So I went to get some gas yesterday and ...

[Murphyrulez]

Originally posted by: Ladies Man
Don't also forget you are not paying for a gallon of gas.... you are paying for 9/10th a gallon.

That 1/10 adds up.

That sucks that you are only buying 9/10ths of a gallon.

Every gas station I've ever been at sells you 1 gallon. For $1.49 and 9/10th of a penny.

Surely you are confused?

 

[mikebb]

Originally posted by: DWW

Originally posted by: halik
haha im paying 2.30 a gallon at this point and im loving it. I think this is the SWIFT KICK IN THE ASS this country has needed. Everwhere else in the world people are drive tiny cars and/or diesels with 30+mpg.

I WANT see the pain on soccermoms faces when they are filling up their H2 that is necessary for grocery shopping. I WANT TO see the cringe on the driver's faces while they are filling up their foot lifted full size v8 pick up truck that doesnt have a single scratch on the bedliner. Hell ill laugh at anyone driving cars over 4000lbs.

Just wait till the prices get even with the european standards .... around 3.50/40 bucks a gallon.

<- drives about 30 miles a week ... car that gets 24mpg

I don't know about where you are from, but around here most people who can afford an H2 or Navigator, Escalade have enough money to kill that filling up won't make them flinch

Amen to that. My brother is a prime example. He makes enough to afford an Escalade EXT AND an Excursion; the rising price of gas isn't hurting his wallet as much as it is mine, I make substantially less than him and drive a car that gets 30MPG.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: KK
how would you plan a long trip if the trip was longer than 1 day on that odd even plate thingy?

KK

Borrow a plate for the other day.

 

[CraigRT]

I hate gas prices, I will be walking soon at this rate.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Gurck
SUVs should pay a flat rate of $20 per gallon. It's the least they can do for guzzling the stuff, blocking peoples' view on roads, being dangerous in accidents (to their victims) and attracting the scared type of driver in the first place who need a fortress around them while driving who's prone to causing said accidents. Then maybe the rest of us wouldn't pay quite so damn much.
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SUVs are awesome if you own one. It can do everything other cars can do on the practical level and the only thing ya gotta do is pay a few bucks more at the pump. They're great.

<-- hopes he gets the "but they don't all use it for what it's meant for" rebuttal...

<-- waits...

ahh fug it... there goes another sports car doing 125mph on the highway... they must need them!

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: Citrix
damn just use regular. its not going to hurt your engine.

Higher compression cars require a higher octane fuel to prevent premature combustion of the fuel by the compression stroke.

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Gurck
SUVs should pay a flat rate of $20 per gallon. It's the least they can do for guzzling the stuff, blocking peoples' view on roads, being dangerous in accidents (to their victims) and attracting the scared type of driver in the first place who need a fortress around them while driving who's prone to causing said accidents. Then maybe the rest of us wouldn't pay quite so damn much.
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WOW just WOW. open your eyes fool, SUV's are not the sole gas guzzlers on the street.

Do you have any idea what the MPG for a Semi is? or how many gallons of diesel are wasted on a daily/yearly basis by the drivers sleeping in the sleeper and leaving the engine running so they can run the heater or A/C?

Go by a truck stop and count how many idling truck are in the lot. then just think how many truck stops we have in the US that have just as many if not a significantly higher number of trucks just sitting with the engine running. Think of how many millions and millons of gallons of fuel has been wasted over the years by this practice.

You sir, are an idiot. Take the weight of that 18 wheeler, and see what the fuel to weight ratio is, I guarantee it to be better than all but maybe the most fuel efficient cars ever built. Without semi's, the economy would not be what it is (would be impossible to transport everything as we do now). Also, many newer truck stops have unit which the drivers can put in there window which provides AC/Internet/Phone if they like. In the truck stops where they dont provide that, the drivers comfort far outweighs the amoun of fuel used idling over night. If the driver does not get a good night sleep, and is drowsy while driving the next day, the hazard that would cause is of much greater concern than the amount of fuel used. Also, private drivers/companies pay for their own gas, so it should be no concern of your how much fuel they use. Also, look at the price of diesel. Around here, it truly hasnt changed much over ther past year (has hovered around 1.80 by me for cars, not sure what the price is at the fuelling stations my fathers drivers bring the trucks to), while the price of unleaded fuel has soared sky high.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Gurck
SUVs should pay a flat rate of $20 per gallon. It's the least they can do for guzzling the stuff, blocking peoples' view on roads, being dangerous in accidents (to their victims) and attracting the scared type of driver in the first place who need a fortress around them while driving who's prone to causing said accidents. Then maybe the rest of us wouldn't pay quite so damn much.
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</rant>

SUVs are awesome if you own one. It can do everything other cars can do on the practical level and the only thing ya gotta do is pay a few bucks more at the pump. They're great.

<-- hopes he gets the "but they don't all use it for what it's meant for" rebuttal...

<-- waits...

ahh fug it... there goes another sports car doing 125mph on the highway... they must need them!

Nah, I got it out of my system