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ragnarkar Rookie Author Orange County Posts:55 Points:3,200 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: May 13, 2011 12:45:35 PM Ignore ragnarkar Report Abuse Anyone else crazy like me and actually call the gas station beforehand to verify the low price on Gasbuddy is "real"? Sometimes, when I spot a station with a relatively low price and drive out of the way to go there, I find the price isn't what Gasbuddy reported.. or they're out of gas.. or there are special perks to getting that price (i.e. cash only, must buy a car wash, etc.) This ends up costing more gas to travel to the particular station.

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Message Posted: May 13, 2011 12:45:35 PM

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Anyone else crazy like me and actually call the gas station beforehand to verify the low price on Gasbuddy is "real"? Sometimes, when I spot a station with a relatively low price and drive out of the way to go there, I find the price isn't what Gasbuddy reported.. or they're out of gas.. or there are special perks to getting that price (i.e. cash only, must buy a car wash, etc.) This ends up costing more gas to travel to the particular station.

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pbarbee All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:576 Points:1,385,890 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 1:25:48 AM Ignore pbarbee Report Abuse I have tried in the past & all stations that I have ever called won't give out their price
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sg81 Sophomore Author Harrisburg Posts:222 Points:309,505 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 7:37:06 AM Ignore sg81 Report Abuse I did once and they would not tell me the price.
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BulletRC Sophomore Author Mobile Posts:149 Points:257,095 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 5:19:57 AM Ignore BulletRC Report Abuse Around here, I don't know of any places that will tell you the price of their gas over the phone. Wasted of time to call.
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forestghost07 Veteran Author Miami Posts:263 Points:3,550 Joined:Apr 2013	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 12:01:31 AM Ignore forestghost07 Report Abuse I call the Valero station with the ethanol-free gas to make sure they actually have some before making a useless trip in the classic car. They have alot of trailered boat business on weekends and sometimes run out.
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