scrubbedexpat099

Still $3 locally.

chawkins99

I paid $2.13 here last week but just 4-5 miles away. it's around $2.40.

Just had a trip to Alabama this weekend and the lowest I saw was $1.99 in Troy, AL.

Bob

It's a little weird here, in that some places are going down in price, while others are going up.

The bulk places, like BJ's, down to $2.32G and the cheapest regular station is Cumbies, with their store card at $2.42G and everywhere else seems to be going up, around $2.50-2.62G.

macliam

Sorry for interloping in a USA-focused thread, but since this is on British Expats it might interest you to know the cost of petrol (gas) in my area of the UK (10 mile radius).

Unleaded (95RON) varies between 119.9p-125.9p per litre - that's about $1.56-$1.64 per litre (or $5.90-$6.21 per US gallon).

Super-unleaded (98RON) varies between 128.9p and 133.9p per litre - that's about $1.68-$1.74 per litre (or $6.36-$6-59 per US gallon)

I know the octane rating is different to that used in the USA, I think your AKI is about 4-6 octane numbers below the UK RON...... it's all done to confuse us! For what rating do you base your reported prices?

As you'll see, there is quite a variance between prices within a fairly small, fairly rural area here in the UK (don't ask about Portugal!!). There's also a substantial difference between the "standard" and "premium" fuels - and there are still many cars out there which really don't work well with the lower fuel rating.........

How do you fancy paying those prices? I'll be off now

Bob

Depends if there's any option for public transport...Despite being in the burbs of Boston, other than Uber, there is no way of getting around other than using a car.

There's a pretty huge variation in regular and super here too, and my variation is all within a few miles of each other too.

macliam

Fair enough - This is non-metropolitan UK, I think there are two buses a day to the nearest town - and a cab costs £10-£12...........as for Uber? What? - you'd be expecting a local police station next!!

I accept that distances are maybe lower than for people in rural USA - but let's face it, if people were prepared to walk 5 miles to get a pint of milk then we'd need less cars!

chawkins99

My closest grocery store is 12 miles away. That's a 24-mile round trip. Footpaths here are virtually non-existent, even in the cities, so I would be walking down a major highway (speed limit 65mph) in a country where the standard of driving is appalling. There have been multiple threads on here discussing the ridiculously easy driving test.

There is no public transport within 100 miles of here so the car is all we have. I see some people on bicycles but they're also taking their life in their hands every day.

Back on topic, regular unleaded, which is the one most discussed in this thread is 87 octane and in my area is currently $2.11/gallon.

chawkins99

Filled up this morning for $1.90/gallon.

Cheapest I've seen in 5 years living in Florida.

Pulaski

In fairness those prices are, from a US perspective, flattered by the low value of pound sterling - at the long term average of around $1.60 = £1 your talking about $8.50-$9.00/gal

scrubbedexpat091

One one of the biggest drops in prices this week, Monday to today prices have dropped 20-22 cents per liter, some stations down to $1.15/liter.

steph0scope

I dream of prices like that. Here on this little island we are paying $3.59 a gallon. Except I’m not. I take myself across the water and fill up there on my way when I have an errand to run in civilization. But it’s still $2.89 a gallon “on land”.

Pulaski

BP yesterday was as low $1.949 and I saw "no brand" gas a couple of days ago for $1.899 that had been $1.979 last Monday and 1.99 9 last Saturday.

macliam

Back to reality (for some) - 95RON, down to £1.179 per litre locally in the UK

Mr Weeze

Gas prices are down, but not as much as your 401k. My (very biased) view is that these things can go too low. I like oil in the $50-$60 range!

ddsrph

Most stations near me in Southern Middle Tennessee are below $2. Walmart lowest at $1.97.