Kind of. As I understand it, you name your price per gallon and get a
card for $50/month (like a debit card). You can use it at a set number
of gas stations which you choose from the list of participating
stations. Right now, it's only going to be in a few major metro areas
(Philly, NYC, some others).
The killer is, finding participating gas stations. I imagine the
franchises owned by the big boys will be slow to pick up on this, but
the smaller, "independent" stations might go for it.
At my current rate, I'm sucking down about $84/month in gas, but this
would make a dent in it, as I could get more gas for $50 than I probably
am getting now.
Anyone know what the state/federal taxes are on gas in NY? I'm
considering starting to go to one of the nearby reservations for gas to
save that money. Just trying to figure out if the gas I burn to/from
the reservation will cover the taxes I save.
Todd Abernathy wrote:
>
> Came across this piece of information the other day, priceline.com will
> offer a service of letting you name your own price gas price later this
> year, like they now do for airlines and hotels. From what I've read, you
> give them the name of gas stations in your area and how much you are
> willing to pay per gallon. They will give you a quote on the price the
> station will sell to you. You are locked into the price even if gas goes
> up and get a reduction in the price if gas goes down. The price of
> course is only good for a certain amount of time. I have never used
> priceline so I don't really know how good they are. I think they are at
> priceline.com if you want the info directly from them.
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