Hey gang,,we had a new Murphys gas station open in our little country town on Thursday, prior to this all of our local gas stations had no outside competition, so they had regular gas at 4.05, and super dooper at 4.25. It was amazing, the new station opened at 3.85 a gallon, and all of the other stations miraculously were able to drop their price to match. Well the war went on thru the day Thursday, Today (Friday they are all at 3.72). Hope the "war" escallates.rd

OMG I had too look and check the date on this post   I thought maybe it was from like 6 months ago   Thats just crazy, it's anarchy, what has this world come to?  I wouldn't be telling the world about your little towns secret   Your gonna be over runn by city slickers any time now. 

 

No seriously, thats awsome Rick, I wish they would open a Murphy's here.  We could use the cheap compitition.

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Boy,  I haven't heard that term "Gas Wars" in a long long time.
More power to you and enjoy it while you can.....
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wow we are still under $4 .. too here in fl..

I paid $4.25 for Premium yesterday and shut her down at $50.00. I hate it when gas cost more than the accessories I want it to run thru .....

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Wow under 4. I would nearly kill for that. We are around 4.25 for regular. the premium I put in nearly costs 4.50. Enjoy it while you can!

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UpState NY is $4.20 + reg. I can't fill up my truck any more the pump shuts off at $75.00.

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AAWWW Guys , you're killin' me . It's $4.61.9 for reg. in N Cal. Sierra Foothills. We can't even afford to live, and drive anymore . Both me and the wife are already working part time after our 40 hr. jobs. Lord help us .

  

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One of my 3 jobs goes just to gas to get to all of the jobs.  It just pays for gas.  Nothing else left.

 its down to 3.65 today,,man im loving this,,rd

 Well I ventured into town and filled my truck and all my gas cans,, I paid 3.69,, ,, Its amazing to me that all 6 stations in town can drop the price ,, The new Murphys was doing a grand opening special, it will last about 10 days and then they will all be right back up there, We have people coming from the next county to fill up,,we will enjoy it while it lasts,rd

Hey Rick - Don't want to burst the bubble but very often when new Stores open their doors for business, they low ball the gas price for  a week or two. This announces they are open and creates a lot of positive attention for the Store. In 30 to 45 days, they'll probably have a grand opening. Lots of hoopla and promotional prices most likely around stuff they sell inside the Store. Then life will return to normal. Get the gas while the getting is good.  

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We also have stations playing the cash and credit prices game now. I pulled into a station to fill up today and "plus" was 3.99. When I handed him my Amex card to fill up, it was jacked up tp $4.10.

 hey gang....i took the baby out today for some of that cheap go go juice,, it was 3.62 for regular and 3.89 for sooper  dooper,,,, I filled er up,,, and she would not start,, turns out that I have an electric fuel pump and the   fuse feeding it  took a dump,,,( so much for looking coool at the new stattion) still dont know what happened,, changed the fuse,,,,(thank God I carry a few extras) and I was joe koool again,,, anyway the gas war is still in full swing,,rd

This is one of the times someone needs to call the local or Fed. Gov't. They said if they fouond stations price gouging they would do something about it. If they coulod afford to drop their price to match the "new" station, they should be able to keep it down there.

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Ok here in Vancouver, WA Chevron, 76, & Shell all have regular for $4.35. I gassed up my Vette this evening at Chevron and it was 6.193 Gal. @ $4.359 came to $27.00 and that was only a half a tank. Wow who would have thought a gallon of gas would cost more than a cup of Starbuck's coffee.

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 well today its up to 3.75,,went up 6 cents overnight,,every station in town is in lockstep,,one goes down they all go down ,,and vice versa,,rd

The last time I heard GAS WARS, was in 1973. I was in line for over an hour to fuel a '65 SS. I was in Uncles ARMY and headed home on a week-end pass. 18 mpg on a good runnin 327. I am guessin the price was LESS than a buck. The pump shuts off at 100.00 today, and not full at 4.06 per.

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Went out today after cleaning my Vette and filled the tank up at 76 for $3.39 and the Chevron was the same price.

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Gas around here is at $2.79.........wow!

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Hey, I just got gas for $2.55/gal.  They said on the news that we have the lowest gas prices in the nation..... hope it keeps goin down and spreads across the country.  

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Down to $3.21 a gallon here & I'm starting to breath a little easier.

[QUOTE=Dejablu]Hey, I just got gas for $2.55/gal.  They said on the news that we have the lowest gas prices in the nation..... hope it keeps goin down and spreads across the country.    Larry[/QUOTE]

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Two days before I left for Funfest, the place in town that usually has the lowest prices was at $4.19!!

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Gas stations along Lancaster Ave in Fort Worth have been waging a price war for a while.  This morning were all about $2.629 and $2.639.  Elsewhere around town $2.899 to $3.059.  I was in Atlanta, Ga yesterday and paid $3.599 at a Shell station near the Airport when I went to top off the rental car.  I never figured we'd see gas under $3.00 ever again when economists had figured out that consumption had taken its downturn around $3.25.  I figured the market had found its equilibrium there.  But I didn't figure on a global economic meltdown.

Regular around here is $2.89 or so..."Premium" is still around $3.50. Nice for the prices to go down for a change, but...for how long?

I been riding da Goldwing every day....sure do love that 41 mpg!

                                               

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Well, its down to $2.48/Gal here in Wichita.  So far, so good.  Hope they keep it up.

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Check this site out www.water4gas.com  I heard about this site over the past weekend, he said that he tried it on his 1989 Chevy pick up and said it worked, haven't tried it yet but am going to look into it for more info.

John 

John, Did you sign up to do this? I sent in to give it a whirl... Looks like the line mower is gonna be subjected once again to yet another test.

I have heard of it and I think I know a fellow a couple of blocks from here doing this. Will see in the near future huh?

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No, I am waiting on further results from the guy who intro me to this. KLet me know how you make out.

Gas is still going down, got it for $2.11/gal for regular today.  Finally, getting down to a somewhat reasonable price.  Just hope it stays down.

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[QUOTE=Dejablu]Gas is still going down, got it for $2.11/gal for regular today.  Finally, getting down to a somewhat reasonable price.  Just hope it stays down. [/QUOTE] That's pretty good.......I paid $2.27/gal. and thought I was dreaming. They say don't get used to it. Next Memorial Day, they're predicting a price back up to $3.50/Gal. 

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Regular here... 2.39 here in Newport News area... anywhere from 10-25 cents more on mid grades and another 10 for super.... 2 cruzn2008-10-25 09:00:16

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WOW!!  $2.11?  I could go for that.

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Filled up yesterday for $1.93 per gal........BEAT THAT

Never thought I'd ever see it again, but I paid $1.95/gal today for regular.  Doesn't beat Don (78silver), but still is great.  Now, how long does it last????

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I read in the newspaper about Burleson's gas war.  I'm seeing $2.19 on my route to work now.

I filled up this morning for $1.99.  Apparently, there is a western suburb of Indy where gas is down to $1.82/gal.  Wow.  Never thought I'd see it under $3 again, let alone under $2.

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