just east of Irwindale is matching the Coctco across the street, with no lines.) I buy gas twice a week, so I really see the changes, though with the Prius, its like: "Higher gas prices...yawn...oh really?"
[/b]

haha, yep exactly. My room mate came in after work and was pissed that he had to fill up at $3.39, dropping like $50 in his talon. I was like, eh ya that sucks, I might fill up next week some time for around $20 and go for another 3 weeks. Needless to say, he didnt like that comment :P hahahahaha.
PRIUS FTW!!!!