Gasoline Prices

I my area, the price of gas did jump over $3 per gallon, went back fown to a bit below that, & then as the summer months rolled in, it jumped right back up there. It seems that it is indeed more expensive during the summer than in the winter also. The thing about summer is that is around the time people drive out to take road trips, & it is also when the prices jump up, & generates more cash by selling that higher-priced gas for those road trips. Seems like the rich & greedy get richer & greedier. Probably, one of the reasons for these summer trips, aside from the hotter weather, is that the kids are usually on summer vacation, & they do not need to be pulled out of school & miss classes for such a trip. I responded to a discussion a few months ago where someone did actually pull the kids out of school to take a vacation. They started the discussion when they returned. What they found was that things were great in that not only was it an enjoyable vacation in itself. There was a lot less waiting because there were not as many people. That was an added bonus. I think vacations should actually be planned to be taken during those times when gas is cheaper. It seems that when the price of gasoline goes up, so do the prices of other things, such as air fare, etc. Also, if possible, & you're lucky enough that the supermarket or other store that you get stuff from is not too far out of the way when going to & from work, perhaps stop on the way home from work, instead of making a special trip to drive there.

I have never heard that before- but it doesn't mean that it isn't true- but you would think gas is gas- you pump it and you pay by the gallon- We have had many cool days here in NY- I buy gas whenever the tank gets low-

It is true that gas expands and turns to vapor when it is hot and, since gas is sold by volume and not weight, "hot gas" would take up more room than "cold gas." So, you would be paying for less actual gas. However, you would not be losing $1.50 worth per gallon; that would mean that the gas would expand/contract by 50%. Since you would notice if your gas gauge plumetted to 1/2 full when the temperature dropped, and it hasn't, then this is certainly not the case. You would only be "losing" a small percentage of gas to the heat expansion, but probably not even $1.50's worth for a whole tank, let alone per gallon. Filling up on cooler days, or just in the morning or evening when the sun isn't out full force, will help squeeze your money's worth out of the pump, plus adds less gas vapors into the atmosphere as you're gassing up.

I hadn't heard this before. Although I have to admit that it DOES make sense. I fill up (or put gas in rather--filling up is too expensive these days)when I need to hot or not. Gas where I live is running about $2.80 a gallon which is better than $3.19 but still expensive. The Fed Government needs to do something to stop these outlandish gas prices--however I don't look for that to happen since the president is an oil tycoon--sigh.

hm in my country gasoline price is very cheap, only $0.5/ litre because gasoline in my country still subsided by the government so we can get low price gasoline..

Well if that is the case, with the prices of gas the way they are, you are losing more than 1/2 of each gallon of gas.Wow..It is pretty hot here all the time.I guess we would have to fill up our tanks late at night.

Wow, I have never heard about this before. It makes perfectly good sense and is easy to implement. I will certainly start filling up early in the mornings on my way to work and see if I can tell a difference. Tahnks for a very informative post!

Ive heard its better to wait until late evening or night to fill up. I fill up whenever i need to--hot or not.

The best time to fill your care is very early in the morning, before the heat causes it to expand.I am not sure how much you will save but I have heard 10-15 cents per gallon, our gas is sold by the liter and right now it is 106.9 per liter,So it is rather costly to fill a car I am fortunate I do not own a car, can not afford the price nor the up keep on one.I have never even had a drivers license. So in my case you can not miss what you never had.

I try to do the same thing. It has to do with temperature I believe. It expands and contracts like any other liquid. What I heard is to gas up when the sun is not up, so early in the morning or late at night. I have noticed a difference in my gas mileage once I started doing it! Seems like an easy way to save a little money.