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Only valuable for those in the U.S. and Canada, GasBuddy is "the ultimate portal to local real-time gas price information." That's gas as in gasoline, which has been cranking up in price lately, and it's a place where site members post current prices for gas at specific stations so you know where the best prices are near you. "Near" is relative: More people = more members = more information in more urban areas, but even some small towns have listings. (Europeans especially should avoid this site: you'll weep in your Weetabix when you find out how cheap gas still is here. Remember, the U.S. prices you see are per gallon, not per liter...!)
From This is True for 11 September 2005
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