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Cheap Gas Web Sites: Waste Of Time Or Gas?
By Mr Ethanol | June 6, 2008
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With ever-rising gas prices more people are turning to Web sites that claim to steer you to the cheapest prices for gas in your neighborhood. But the question I had is, do these sites deliver what they promise and is it really worth it to drive 5 miles out of my way to save at the pump?
Since my Honda Accord’s gas tank was near empty, I decided to do a bit of a reality check and see if prices on cheap gas sites matched those at my local gas stations in Highland Park, Illinois. I chose three local gas stations and looked up the gas prices for regular on three different gas price sites: Automotive.com, Mapquest Gas Prices, and Gasbuddy.com.
In Search of Cheap Gas
I estimate the average price for a gallon of gas is about $4.15 where I live and surrounding towns. Some stations are charging as much as $4.30 a gallon. But I already steer clear of those stations. I was hoping even a 5 cent savings might be worth visiting a gas station I don’t usually go to.
My first snag in using these sites is proximity. By far the cheapest gas was a Speedway gas station that was selling a gallon of regular for $4.05 according to gas prices listed at Mapquest. That would have been a big savings, only if I lived closer. The gas station was 10 miles away. Never mind my time, any savings at the pump would be lost on the gas used for the roundtrip to the gas station. Read more.
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June 6th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Unleaded has gone from LOL to WTF : ]
The cheapest I’ve seen it around here is $3.85 — which is slightly better than what it has been at.