Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains On East Ave - where the old gas station was across from the Round Table Pizza/Dandy Dog center...
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 BoyStory...I guess I believed him because he was a mechanic to put himself through college and still is knowledgeable about mechanics today. And he pays attention to all the news stuff. Haha. But I will probably never be able to break the habit.
Originally Posted By BoyStory Cool Gottaluv- so close we could walk there- but then what would be the point?-LOL! (Sorry it's really late... ilovemickey, my dad was also a mechanic for many years as a young man so I totally know what you mean- whatever he says is the gospel as far as I'm concerned .
Originally Posted By BoyStory Oh sorry, and sticking with the topic I'd say as far as CA 1-5 goes- just try to tank up as far away from L.A. as possible (other side of the Grapevine). Although, as a pp stated, some of those one-horse towns preceeding the GV will charge quite alot as well. For years we've stopped just short of the Gravevine (uh, ButtonWillow?) to fill up. In April, my cousin and I made it on one tank from NorCal- but that meant filling up in Anaheim for the trip back-not really the best strategy once I thought about it later
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 Yes, Buttonwillow is correct. However, we stopped there on our last trip and I think we got ripped off...the gas prices were pretty high. Anyways don't stress & have an awesome trip doombuggy! You could pick me up on the way! ; )
Originally Posted By BoyStory Maybe it's the Coalinga exit? I always get those two exits confused (my hubby usually drives.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh Coalinga is pretty far from the Grapevine - over a hundred miles. There are two main Coalinga exits - the first has the big feed lot, and the southern one has the Harris Ranch Inn and Restaurant, and other food and gas stops.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I always fill up just before the Grapevine. The prices are the same as Button Willow. If you miss Button Willow, heading south, don't pull off at the next exit. The prices there are WAY high. Wait until Laval Road. Anaheim gas prices are a lot cheaper than here in the Bay Area, so I always fill up before leaving, too.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains If I take the car I usually get gas in anaheim either at the Chevron on Ball/harbor or the Arco on Ball near the park - I usually get a good price.
Originally Posted By allthingsdisney ye doom we r in longview/kelso area i figured toledo i work at a temp agency here and we send workers up that way everyday hope u have a great trip we r going for spring break next year...3/31/08 to 4/6/08 im excited and im still like 8 months away lol
Originally Posted By BoyStory Oaky-dokey, then it is Buttonwillow. Like I said, I'm not usually the driver. I spend half my trip turned around "assisting" our van-load of kids. (Official snack-passer-outer, DVD chooser, Mad-libs reader, referee, etc, LOL). We often get off at that "58 Bakersfield" stop to get gas before getting on the Grapevine. I say it's ButtonWillow, but I've had family argue that it's technically not. As long as there a Starbucks near the gas station, I'm good.
Originally Posted By DLTheo Others have mentioned it, but Gasbuddy is the way to plan ahead. They have a map feature that allows you to scroll over a map (kind of Googlemaps like) and the gas prices appears as you go, so you can easily find the best prices along the route. Last time I went (July 29-Aug 1) I started in Vancouver, WA, bought gas in Medford and Stockton. That's it. I refilled in Anaheim before I left for home and bought again in Stockton and Medford. They were the cheapest places around, and the Arco in Anaheim on Harbor was 2.79 on Aug. 1.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ That's surprising. I paid $2.63 at our Safeway this week and we are typically 10 cents/gallon higher than Southern California.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I can't get the map to work like that showing I-5 below Stockton. You must get great gas mileage - it's over 400 miles from Stockton to Disneyland.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP SusieQ, I looked on GasBuddy too, and noticed the same thing, that it isn't doesn't work for certain parts. My hypothosis is that since GasBuddy relies volunteers to input gas prices, they don't have any one putting in "travelers" spots from along I-5.
Originally Posted By DLTheo I can't remember exactly where the station was, but it ended up being about 375 miles to my hotel. We got 30-31 mpg on the trip and the tank holds about 14 1/2 or more gallons. The station in Anaheim has dropped another 15 cents or so since then, so it's probably right around to slightly less than what you're paying at Safeway. As for it not working South of Stockton, Mrs ElderP is right. It's based on volunteer entry and nobody must've entered any prices in that stretch of freeway.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Bummer. Then it doesn't work for those of us from the Bay Area. That 400 mile stretch isn't covered. I live 45 minutes west of Stockon - about mid-way between Stockton and San Francisco. It's 397 miles driveway to driveway when I go to DLR.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I'd do stuff like that too, but even with my 25 gallon tank a 10 cent per gallon savings is only $2.50. Not worth the hassle of two stops.
