We just landed in Minneapolis, found our car in the parking lot and 2 of our tires are flat. We have a several hour drive home and it’s dark. It dawned on me that when we are traveling, we often say we need an app that shows the closest gas stations and then forget about it once we arrive.I figured I’d ask now before I forgot again. Do you have a favorite app for finding gas stations while traveling?
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03-12-2022 #1
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Best app for finding gas stations while traveling?
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03-12-2022 #2
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It’s not specifically for finding stations, but I have the gasbuddy app on my phone for seeing prices around where I am. We do use it on road trips but also while home to see what the current spread of prices is.
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03-12-2022 #3
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I use Gas Buddy! Im interested in what others recommend.
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03-12-2022 #4
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The nav system in my Volvo does it for me while driving. Otherwise, open google maps and search “gas stations near me”. Results will show up on a map as well as a dot showing your current location.
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03-13-2022 #5
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I use gas buddy as well. Sometimes Google maps too.
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03-13-2022 #6
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Hope you got your tires pumped up and got home safely!!!
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Were you at the airport? For future reference, they often have a service truck around that can help.
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We traveled cross country last spring and used iExit when we were on major highways.
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03-13-2022 #9
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Gas Buddy…..been using it for as long as I have had an iphone. Is their something else?
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03-15-2022 #10
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I just use Google Maps. Under the search here bar, click Gas. It populates all the nearby stations with a bubble showing the price for Regular. I'm not sure if the prices are 100% accurate, but I'm more likely to go to the station brands I know I like vs. looking at slight price differences anyways.
I've also used the car's navigation, but I honestly prefer Google Maps to the point that I forget I have nav built-in in the cars.
If you already have a destination set and running in Google Maps, hit the Search icon to the right, then it'll pop up with "Search along route" and have gas stations, restaurants, etc beneath that that are on the way of your destination. I use that all the time and was shocked on a trip once that a friend uses Google Maps but didn't know that was a thing, so I'm mentioning it here.
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