The Most Expensive Gas in America?

James Willman pumps gas at the most expensive gas station in the country.

(ABC News)

'You Gotta Buy it Anyway, Right?'

"Yeah, I want attention, yo. Yeah it's pretty cool. I might raise it to six bucks next week if I feel like it, I dunno," he said. "You gotta buy it anyway, right?"

The town has no electricity from the outside. They run their power off a diesel generator. So, when the gas prices around the country go up, Gorda needs to hike them even higher, including the day we visited.

"We're raising the price right now," he said. "It's going to be $5.39 a gallon for regular, $5.50 for mid-grade and $5.60 for premium."

And their first customers are a mom and daughter from Idaho.

"It's official. It's $5.60 a gallon," Willman said.

"Oh God," the Idaho mother said.

"Right when we pull up," her daughter added.

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If Americans find the cost baffling, it's interesting to note that the station does have some customers who seem unfazed. Two customers from London note that the gas in Gorda is cheap in comparison to what it costs in England.

The gas station in Gorda locks the pumps promptly at 10 p.m., and closes for the night. How closed? The next morning, when Willman wakes up, two cars have already pulled in to the station. He refuses to open early for them.

"They're there day or night," Willman said. "We open in a hour. They gotta wait till then. Yeah, nothing to worry about. I'm just a grumpy guy."

Eventually, Willman relented.

"Been here long time?" he asked them. "I'll take care of you."

At the price he is charging, "taking care" is a relative term.

Just the beginning of another day at the country's most expensive gas station.