Find latest started threadsGas is very expensive in Lee Vining - today's price is $4.89 according to Gasbuddy. It's about $1 cheaper in Nevada.
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Gas is very expensive in Lee Vining - today's price is $4.89 according to Gasbuddy. It's about $1 cheaper in Nevada.
Yeah, that'll be the tricky fill up I think. I can get it about 20-30c cheaper in Reno but then it's about 520 miles until I cross back into NV (Pahrump first cheapest gas) taking my route through Bishop to DV. But I'll figure it out, I'll just choose the lesser of two evils haha. Whatever the cheapest CA gas I can find will have to do out of necessity but that's ok.Originally Posted by glc
And thank you SWDave! I'm not too sure how we'll be looking by the time we get to Mono Lake, we may end up going to Rock Creek Lake resort for pie but I've written down almost every suggestion you guys have given me so we could end up going there on a whim and if we do get there around sunset your viewpoint sounds like it would make great photos. I can't thank you guys enough, I wouldn't have half the awesome suggestions I do without you guys! I really appreciate what you guys do.
I was also wondering if anyone knows anything about State Line Rd/Bell Vista Rd that cuts from the 190 at 127 and goes straight across to Pahrump? Google shows a drivable road and it seems the faster/ more direct route as opposed to taking 127 S, then NE on the 178. I'd obviously like to take the faster road but I was just curious if anyone knew what condition those roads are in, it looks like on the NV side of the border Bell Vista is a community area so I'm hoping that means it's a common short cut haha
Last edited by benjis_monikuss; 05-17-2014 at 09:58 AM.
Bishop is a lot cheaper than Lee Vining. Regular Unleaded sitting at $4.13/gal today.
Donna
Definitely! I even see there's one a little down the road that's $4.09 so I'm not too worried. I could even just put enough gas in to get me comfortably to Pahrump where I can top off.
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What you do is fill up in Minden or Gardnerville instead of Reno - it's actually cheaper. It's just under 400 miles from there to Pahrump. Arco is the cheapest major brand, but pay cash. They don't take credit cards and they have a surcharge for debit cards.
Bell Vista is a good 2 lane well maintained road with a 55 mph speed limit till you get to the edge of Pahrump, where it becomes a city street. It is a well known and traveled shortcut.
Sweet! Yeah, 'Reno' is just an estimate, it's around the place along our route where the gas gets much cheaper. I'll be using the fuelmyroute/ gasbuddy site each morning and try to find say the 3 cheapest places for the day. Arco, ok I've written that down as I'm unfamiliar with that haha. Awesome!
Here's our rule of thumb for Arco/AM-PM stations: there is usually a 35c surcharge for debit cards. If we are buying 7 gallons, that raises their price 5c per gallon. So if the neighboring station wants that extra nickel anyway, we're not saving anything by using Arco. If the neighboring station wants more than a nickel extra per gallon, we'll go ahead and use the Arco unless the lines are extraordinarily long (like they often are at a station we liked to use in Yuma, AZ).
Donna
When you are used to playing closer to $6 a gallon on the north side of the border, even $4.80 doesn't seem that bad haha. As long as I'm in the 5-10c range of the cheaper gas in the area I'll be happy. I just don't want to run out =P!
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Just don't get in a situation where you have to buy gas in Death Valley - today's price is $5.54.
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