Change in driving habits with cheap gas?
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My Honda daily driver's worst mileage is 37 and the best is 41.
I hear lots of people say they won't drive an economical car because it does not have enough power. The problem here is that when I'm going 80 mph keeping up with the flow on the freeway the traffic is full of under powered rice burners as well as the high powered luxo barges, pickup trucks and very expensive rocket ships.
The cars to lower the average fuel economy are already here, just not enough people are willing to drive them.
I hear lots of people say they won't drive an economical car because it does not have enough power. The problem here is that when I'm going 80 mph keeping up with the flow on the freeway the traffic is full of under powered rice burners as well as the high powered luxo barges, pickup trucks and very expensive rocket ships.
The cars to lower the average fuel economy are already here, just not enough people are willing to drive them.
I like a car that is not a boat on wheels, even if gas was 50¢ a gallon.
That generation of Civic was truly great.
I could average 40 mpg with our '86 Wagon on my commute.
The wagons were also very practical cars, with plenty of room for four people plus all of their gear.
These Civics were also fun to drive, with pleasant clutch feel, great shifter and a little engine willing to pull smooth and hard to redline. The car was dead reliable and needed very little over the years that we owned it from new.
These Civics were very light and so didn't need any more than the 76 bhp they had to move around at a decent pace.
I liked ours for the 200K+ that we had it.
You apparently like yours more than twice as much
I could average 40 mpg with our '86 Wagon on my commute.
The wagons were also very practical cars, with plenty of room for four people plus all of their gear.
These Civics were also fun to drive, with pleasant clutch feel, great shifter and a little engine willing to pull smooth and hard to redline. The car was dead reliable and needed very little over the years that we owned it from new.
These Civics were very light and so didn't need any more than the 76 bhp they had to move around at a decent pace.
I liked ours for the 200K+ that we had it.
You apparently like yours more than twice as much
We just do the driving we have to do, and have enjoyed a bit of savings with the lower prices.
Now for buying a used SUV, the lower gas prices sway me away from getting a diesel. If gas was high I'd be really looking hard at the diesel Liberty, but since it seems its likely to stay relatively cheap for a while, a bigger 3 row gas SUV seems like a better idea.
Now for buying a used SUV, the lower gas prices sway me away from getting a diesel. If gas was high I'd be really looking hard at the diesel Liberty, but since it seems its likely to stay relatively cheap for a while, a bigger 3 row gas SUV seems like a better idea.
None. Work is still just as far as before, family is still just as far as before, and so on.
I'm actually driving my fuel efficient car more and loving the fact that I can run on less than 10 bucks a week. Now is the time to buy a small car. Example: I was looking at a 2014 Dodge Dart SE that the asking price was only $11,450. Only had 14K miles on it. I'm sure the dealer could get me out the door for that price if I asked.
Not really much change. Gas may be cheaper; the roads here are still awful, as is the weather. (Warm and sticky in mid-December? Frosty weeps.) I'm more willing to consider a road trip than I was when the stuff was $3.50/gallon.
Over Christmas break I may explore some of the north shore of the lake -- they actually pave roads over there, I hear.
Over Christmas break I may explore some of the north shore of the lake -- they actually pave roads over there, I hear.
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We haven't changed our driving habits or fuel economy. I haven't run the numbers in a while, but we probably save $40-60/mo or so with the "cheaper" gasoline prices.
It sure would be nice if everything else that followed suit with fuel price increase would follow the downward slide.
It sure would be nice if everything else that followed suit with fuel price increase would follow the downward slide.
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I drive more to get more things done right away, instead of trying to combine trips and save gas (but waste time).
Huge savings for we business owners who use fuel to make money. Hope this keeps up for a while!
I have not really thought about gas prices since I was a teenager.
I'm going to buy it either way, and I have no control over it.
If gas is $1 per gallon, or $5 per gallon-- The swing in what I pay is not much. I only buy about 10 gallons of gas per week in both cars.
I'll work on making money at work and less on my driving habits.
I'm going to buy it either way, and I have no control over it.
If gas is $1 per gallon, or $5 per gallon-- The swing in what I pay is not much. I only buy about 10 gallons of gas per week in both cars.
I'll work on making money at work and less on my driving habits.
I can see the effect of gas price in So Cal interstate highway. When the price is low as of late traffic is moving at 10-15 MPH above speed limit, when we had $4-5/gal couple years ago traffic was moving at speed limit or a little slower.
I hope it keeps up until next summer, I'll run the boat over to LI 2 times a week for lunch!
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I drive the same way as I always have regardless of the price of gas.
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