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Follow up: seasonal decline in gas prices coming

GasBuddy Blog -- GasBuddy tries to be among the first to tell you everything. We told you in spring when we thought prices had peaked, and they had indeed done just that, so here we are trying to also give you a heads up: it appears the seasonal decline in gas prices is ready to hit.

Make no mistake, some areas have already seen nice declines in gasoline prices- mainly the Great Lakes, where wholesale gasoline prices are at their lowest since February, when average retail prices were in the $3.30s and $3.40s. If you're in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, or Wisconsin your prices have already started dropping and will continue through this week.

If you're along the West Coast, specifically California, you have my sympathy. Prices...

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Submitted Oct 16, 2012 By: PD

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KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,282 Points:641,755 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Oct 31, 2012 2:34:30 AM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse Still in the $3.80s here.
dcone2 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,060 Points:111,360 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:13:14 PM Ignore dcone2 Report Abuse good
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,487 Points:1,346,755 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 6:03:56 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse It's happening. Paid $2.98 at the QT on I-44 in Tulsa today.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,055 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 1:39:41 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse its just not declining fast enough
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:58:59 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse ok
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,520 Points:444,070 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:05:59 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Hope so
dcone2 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,060 Points:111,360 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 12:21:38 AM Ignore dcone2 Report Abuse ok
RapMassaG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,646 Points:1,073,190 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 9:43:51 PM Ignore RapMassaG Report Abuse Ours went up 50 cents/gallon yesterday, thanks to Greedway.
coffeebrake1015 Champion Author Florida Posts:1,290 Points:300,010 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 7:23:02 PM Ignore coffeebrake1015 Report Abuse no you make no mistake' it will hit and prices will come down. ELections are here and now is the time to vote. open up your eyes.
GasHunter0007 Veteran Author California Posts:289 Points:187,875 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 2:04:55 PM Ignore GasHunter0007 Report Abuse Not in California. We will always be up there along with HI and NY.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,520 Points:444,070 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 4:47:11 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse They say it is.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,055 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 10:56:08 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse great
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,055 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 10:55:57 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse great
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:6,102 Points:1,302,725 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 3:43:21 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse I can do one better then wait for a price drop...Just drive a little less.
hhf Rookie Author Ontario Posts:4 Points:1,305 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 1:14:49 PM Ignore hhf Report Abuse still way too high!
Lobsters11 Rookie Author Sacramento Posts:29 Points:16,075 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 1:03:26 PM Ignore Lobsters11 Report Abuse There is no reason for gas prices to be so high. Its the greedy oil investors robbing us blind!
TOOMUCH Sophomore Author Toronto Posts:192 Points:21,170 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 12:56:56 PM Ignore TOOMUCH Report Abuse and about time too.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 12:01:59 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse renb: 10 cents drop maybe, but there was the 60-70 cents jump UPwards before that.
Mothus Veteran Author Atlanta Posts:421 Points:482,325 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 12:50:05 PM Ignore Mothus Report Abuse k
renbutler Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,156 Points:147,505 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 10:53:02 AM Ignore renbutler Report Abuse People, come on. Just look at the price charts. Prices nationally have dipped almost ten cents in the past week: http://66.70.86.64/ChartServer/ch.gaschart?Country=Canada&Crude=f&Period=1&Areas=USA%20Average,,&Unit=US%20$/G Just because it isn't happening down the street from your house, it doesn't mean it isn't happening. Think macro, not micro.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 5:45:03 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse yea... the question is WHEN will the drop happen...
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 5:44:46 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse CW: only as accurate as the human predicting it.
jcurley Champion Author California Posts:8,013 Points:1,800,545 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 7:41:27 PM Ignore jcurley Report Abuse well, we're waiting.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,055 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 4:51:33 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse hope so
CapriceWagon Champion Author Washington Posts:1,009 Points:502,870 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 2:21:03 PM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse I paid $3.79 last night, prices were supposed to drop a month and a half ago, WTH
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 5:56:16 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse nice prices. In the mid-3.60 here...
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 5:55:28 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse seen finally a drop of 6 cents... that's 60 up and 6 down. Hmmm...
gknee09 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,001 Points:844,610 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 8:36:02 PM Ignore gknee09 Report Abuse yeah!!!
lesandliz Sophomore Author New Orleans Posts:190 Points:366,475 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 5:40:48 PM Ignore lesandliz Report Abuse Every penny counts...
livedream Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,840 Points:781,785 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 5:16:09 PM Ignore livedream Report Abuse Prices in my area of West Michigan have dropped to the $3.60 range, and so far continue to drop, penny by penny. We'll see if this welcome trend continues.....
Billbop Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,787 Points:1,458,215 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 5:07:25 PM Ignore Billbop Report Abuse Dropped .13 here in the last 8 days but wait, someones uncles, cousins, maid heard that something may happen in Spain that affects the price of tomatoes completely throwing the oil market into a tizzy. It's a good as their excuses.
menagerie1013 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,365 Points:711,190 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 4:41:20 PM Ignore menagerie1013 Report Abuse Is going down a little. Bigger price reductions are needed.
99church Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,957 Points:388,765 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 4:31:54 PM Ignore 99church Report Abuse I live in northern Indiana, and when i left town yesterday i filled up for $3.59, I was going to Cincinatti, saw prices on the way there from $3.39 to $3.89 for regular gas
SUV2009 Champion Author Orlando Posts:4,488 Points:1,165,240 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 4:15:53 PM Ignore SUV2009 Report Abuse oKAY
SkooterG Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,369 Points:344,185 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 4:11:29 PM Ignore SkooterG Report Abuse Won't happen soon enough!
Point__man Champion Author Raleigh Posts:4,472 Points:904,420 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 4:11:11 PM Ignore Point__man Report Abuse here the high priced stations have been stuck at 3.99 for months; while some others dropped a little. Betting prices change course before the drop reaches us.
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,656 Points:1,941,820 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 4:10:23 PM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse Actually going up in Atlanta!
boldrph Champion Author Topeka Posts:18,528 Points:3,477,615 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 3:33:21 PM Ignore boldrph Report Abuse down 30c in 30 days
07skydriver Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,374 Points:1,009,305 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 3:13:28 PM Ignore 07skydriver Report Abuse Toledo area is having a nice little gas war. $3.09 is the low right now.
IMLURCH Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,319 Points:1,129,905 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:44:44 PM Ignore IMLURCH Report Abuse can't happen soon or fast enough
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:16,749 Points:2,166,430 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:37:16 PM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse I;ll believe it when I see it happen.
Busymomma56 Sophomore Author Utah Posts:224 Points:52,120 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:32:53 PM Ignore Busymomma56 Report Abuse ok already....do it!
CapriceWagon Champion Author Washington Posts:1,009 Points:502,870 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:31:28 PM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse We've been waiting for six weeks
zeeflyers All-Star Author Pittsburgh Posts:713 Points:230,655 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:30:32 PM Ignore zeeflyers Report Abuse We'll see
DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,954 Points:1,391,955 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:30:11 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse This is old news, but it is proving GasBuddy wrong, at least so far as Southern California is concerned. Gas prices here have dropped on an average of 30 cents per gallon in the past 11 days. In many stations, we are below $4.50 per gallon now, and one is at $3.99.
McMutt Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,221 Points:1,333,380 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:28:54 PM Ignore McMutt Report Abuse Another cycle.
zeitgeist669 Rookie Author Knoxville Posts:36 Points:429,620 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:28:49 PM Ignore zeitgeist669 Report Abuse I'll believe it when I see it.
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,550 Points:506,250 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:24:47 PM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse whatever...
grammamNV Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,335 Points:372,425 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:19:44 PM Ignore grammamNV Report Abuse down, down, down - when?
gas_too_high Champion Author Columbus Posts:11,686 Points:1,959,415 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 2:18:56 PM Ignore gas_too_high Report Abuse The seasonal slide, rumored since at least July, is now upon us -- finally. However: "Make no mistake, some areas have already seen nice declines in gasoline prices- mainly the Great Lakes, where wholesale gasoline prices are at their lowest since February..." I can guarantee that retail gas prices are still mcuh higher than February, when they were in the 2.90s. The lowest in town right now is $3.29. Prices are dropping, but they are not cheap -- not as long as they stay above $3/gallon. GTH