Yeah, when I first bought our Suburban gas was only $1.18 / gal. (we found an old credit card receipt in our files) So a 42 gallon fillup was only about $50, now it right at $150 kinda crazy.

But what really chaps me, as much as the gas prices, are the pumps that cut off at $75 or $100. What's up with that? Don't the companies realize that most fillups are gonna be over those two amounts. The first one of these that I encountered, a little over 2 years ago, the clerk informed me that it's the credit/debit card companies that impose the limit for our protection. But what protection are they talking about when you can just swipe your card again and continue filling up? Doesn't make sense. Why wouldn't they limit other transactions as well? I think that it's the retailer's decision as well. Sorry for the rant, but come on guys!!! Have a clue!

Cheers,
Kev

Some of them tie up money in your account as soon as you swipe. Some as little as a dollar, some much more. It's only supposed to be a short term debit but I've heard of it putting people over their CC limits or balance and them getting nailed for overage charges.

Around here, most tie up $1. My car doesn't hold enough gas to trip the limit though........

Yep, ~$160 to top off the Suburban last week before our trip. Irony is that I was kind of happy. I had budgeted for $180, but had some gas in the tank already.

Put $65 in my car today with 370 miles on the tank. Last time I bought gas was 8 days ago for a $58 dollar fillup.