MichiganGasPrices.com Website Review

With rising gas prices, people all over want to know where to find the best deals.  Michiganders are no different and many of us will travel a little bit out of our way to fill up the tank. The website MichiganGasPrices.com is one place to find the lowest gas prices near you.

MichiganGasPrices.com is a GasBuddy.com site which is a collection of sites by state and Canadian province that allows for local searches of gas deals. The founders of GasBuddy Organization, Inc., state in their mission statement that they want:

"to serve the public by providing a real time gas prices forum so that consumers can have access to the information necessary to locate the lowest fuel prices available."

It's a participatory site where members report the gas prices in their area. You don't have to be a member to use the site but you do to win the prizes mentioned below. The site is completely free to use, and because of this, there are ads on each page to help pay the operational costs.

MichiganGasPrices.com is easy to navigate with two navigational bars at the top of the page. The top bar allows you to pick the topic you want and the bottom bar has specific subtopics under that. For instance, the Gas Prices topic has subtopics such as Search Gas Prices, Report Gas Prices and Master Station List. You also have the option to download apps for your mobile device or get widgets to take the info with you while you're on the go.

As stated, many of the prices are reported by local residents who are members.  You can become a member by filling in a short registration form with your chosen nickname, email address and password.  You earn points by reporting gas prices in your area.  Every 1000 points can be exchanged for online tickets which will be entered in the $250 gas card give-away.

There is a forum and community section for members to discuss topics related to fuel prices as well as many others including hot topics like religion and politics or just general chit chat and poll participation.

Overall MichiganGasPrices.com appears to be a well-managed, friendly site to find the cheapest gas prices in your area. You can also follow their Facebook and Twitter feeds to keep updated on the latest happenings at the site. To learn more and sign up, visit the website here.