Have you paid $4+ a gallon for gas yet?

[epchick]

Its officially then end of the world, its hit the $4.00+ mark in El Paso.

I got an email the other day about how to save gas, and one was to not buy gas during the day---to either fill your tank up in the morning or in the evening when the temperature is cooler. At first I didn't think it mattered until this last time I filled up my tank and got a lot less mileage!!

[CrimsonTide4]

Not yet. I filled up Saturday for $3.89 and the next day that same station was $3.99.

[jon1856]

Energy Dept. says oil, gas prices to stay high

WASHINGTON - Motorists can expect gasoline prices around $4 gallon through next year, the Energy Department said Wednesday, with oil prices staying well above $100 a barrel.
Crude oil prices are likely to average $126 a barrel in 2009, $4 higher than this year, as oil supplies and demand are expected to remain tight, Guy Caruso, head of the department's Energy Information Administration, told a House hearing.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25096617/

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by epchick

Its officially then end of the world, its hit the $4.00+ mark in El Paso.

I got an email the other day about how to save gas, and one was to not buy gas during the day---to either fill your tank up in the morning or in the evening when the temperature is cooler. At first I didn't think it mattered until this last time I filled up my tank and got a lot less mileage!!

I hope that the e-mail was not the kind covered in following link from
Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp
Sort of mixed reviews/thoughts. Very interesting read.
Other sites cover it as well:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/aut...umping_gas.htm
Linked from ^ is the following which also has some good info:
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/fuelec...2/article.html

[epchick]

Originally Posted by jon1856

I hope that the e-mail was not the kind covered in following link from
Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp
Sort of mixed reviews/thoughts. Very interesting read.
Other sites cover it as well:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/aut...umping_gas.htm
Linked from ^ is the following which also has some good info:
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/fuelec...2/article.html

So i only looked at the first link, and it contained a little of the same information----mainly about how gas expands at higher temps. Although snopes says its false, when you have temps of 100+, it there has to be some expansion, the tanks can't stay cool the whole time.

[dukedg]

Arg! My cheap station is at $4.54 a gallon

[jon1856]

The "best" nearest to me is now $4.33