Watch the gas prices....

[Belle1962]

I was a bit surprised to notice that gas is cheaper onsite (at least yesterday and today) than offsite. The Exxons onsite are $1.47 while the gas stations in Lake Buena Vista (off of 535) are $1.65 (except the 7-11 gas which is $1.59). I guess it "pays" to pay attention.

 

[Homer Timpson]

The US 'gallon' is about one fifth smaller than it is here in Scotland - but that still equates to a 'pump price' of around $4.25

You'll appreciate why so many Brits upgrade to convertibles and Jeeps when in Florida - it's the only time we can afford to fill them up and run them

Brian

 

[treesinger]

It's going to get worse again too. The price for a barrel just went over $30 and WHEN we attack Iraq, be sure that oil will inflate even more.

 

[treesinger]

If you don't mind driving a few miles out of the way, you can save almost .20 cents!! That was the case for me on my last trip in March.

 

[*Flower*]

We drive down, and always fill up at Costco while we're there.
DH looks forward to gassing up, because he can make a stop at Starbuck's!!
So our trip usually equates to: Fill up at Costco before we leave, stop in St. Marys, GA to fill up again, and fill up at Costco FL for the trip back.

Good Luck!!

 

[jgates]

Yeah, we bought onsite too for convenience and it was cheaper. If we went further away it got better too. Worst was right by the DTD hotels and towards the Marriott Village.

 

[dcfromva]

I think I'm missing a couple of receipts, but here's what we paid for gas on our recent trip:

8/22/02 Trubuy-St. Paul, NC 1.329/gal
(I'm missing a receipt from GA)
8/31/02 "Mickey Gas" Exxon Tiger Mart 1.479/gal
9/01/02 Exxon-Ricmond Hill, GA 1.199/gal
9/01/02 Exxon-Kenly, NC 1.329/gal
9/5/02 Mobil-Springfield, VA 1.479/gal

-DC

 

[PennConn]

I am driving to WDW next week, and I budgeted $2.00 per gallon (my car requires Premium) .... do you think that's enough?

 

[BedKnobbery2]

The prices are MUCH lower if you stray out of the immediate WDW area. I went to a station by the Buena Vista Outlets mall, and I believe it was $1.36 per gallon. My jaw dropped when I saw the price, since I too had seen the $1.65 price at a Sunoco near the disney entrance.

BK