We Have The Highest Gas Prices of Any City, but Who Cares?

Remember when Riptide excitedly blogged about finding $2 gas in the outer portions of Broward? Well we filled up once more on our way back from Thanksgiving, and that kept our car running until earlier today. We hadn't notice, but hooray for $2 gas creeping towards the coast. We filled...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

December 8, 2008

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Remember when Riptide excitedly blogged about finding $2 gas in the outer portions of Broward? Well we filled up once more on our way back from Thanksgiving, and that kept our car running until earlier today. We hadn't notice, but hooray for $2 gas creeping towards the coast. We filled up for $1.89 and didn't complain.

Though apparently Miami has the highest gas prices of any big city, averaging $1.87. The national average is a measly $1.70. Other mega cities are coming in slightly under our average. NYC is at $1.84 and LA has $1.82. Eh, whatever. At this point, as long as it's under $2, we're happy.

--Kyle Munzenrieder

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