For students traveling to upcoming away games or just going home for the weekend, filling the tank won't break the bank.
After being close to $3.75 for regular grade earlier this year, gas prices have fallen to around the $3.05-3.45 range in Auburn.
Ryan Rice, sophomore in mechanical engineering, said the lower prices could not have come at a better time.
"I was paying almost $80 to fill up my truck earlier in the year, but now it is down to about the $65-70 range," Rice said. "With bow season starting (Saturday), I will be traveling more going to my hunting club. It will be nice to have a little extra cash."
Bill Steinen of the Liberty gas station on East Glenn Avenue said last week's prices were the lowest he has seen.
"Our prices are based 100 percent on the distributor," Steinen said. "If the distributor goes up, we have to go up."
Jackie Hontzas, sophomore in human development and family studies, said she believes the lower gas prices will lead to more traveling by college students.
"I know I am going to go see my friends at Alabama and UAB before the end of this year, especially with not many big home games left the rest of the season and gas being cheaper," Hontzas said.
Kabrina Carter of the Chevron at the intersection of Sand Hill Road and South College Street said she has not noticed any difference in people filling their gas tanks all the way up with the lower prices.
She also doesn't believe prices will fall as low as they were in the spring.
"If a natural disaster like a hurricane or another oil spill hit, or just a bad day on the stock market, our prices would jump," Carter said.
Steinen said he does not know which way the gas prices will move next.
"I think our distributor sometimes just flips a coin on how much they want to charge us," Steinen said. "We have to change our prices according to them."
Do you like this story? The Plainsman doesn't accept money from tuition or student fees, and we don't charge a subscription fee. But you can donate to support The Plainsman.
