Redmt
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I could reply with many statements but seeing as how this isn't a politically based thread I won't.
What are you guys paying for gas?
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Probly a good idea. mtmuley
Matthew57
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$4.55 in N Idaho couple days ago. Most expensive I remember.
Redmt
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Bay Area Shell station in news has regular at $7.69 and diesel at $8.99. Hopefully they get fined for price gouging.
sclancy27
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I have one of these beauties too, 1997 F-350. I get 18-19 mpg empty, 15-16 with my camper on. I will keep that truck until one of us dies.
noharleyyet
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Regular and premium ticked up about a dime here in N Central TX...
406dn
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A seasonal change in gasoline volatility specs is occurring from winter grade gasoline to summer grade. The long and short of it, is that the amount of n-butane in gasoline blends is greatly reduced. I suspect in southern states, it's reduced to zero.
N-butane is the least expensive component in gasoline. So, in the summer, input costs for gasoline increase. Oil companies are very good at passing along any cost increases.
N-butane is the least expensive component in gasoline. So, in the summer, input costs for gasoline increase. Oil companies are very good at passing along any cost increases.
Nameless Range
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According to the federal highway administration, the average Montanan drives 16,000 miles per year. The average fuel price on January 1 of 2026 in MT was $2.75 per gallon.
Fuel costs of course go up and down seasonally, and hopefully they go down again after this self-inflicted quagmire is over, but even if one was generous and unrealistic and said the average Montanan drove a vehicle that got 20 miles to the gallon average over those 16,000 miles, we are talking a hell of a financial burden inflicted upon the average person.
It’s terrible - the incompetency finally being rubber meeting the road.
Fuel costs of course go up and down seasonally, and hopefully they go down again after this self-inflicted quagmire is over, but even if one was generous and unrealistic and said the average Montanan drove a vehicle that got 20 miles to the gallon average over those 16,000 miles, we are talking a hell of a financial burden inflicted upon the average person.
It’s terrible - the incompetency finally being rubber meeting the road.
Irrelevant
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87:
Paid $4.79 in Toppenish on the rez; then saw $5.69, 35 min later in Goldendale.
Paid $4.79 in Toppenish on the rez; then saw $5.69, 35 min later in Goldendale.
Irrelevant
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16,000 miles / 20 mpg = 800 gal * $0.37 (increase) = $296 annual cost increase.
That is significantly less than:
1. my annual increase in property taxes
2. My annual increase in federal income tax
3. my annual increase in food costs
4. my annual increase in health care costs
5. on par with my annual increase in vehicle maintenance costs (on avg)
6. about 1/2 my annual total beer budget.
Bonasababy
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5.29 for diesel here. Heading on a few hour trip to NoDak today, will fill to the brim there usually cheaper (mostly due to gas tax I think).
Nameless Range
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Largely agree. That's close to my chicken fried steak budget.
But, that $.37 increase occurred over the last week. We are currently up $1.60 from the beginning of the year, and still climbing.
Irrelevant
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are we? Because the date on the graphic is May 2, 2025.
Nameless Range
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Good catch I didn't see, but just an error by the chart maker. Avg gas prices in Montana on May 1 of 2025 were $3.13 according the the US Energy Information Administration
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