NC gas price comparison rant

6BangBronk

6BangBronk

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Anybody going across state lines anytime soon? By chance with a tanker truck?

http://www.raleighgasprices.com/Price_By_County.aspx

Tourism? Transportation Industry? Future business attraction into the state? Local farmers competing with out of state producers? List goes on and on…
NC gas taxes go towards road maintenance. Is smooth roads worth being 13’th highest in the nation?
 
Where I live gas in $3.58 I drive less than 10 mikes south to Asheville & its $3.43 same county & even the same gas station but its a $.15 difference.
 
I'd just once like to get a straight answer when it comes to justification of gas prices. I used to think supply and demand made sense until I started noticing that some stations (like the mom and pop gas station about halfway between Lexington and Asheboro) in out-of-the-way locations with no competition for dozens of miles around in either direction actually had prices 5-10 cents cheaper than in town gas stations with one on all 4 corners.

Is the quality of their gas THAT inferior? When there's 4 gas stations on all 4 corners of an intersection, does it make sense that one might be 4 cents more then the other 3? You'd think they would match the price just to pull some of the customers. Brand loyalty can only take you so far.

Anyone?
 
i live between to exits on I-77 ( in sc ) and the gas station at the top of the exit are .5 more than ones a mile down the road just because they can. the two truck stops at the other exit face each other and are very competative with the cheapest gas in town.
 
NC gas prices are high because the road tax is indexed to the cost of fuel. So if fuel prices go up, the road tax for the next 6mos is higher.

That said, I usually wait until Wytheville to fill up. Last time it was more expensive than it was here at the house.
 
ManglerYJ said:
I'd just once like to get a straight answer when it comes to justification of gas prices. I used to think supply and demand made sense until I started noticing that some stations (like the mom and pop gas station about halfway between Lexington and Asheboro) in out-of-the-way locations with no competition for dozens of miles around in either direction actually had prices 5-10 cents cheaper than in town gas stations with one on all 4 corners.
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That is supply and demand.

Demand is high, prices are high. Demand is low, prices are low. Nobody is going to the out of the way places, so they have to slash prices in order to attract customers.
 
Drove thru Virginia this past weekend and gas was 3.29, then drove up to Connecticut and the cheapest gas was 4.19. So we don't have in that bad here in NC.
 
I paid $3.35 in Cherryville NC (at walmart, with a walmart gift card, which reduced the price 10 cents from 3.45) yesterday, it's $3.50's in Lincolnton, 10 miles away.
 
I NEVER buy fuel in NC.I make sure I have enuf to get where Im goin and back.We usually stop across the stateline in Campabello to get gas/fuel when were headed that way.
 
Big tanks on vehicles = savings. Buy it where you want to instead of where you have to! You're gonna buy it anyway!
 
Shawn said:
That is supply and demand.
Demand is high, prices are high. Demand is low, prices are low. Nobody is going to the out of the way places, so they have to slash prices in order to attract customers.
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Sort of...

In a remote area demand has a noticeable spike for those actually demand. I.E. running out of fuel.

The other thing that is unknown is who sets the price. QT is an OK based C-Store magnate that is expanding rapidly into SC. Their gas price base lines are set at corproate (in OK) The one near the office will often be as much as .12 cheaper than the other 3 at the same intersection. The other 3 refuse to drop to their loss leader prices...and instead all have signs that say buy good gas insinutaing that QT's lower price is due to their lack of quality (never mind that the same tanker may fill all 4 stations up)

Final item is overhead...maw and paw may only have their light bill to pay and are comfy netting 100k a year, C-Store conglomerate may be publicly traded and need to maximize every penny and cover the overhead of the corner office and corporate yacht.
 
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