Wide spread in fuel prices throughout Ohio
Posted By RichC on January 11, 2008
While traveling from southwest to northeast Ohio and back this week, I was able to fill up in Sunbury, Ohio where gasoline was 20+cents lower than most other areas on both Wednesday and Thursday. (OhioGasPrices.com) Most stations along I-71, I-76 and the Ohio Turnpike were a few cents over $3.00/gallon, but the Pilot and Flying J north of Columbus was selling gasoline for $2.85/gallon; diesel was still $3.31/gallon. Even with gasoline lower than diesel prices this winter, I still miss my 45mpg Volkswagen Jetta TDI as my Honda Pilot is only returning 21.6mpg.
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