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[smlobx]

We are just heading back from a 6 week trip exploring the Canadian Maritimes and as many know Canadian fuel is quite a bit more than in the US on average.

 

The most expensive diesel that we bought was in Red Bay Labrador at $2.56/L which, if my math is correct, comes out to about $7.49 / gallon. The guy said we were lucky we didn’t come a month earlier as it was $3.33/L ($9.74/gal)!

[Foy]

We left Raleigh, NC on July 5 and returned on August 13.  Raleigh-Elko, NV-Stanley, ID-Jackson, MT, all over central and southwest MT-Hot Springs, SD, and back home.  The most expensive diesel we bought was the tank we left Raleigh on (don't have my notes before me, but it was in the $5.75/gallon range)..  Had the advantage of hitting a new Buc-ee's in Crossville, TN going and coming @ $4.99 going and $4:12 returning, and a just-opened fuel plaza at the foot of the US 62 "ski jump" bridge over the Mississippi River from Cairo, IL @ $4.75 loss leader promotional price, and aside from that Nevada was the most expensive at $5.69 for the one tank I bought in Elko.  Prices were declining slowly the whole trip and without adding it all up I'd say we averaged around $4.75. I don't think we paid over $5.00 anywhere other than Elko. I did closely track my fuel mileage (necessary since my gauge is inoperable--the part alone runs around $900, I'm told), and my 6,892 mile round trip saw 13.27 mpg.  Not bad considering we were around 13,500 lbs on the hoof , rolling on 35s (yes, fuel mileage and rate of travel corrected for the big tire factor),and I completely broke my pledge to hold it down to 68-72 mph.  We also ran the A/C at WOT pretty much everywhere and enjoyed a full day of 40-50 mph headwinds in Utah and Nevada. Instead I ran mostly 72-76 mph which surely cost me 1.5 to 1.75 mpg.  It just got unnerving watching semis running 80-85 mph looming up in my mirrors!

 

For anyone wondering how I made out on fuel range calculations, the most I put in the 38 gallon tank was 31 gallons once and 29 gallons one other time. In all other fuel intervals I took on 22-26 gallons so I had a lot of wiggle room. I've run that old truck out of fuel 3 times in 18 years of ownership--twice in the first year-- and it's not something I want to repeat, especially with my longtime navigator and "advisor" only 2' off of my right shoulder.

 

Foy

Edited by Foy, 30 August 2022 - 06:06 PM.

[OutToLunch]

@ teledork, a while back you wrote that you had been told that if gas prices had kept up with inflation, they would be $8 gallon.  There are a number of inflation calculators online.  I picked one and did some plug and play.  

 

The average price of gas in 1972, my first year of driving, was $0.36 a gallon.  Adjusted for inflation, that would be $2.41.  However, a year or so later, I remember sitting in gas lines and the price of 59.9 keeps popping in my head, though that could be wrong.  In today's dollar, that would be about $3.67 a gallon.  I paid 4.05 yesterday for Chevron gas, though the price is still falling here.

[teledork]

@ teledork, a while back you wrote that you had been told that if gas prices had kept up with inflation, they would be $8 gallon.  There are a number of inflation calculators online.  I picked one and did some plug and play.  

 

The average price of gas in 1972, my first year of driving, was $0.36 a gallon.  Adjusted for inflation, that would be $2.41.  However, a year or so later, I remember sitting in gas lines and the price of 59.9 keeps popping in my head, though that could be wrong.  In today's dollar, that would be about $3.67 a gallon.  I paid 4.05 yesterday for Chevron gas, though the price is still falling here.

Thank you for correcting the misinformation I was given. 

[buckland]

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Edited by buckland, 03 September 2022 - 11:18 AM.

[craig333]

Just got back from my trip to the coast, oregon etc. Cheapest diesel (I don't pay attention to gas) by far was in Klamath Falls. $5.25 a gallon. I had to pay $7 in Arcata. 

[buckland]

Still hovering around $4.80 here in the Northeast.  But that said some places are 60 cents higher. It will come down until winter and I think (Irish discussing with the wee people) it will go a lot higher still. I keep saying no matter how hard it gets ... it is so much better than so many other countries. We are lucky IMO.

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Yes Rob we are extremely lucky.

Our gas is under $5 in some places.You got to have it not much choice.

Drive wise and as needed,my motto.

Frank

[MarkBC]

Prices where I filled my truck in Bend today

Not the cheapest in town by a long shot, but I got a considerable discount off the posted price by using my Safeway/Albertsons points.

[LuckyDan]

Tonopah Nv on Friday, Chevron on the north end of town was $5.99/gal for regular and the Texaco on the south end of town was $5.79.  Eight days earlier I swear the price locations were reversed.

Edited by LuckyDan, 10 October 2022 - 10:47 PM.