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

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: MechxWarrior

Originally posted by: Cashmoney995
And who here wants to reelect Bush?

Him and Dick are so F'd up that Halliburton after signing a 20 billion dollar contract with them cant even do any work! So guess what? My dad is taking vacation from them. WTF. I am donating a bag of pretzels to OBL so he can send it to Bush, therrrrre is the Weapons of Mass Salt and Destruction!

I fail to see the connection between Bush and OPEC. Please next time do research before your brainless accusations come out from no facts.

Have a nice day sir.

$1.89 gas here

Hahha that's exactly what I thought. :beer:

btw, prices around me are a very large range (as far as gas prices go) they range from $1.99/9 to $2.09/9 , all within 1 mile of each other.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Do you guys think, they could do the odd/even days for gas? i'm 24 so i never really experience that like some other members. Hell first time i seen such high prices.

 

[OutHouse]

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

 

[RMSistight]

They should make SUV drivers pay more for gas that passenger car drivers. I mean, it's the SUVs that it sucking up our gasoline. Shiet...based on the information I know, the rise in gas prices has not affected the demand for SUVs. So, I say increase the prices for SUVs but not passenger car drivers.

 

[Modeps]

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

While I first started agreeing with your post, I was under the impression that 18 wheelers actually consumed LESS fuel by idling than having to start up their vehicles. I also was under the impression that they (or their companies) had to pay for their own fuel if they were private truckers... so if it was wasting the fuel, they'd probably be chastized or just not do it. Money out of pocket is a good motivator.

Try talking about sports cars and the like instead.

 

[Kipper]

If the MPG of a semi was around 6-8 MPG, it could still be justified when you take into consideration the amount of material they're towing around. An Excursion gets barely around 10 MPG. Your average SUV will top off at around 15-18 MPG, if you are LUCKY. When you have a soccer mom and her two kids riding in a massive vehicle which can fit 10-12 people, that's what you call "inefficient."

Compare than with your manual current-generation Honda Accords, which get up to 35 MPG highway. Bring the hybrids into the picture and your idea of wastefulness completely changes.

 

[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.

 

[Passions]

Gas Prices are Ridiculous!!!! We need a pipeline straight from Iraq to California. Forget this ludicriousy, it costs $25 to fill up my Corolla!!!!! It should only cost $14!!!!!!!!!!!!! :|

 

[MrDingleDangle]

the gas station closes to my house, an AM/PM, has been out of gas for almost a month!!!! i dont know how or why they stay open

 

[FrustratedUser]

The higher gas prices doesn't affect me at all.
I only buy $15 worh every time anyway.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Modeps

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

While I first started agreeing with your post, I was under the impression that 18 wheelers actually consumed LESS fuel by idling than having to start up their vehicles. I also was under the impression that they (or their companies) had to pay for their own fuel if they were private truckers... so if it was wasting the fuel, they'd probably be chastized or just not do it. Money out of pocket is a good motivator.

Try talking about sports cars and the like instead.

Yea i know. i thought about using sports cars, regular trucks, family cars as examples. But i drive by a truck stop everysay and see hundreds of idling semi's. A trucksitting all night with the engine running to run the A/C to keep the sleeper cool so the driver can sleep will burn and waste more diesel fuel than just starting it up and having it run 15 min to warm up.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham
Where my Mr. Fusion when I need it?

Unless you're car's nuclear, you're still going to need gasoline ^1


1. Reference: BTTF3

 

[MrDingleDangle]

sweet! according to cnn, http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/18/pf/autos/gas_prices/index.htm?cnn=yes ...Los Angeles is the highest gas prices!!

now all we need is the Earthquake to come to make this place the best place ever!

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease Your average SUV will top off at around 15-18 MPG, if you are LUCKY. When you have a soccer mom and her two kids riding in a massive vehicle which can fit 10-12 people, that's what you call "inefficient."

When you have a 5 seater sedan with only driver thats what you call "inefficient."

Say your average SUV gets 15mpg with 3 people in it. It's a better damn ratio than a single person in their sedan getting 35mpg.

 

[v3rrv3]

I drive an SUV, don't blame me bastards I get probably 13/17 which I think is reasonible. If I didn't buy it I'd probably get a car with a huge engine like a muscle car and my gas mileage would be just as bad

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Modeps

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

While I first started agreeing with your post, I was under the impression that 18 wheelers actually consumed LESS fuel by idling than having to start up their vehicles. I also was under the impression that they (or their companies) had to pay for their own fuel if they were private truckers... so if it was wasting the fuel, they'd probably be chastized or just not do it. Money out of pocket is a good motivator.

Try talking about sports cars and the like instead.

Yea i know. i thought about using sports cars, regular trucks, family cars as examples. But i drive by a truck stop everysay and see hundreds of idling semi's. A trucksitting all night with the engine running to run the A/C to keep the sleeper cool so the driver can sleep will burn and waste more diesel fuel than just starting it up and having it run 15 min to warm up.

I'm really not sure, like i said, i was just under the impression

I've got a 'family car'. A 98 Crown Vic.. I actually get 23-25 mpg. I think that's pretty good for the size of my ride.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

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

my engine pings cuz of the supercharge

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Modeps

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

While I first started agreeing with your post, I was under the impression that 18 wheelers actually consumed LESS fuel by idling than having to start up their vehicles. I also was under the impression that they (or their companies) had to pay for their own fuel if they were private truckers... so if it was wasting the fuel, they'd probably be chastized or just not do it. Money out of pocket is a good motivator.

Try talking about sports cars and the like instead.

Yea i know. i thought about using sports cars, regular trucks, family cars as examples. But i drive by a truck stop everysay and see hundreds of idling semi's. A trucksitting all night with the engine running to run the A/C to keep the sleeper cool so the driver can sleep will burn and waste more diesel fuel than just starting it up and having it run 15 min to warm up.

They kind of have no alternative though. They HAVE to have a large rig to haul a large trailer, and if it's 95 degrees outside they HAVE to have the AC on. It's kind of like complaining that cops waste gas cruising; they have to. They need to patrol, just as an ambulance can be kia rio wagon - it has to be a large van.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Modeps

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

While I first started agreeing with your post, I was under the impression that 18 wheelers actually consumed LESS fuel by idling than having to start up their vehicles. I also was under the impression that they (or their companies) had to pay for their own fuel if they were private truckers... so if it was wasting the fuel, they'd probably be chastized or just not do it. Money out of pocket is a good motivator.

Try talking about sports cars and the like instead.

Yea i know. i thought about using sports cars, regular trucks, family cars as examples. But i drive by a truck stop everysay and see hundreds of idling semi's. A trucksitting all night with the engine running to run the A/C to keep the sleeper cool so the driver can sleep will burn and waste more diesel fuel than just starting it up and having it run 15 min to warm up.

They kind of have no alternative though. They HAVE to have a large rig to haul a large trailer, and if it's 95 degrees outside they HAVE to have the AC on. It's kind of like complaining that cops waste gas cruising; they have to. They need to patrol, just as an ambulance can be kia rio wagon - it has to be a large van.

???

 

[jessicak]

Originally posted by: lilcam

SIGH ... hopefully we'll never have to deal with standing in line just to get gas.

hah around here there we have a costco gas station that sells gas for like 10-15 cents cheaper than anywhere else. There is ALWAYS a line for the gas station...and its long too

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Modeps

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

While I first started agreeing with your post, I was under the impression that 18 wheelers actually consumed LESS fuel by idling than having to start up their vehicles. I also was under the impression that they (or their companies) had to pay for their own fuel if they were private truckers... so if it was wasting the fuel, they'd probably be chastized or just not do it. Money out of pocket is a good motivator.

Try talking about sports cars and the like instead.

Yea i know. i thought about using sports cars, regular trucks, family cars as examples. But i drive by a truck stop everysay and see hundreds of idling semi's. A trucksitting all night with the engine running to run the A/C to keep the sleeper cool so the driver can sleep will burn and waste more diesel fuel than just starting it up and having it run 15 min to warm up.

They kind of have no alternative though. They HAVE to have a large rig to haul a large trailer, and if it's 95 degrees outside they HAVE to have the AC on. It's kind of like complaining that cops waste gas cruising; they have to. They need to patrol, just as an ambulance can be kia rio wagon - it has to be a large van.

Doesn't the big rigs have a smaller generator running instead of the main diesel?

 

[aolj]

We should all just start cycling now.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Modeps

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.
:|
</rant>

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.

While I first started agreeing with your post, I was under the impression that 18 wheelers actually consumed LESS fuel by idling than having to start up their vehicles. I also was under the impression that they (or their companies) had to pay for their own fuel if they were private truckers... so if it was wasting the fuel, they'd probably be chastized or just not do it. Money out of pocket is a good motivator.

Try talking about sports cars and the like instead.

Yea i know. i thought about using sports cars, regular trucks, family cars as examples. But i drive by a truck stop everysay and see hundreds of idling semi's. A trucksitting all night with the engine running to run the A/C to keep the sleeper cool so the driver can sleep will burn and waste more diesel fuel than just starting it up and having it run 15 min to warm up.

They kind of have no alternative though. They HAVE to have a large rig to haul a large trailer, and if it's 95 degrees outside they HAVE to have the AC on. It's kind of like complaining that cops waste gas cruising; they have to. They need to patrol, just as an ambulance can be kia rio wagon - it has to be a large van.

Doesn't the big rigs have a smaller generator running instead of the main diesel?

The smart drivers do, but they are few and far between.

 

[DWW]

I'd support gas rations if it came to that. But charging SUV owners more? That is plain stupid. What if you travel 700 miles in a week in your 35mpg and I travel 100 miles a week in my 10mpg...the sedan driver is using more of the earth's resources.

Any sedans I've been in lately can't sit a few full grown men (6+ feet) with comfort. I was in a LUV recently (subaru forrester) and my knees were in the dashboard. Most econobox and the like are even worse. Have you seen some of the backseats in these cars? Non-existant.

 

[vladbot]

Damn.. the gas prices get higher and higher my Passat only takes premium, and the price for that rises every day... At my local gas station it was at a high of 2.35 yesterday. With the 13 gallon tank that's like $30!!! I thought we got all that oil in Irag now. Then why are the gas prices rising???