There's an interesting gas price study out by the EPA that I read in the June 16th BusinessWeek. While it's getting more painful to fill the tank lately, the EPA says that the price we're paying now as compared to June 2007 isn't much more. The report compared the cost of driving round trip to destinations this year, vs last year at the same time. The results were very revealing - end result is that it doesn't cost much more to drive to your favorite vacation spot this year vs what it did last year.
From the report - how much more this year it costs vs last year roundtrip: (By Car/By SUV)
Los Angeles to Las Vegas: $15.04/$20.01
Denver to Grand Canyon: $42.51/$56.55
Chicago to Memphis: $29.75/$39.58
Atlanta to Orlando: $24.46/$32.54
Montreal to New York: $21.23/$28.24
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Tip for travel to Pacific Beach or Ocean Shores: Leave Seattle with a 1/3rd of a tank of gas, then stop at the Costco in Lacey (exit 111, turn left) to fill up. This is outside the RTA tax zone. It's about 25 cents per gallon cheaper than the typical Seattle area station. The Costco gas station stays open one hour later than the warehouse: 9PM on Friday nights. The line is much less crazy than the Issaquah Costco, if you've been by there.
- Pacific Beach home owner
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