Can you beat this? It might be worth driving to Redwood City or Palo Alto to find a lower price. It all adds up and at today's prices, it adds up pretty fast. Here's a challenge, if you are looking for one that might help your fellow drivers.
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Lowest Gasoline Price: Can You Beat This?
Original post made by Price Sensitive, Menlo Park: Sharon Heights, on Mar 20, 2008
Can you beat this? It might be worth driving to Redwood City or Palo Alto to find a lower price. It all adds up and at today's prices, it adds up pretty fast. Here's a challenge, if you are looking for one that might help your fellow drivers.
Comments (5)
Posted by John
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Mar 20, 2008 at 3:41 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Mar 20, 2008 at 3:41 pm
The owners of Willow Cove are mean and their colors are meant to make you think it is a Valco.
Coast also has a mean owner and offers a no value-added service.
Mountain View has the cheapest gas year round in my opinion.
Posted by Jim Lewis
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 22, 2008 at 7:48 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 22, 2008 at 7:48 am
Shopping for the "lowest price" may be fun, but as a practical matter if one saves 10c per gallon on a purchase of 10 gallons, the savings is only one dollar ($1.00). With that in mind, is it worth driving across town, or to the adjacent city, that may run $2.00 in gas and wear and tear just to get there?
Convenience, saving time and customer satisfaction with a gasoline dealer you like and is located near one's home or work in the end may be more important that saving $1.00 at the gas pump. At nearly $4.00 per gallon, maybe what we need in this column are tips, suggestions and ideas on effective ways to "save" gas or improve on "gas mileage", vs. finding a source of cheaper gas.
Posted by Todd Temple
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 22, 2008 at 7:58 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 22, 2008 at 7:58 am
I have been under the impression that buying gas locally has some tax benefit for the city/community. As painful as it is sometimes to pay the higher prices, I reconcile the additional expense with the idea that it somehow benefits the community. I haven't investigated this, and would be interested to learn if someone has.
Posted by Joanna
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 22, 2008 at 4:04 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 22, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Tips:
Keep tires inflated to recommended psi. Digital meters are around $7 for convenience.
Make sure your air filter is clean. It is very easy to check and replace it and it shouldn't require any tools.
Consolidate errands on one or a few trips.
I would use a bike, but I get hot and in a condition that would not be right for meetings and whatnot.
Posted by Out Smart Them
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Mar 26, 2008 at 11:04 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Mar 26, 2008 at 11:04 am
There are several websites that provide the cheapest, least expensive and lowest gas stations in the area. This has the potential of saving enormous amounts of time - and money.
If you want to consider out smarting the oil companies, try out this website. It is www.sanjosegasprices.com. It covers a large area, but you can filter it down to you own community, including Menlo Park.
At 10c/gallon x a once a week fill-up, one can easily save $50 - $100 per year. Using my imagination, that can cover a whole lot of goodies.
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