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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Price of fuel in So.CAl.?

Are you guys paying 3 Bucks a gallon yet ?
Just filled up at Shell for $2.89 a gal. 91 oct.
here in Denver.
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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Live off the 5 near the Grapevine, premium is $3.13 today. They take advantage of the travelers heading up north or heading to L.A..
I put in almost $50.00 the other day, I remeber when $50 would buy you 2 full tanks. This SUCKS!!
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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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We're in the high 2s, almost 3 around the east coast, depending on where you are. Jersey is relatively cheap, but with the holiday coming up prices are headed skyward.

Around the house premium is anywhere from $2.80 to $2.95 for self. I've seen full service for $3.45

I remember back in April when I went to San Diego they were already near $3 a gallon, so I'm guessing it's probably much worse now
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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 01:03 AM
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i'm paying $2.85 near home... but its like $3.15 near work on the westside...

its getting quite rediculous.... but, compared to gas prices way back when, what we are paying now is still low compared to what the inflation rate has been over the last few years...

its just a shock to see it all go up at once trying to catch up to inflation..
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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by hobby guy
Live off the 5 near the Grapevine, premium is $3.13 today. They take advantage of the travelers heading up north or heading to L.A..
I put in almost $50.00 the other day, I remeber when $50 would buy you 2 full tanks. This SUCKS!!

I feel that!
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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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I filled up yesterday $20 worth at $3.05 and I felt lucky finding a station that cheap. Everywhere else is like 3.10. I am not putting more than $20 in my car until the damn prices go down.
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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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Flying into LAX on Saturday to meet up with some friends in Hollyweird, then off to Lake Havasu for some Hot boating. As I’ve been told “ If you have to worry about the price of fuel.”
I was wondering if it is over $3.00 there. I here even higher up north in Cali.
Someone is buying new car's for Christmas.
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 03:41 AM
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Don't know about the gas prices in LA but in NC premium is $2.79
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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Consider yourselves lucky. We have to pay $6/gallon here in Northern Europe...
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by smalldog
Don't know about the gas prices in LA but in NC premium is $2.79
I remember I went to see my sister in SC a couple of years back and regular was $1.29... I wanted to buy some 50 gallon drums and have that stuff shipped to my house.

I wonder how long it's gonna be before the the Europe guys come around saying that $3 is not that bad... When I was in Holland last September, I think it was over 1 euro per liter... so back then that was like $5.50 US a gallon. Ouch.

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Consider yourselves lucky. We have to pay $6/gallon here in Northern Europe...
AHA!

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