If you are planning on filling up your used cars, you are going to pay a higher price for it this weekend than in recent weeks. The prices have jumped in some areas of the nation, but the good news is that they still are not as high as they were last year at this time.
It seems funny that there is always some type of explanation for the increase in gas prices around this time each year. One “reason” is that the companies are switching to the summer fuel blend. This blend burns cleaner and it is more expensive to produce, hence the reason for the price increase. In addition, the cost for a barrel has gone from the low $50 range to the upper $50s.
“Those increased crude costs have resulted in higher wholesale costs for gasoline, which has had an adverse effect on retail margins, so all of that trickles down to higher pump prices for consumers,” explained Michelle Donati with AAA Arizona.
We’ll post more blogs about the gas prices as they continue to rise throughout the summer as they always do. Until then, use some gas-saving strategies when driving your used cars so you can reduce the number of times you need to fill up your tanks. It will help your wallet and the environment!