Memorial Pediatric Operating Room Nurse Georganne Hamilton reaches to fuel her car Monday at the Save-A-Ton Citgo fuel stop at 5701 Highway 153 on Monday. “I’m here just because of the gas price,” Hamilton said. “I hope it stays this way.”Gasoline prices fell below $2 a gallon Monday at a number of gas stations in Hixson, Ooltewah, Middle Valley and Soddy-Daisy as falling oil prices continued to drive prices lower at the pump.
“I like [prices] going down, but it’s one of those things,” said Raymond Hahn, who was filling up at the Raceway on Highway 153 near U.S. 27. “They tease you a little, and then – boom, there it is [prices go back up].”
Kenny Patel uses an electronic sign remote to change his sign Monday at the Save-A-Ton Citgo fuel stop at 5701 Highway 153 on Monday. “Yesterday we went from $198.9 to $197.9,” Patel said. “Two days ago it was $204.9.”The average retail price of regular gas in Chattanooga fell another 5.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.08 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 170 gas outlets in Chattanooga.
The online gas price index listed multiple stations with prices below $2 a gallon Monday in Chattanooga. And a drive-by survey confirmed that all the gas stations on Highway 153 between U.S. 27 and Hixson Pike advertised regular gas at $1.97 on Monday afternoon.
“Much better to buy $1.97 than $2.97 or $3.12 or whatever,” said Sheri Hixson, who filled up at the Mapco Mart at 5500 Highway 153, which was one of the stations selling regular gas for $1.97 a gallon.