What's everyone paying for gas lately?
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jackthehack
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This morning it was $3.39 for regular unleaded, could be more this evening. (Lawrence, KS)
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Foot Long Schlong said:It's about time the scientists found us another cheap energy alternative
+1. I drive over 40000 kilometres to and from work each year alone...The fuel bill is a big bite out of the pay packet.
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based on a 50 week work week at 5 days a week that is 160 kilometers(just over 99 miles) a dayOzziePete said:Foot Long Schlong said:It's about time the scientists found us another cheap energy alternative
+1. I drive over 40000 kilometres to and from work each year alone...The fuel bill is a big bite out of the pay packet.
wow, I thought I had it bad at 74 miles
Foot Long Schlong said:It's about time the scientists found us another cheap energy alternative
I don't think that's the answer, not short term anyway. It's a supply and demand thing, the prices don't need to be that high, but they are because people will pay them, they have no choice. There is no shortage of oil (yet), the wells aren't running dry, they're still pumping out loads of the stuff. If we had an alternative source, the same thing would happen, the companies responsible for collecting the fuel will raise the prices and fill their own pockets. We have no alternative to pay because we rely so heavily on their fuel, whatever form it comes in. The big corporations will never allow us to have cheap energy. It's a sellers market and it always will be.
OzziePete said:Foot Long Schlong said:It's about time the scientists found us another cheap energy alternative
+1. I drive over 40000 kilometres to and from work each year alone...The fuel bill is a big bite out of the pay packet.
that's a long distance, I guess the bonus for me being a self employed musician is the amount I can claim back in tax from fuel, strings, guitars, and all that sort of stuff!
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it cost the same to get it out of the ground weather it is 50 cents a gallon or 7 dollars a gallon,and refinery cost the same. the difference between what it cost to produce and what it cost us is the demand of other customers wanting the oil we use. If demand was down, then we could see gas in the low 1 dollar range again, But nations are developing so quick and demanding their share.Panthur said:Foot Long Schlong said:It's about time the scientists found us another cheap energy alternative
I don't think that's the answer, not short term anyway. It's a supply and demand thing, the prices don't need to be that high, but they are because people will pay them, they have no choice. There is no shortage of oil (yet), the wells aren't running dry, they're still pumping out loads of the stuff. If we had an alternative source, the same thing would happen, the companies responsible for collecting the fuel will raise the prices and fill their own pockets. We have no alternative to pay because we rely so heavily on their fuel, whatever form it comes in. The big corporations will never allow us to have cheap energy. It's a sellers market and it always will be.
Heres what happens, everytime we are pre-occupied with other world or local events the gas prices go up. When we bitch about it for a while they lower them, but it has a ratcheting effect, they never go back down as low as they were, just enough to stop the bitching, then it levels off for a while till the next thing in the world distracts us then they run it up some more.
We should all be riding 50 MPG motorcycles
We should all be riding 50 MPG motorcycles
Last time I filled up I was paying 1.18CAD (that was with a promotion. Buy two car washes save 5 cents a litre) So in fact it should have been 1.23CAD for regular.
Luckily at work I have access to test cars so during the work day gas goes on the company account.
VW diesels do get great mileage when the engine is new and running great. We have a beat up VW Jetta TDI that gets about 22MPG.
The new Mercedes Bluetec diesels get great fuel economy and they don't have the typical quirks or a diesel. (But then again it's a Mercedes so you're paying to much initially)
Luckily at work I have access to test cars so during the work day gas goes on the company account.
VW diesels do get great mileage when the engine is new and running great. We have a beat up VW Jetta TDI that gets about 22MPG.
The new Mercedes Bluetec diesels get great fuel economy and they don't have the typical quirks or a diesel. (But then again it's a Mercedes so you're paying to much initially)
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After doing research, I am happy to find out that my truck is, indeed, flex-fuel compliant, which is a suprise considering its a '97. The only complaint is that the closest E-85 station is like 25 miles away from me. But, I was able to put $25 in the tank, with it being only $2.94/gallon.
Yeah man, I honestly wish there was something we could do about it. The French have the right idea. Protest, go on a rampage of destruction. I Loved what the students done to the conservative party HQ here in the UK when they decided to rise Tuition Fees by 200%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmudJafnQh0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmudJafnQh0&feature=related
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Greedy scumbags; they didn't have any issues raising the prices at the pump on an hourly basis until crude peaked at $107 and change, but now after the price has dropped back ten buck to the $97 level, the price per gallon is STILL the same as at the peak.
