Drivers Keep One Hand On Wallet ; Maine Gasoline Consumers Rely On Word-of-Mouth and the Internet to Find the Best Buys.

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With gas prices spiking or falling overnight by as much as 50 cents, filling up is more like making a risky investment than a routine purchase. So when the fuel gauge leans left these days, many people don't simply pull into the closest station to buy gas.

Instead, drivers take pains to seek out those certain stations that consistently seem to undercut the competition. They are often not the largest or most prominent establishments, but through local knowledge, word-of-mouth and sometimes the Internet, people manage to find them.

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Drivers Keep One Hand On Wallet ; Maine Gasoline Consumers Rely On Word-of-Mouth and the Internet to Find the Best Buys.

"I just drove all the way from Buxton to fill up over here because it's the cheapest place," said Bill Morse, one of a steady stream of customers buying gas Friday afternoon for $2.97 per gallon at D&H Conv...

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