10 Things I wish everyone knew about gas prices

[ahanix1989]

Also... bigger car == bigger tank. I can easily go a month on a single tank, but that tank is 35 gallons, or $110.

Driving an average of 25 miles/day, I spend about $30/week on gas at $3/gallon, and I drive a bigass Dodge van.

[Hemily]

it costs me over $100 dollars to fill up my buick, you americans get cheap fuel, it's alot more expensive here :/

[Bella_Vixen]

you americans get cheap fuel, it's alot more expensive here :/

But European cars, as a general rule, get much better milage then American cars. I heard a rumor that the gasoline suppliers have bribed car makers to make sure all (at least most) of the cars sold in America don't have the milage European cars get.

[DrFaroohk]

Yeah, I've heard that too. Something like every now and then someone will come out with this new engine that will get 500 mpg or something, and then the oil company will buy the rights to it from him and they'll just keep it hidden. Or something.

[DrFaroohk]

Actually come to think of it - I've noticed a few people in this thread have made mention of how gas stations only make like half a cent on a gallon of gas...is that really true? I know at my store we buy it for about 35 cents less than we sell it for. Granted, some of that goes to maintenance and whatnot, but still. It can't be that bad.

[RentalRacer]

There's a gas station in town that has cheap gas, but it's part ethanol. My car's engine does not like ethanol.

There's another statioon being built in town that will sell E85 and some other kind of ethanol-based gas. Me, I wonder what's the point to using ethanol if most car engines are not built to burn it the right way.

Actually many manufacturers are beginning to make cars that are compatible with this technology. In my fleet I have 2007 (year) Impalas, Monte Carlo's, Durangos, and Commanders that will run on it. If you ever see a car with a little "Flexfuel" badge on the rear, that is what it means.

Anyone who is interested in electric cars should watch the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?". RIP, GM EV-1

[Andara Bledin]

My work's got a bunch of EV-1 motors we're selling.

Unfortunately, it's not quite a standard setup and we do not have nor do we know how to get the controllers.

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[starla671]

Someone actually threw a rock at you??

I am so glad to have just gotten a car that gets at least 30mpg!

[Hemily]

But European cars, as a general rule, get much better milage then American cars. I heard a rumor that the gasoline suppliers have bribed car makers to make sure all (at least most) of the cars sold in America don't have the milage European cars get.

too bad i drive a American car from 1980 then... with a V8... and in the process of getting a bigger V8...

[counterjockey]

Gas boycott?

Didn't do sheeit. It was quiet at work because it was Tuesday, cloudy, and oh yeah, my store's in the middle of fargin' nowhere, down the street from Other Bigger Newer Store that sucks up all the business. (No, I'm actually not bitter. Those newspapers ain't gonna read themselves...)

We were busier last week when gas was still under $3 a gallon, I think because of that little "Sword of Damocles" effect: get it now while it's still (relatively) cheap. That was my thinking, at least.

If I'd been in charge, on the 14th I'd have put a banner up above the door. "GAS BOYCOTT MAY 15th? BE READY! FILL UP NOW & SAVE 3 CENTS A GALLON!"

Ol' Red, my Oldsmobile Ciera that I've posted about either lovingly or furiously (depending on what's broken at the moment), does about 23-24 miles a gallon highway on 10% ethanol blend, and at 235k miles runs about as well as she ever will.

True story: before I picked up Ol' Red, I had a chance to buy a 1978 Ford pickup. This truck was a honey in every sense: mint condition, beautiful two-tone white and blue paint job, plush interior, gas-monster 390 V8. Wouldn't have even been $1000 to buy--the owner literally didn't know how much it was worth. But back then, when gas was $1.25 a gallon on a bad day, I passed because I knew it'd be expensive to feed it.

Scary how right I am sometimes...

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

3) I don't know why the gas prices are so high, and quite frankly, I don't care. Leave.

It's the guys at Haliburton again. They need to disappear another dead hooker.

M

[blas]

So much for that gas boycott, lol..........gas is still nearly $3.30 a gallon here.


What a bunch of hype...

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Don't forget the gas boycot coming up on Tuesday. If it works, I'm going to propose a Steak boycot, cruise boycot, etc.

The problem with those gas boycotts is that the people they need to target aren't the ones getting the message.

They ship out millions of gallons of gas every week and collect the profits from the sale weekly as well. Not buying gas on Tuesday and instead getting it the Monday before or the Wednesday afterwards means that they are still getting their weekly pound of flesh from the American driver.

The only person it scares is the station owner who has a near coronary when his daily numbers take the hit.

Mongo

[Andara Bledin]

Yup, gas boycotts are about as useful as shaking your fist at the attendant while you drive by.

If you really want to make a statement, organize a boycott to avoid driving at all unless absolutely necessary for a week. Now, that they would feel.

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[RichS]

The boycott did do one thing here - The gas stations raised prices from $3.29 to $3.49.

I can't get away from big vehicles either - I need something that can handle a family of 6 and groceries. Most fuel-efficient vehicle for me is an extended minivan.