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Title: Calculator---Will driving to a cheaper gas station save me money?
Post by: Sojourner on May 16, 2007, 04:14:04 AM
FWIW:
Here a link to calculator on web for quick answer to determine if longer distance is worth extra miles at lower price.

www.bankrate.com/brm/calc/gasPrice.asp

Whatever.....it free & ready to use.

FWIW

Sojourn for Christ, Jerry


Hi Jerry, I fixed the link
Nick-
Title: Re: Calculator---Will driving to a cheaper gas station save me money?
Post by: Jeremy on May 16, 2007, 07:33:40 AM
I wish I could drive to an American gas station to buy my fuel - diesel is over $9 a gallon here

Jeremy
Title: Re: Calculator---Will driving to a cheaper gas station save me money?
Post by: jjrbus on May 16, 2007, 08:03:32 AM
I wonder how much it would cost to Fedex fuel to the UK?

No matter how hard I try, when I stop for fuel it is ALWAYS cheaper at the next exit!!!!! Must be some kind of law.
Title: Re: Calculator---Will driving to a cheaper gas station save me money?
Post by: belfert on May 16, 2007, 09:58:58 AM
Quote from: jjrbus on May 16, 2007, 08:03:32 AM
No matter how hard I try, when I stop for fuel it is ALWAYS cheaper at the next exit!!!!! Must be some kind of law.

I remember in 2002 stopping at the first exit in a town to get gasoline.  It was a sky high (at the time) $1.70.  We proceeded to the next exit and gasoline was at the then normal price of around $1.40.

We were headed cross country on I-80 and noticed a pattern of the first exit in town usually had higher prices when the towns were far apart.  Not generally 25 or 30 cents more, but more nonetheless.
Title: Re: Calculator---Will driving to a cheaper gas station save me money?
Post by: edvanland on May 16, 2007, 03:12:30 PM
Never stop at the first station off the freeway.  Go into town a ways and the price is always cheaper for gas.  Now in a bus that is not always the case as some of the in town stations don't have the room for a big bus and also don't sell as much deisel so there could be little creepy things or water in the fuel.
Was in the business for 30 years.
ED
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