$4.19 a gallon for regular tonight....UGH I drive 77 mile sone way to work. that's almost 180 miles which works out to 7 gallons a day.....whens the election again?
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Sucks to be you. I paid $3.19 for regular yesterday. I guess you just live in the wrong part of the country.
Oh, and BTW, it doesn't matter who you vote for, the oil companies are going to jack up the prices.
Come on now, its just free enterprise at work... Unless you guys elect a full on communist for president your gas prices aren't going to change for the better any time soon.
Get a 2004 corolla and cut your gas usage almost in half.
I paid $3.09 yesterday. Today the same station is $3.13. And OldCowboy is right. No matter who's in the high office prices will be going up. I'm betting next year the new bottom fuel price will be $4.00 and be $5.00 avg. by summer of 2013.
Originally Posted By: OldCowboy
Sucks to be you. I paid $3.19 for regular yesterday. I guess you just live in the wrong part of the country.
Oh, and BTW, it doesn't matter who you vote for, the oil companies are going to jack up the prices.
Originally Posted By: IndyIan
Come on now, its just free enterprise at work... Unless you guys elect a full on communist for president your gas prices aren't going to change for the better any time soon.
Get a 2004 corolla and cut your gas usage almost in half.
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Originally Posted By: IndyIan
Come on now, its just free enterprise at work... Unless you guys elect a full on communist for president your gas prices aren't going to change for the better any time soon.
Get a 2004 corolla and cut your gas usage almost in half.
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I'll drive a civic no problem, but I cant afford another car now. also I had the truck for years and years and now I had to take on a job further away cause the economy around my neck of the woods sucks and no one is hiring for what I do. Would move closer to work but the rent is more than what I make. So what am I to do but suck it up....Just saw Lou Dobbs explain the prices, makes since to me why they jacked it but, still hurts.
brelandt- With a commute like that, and living in CA, it might be time to get yourself a cheap beater thats good on gas. Or get rid of the truck and get something used, I used to drive 75 miles roundtrip to work and that was expensive enough that I sold it for my Nissan Versa. My gas costs went from about $100 per week down to $35 per week.
dumb me i bought gas at my reg station, QT Wichita Ks. at 12:00 noon, cent time. cant remember if it was 3.29 or 3.39. it was VERY crowded. so i might have done good or not.
I drive 60 miles roundtrip everyday and I am currently paying $3.18 for 87 octane. At 30 mpg, that's 2 gallons/day, or about $31/week. I'm sure glad I don't drive an SUV, my fuel cost would double!
Originally Posted By: brelandt
$4.19 a gallon for regular tonight....UGH I drive 77 mile sone way to work. that's almost 180 miles which works out to 7 gallons a day.....whens the election again?
Originally Posted By: FirstNissan
brelandt- With a commute like that, and living in CA, it might be time to get yourself a cheap beater thats good on gas. Or get rid of the truck and get something used, I used to drive 75 miles roundtrip to work and that was expensive enough that I sold it for my Nissan Versa. My gas costs went from about $100 per week down to $35 per week.
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Originally Posted By: IndyIan
Come on now, its just free enterprise at work... Unless you guys elect a full on communist for president your gas prices aren't going to change for the better any time soon.
Get a 2004 corolla and cut your gas usage almost in half.
Another one? OK, I'll bite.
The gas market has turned more and more global in scope over the years. Third world countries are making their way into the current century improving the lives if citizens. You know what they want when they can afford it? Cars. 2.5 billion people in India and China alone. China knows their economical progress is underpinned by low cost energy. We laid the template! That's why they'll happily take all the oil from the Keystone pipeline and Canada doesn't plan on waiting to see if we decide to come around.
Sure there's many other factors, but that is the biggest one IMO.
One other thing I believe would help out a little is to get rid of all the reformulated gas regulations. This time of the year there is always a substantial spike as refineries change from winter to summer blends.
The other problem is, *cheap* beater cars, are no longer *cheap*....where I live, most cars sit too low to the ground to make it home.
You want someone to blame, blame oil companies and the speculators that drive up the prices at the mere hint of trouble anywhere in the world.
Originally Posted By: meangreen01
The gas market has turned more and more global in scope over the years. Third world countries are making their way into the current century improving the lives if citizens. You know what they want when they can afford it? Cars. 2.5 billion people in India and China alone.
Originally Posted By: Shallow
Originally Posted By: meangreen01
The gas market has turned more and more global in scope over the years. Third world countries are making their way into the current century improving the lives if citizens. You know what they want when they can afford it? Cars. 2.5 billion people in India and China alone.
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