Current price of fuel now?

[More Power]

Diesel fuel prices here in Montana are inching toward $5.00/gal.

[spongebob]

We have a OLD old man in the White House…and I have a hard time believing 80 million people were this wrong.
He’s now blaming Putin for the price of fuel..

Can we survive another 3 years of this fool?

I miss the mean tweets and $1.80 a gallon fuel…

[DmaxMaverick]

I filled up about 3 weeks ago at a (nearly) local Chevron (central CA), about 20 gallons #2 and 10 gallons gas (cans). Diesel was ~$5.79/gal, and reg. gas was ~$5.29. I would have felt better if someone were holding a gun on me at the time. I will have to repeat in a few days, and expect it to be at least a buck more /gal. each, maybe 2. This was preventable, but I am certain it is part of (a) plan.

[JohnC]

$4.999 cash price today, best price within 30 miles.

[a5150nut]

Just checked Gas Buddy for Knoxville TN diesel $3.99 - $5.39
Truck stops are the highest even when next to a small station with diesel for $4.99 but cant get a truck and trailer near the pumps. And the small stations would take an hour to fill those big tanks. Tried to get 35 gallons with a $1 discount and the store stopped my card at $125.00. 3 1/2 gallons short.

[Yukon6.2]

My prices are $1.709 for Reg Gas and 1.789 for ULSD,others in town are $2.00 a liter for gas and over $2.24 for ULSD
I got this fuel two weeks ago,will be ordering a load for next week.
Anyone who complains about high prices here, doesn't shop around in our town.

[a5150nut]

Yukon6.2

It sounds like you have your own tanks. Is that for off road or include taxes?

[Yukon6.2]

Yukon6.2

It sounds like you have your own tanks. Is that for off road or include taxes?

Yes i am an independent station.I own the tanks pumps and electronic infrastructure.
The fuel prices include all tax's.I issue my own cards for customers.If the account is paid off each month i give and additional .02c a liter discount.
The last heating fuel i delivered,that's my job today as well is being billed out at $1.525 plus $.1073 carbon tax a liter,plus a 5% on top of those for our goods and services tax.
I burn wood.

[a5150nut]

Prices have dropped this week regular ranges $3.99 - 4.39 and diesel $4.92 to 5.39

[More Power]

This is a photo I took in 2008... Deja Vu... Those prices are within 10 cents of where we are right now.

[arveetek]

This is a photo I took in 2008... Deja Vu... Those prices are within 10 cents of where we are right now.

Last time fuel prices were that high, my dad and I started making our own biodiesel. We ran it for several years. However, after long-term use, we both ended up having fuel line issues; my dad's 95 Ford Powerstroke is getting a new fuel tank sending unit as we speak - it was all gummed up from the bio byproducts. My original 1995 DS4 injection pump also took a dump as a result. Neither of us feel like going through the hassle and mess the biodiesel caused. It was cheap, but what a hassle. I especially don't care to run anything like that through my brand-new injectors and rebuilt engine.

Diesel fuel spiked to $5.06 here in SW MO, but has stabilized to around $4.69 on average. I paid $3.66 just two weeks ago.

I paid $3.64 for gasoline last night for my wife's car.

Casey

[JohnC]

Caught a few minutes of Smokey and the Bandit on TV over the weekend. Diesel was posted at 47.9 cents...

[DmaxMaverick]

Not as bad as I feared, but bad enough. Pump stopped at $100 (credit). It was close enough to full so I didn't reset and go again. Enough mayhem for today. Reg. gas was $5.69.


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[JohnC]

Reg. gas was $5.69.

But you get to hang out with all the beautiful people...

[DmaxMaverick]

But you get to hang out with all the beautiful people...

I do hang out with some beautiful people. However, I don't live in the California you see on post cards, TV, or movies, so the picture in your head may vary a bit from the reality. The fuel prices where those other beautiful people are sucks worse.

[arveetek]

Pump stopped at $100 (credit). It was close enough to full so I didn't reset and go again.

I hate those auto shut-off pumps! Around here, they sometimes shut off at $75, and that don't cut it at all these days!

Casey

[Yukon6.2]

I had to lower the amount the pumps pumped a few years ago due to fraud.
Insurance company's may have a hand in it as well.

[JohnC]

The problem has to do with the way the pre-authorization works. If they pre-authorize for $50 then they could loose $50 if they let the pump run to $100. On the other hand, if they authorize for $100 and you only use $30, the other $70 of your credit limit is tied up for about 24 hours. For some, it doesn't matter, but for others it could mean no cigarettes till tomorrow...

[DmaxMaverick]

What I see, where I've been in CA anyway, is a pre-authorization for $1.00 (swipe at the pump), which only verifies the credit account is in good standing. I've never seen it more than $1.00. The pump is then allowed to continue. The limit is set by the individual store, a local choice, and it varies from location to location (same brand). This limits fraud, theft, and overcharge amounts, while not imposing too much burden on the customer. It can be inconvenient, but understandable. A customer can either make multiple swipes/purchases, or simply make the purchase inside the store, which will authorize any amount you specify. I recall a few years ago (the previous oil panic), limits to $75 at most places, some less, when that fiasco began.

[JohnC]

You may be right, or some have changed based on the amounts involved. If they only authorize $1 then shutting off at $100 is already a big risk.