what are gas prices at for you?
#351
Re: what are gas prices at for you?
I just returned from a trip to the Milwaukee Hybrid Group so took a few notes along the way to post for this thread. Boy what differences in price. I especially liked the 10-cent to 20-cent change inside of 15 miles around the North Chicago, IL area.
Min price was $2.09 near Gurnee, IL on the way out and I saw that same price near the Prime Outlet shops in Fremont, IN on the way back.
Max price was $2.36 in Oak Creek, WI (which beat out the $2.34 price on the Indiana Turnpike even!).
$2.18 @ I-79 near Pittsburgh, PA
$2.19 @ I-80/I-90 near Sheffield, OH
$2.18 @ I-80 near Toledo, OH
$2.24 @ I-80 at last Westbound service plaza in OH
$2.34 @ I-80 at first Westbound service plaza near Angola, IN
$2.15 @ I-80/I-90 near Portage, IN
$2.21 @ I-94 near Highland Park, IL
$2.29 @ I-94 near North Chicago, IL (~10 miles from Highland Park, IL)
$2.09 @ I-94 near Gurnee, IL (~5 miles from North Chicago, IL)
$2.36 @ I-94 near Oak Creek, WI
$2.25 @ I-94 near Delafield, WI
$2.12 @ I-80 near Fremont, IN
$2.16 @ Rt 20 near Angola, IN (~8 miles from Fremont, IN but off the turnpike)
$2.18 @ I-79 near Pittsburgh, PA
Min price was $2.09 near Gurnee, IL on the way out and I saw that same price near the Prime Outlet shops in Fremont, IN on the way back.
Max price was $2.36 in Oak Creek, WI (which beat out the $2.34 price on the Indiana Turnpike even!).
$2.18 @ I-79 near Pittsburgh, PA
$2.19 @ I-80/I-90 near Sheffield, OH
$2.18 @ I-80 near Toledo, OH
$2.24 @ I-80 at last Westbound service plaza in OH
$2.34 @ I-80 at first Westbound service plaza near Angola, IN
$2.15 @ I-80/I-90 near Portage, IN
$2.21 @ I-94 near Highland Park, IL
$2.29 @ I-94 near North Chicago, IL (~10 miles from Highland Park, IL)
$2.09 @ I-94 near Gurnee, IL (~5 miles from North Chicago, IL)
$2.36 @ I-94 near Oak Creek, WI
$2.25 @ I-94 near Delafield, WI
$2.12 @ I-80 near Fremont, IN
$2.16 @ Rt 20 near Angola, IN (~8 miles from Fremont, IN but off the turnpike)
$2.18 @ I-79 near Pittsburgh, PA
#353
Re: what are gas prices at for you?
Man, some of y'all need to move down south to the lands ruled by conservatives. DFW area north ... filled up today at $2.04, but that's up from my last tank at $1.97. Didn't think I would see a '1' in the first digit, perhaps ever again. Woo-hoo! It has been in the low 2s (teens or 2.0x) for quite some time now.
#358
Re: what are gas prices at for you?
In the past, on trips to downstate/central Illinois, I routinely see a substantial price drop. The Chicago suburbs, especially the ones further north, tend to be more expensive. However, this week, making the same trip, I was shocked. Prices are more even around the state than I've ever seen them! The cheapest gas I've seen in the suburbs was $2.11 ($2.09 at a discount from Sam's Club for members only). I expected the southern, rural Illinois areas to be well below $2. To my surprise, gas down south was $2.12-2.18! -no different than the cheapest gas up here. Sure, there are a couple of places in the burbs where it hits as high as $2.29, but still, I've never seen the lowest prices in the south when they didn't beat the lowest prices up here before.
#359
Re: what are gas prices at for you?
Thanks for confirming my findings from the weekend where it was $2.09 at Gurnee, IL but 10 miles down the road past North Chicago, IL it was $2.24. Insane. I also discovered that some Milwaukee residents drive down to Chicago and fill up with the "un-reformulated" gas which they say gets them about 7-8 mpg more from their Prius than the gas around Milwaukee. Maybe that is the big difference in prices - some have winter gas and some have summer gas and others have a mix somehow.
#360
Re: what are gas prices at for you?
Originally Posted by Flash
Thanks for confirming my findings from the weekend where it was $2.09 at Gurnee, IL but 10 miles down the road past North Chicago, IL it was $2.24. Insane. I also discovered that some Milwaukee residents drive down to Chicago and fill up with the "un-reformulated" gas which they say gets them about 7-8 mpg more from their Prius than the gas around Milwaukee. Maybe that is the big difference in prices - some have winter gas and some have summer gas and others have a mix somehow.
I have no idea whether each station has a different mix or if something else is causing it. I would have guessed that Cook County taxes are higher than the outer county taxes... but I don't know for sure. That's not reflected in the posted price anyway, I wouldn't think.