Premium vs regular costs in your area

old guy · 04-25-2016, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by barncobob

in CA all we get is 91...as a kid back east we could go to Sunoco and dial in whatever octane we wanted, think it went up to 100, do they still have Sunoco gas back east?

We still have Sunoco in Mich. When l was a kid in the 60s/70s Sunoco had the dial your octane on the pump too!
190 octane =economy
200 = reg.
210, 220, 230 = mid.
240,= prem.
250, 260 high octane & it was blue & smelled great

sp911 · 04-26-2016, 10:20 AM

40 or 50 or some places 60 cent difference in ct. used to be only 20 or so. now our gas is going up again because they are switching to a "summer blend". what a rip off.

ayrton88 · 04-26-2016, 11:45 AM

Jeez, I hadn't paid much attention, but I just filled up, and regular was 2.19 and 93 octane was 3.15. This was at a Shell station outside of the city. Of course everything in Illinois is totally screwed up.

njobe89 · 04-26-2016, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i dont remember wat the regular's price was but 93 octane in my area varies from 2.89 to 3.19... i think. i dont really check the price as its not like i have a choice not to fuel. lol

if it's $5 you don't have a choice if you want to drive your car you're going to have to pay lol

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Originally Posted by Memphis370Z

Generally, there's a ten-cent spread from 87 to 89, and the same from 89 to 93.

it depends on the state tax and it typically goes up every few years

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Originally Posted by Jatmallet

In Atlanta it's anywhere from .40 to .80 difference. It really depends on what part of town you are in. In the city it's always .70 to .80, in the burbs it runs the gambit.

in atlanta the tax is 20 cents so from 87 to 89 is a 20 cent and then from 89 to 93 is another 20 cent difference. anything higher than that is the pump themselves charging more.

Zerafian · 04-26-2016, 03:37 PM

60-70 cent difference. I remember when it was only a 10-11 cent difference between the octanes

Ghostvette · 04-26-2016, 04:22 PM

On the Kansas side of the KC area (how's that for confusing

) it's .20 between regular and mid grade, then .20 to 91 octane premium. That's at QuikTrip. We have a few BP stations around, but I don't get gas there for a couple of reasons, they don't sell enough premium and the stations are run by some sketchy characters.

BrianMSmith · 04-26-2016, 10:34 PM

I haven't looked at the price of gas in 15 years (or food). I heard it was high a few years back.

madwi · 04-27-2016, 01:57 AM

93 was about .50 a gallon more than 89 a couple weeks ago. West MI.

Fuzzzy · 04-28-2016, 05:04 PM

93 was 60c > regular at two different Shell stations here today.

Seems as though the spread is sometimes as little as 50c, but I couldn't swear to it as I no longer pay attention to what regular costs.

04-26-2016, 11:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
ayrton88 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 397 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 14	Jeez, I hadn't paid much attention, but I just filled up, and regular was 2.19 and 93 octane was 3.15. This was at a Shell station outside of the city. Of course everything in Illinois is totally screwed up. MagmaRed370z likes this.

04-26-2016, 03:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
Zerafian A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,344 Drives: 13' MB 370z Rep Power: 30949	60-70 cent difference. I remember when it was only a 10-11 cent difference between the octanes __________________ LC500 exhaust set uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7DiA43ZYw&t

04-26-2016, 04:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ghostvette A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Shawnee KS Posts: 5,698 Drives: 15 Magma Red 6MT Rep Power: 2684377	On the Kansas side of the KC area (how's that for confusing ) it's .20 between regular and mid grade, then .20 to 91 octane premium. That's at QuikTrip. We have a few BP stations around, but I don't get gas there for a couple of reasons, they don't sell enough premium and the stations are run by some sketchy characters. __________________ 2015 Magma Red 6MT Sport Tech/2012 Fairlady MB 6MT Base (RIP 08032018)https://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/370Z/Coupe/

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sp911 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: central connecticut Posts: 259 Drives: 2012 370z gun metal Rep Power: 11	40 or 50 or some places 60 cent difference in ct. used to be only 20 or so. now our gas is going up again because they are switching to a "summer blend". what a rip off.

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04-28-2016, 05:04 PM	#24 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 876 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21860	93 was 60c > regular at two different Shell stations here today. Seems as though the spread is sometimes as little as 50c, but I couldn't swear to it as I no longer pay attention to what regular costs.