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#8735 of 8805 Re: Indiana price jump [fezo] by 210delray Oct 09, 2009 (4:19 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Oct 09, 2009 7:26 am) I agree completely! There's so much more to see on the back roads, and often they're nearly deserted because everyone else is "making time" on the interstates. Plus if you see something really interesting, you can usually just pull off the side of the road, especially out West.
#8736 of 8805 Hey, gagrice... by iluvmysephia1 Oct 09, 2009 (5:16 pm)
as you go through Missouri you could even go on old stretches of Route 66. Rolla, MO, has a stretch of Route 66 heading west out of it. I used to love to drive down those stretches of old highway and imagine life as it was way back in the day. Very cool. That's back in my old college stomping gorunds. You are really logging on the miles, and I agree, great way to do it, off the main throughways.   Gas is $2.45 here at the Mustang/Giant. We've been in this general price range for literally months now, here in Willcox, AZ. Replies to this message: gagrice (Oct 09, 2009 5:37 pm)
#8737 of 8805 Re: Hey, gagrice... [iluvmysephia1] by gagrice Oct 09, 2009 (5:37 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Oct 09, 2009 5:16 pm) I am spending the night in Neosho, MO. We took US 60 across the state and then 14 to bypass Springfield and Joplin. Plan on going South through OK. We will probably spend time on I 40 across the state. Not sure yet.   Cheapest gas is in MO. Filled with Shell for $2.19 and found the discount stations selling as low as $2.10. Lowest priced road diesel I have seen on the trip is here in MO also. Several selling ULSD for $2.39.   The Shell station in Sparta MO had a big sign. NO ALCOHOL ADDED TO OUR GAS. I am running on that tank and will see if it gets better mileage. Put about 500 miles down today. It was raining most of the way, so not as pleasant driving.
#8738 of 8805 Missouri... by iluvmysephia1 Oct 09, 2009 (7:05 pm)
is a beautiful state, especially if the weather is not too humid and there's no tornado's brewing. It is serious Bible Belt country. You'll notice what seems to be a different church around every turn on those backwoods highways. Beautiful, wooded hills rolling and stretching for miles and miles.   It was a cool state to go to college in. Not overly impressed with St.Louis or KC, except that it was in St. Louis, MO, that my wife and I and son first saw one of my favorite rock bands, The Drive-By Truckers. In the spring of 2004, right after I finished up my required courses for the Respiratory Therapy program I was in.   I remember gas prices being pretty agreeable there as well. Enjoy your trip and watch those floor mats, man!   Just kiddin'! Replies to this message: gagrice (Oct 11, 2009 4:09 am)
#8739 of 8805 Re: Missouri... [iluvmysephia1] by gagrice Oct 11, 2009 (4:09 am)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Oct 09, 2009 7:05 pm) The drive through MO was nice but it rained off and on most of the trip. It was a dry ride through OK yesterday. We were re-routed two times due to roads closed by floods. Missed the prettiest parts. The drive across on 152 was pleasant. The bit of I 40 we were on was a mess. Lots of trucks and road work. Our Stimulus dollars at work. And it needs it. That is one rough section of highway.   Shell is $2.29 in Amarillo. Not sure what the highway will be like to Albuquerque. We woke up to 31 degrees and icy rain. So much for GW. It is warmer in Fairbanks AK than the TX panhandle.
#8740 of 8805 Pa-HOE-Nix by larsb Oct 12, 2009 (7:12 am)
$2.359, down 10 cents in 2 weeks.
#8741 of 8805 Re: Indiana price jump [imidazol97] by jae5 Oct 12, 2009 (9:22 am)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Oct 08, 2009 12:50 pm) "Here in the Midwest we deal with big jumps followed by slowly shrinking prices with big jumps to get the price back to a good profit margin. I call them the Speedway bumps because Speedways are usually first to go up (owned by Marathon Oil)."   You're not kidding - Friday afternoon we jumped up to $2.60 on average, about a 20 cents jump!! I was lucky on Saturday as my Plan B station was still at $2.42 for 87 octance, with the Plan A at $2.49 (my last fill-up was for $2.24 in Lowell, IN.). All the rest were at $2.55 ~ $2.62, with the Speedway the highest. Not sure if this was due to Columbus Day, the cold weather we're in or a combo.
#8742 of 8805 Down to $2.65 in Boise by steve_ HOST Oct 12, 2009 (10:56 am)
$2.65 for regular, bump a dime for mid-grade and 12 cents more for premium.   Diesel is running $2.75.
#8743 of 8805 West coast higher than Midwest by gagrice Oct 12, 2009 (6:50 pm)
Filled in Albuquerque Flying J at $2.32 this morning. Just filled in Globe, AZ Shell for $2.31. The 86 octane Flying J gas broke my old record. For 327 miles I averaged 19.80 MPG. It did not say if it was laced with ethanol. From the MPG I would say it did not have any ethanol.
#8744 of 8805 Still holding by andre1969 Oct 13, 2009 (4:36 am)
just filled up the '79 5th Ave this morning at the Shell in Seabrook, MD, on my way in to work. $2.679 for 93 octane. 18 mpg since my last fill-up. Mostly highway, but that's still pretty good for that car! The week before, I only got about 16.5 out of my '76 LeMans on the same trip, and I drove it more gently. Sometimes I wonder with these bigger cars, if they might actually get better mileage at higher speeds? At least, up to a point? Replies to this message: lemko (Oct 13, 2009 4:44 am) andre1969 (Oct 13, 2009 5:08 am) fintail (Oct 13, 2009 7:27 am) 210delray (Oct 13, 2009 8:16 am) and 3 more...

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