Strick, i'm sorry, but in my area, premium is going for almost 3$. regular is 2.50. So, do what we do. Drive only when absolutely necessary, have the smallest engine that fufills your requirement, etc. I have a small, 4 cylinder van that gets us to gigs, farmers market, hauls tools to construction sites (along with instruments for the gig we do BEFORE construction) and it works great. Really frosts me to see the HUMMER in front of my job...........that NEVER leaves pavement! And o course, the spiky heels that ride it.