TAKING A DRIVE TO SEE NEW MEXICO'S FALL COLORS WILL COST YOU LESS THIS WEEKEND. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS PRICES ARE DOWN AGAIN … SLIPPING 8 CENTS FROM LAST WEEK TO A STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF 3-30 A GALLON … AND DOWN 9 CENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE TO 3-18. AND SOME GAS IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW SELLING FOR UNDER 3-BUCKS.
SANTA FE PRICES ARE 3-30 … THE SAME AS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE. DRIVERS WILL PAY ABOUT 3-20 FOR A GALLON OF GAS IN LAS CRUCES.
AAA EXPECTS PRICES TO CONTINUE TO DROP AS WE NOW HAVE SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES, FLAT DEMAND … AND CHEAPER WINTER-BLEND GASOLINE ON ITS WAY.