Price gap for octane grades in your area

[rusty_g80]

What is the price gap between regular and premium gas in your area?

Chicago area typical is 60c between regular (87) and premium (93).
Highest I've seen is close to $1.

[KayTees]

Originally Posted by rusty_g80

What is the price gap between regular and premium gas in your area?

Chicago area typical is 60c between regular (87) and premium (93).
Highest I've seen is close to $1.

In Vancouver its roughly anywhere from $1.15/L to $1.26/L for 87. I remember I was filling up in mid July and it was $1.37/L for 87 and 94 gas was around $1.58/L.

[omgboost]

About 40c in NYC, 2.29 vs 2.65. In NJ, the price gap is huge. Usually 87 is cheap, like 2.09. One place I went to, 93 was 3.69. I never stop in NJ to fill up anymore before I get back to NYC. NYC premium prices are cheaper than rip off NJ unless I have a car that takes 87.

[serge1]

in WA state, overwhelming majority of gas stations have 10-cent increase from 87, 89, 93. Regardless of season or overall price changes.
That was the case as long as I lived here.

[mitch808]

There are entire websites dedicated to this topic. like this:
http://www.gasbuddy.com/

[technologiq]

I feel lucky that there is only a $0.20 gap in my area

[radx5m]

TN 20 -30 cent gap. Friday's in my area do premium pricing at mid level. Paid $2/gal last week 😀

[Flying Ace]

diesel is 30 cents cheaper than premium here in CA...just sayin'

[135ivert]

It feels like the spread has gotten wider over the last year or two. It used to be 20c extra in my area. Now it's more like 40c.

[omgboost]

Originally Posted by 135ivert

It feels like the spread has gotten wider over the last year or two. It used to be 20c extra in my area. Now it's more like 40c.

Yes, I use to remember when it was only 10c difference in each grade increase when the majority of the engines only require 87. Now it is more. I suspect it is because more engines require higher octane ratings and thus this is their way to make more money off the consumers.

[Flying Ace]

EIA is an entire government website dedicated to this and allows you to see how it has differed over time.

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_...te_dpgal_w.htm

[docvb]

the larger price gap for premium in areas relates to the refinery feedstocks, it seems the Bakken and other shale play light crudes produce very little of the octane-enhancing components compared to the more traditional heavier crudes, hence the higher price gap. Also, the midwest refineries use a lot of the canadian tar sands crude, so your regular 87-octane rbob is actually 20-30 cents cheaper than usual....so the higher premium price is a combination of both...the more expensive octane boosting stuff and the loss of the canadian tar crude discount.

However, if there is 10% ethanol in your area, i thought that was a great octane booster????

[UglyBuzzard]

Still .20 here

[omgboost]

Originally Posted by docvb

the larger price gap for premium in areas relates to the refinery feedstocks, it seems the Bakken and other shale play light crudes produce very little of the octane-enhancing components compared to the more traditional heavier crudes, hence the higher price gap. Also, the midwest refineries use a lot of the canadian tar sands crude, so your regular 87-octane rbob is actually 20-30 cents cheaper than usual....so the higher premium price is a combination of both...the more expensive octane boosting stuff and the loss of the canadian tar crude discount.

However, if there is 10% ethanol in your area, i thought that was a great octane booster????

There is a Shell gas station in NJ right next to the BMW dealership. They sell 87 for $2.09 but 89 and 93 sells for $3.49 and $3.59. I doubt it is that much of a price difference to produce when others octane price differences are within 10-20 cents to the next octane level. This Shell gas station is just robbery.

[Flying Ace]

supply-demand. Supply of inputs including transportation costs, demand for the output.

[Crazy1323]

I was in Oxford, MS this weekend. Oxford is a small college town. A lot of young kids drive nice cars and their parents pay for gas. I was pissed when I pulled up to a gas station that only advertised the 87 price on their sign, $1.89 I think. When I pulled up to the pump premium was $3.09!! I had filled up the day before for $2.07 at another station. I guess they are just assuming people buying premium won't pay attention. Needless to say I moved on and didn't buy any gas.

[canonguy12]

It was 20 cents in Ohio until a few months back.. then it went to 30, then 40 and now it stands at 50 cents. 20->50 in less than a year