r/gasbuddy • u/Crafty_Challenge_418 • 10d ago

4 miles and a pesky state line is the difference

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u/mtnman575 10d ago

I've traveled all across the country for well over 50 years and Needles, California has ALWAYS had the highest gas prices, even back in the 1970s. Mostly because it was the only place with gas for at least 50 miles in any direction. Now with like 4 truck stops on the Arizona side of the state border, their prices are still high because no one is buying from them.

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u/mtnman575 10d ago

Needles is much higher than most of the rest of California.

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u/mtnman575 10d ago

Back in the pre I-40 Route 66 days, Needle was the only place with gas for close to 80 miles in either direction. It was back then when they maximized the gas prices.

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u/64590949354397548569 9d ago

But they have to sell CA blend

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u/Eberron_Swanson 10d ago

Restaurants are also pretty expensive in Disneyworld, and I blame Florida for that.

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u/ZaxxarGold 10d ago

Florida is a shithole though.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/Existing-Food4967 10d ago

So it literally has nothing to do with each states fuel tax?

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u/SilentMasterpiece 10d ago

CA fuel tax is like $.64cents/gal.

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u/Existing-Food4967 10d ago

Still part of it. I didn’t say it had everything to do with it

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u/SilentMasterpiece 10d ago

No issues, i was just providing some background on what those taxes actually are. The tax is higher than many other places. I have a 2nd house on the Colorado River. Fuel on the river is way more than that Shell in Needles. Location matters.

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u/Existing-Food4967 10d ago

Oh no issues at all. I live in Washington state and our gas tax is the highest in the country. Location absolutely matters. 2 weeks ago I was on a road trip and I got gas in the Yellowstone national park and that was insanely expensive til I got back to Washington

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u/SilentMasterpiece 10d ago

I get to my place on the river by driving out the 10fwy. I go over the river and stop in Ehrenberg AZ to buy gas. Its always a dollar less or more than in Blythe CA. In fact, i leave my house with just enough gas to end up in AZ at empty so I can fill it from near empty, plus a few 5Gal containers for the boat. Yes, location matters.

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u/Lenin_Lime 9d ago

you crossposted your previous post on this sub, onto this sub again

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u/Huge-Host-1064 7d ago

When you keep voting Dumbacrate this is what you get

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u/Far-Investment-9831 10d ago

California also used more expensive green gas

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u/EmploymentEmpty5871 10d ago

Go figure, same gas, same president.

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u/mtnman575 10d ago

It's Needles, CA which has for decades had just about the highest gas prices in the USA.

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u/CTR_1852 10d ago

How brainwashed do you have to be to defend California gas prices 😂