Monday, April 2, 2007

Saving Money At The Pump

Today was moving day for us. We've been camped in the desert of Arizona all winter, and we're ready for a change of scenery. Since we've just been drifting around all winter, we havn't bought diesel for "Gozer" (our motor home) since January, but moving a couple hundred miles required fuel.

From past experience, we had come to expect the lowest prices from a Pilot fuel station north of Lake Havasu City, AZ, but in the last couple years I've gotten in the habit of checking http://gasbuddy.com for fuel prices along our route, and I'm glad I did this morning before we hit the road!

Checking the website, I quickly found the price at our usual Pilot fuel stop to be $2.899 for diesel, and only 50 miles up the road at a Flying J truck stop, diesel was listed at $2.699. We filled up at the Flying J, and even saved an additional $.01 per gallon by using our "Real Value Club" card from Flying J. The card is free, and you can get information at... http://www.flyingj.com/programs/rvclub.cfm

I don't know about you, but I sure don't mind mind saving $10.50 on my 50 gallon purchase.

http://www.rv-camping.org

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