Gas prices, just heard on CNN...

[66FMC]

that we won't see any relief all summer? Did I hear that right?

You have got to be kidding me!

 

[brtspears2]

Sadly, you wouldn't stop using so much gas until it hits you harder, such as $4/gal.

Gas does a lot of work for you for very little money.

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: 66FMC
that we won't see any relief all summer? Did I hear that right?

You have got to be kidding me!

I don't expect any 'relief' whatsoever: Once something has been taken, gas prices in this case, it is seldom given back.

 

[StageLeft]

oh well

 

[radioouman]

I don't think gas prices are all that bad. $1.72 here on average. I paid $1.589 last night.
No big deal.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: radioouman
I don't think gas prices are all that bad. $1.72 here on average. I paid $1.589 last night.
No big deal.

Seriously, until they hit $3.00 per gallon I think everyone needs to quit crying. Gas has been uber-cheap for years and now it's gone up to relatively cheap. Get over it.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: radioouman
I don't think gas prices are all that bad. $1.72 here on average. I paid $1.589 last night.
No big deal.

Seriously, until they hit $3.00 per gallon I think everyone needs to quit crying. Gas has been uber-cheap for years and now it's gone up to relatively cheap. Get over it.

Yea, what he said.

 

[NewSc2]

I think it will go back down after the war. Remember about 2 years ago when it almost hit $2 because of OPEC wanting to lower its output?

Well, after they gave in, gas prices plummeted; I remember paying 87 cents for a gallon of unleaded December 2001.

 

[Confused]

You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

 

[pyonir]

Seriously, until they hit $3.00 per gallon I think everyone needs to quit crying. Gas has been uber-cheap for years and now it's gone up to relatively cheap. Get over it.

While you are right, some of us have a certain amount bugeted for gas during the week. The $5-8 a week more it is costing me does have an impact. If it would have been gradual instead of over like 5 days, it would have been easier to adjust. but a $.60 rise in a very short amount of time can have an impact for those of us that can barely afford it the way it was.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: NewSc2
I think it will go back down after the war. Remember about 2 years ago when it almost hit $2 because of OPEC wanting to lower its output?

Well, after they gave in, gas prices plummeted; I remember paying 87 cents for a gallon of unleaded December 2001.

i remember both of those incidents. Either way, it doesnt effect my bank account enough to warrant a second glance. I pay more in rent in two months than i pay in gas per year.

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Confused
You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

I'm curious what vehicle(s) you own. I think this will also illustrate the difference in vehicle availability between the United States and the UK.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: radioouman
I don't think gas prices are all that bad. $1.72 here on average. I paid $1.589 last night.
No big deal.

Seriously, until they hit $3.00 per gallon I think everyone needs to quit crying. Gas has been uber-cheap for years and now it's gone up to relatively cheap. Get over it.

hey it wont be long before we are there...in los angeles it goes up about 2-3 cents every other day

i think the cheapest i have seen regular cheap gas here now is $2.13

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Confused
You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

4 pounds a gallon? Ouch...that's like $6.00 US per gallon according to current exchange rates. :Q

While you are right, some of us have a certain amount bugeted for gas during the week. The $5-8 a week more it is costing me does have an impact. If it would have been gradual instead of over like 5 days, it would have been easier to adjust. but a $.60 rise in a very short amount of time can have an impact for those of us that can barely afford it the way it was.

You're not living that hand-to-mouth are you? I mean, two beers out with the guys per week is $5-8 depending on where you get them.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: Confused
You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

lol, that's more the $6/gal. the UK sucks hahahahahahaha


but seriously. maybe we should do that over here also. it would definitely get some SUVs off the road.

 

[XCLAN]

easy for all of you to say get over it...i allready spend 150$ a month on gas. and i have no choice unless i Move. and have to quit my job to boot

and i drive a 5 generation nissan Maxima..... not a truck or SUV

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Confused
You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

I'm curious what vehicle(s) you own. I think this will also illustrate the difference in vehicle availability between the United States and the UK.

I have a 92 Ford Escort, 1.4l. By no means a fuel drinker, I get about 80-100 miles from £10 of fuel (about 30+ miles/gallon).


The majority of people here have 4 door saloons, probably about a 2l engine at most on average.


Confused

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Confused
You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

0.79 * 3.785 = 2.99 < 4

Right now we're paying the equivalent of $2.32 US / gal

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Confused
You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

0.79 * 3.785 = 2.99 < 4

Right now we're paying the equivalent of $2.32 US / gal

UK gallon != US gallon

0.79 * 4.54 = 3.58

Nearly £4 per gallon here.....I got it a little off, heard my mother mention £4 per gallon.

Still, £3 ($4.71) per US gallon, is a lot more than you are paying, so my original offer of quit whining still stands


Confused

 

[Imdmn04]

here are some tips:

plan out your trip, run all your errands at once.
take the bus to work if possible, or park and ride
drive like a cheapass, meaning never go over 3k rpm, always let it cruise when u see a red light. open your windows and turn off ac at low speeds.

 

[toant103]

for now, i don' t really care about gas prices. I'm only 2 miles from school.

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: Confused

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Confused
You try paying £0.79 per litre, that's over £4 per gallon :|


Until you get anywhere near this, quit your whining you gas guzzling Americans :disgust:



Confused

0.79 * 3.785 = 2.99 < 4

Right now we're paying the equivalent of $2.32 US / gal

UK gallon != US gallon

0.79 * 4.54 = 3.58

Nearly £4 per gallon here.....I got it a little off, heard my mother mention £4 per gallon.

Still, £3 ($4.71) per US gallon, is a lot more than you are paying, so my original offer of quit whining still stands


Confused

silverpig is from Vancouver, B.C. I'm pretty sure he was just quoting prices from his neck of the woods.

Rob

 

[Grasshopper27]

Yea, and it will be years before Iraqi oil comes back onto the world market. Probably a decade before they are back up to full production, pre 1991 levels.

: ) Hopper

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Confused
I have a 92 Ford Escort, 1.4l. By no means a fuel drinker, I get about 80-100 miles from £10 of fuel (about 30+ miles/gallon).


The majority of people here have 4 door saloons, probably about a 2l engine at most on average.


Confused

Okay, cool.
First off, I don't mean to flame or anything, but, for instance, there was never a 1.4l Escort available in this country, and most family-type vehicles employee six-cylinder engines in the neighborhood of 3 liters.
Now, this is in part, of course, due to marketability in the US: people want more power, more room, etc., etc., and thereby we have a general vehicle fleet that uses more gas and takes up more space than in the UK and the rest of europe. This obviously places us at a disadvantage ion the fule economy department, and at no one's fault but the general whim of the masses.
Just thought this would be an approprite time to outline som eof the differences

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: XCLAN
easy for all of you to say get over it...i allready spend 150$ a month on gas. and i have no choice unless i Move. and have to quit my job to boot

and i drive a 5 generation nissan Maxima..... not a truck or SUV

Maxima takes premium gas though correct?