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Gas skyrocketed, oh my!

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For 87 last I filled up I paid 2.45. When I was driving home the best price I saw was 2.51.

I'm glad my truck gets better than 20mpg per tank, but jesus, my 30 mile each way commute to college is going to suck.
 
This is all ridiculous. Nothing we could be doing could use up so much oil as to merit the rapid increases in the prices. It's all bullsh!t!
 
Originally posted by: archcommus
So two days ago it was $2.29, suddenly it jumped to $2.35, the next day it jumped to $2.39, then on my way home just now, $2.45.

And this is western PA. That SUCKS for this area.
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welcome to the rest of the world... I been paying $4 and over for ages already in Europe
 
Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.
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nobody... repeat nobody gives a crap for king fahd's death....
it's all about demand and supply

those traders make half a million a year... and usually people that make half a million are not stupid
 
Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.
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Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|
 
The price raise is great news for the planet.

Buy a car with a smaller engine. A 1.4 is more than ample for most usage. I just went across france to italy in a 1.5 pug, no problem. Can do 120Mph so you're fine cruising at the 120Kph speed limit across France & italy. Only used 1.5 tanks of fuel for the whole distance.
 
Originally posted by: DeeKnow
Originally posted by: archcommus
So two days ago it was $2.29, suddenly it jumped to $2.35, the next day it jumped to $2.39, then on my way home just now, $2.45.

And this is western PA. That SUCKS for this area.
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welcome to the rest of the world... I been paying $4 and over for ages already in Europe
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ha! that's what yous get for not 'liberating' the ME from oppression 😛

Originally posted by: loic2003
The price raise is great news for the planet.

Buy a car with a smaller engine. A 1.4 is more than ample for most usage. I just went across france to italy in a 1.5 pug, no problem. Can do 120Mph so you're fine cruising at the 120Kph speed limit across France & italy. Only used 1.5 tanks of fuel for the whole distance.
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not in US, if our cars can't go 0-60 under 5 secs in bumper-bumper traffic, it's worthless!! plus 4-cyl is SO out of fashion here. 😉
 
Originally posted by: DeeKnow
Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.
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nobody... repeat nobody gives a crap for king fahd's death....
it's all about demand and supply

those traders make half a million a year... and usually people that make half a million are not stupid
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oh....really?
 
Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
This is all ridiculous. Nothing we could be doing could use up so much oil as to merit the rapid increases in the prices. It's all bullsh!t!
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Silence, grasshopper. The reason is not that. It is reports of possible terrorist attacks in Saudia Arabia and the fact that there was that huge explosion in Houston last month at the BP refinery...

$2.55 in Cincinnati
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
maybe because crude oil just hit 66 dollars a barrel?
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Naaaaw couldn't be, ATers swear the price per barrel has nothing to do with the price at the pump.
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The problem is that the price difference is not proportional to each. The price of gas is climbing at a higher rate then the cost of a barrel of oil. Hence the reason Exxon and other oil companies are rolling in higher profits from same sales right now, while saying ?its ALL because of the price of oil?? BS.
 
Originally posted by: archcommus
So two days ago it was $2.29, suddenly it jumped to $2.35, the next day it jumped to $2.39, then on my way home just now, $2.45.

And this is western PA. That SUCKS for this area.
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Where at in PA? I used to stomp around Franklin, oil city, titusville, etc
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.
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Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|
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Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.
 
Originally posted by: DeeKnow
Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.
Click to expand...

nobody... repeat nobody gives a crap for king fahd's death....
it's all about demand and supply

those traders make half a million a year... and usually people that make half a million are not stupid
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It goes by earnings? So all those smart guys are like 1/10th as smart as Jessica Simpson?
 
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|
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Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.
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a government mandated fuel efficiency bill would be nice
 
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|
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Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.
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Hybrids would *at best* buy us a little time. Biodeisel.
 
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