WEB BUZZ | ON THE ROAD

Check gas prices online before hitting the road

By Vani Rangachar, Times Staff Writer
05:29 PM PDT, May 30, 2007

Feeling homebound because gas prices are higher than Mt. Whitney? Wherever you roam you can score low prices through Gasbuddy.com and FreeMobileFuelFinder.com.

What's hot: Type in a ZIP Code or town and state at Gasbuddy and you'll get a roster of places to fuel up at, with prices listed from low to high. FreeMobileFuelFinder.com will send text messages to you if you register your e-mail and your cell number. To use it, call a toll-free phone number and type in a ZIP Code. Within a minute, you'll get a text message listing stations.

What's not: At Gasbuddy, the info and locations are only as accurate and current as the members who post them. I tried a La Cañada Flintridge ZIP Code and got no hits. But I did find some stations there through FreeMobileFuelFinder.com.

vani.rangachar@latimes

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