Is Upside worth the drive?
Only when the offer beats the gas you burn getting there and any cheaper sign on the way. Type the three numbers and read the answer.
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What the drive costs you
| Extra miles each way | Cost per gallon | A 15¢ offer nets |
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A car rated 26 mpg, carrying the 12% real-world haircut this site applies to every EPA figure, filling 13 gallons at $3.20. Your time is priced at $0 an hour, so this is the gas burned getting there and nothing else. Fill up runs it with your car, your stations and the offer counted.
Questions people ask
Is Upside worth the drive?
Only when the offer beats the gas you burn getting there plus any cheaper sign you drive past. A 15 cent offer 2 miles off your way nets about 11 cents a gallon on a 13 gallon fill. The same offer 6 miles away nets about 2 cents. Against a station next door that is already 10 cents cheaper it nets nothing.
How much does the drive to an Upside station cost?
About 2 cents a gallon for every 2 extra miles there and back, for a car doing 26 mpg on the label with a 13 gallon fill at $3.20. That is the gas burned getting there, nothing else.
Does PumpWatt claim Upside offers?
No. PumpWatt is not connected to Upside. You claim the offer in the Upside app; PumpWatt counts the cents you enter in Stack your savings, on the home page, and Fill up ranks the station with the offer included.
Where does the rest of the math live?
Every default on this site, and where it came from, is listed on Methods. How Upside compares with PumpWatt: PumpWatt vs Upside.
Upside is a trademark of its owner. PumpWatt is independent, published by Anvimo LLC, and is not connected to Upside.