Gas Wars Subsiding, Molino And Cantonment Still County’s Cheapest Gas

May 18, 2012

The gas price wars of recent weeks appear to be subsiding, but drivers in Cantonment and Molino are continuing to enjoy the lowest gas prices in Escambia County.

When the Raceway at Highway 29 and Muscogee Road opened in early April, the gas station undercut the prices of other convenience stores in the area. But from Molino south to  Gonzalez, several gas stations joined the gas price war and cut prices by as much as 20-30 cents below the rest of the county.

Now, over a month later, the gas prices in Molino and Cantonment are among the lowest in the county, but the dramatic savings have declined.

Thursday afternoon, the lowest price in Escambia County for regular unleaded was $3.37 per gallon at the Bindu in Cantonment, followed by $3.38 at the CMP Food Mart at Highway 29 and Muscogee Road,  and $3.39 per gallon at the Raceway on Highway 29 at Muscogee Road, the Tom Thumb in Molino and Cantonment, Dodge’s Store on Nine Mile Road, and the Speed Mart on Highway 29 near Tate School Road.

Multiple stations in the Pensacola metro were selling a gallon of regular unleaded for $3.41-$3.42 Thursday afternoon. The average price in Florida was $3.59, and the average price in the Pensacola area was $3.49.

Pictured: The Tom Thumb in Molino was among the cheapest gas stations in Escambia County Thursday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

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9 Responses to “Gas Wars Subsiding, Molino And Cantonment Still County’s Cheapest Gas”

  1. JM on May 20th, 2012 8:18 am

    Citgo at Scenic and Davis was $3.34 an hour ago.

  2. David Huie Green on May 19th, 2012 7:09 pm

    REGARDING:
    “- – - since 1914, the dollar has lost 97% of it’s value. It’s no mystery as to who took it.”

    Assuming that to be true — which is possible, I don’t know what one person or institution devalued the currency so greatly.

    1914 sugar was 59 cents/#. Last month under 23 cents/#, a 61% drop, not even counting that sugar back then was bought with silver coins.

    1914 gasoline 12 cents/gallon versus $3.37 in Brewton — 28 times as high.

    A dozen 1914 eggs more than 35 cents, usually less than a dollar now so less than three times as much. Potatoes: 18 cents per pound versus less than 50 cents per pound now — around 2.8 times as expensive in dollar amounts, still ignoring the change from gold and silver to pure promises.

    A 1914 four cylinder Dodge was $785 versus $21,000 for a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan with a 3.6-liter V6 engine, 6-speed automatic transmission, sliding doors, sound system, CD/DVD/MP3 player, anti-lock braking, airbags, a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty.

    About 27 times as much cost, but you aren’t really comparing apples to apples since the 1914 Dodge lacked several of the features mentioned.

    Further, if you had that $785 in 1914 dimes or quarters, they’d be worth around $16,300 so the Caravan would only cost 1.29 times as much as a brand new 1914 four cylinder Dodge.

    Confusing isn’t it? That’s because nothing has an absolute value — not food, not money, not cars. Some things exist now that couldn’t be bought at ANY price ten years ago. Some things valued at thousands of dollars ten years ago are considered junk today even if they haven’t changed a bit.

    David in a changing world

  3. Jimbo on May 18th, 2012 6:26 pm

    @ David H. Green. I was there sir, my brother bought gas for .36 when I was 14.
    In three short years it doubled and then some. It was .82 when I was in college.
    It’s been said that since 1914, the dollar has lost 97% of it’s value. It’s no mystery as to who took it.

  4. Russ on May 18th, 2012 6:14 pm

    If we could buy gas for about 2.00 a gallon we would not be in a depression just my opnion.

  5. David Huie Green on May 18th, 2012 5:47 pm

    REGARDING:
    “I remember when I could get it for about 65 cents a gallon! Those were the days”

    My son saw where someone said he could buy a gallon of gas for a quarter in his youth. JEG then looked up how much a silver quarter sold for nowadays and it was over seven dollars.

    He pondered the change and noted, “That same quarter will now buy over two gallons of gas.”

    David contemplating the fluctuating nature of currency

  6. No Excuses on May 18th, 2012 3:10 pm

    Hi James,

    Yes, the oil and gas companies have us well trained, don’t they? We consider $3.37 a gallon to be cheap! I remember when I could get it for about 65 cents a gallon! Those were the days…….

  7. James Broel on May 18th, 2012 9:36 am

    It’s funny to me when we consider gas at these prices cheap. I do believe supply and demand drives prices but so do the unscrupulous commodity traders. Hope the prices can remain.

  8. No Excuses on May 18th, 2012 8:36 am

    Woo Hoo! $ 3.37 at Raceway this morning! Get it while the getting is good!

  9. Every penny counts on May 18th, 2012 7:35 am

    Get it b4 it goes back up!

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