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    GASOLINE $2.15 Gallon: US Motorists drive across Mexican Border


    Roberto Saucedo of San Diego filled his RV yesterday at a gas station in downtown Tijuana ($2.15 gallon), where he took advantage of lower prices. (Photo by David Maung)

    TIJUANA – Some border-area residents are filling their gas tanks with Mexican gasoline to avoid escalating prices in San Diego County.

    By Anna Cearley
    UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER:

    At a Pemex gasoline station about a mile from the U.S.-Mexico border, San Diego resident Roberto Saucedo said he started buying Mexican gasoline when U.S. gasoline prices jumped.

    "I think the prices there are too much," said Saucedo, who had crossed the border with his wife in their RV. "Now when I'm here, I also get gasoline."

    Saucedo works in an auto body shop and frequently travels through Baja California with his wife.

    He said he can now fill up his RV for roughly $140 in Mexico – about $60 less than what he would pay in San Diego.

    A gallon of standard gasoline in Tijuana and other border areas costs about $2.15, compared with gas that costs closer to $3 in San Diego County.

    The gasoline is distributed by Pemex, Mexico's state-run oil monopoly. Pemex, formally known as Petroleos Mexicanos, controls the standards for its gasoline stations, many of which now operate as franchises.

    Several Mexican gas-station workers said yesterday that they began noticing the increase in business about a month ago. At two gas stations, workers said demand has jumped between 20 percent and 30 percent.

    "People are saying that gas costs more over there," said José Raygoza, manager of a Pemex station in the downtown Tijuana area at 10th Street and Madero.

    Gas-station workers said they aren't seeing people driving to Mexico just to buy gas. Some of the extra business comes from tourists and people such as Saucedo who are traveling through Mexico.

    Most, however, appear to be Tijuana residents who used to get their gasoline in the United States when they ran errands in San Diego County.

    "These are people who regularly cross the border, and now they are buying it here to avoid the price increases," said Carlos Covarrubias, who works at a Pemex gasoline station at the intersection of Ignacio Zaragoza and Sanchez Taboada, where Saucedo was filling up his RV.

    Also at the station was Marcela Gastellum of Tijuana, a secretary who said she usually goes to the United States four times a month to run errands. She said she regularly buys gas in the United States, but not last week.

    "That was the first time I didn't fill it there," she said.

    Until the prices drop, she said, "I can just keep buying gasoline here."

    Many Mexicans said they prefer to buy gasoline in the United States because they believe it's of higher quality.

    Saucedo, who said he's a naturalized U.S. citizen, said he finds the gasoline south of the border satisfactory – and worth the savings.

    Jesús Miguel Lizarraga Garcia, shift manager at the gas station, said the Mexican government decided a couple of years ago to match the price of gasoline along the border with that of nearby U.S. gas stations. Back then, he said, gas cost less in the United States.

    The Mexican government isn't matching the recent upswing in prices because that would hurt many Mexicans along the border, he said.

    "Most of the people here use a car out of necessity," he said.

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    To check out the lowest USA gas prices, use the following link by filling in your state name where the stars (***) are:
    http://www.***gasprices.com

    Example:
    http://www.georgiagasprices.com
    http://www.texasgasprices.com
    http://www.californiagasprices.com

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    Thank you Robert.

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    I would be happy with the 2.15/gal. Here it is 2.69 and rising.

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    thats cheap

    Quote Originally Posted by Shannon Allen
    I would be happy with the 2.15/gal. Here it is 2.69 and rising.
    Here in WA, its $ 2.98 for 87 grade

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    robert,florida is the same,i hear due to the hurricane it will be even higher.

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    My actual cost for gasoline earlier this year was $1.00 a galllon. It now costs me around $1.50 a gallon.

    Details are in the Level 3 members link:

    http://www.ipiu.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14612

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Donovan
    To check out the lowest USA gas prices, use the following link by filling in your state name where the stars (***) are:
    http://www.***gasprices.com

    Example:
    http://www.georgiagasprices.com
    http://www.texasgasprices.com
    http://www.californiagasprices.com

    This is a website that I t never thoughto look up before. Might save me a little money, Thanks!!

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    I spend two dollars and go 100 miles

    Hey all,
    If you are just buzzing around town buy a scooter. In most states all you need is a regular drivers license and no plates!
    Karin

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    Greetings Everyone, Robert thanks for posting the story and links.

    This has to be a record high for many states who have never seen such a hike in the recent gas prices, it wouldn't be a bad idea to do the "Van/CarPooling or even Park n Ride" for some commuters.

    Have a great day.

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    gas prices

    Gas around /Cleveland Ohio is $2.11 gal. Huh?

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    I have heard about Fuel Bank on the news, I haven't had time to check out their webpage but it may be worth while.
    http://www.fuelbank.com/

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    In Allentown, PA gas prices are now 1.89 for a gallon of regular. Its crazy! If you own a truck your in trouble..

    Colleen Hunter

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    Greetings Colleen, nice to see you

    Those are great numbers to see and hear about, unfortunately we're stuck at $2.79 - 3.15 per Gallon. :cry: :Cry: and Dreaming.

    I hope no one from florida see this post,

    Have a great day.

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    I'm in San Diego. Since the posting of this article. Gas prices for 87 octane have gone up to $3.15 a gallon. It's getting harder to be able to get a full tank of gas these days.

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    Question Why..... so high?

    Thanks for the link,

    As of today.... Ohio is $ 2.69 to $3.00 per gallon...My area this morning... usually where I buy gas... it was $ 2.91

    Why, is the only question I have...

    This does not make me happy!

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