Premium(93) is up to $3.29 here for the cheapest, last night I got filled up for 2.93 a gallon at a secret spot, but he ran out of gas. Its going to start to hurt to boost in the car without wincing knowing Im using all that gas =/. Good thing I drive to school and work and out a few places, Ive been riding with my friends that have 4 cylinders. Usually we ride in my car, so its a weird switch.

I paid 1.56 a litre up here, which if I am not mistaken, there is 3.78 liters in a gallon, so I am paying over $4 per gallon, regular is going for 1.36 a liter. OUCH

I only drive 20 miles per day. I've just cut back on the number of trips I take to the coast. No biggie yet.

Last I checked, it was around 2.90 average for 87 here in Denton. All this gas junk starts right after I start college away from home .. *expletive*

I don't use premium, though.

I heard it was like 6 dollars or so in Lousiana and Georgia, because of Katrina.

You have a GTP and you only use 87? Imagine the KR you get.. poor car!

she has a GT not a GTP . Gas here in waco is $2.99 for 87 i filled up my car this morning for $2.75 at wall mart everywhere else was at $2.99

I'm driving around like I have an egg under my gas pedal. I'm currently seeing 20mpg, up from a lead-footed 17mpg last week.

$3.19 for 87 here It went up from $2.99 this morning, and I got lucky to fill up right before it changed. It's pathetic that everyone's like "Yes, I got my gas for $2.99! Woohoo!" when about a year ago, everyone was crapping their pants because gas was over $1.50 a gallon!

When I bought mine off the lot (didn't know I was going to buy a car when I woke up that day), I said I wanted a coupe and sunroof. For the first time since I bought it, I'm glad he had a loaded GT instead of a stripped down GTP. Gas is bad enough for 87.

Had to fill up today, $2.99 a Gal. That was $39.53. I'm thinking of filling up whenever my car reaches just below 3/4 tank. Must be the shape of our tanks cause once I get bleow half a tank, it goes quickly from there. Probably all in my mind, but it makes me feel better.

Keith

Lets see, $30 and I got 3/4 of a tank today. Super unleaded here ran me $3.19 a gallon.......That's 91 octane here..

You guys are all paying $3.19 for premium, and I'm getting shafted paying $3.19 for regular 87!!! That's some crap! Oh well, there's some states and some cities paying over or close to $4 so I guess it could be worse.

3.09 for 87 here. 3.29-3.49 for 93/94

Think our gas is high? Oh wait, nevermind...

Amsterdam, Netherlands: $6.48
Oslo, Norway: $6.27
Milan, Italy: $5.96
Copenhagen, Denmark: $5.93
Brussels, Belgium: $5.91

Imagine if these countries ever had a shortage like what we're having...

DDDAAAMMMNNN!!!!!!!

My owners manual of my 99 grand prix GT states specifically that the car is built for regular gas and that premium is not good for the engine??

If filled up on Thursday for 3.14/gal. It has come back down some. Someone in Atlanta posted 5.87/gal for regular, but that was one person and they are in jail now. I got my GTP in March and I knew that it would cost me (I drive 80-100 miles a day), but I didn't care. I guess thet if it gets bad enough I can drive my wife's expedition, but I would have to get new tires for my gtp when my wife gets done with it

Today 87 Octane is 3.55 premium is 3.89. Good thing I ride the bike every day

GT.

I should have probably made that text in my sig bigger ..

I don't have to worry about KR as much. Bwahaha!

I pulled up to a station. Someone already paid 47.00 for 15 gallons of premium gas.

You can put premium in there but it won't do anything. The computer may adjust timing but you won't get a power increase or better MPG. It may feel like its driving smoother but thats it. All you would be doing is intentionally paying extra for gas.

Not good? I guess those of us with DHP's are ****ed

We don't drive Saturn's, it won't hurt.

Yesterday I filled up in Winchester, VA for 3.39/gal. Today I'm in D.C. (80 mile trip 1 way) and all Shell stations are closed, they have run out of gas!!!! How does this happen???

I filled up this afternoon. It was $3.16 for 93 octane. Cost me $45 to fill up ... and to think, this time last year, it took about $20 to fill the tank.

You think we should start to think about running propane??

My parents ran out of gas everyday because people are panic buying. Basically, everyone has come in and filled their tank. Some people are even out at the pumps with several 5-gallon tanks and filling those. The problem with us in New England, is that our gas trucks are being sent South. A lot of the delivery trucks from the Guld of Mexico area have not moved in days, so the surrounding areas are pushing gas into the area. Hence the dramatically higher gas prices in the South and the slightly higher gas prices everywhere else.

Hello,

Filling a stock car with premium fuel when the manufacturer recommends regular fuel can be detrimental to performance, and MPG. A higher octane fuel requires certain factors in order to burn efficiently. If those factors are absent, the fuel will not burn as efficiently as a lower octane fuel.
If you would like to know more about this, search the internet.... It's been some time since I did my research, so I can't tell you where to look. If you would like to continue this as a conversation, please start a new topic. I would be happy to search the internet for you.

Later now,
Clint

Well I got back down to Waco today, and it's mostly 2.99 all over the place, save where I went down H-77 today. It's 2.79-2.89 there. Understandably, that's where I got my gas.

There weren't any lines or rushes or anything, so I can only assume that that price has been and will be the same.

100% agree. This is from a google search of "octane better".
Here's some info about high octane. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm

Here is a link about showing what will happen if you use a higher octane. This explains why my mother's old car cat when out early because my brother didn't want to put in the cheapo gas (87) in our mother's car.
http://theserviceadvisor.com/octane.htm

Nice find Tasty.

Im driving my winter car already....92 Mazda Protege..(YAWN)....Only using the GP for recreational use...Cost me $50.00 to fill the Mazda!!!!!!!!!

I've been burning 89 in my GT since I got it and I simply refuse to soil the tank with that 87 stuff. my last fill up cost me $45...we went to Va Beach this past weekend for the rock n'roll half marathon...and even with some heavy traffic, alittle cruising on sunday evening and trunk full of luggage and running the a/c...the T-Bat still averaged between 26-27mpg...sometimes I just cant believe this car! This much comfort,room and power and still get this kind of mileage (and look good doin it)...man I love this car!...I got to thinkin on the way home tho...if my old man were still around to see how high gas has gone, I'm sure the poor fella would have heart failure...I can remember when he used to fill the family Dodge Polara sedan for 26 cents a gallon.

Well you Dad paid quite abit back then. The inflation rate for US gas is still below what it should be. Don't get me wrong I hate these prices like everyone eles.

But agallon of milk used to cost a few cents not almost 3 buck a gallon and mixed with water to make it 20% milk and as low as 10% milk.

I cup of coffee used to cost 5 cents, when I was younger 13 14 ish a pack of smokes cost 25 cents.

Gas if you really get down to it is so cheap, what we are paying is taxes. And remember it's not a gallon of gas it's 9/10ths of a gallon add the rst and we are paying a bit more as far as a gallon goes.

So gas is really cheap a small rise in price times the tax makes it higher, in Ca if you took out the tax you would be paying as much as 75 cents cheaper.

What I am getting pissed about if I can? is the fact the are going to reduce the air pollution factors for a while? how long I don't know but here in California our smog checks are a bitch to get older cars passed for smog. What the heck is the gas going to do smog wise for all of us that have to get our cars passed ?

I asked a smog tech at a test only station he only said good question your right your car will be harder to pass the emissions test if that happens. Crap I have an 89 Dodge Cargo Van that due for smog check 2 this Oct... Errrrrrrrr Think about the effects of less clean gas our gov is not thinking about the big picture! And I am not a tree hugger.

My honda usually takes about 33.00 to fill from fumes, I just filled it yesterday and it cost 51.00 goodthing it gets 40+ mpg

I filled up the day they said it would go up:
2.99 for 93

I filled up at 3.49 for 87 5 days later here in LI NY! $48

I had a 4 cyl ALtima..got same gas mileage!

I drive like Grandpa now...Civics fly by me...looking for that 29 mpg on my original sticker?

Some helpful ideas to help increase MPG.

1. Don't warm up your car longer then needed to get the oil flowing.

2. Check your tire pressures.

3. Ensure air flilter is clean

4. Use the A/C vice keeping the windows down on the highway. Just opposite in stop and go traffic.

5. Remove any unessary weight (similar to race prep)

6. Keep car in good tune. IE plugs, wires, O2 sensors etc.

7. Avoid jack-rabbit starts

8. Keep highway speeds below 70

9. When accellerating keep the rpms below 2500 (you might be passed by grandma/grand am but your wallet will appreciate it)

10. Don't leave engine running if your going to be away from it (sounds silly but I see it all the time around here)

Anybody else have any ideas post them as well.

I have mainly found that if I stay out of boost, I can keep the MPGs above 19. I used to get around 15, this coming from a kid who races anything that accelerates too fast. I dropped that habit quickly after gas went above $3.00/gallon for premium. I still have my occasional high-boost moments, although I try to keep them to a minimum. Your boost gauge on your DIC actually works, whether you want to believe me or not. when you stay under 2500ish rpm and less then 1/4 pedal depression, youre usually in a vacuum between 20psi (at idle) and 0psi (1/3 pedal depression) After that, your gas pressure and flow is upped for the increase in air (to recompensate for the lean mixture the boost causes). I cant stress enough to stay out of boost if you want to save gas. You can easily get 21mpg around town if you live in the flats(down south, texas, etc.) On the highway, I can get around 34mpg if I am cautious with the happy pedal.