Gas $ 2.0 ?

lumpy790
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What happened to the long post about gas prices it disappeared?

Our gas had dropped below $4 on Monday and Wednesday but that sure didn’t last long.

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5/16/2026 12:43pm

Gosh, I missed this thread! Thanks for starting another one.

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5/16/2026 7:03pm Edited Date/Time 5/16/2026 7:03pm

Auto loan delinquencies are high because the average transaction amount for a new car is presently $50-$51k. In 2012, it was $30k. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that bigger loans are less affordable. 

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5/16/2026 7:18pm
Auto loan delinquencies are high because the average transaction amount for a new car is presently $50-$51k. In 2012, it was $30k. Doesn't take a rocket...

Auto loan delinquencies are high because the average transaction amount for a new car is presently $50-$51k. In 2012, it was $30k. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that bigger loans are less affordable. 

Don't tell me, tell the Iranians.

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5/16/2026 7:29pm
Auto loan delinquencies are high because the average transaction amount for a new car is presently $50-$51k. In 2012, it was $30k. Doesn't take a rocket...

Auto loan delinquencies are high because the average transaction amount for a new car is presently $50-$51k. In 2012, it was $30k. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that bigger loans are less affordable. 

Not to mention terms go to like 84 or 96 months now and people sign right up with little to no down payment. Upside down immediately and it doesn’t get any better. But wifey needs a new Tahoe to match all the other moms in the school pickup line and daddy needs a new 2500 Duramax to haul a Yeti full of Gatorades to junior’s travel baseball games.

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5/16/2026 8:08pm Edited Date/Time 5/16/2026 8:08pm

Up in the corner of Washington, I think the cheapest I’ve found is $5.50, it’s like a vacuum cleaner is hooked up to our wallets

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Auto loan delinquencies are high because the average transaction amount for a new car is presently $50-$51k. In 2012, it was $30k. Doesn't take a rocket...

Auto loan delinquencies are high because the average transaction amount for a new car is presently $50-$51k. In 2012, it was $30k. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that bigger loans are less affordable. 

SEE ARE125 wrote:
Not to mention terms go to like 84 or 96 months now and people sign right up with little to no down payment. Upside down immediately...

Not to mention terms go to like 84 or 96 months now and people sign right up with little to no down payment. Upside down immediately and it doesn’t get any better. But wifey needs a new Tahoe to match all the other moms in the school pickup line and daddy needs a new 2500 Duramax to haul a Yeti full of Gatorades to junior’s travel baseball games.

Cheap new cars still exist but you’re right people get the 50-80k options becuase “we needed a car” and “this one’s safe” and the crowd favorite, “I’ll keep this one forever it’s worth it”

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5/17/2026 5:52am
SEE ARE125 wrote:
Not to mention terms go to like 84 or 96 months now and people sign right up with little to no down payment. Upside down immediately...

Not to mention terms go to like 84 or 96 months now and people sign right up with little to no down payment. Upside down immediately and it doesn’t get any better. But wifey needs a new Tahoe to match all the other moms in the school pickup line and daddy needs a new 2500 Duramax to haul a Yeti full of Gatorades to junior’s travel baseball games.

Lol...in 2021, I finally replaced my 2005 F150 that I'd bought used in 2008 (had frame cancer). I replaced int with a Chevy 3500 Express cargo van that had 226,000 miles on it, and a list of maintenance records as long as your arm. Paid $10k for it (financed it, but it's paid off now). It's got 292,000 on it now, and I drive it every day. I'm also religious with the maintenance. It's my work truck and my daily driver.. Gonna drive it till it's no longer economically justified to keep it. My other car is a Goldwing 😎

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5/17/2026 7:17pm Edited Date/Time 5/17/2026 7:18pm

You can still get regular unleaded for just barely under $5 here. Here’s the current lowest prices for Unleaded, Premium, and Diesel here. 

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5/17/2026 9:33pm

$6.54 / gal here in Cape Town, South Africa, and next month we will get hit with another huge price hike.

We will have riots soon....

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5/17/2026 9:56pm

Gas prices in my area didn’t move much one way or the other over the last week.

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5/18/2026 7:08am

I accepted the E15 this morning for the daily commuter, Ford Escape. $4.79 looked better than $4.99. Now King Prickster is going to add his yearly fuel tax increase on July 1st. Like clockwork every summer. 

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I accepted the E15 this morning for the daily commuter, Ford Escape. $4.79 looked better than $4.99. Now King Prickster is going to add his yearly...

I accepted the E15 this morning for the daily commuter, Ford Escape. $4.79 looked better than $4.99. Now King Prickster is going to add his yearly fuel tax increase on July 1st. Like clockwork every summer. 

Imagine that. A democrat is going to raise your taxes. Still waiting for someone to explain what is the agenda for democrat party if they win the next election. Communism? 

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lumpy790
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5/18/2026 9:30am

Our Gas prices here vary greatly in different prices from $3.99 - $4.29 and NC is typically about 20 cents higher.

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Tucker GA yesterday afternoon

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The good ol days. Back then I never really paid much attention to what any particular station was charging for a gallon. Ya just pulled in and filled up. Usually just a half tank though.

lumpy790
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5/19/2026 6:53am Edited Date/Time 5/19/2026 6:54am

And today it sure is bouncing around a lot.

 

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5/19/2026 12:03pm Edited Date/Time 5/19/2026 12:03pm

Gas back up to $4.90 in NE Ohio. Wonder what's causing the oil filter shortage at wallyworld? Interestingly Mobil 1 full syntheic  was on sale for $25 for 5 qts.

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5/19/2026 12:15pm
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Gas back up to $4.90 in NE Ohio. Wonder what's causing the oil filter shortage at wallyworld? Interestingly Mobil 1 full syntheic  was on sale for...

Gas back up to $4.90 in NE Ohio. Wonder what's causing the oil filter shortage at wallyworld? Interestingly Mobil 1 full syntheic  was on sale for $25 for 5 qts.

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I asked the guy behind the nearby sports counter and he  said Fram went broke and Walmart is trying to figure out who their next supplier will be.

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Gas back up to $4.90 in NE Ohio. Wonder what's causing the oil filter shortage at wallyworld? Interestingly Mobil 1 full syntheic  was on sale for...

Gas back up to $4.90 in NE Ohio. Wonder what's causing the oil filter shortage at wallyworld? Interestingly Mobil 1 full syntheic  was on sale for $25 for 5 qts.

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I asked the guy behind the nearby sports counter and he  said Fram went broke and Walmart is trying to figure out who their next supplier...

I asked the guy behind the nearby sports counter and he  said Fram went broke and Walmart is trying to figure out who their next supplier will be.

It was dipping the filters in the grippy stuff that sent from over the edge wasn't it, sure is nice for getting them unscrewed though...

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5/19/2026 12:47pm Edited Date/Time 5/19/2026 10:14pm

I had to go get a new pair of work shoes at the Marysville outlet mall this morning. The mall is on Indian reservation land , after I got shoes I bought gas on the reservation. It was $5.39 for regular which is about 40 cents cheaper than the area where I live.

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5/19/2026 6:29pm
early wrote:
Gas back up to $4.90 in NE Ohio. Wonder what's causing the oil filter shortage at wallyworld? Interestingly Mobil 1 full syntheic  was on sale for...

Gas back up to $4.90 in NE Ohio. Wonder what's causing the oil filter shortage at wallyworld? Interestingly Mobil 1 full syntheic  was on sale for $25 for 5 qts.

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I asked the guy behind the nearby sports counter and he  said Fram went broke and Walmart is trying to figure out who their next supplier...

I asked the guy behind the nearby sports counter and he  said Fram went broke and Walmart is trying to figure out who their next supplier will be.

That’s accurate. There were a handful of brands of auto parts that went down with that ship. 

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5/19/2026 7:29pm

Regular $4.50 and diesel $5.02 today just outside Louisville. 

I don't do enough miles for it to matter at the pump all that much, but it's the cost of literally everything else that's going up in the name of transportation costs that adds up. And I keep putting off booking a few flights for the family hoping it will get better and that's not working out very well either. 

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Having an E85 capable vehicle is paying off BIG TIME right now
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5/20/2026 11:16am

Just filled up……$5.65 at Safeway grocery store, gas station, bought 3 miles from my home.

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jridout12 wrote:
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Having an E85 capable vehicle is paying off BIG TIME right now

Seeing that. I actually have never seen flex fuel gas at the pumps I go to. But yeah BrotherMan ,good for you on that.😎

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