Comments on: OK City Claims America’s Cheapest Gas” $3.61 a Gallon

By: 50merc

50merc — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:42:42 +0000

Martin, I like the picture too. And I even remember seeing the abandoned station that’s depicted. It’s not in Oklahoma, but rather in Glen Rio, TX. It can be seen from Interstate 40 (old Rt. 66).

Tonight, oklahomacitygasprices dot com reports only one station at $3.61, but many are only a few cents higher. Near my home, stations are posting $3.72 or thereabouts.

By: Nemphre

Nemphre — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:27:35 +0000

And the numbers are closer together now that the EPA essentially chopped 10% off of all the numbers with the new EPA ratings.

By: TEXN3

TEXN3 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:18:50 +0000

What a vehicle is rated at and what it’ll achieve (by how it’s driven) can be vastly different.

Get a nice headwind going, as we often experience in the mtn. west, and the mileage difference will be quite different between an S40 and Acadia.

With that said, Oklahoma is a great place. Lived in Tulsa for some years and enjoyed it, for the same reasons I enjoy living in Boise.

By: nocaster

nocaster — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:44:46 +0000

“Oklahoma has the cheapest prices because we pump our own oil, for the entire state!”

I’ve heard that all my life. I also hear how “Oklahoman’s are the friendliest people in the country”. Both of these statements are local myths…like gerbils and Mathis Brothers.

By: Martin Albright

Martin Albright — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:09:54 +0000

No comment on the article but just wanted to say I love the picture. There’s something about abandoned places I find very compelling.