As of June 12, the statewide average for regular is $2.96 a gallon, according to the American Automobile Association, and the national average is $2.64. That’s well below the $4.54 a gallon drivers were paying in California a year ago, but it was still disheartening to see the “$3.09” signs at the Shell station at Colorado and Verdugo in Glendale this morning.
Kelley Blue Book, the Irvine-based auto information firm, surveyed new car shoppers in May about gas prices and found more than 60% have changed their buying approach because of rising pump prices, with many saying they would make compromises in their choice of a new vehicle in order to save money on gas.
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