Metro Detroit gas prices jump 32 cents in a week

It's a price, but it's not a big price to pay for keeping a nuclear weapon out of the hands of Iran. And it's going to be over very soon. And when it's over, it's going to get down to that $1.85 level again. That was President Trump talking gas prices during my exclusive one-on-one interview with him yesterday. He said prices will go down after he's done dealing with Iran. But right now, drivers are dealing with something that they don't want to deal with. They're feeling a dramatic increase at the pump. Fox 2's Dave Spencer is live in Southfield on day 481. Is he average right now? You're not doing much better over there at that Southfield gas station you're at. No, Dave, this is some of the highest gas prices that we've seen in the area. Behind me, if you're paying with a credit card, you're paying $5.07 a gallon. Now, we've been driving around all day long talking to people, looking at different prices at gas stations. We're seeing it hover between $4.57 a gallon to $4.87 a gallon. That's still higher than most people want to pay, And they're having to make some choices to make sure that they can afford to pay it as these high prices seem to continue with no end in sight. Customers we spoke with say they're constantly looking for a bargain when it comes to finding gas, driving miles around to find it. And when they do fill up, they're usually just getting enough to get them to where they need to go with the hopes of waking up in the morning and finding those prices have finally gone down. Now, they have also heard from the president who says, hey, be patient. As soon as the war in Iran is over, he expects those gas prices to take an immediate nosedive. However, some drivers are getting fed up. They're willing to make decisions in hopes of a better outcome when it comes to this issue, finding gas that they can afford on a regular basis. Just keep going up. And I mean, I feel like hoping it go down is kind of wishful thinking with what's going on in the world. I mean, unless there's a change made, I don't think there's really going to be a difference. Speaking of changes, we all have a decision to make come next week, a week from tomorrow's election day. Right. Is this going to dictate how you vote? Yes, of course. And I think all the young people my age, of course, should vote. To live and afford, you know, groceries and gas and things like that and, you know, be able to take a break out of life. You know, instead of worrying about how I'm going to get to and from their destinations and things like that. Go out and vote. I recommend everybody to go out and vote, including myself. I'm a registered voter, actually. Yeah, fuel price is definitely top of mind. It's an issue that affects customers at the gas station. It also affects the people who own the gas stations. Now, coming up at 6, we're talking to a gas station owner who says he's seen prices come and go for 15 years since he's owned a gas station here in Metro Detroit, and he's having to make some tough choices regarding that. We'll talk about that more tonight at 6 o'clock. For now, live in Southfield, Dave Spencer, Fox 2 News. Yeah, it really doesn't matter what the president or the governor or a Senate candidate tells Fox 2. People are going to make a decision, as you pointed out in your story, based on how they feel now, not on relief that's projected to happen later. Yeah, it's tough to have a crystal ball and see where it's going when you've been watching them go up for so long. So I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens come Tuesday. All right. Our Dave Spencer for us live tonight. Dave, thank you.