Gas prices going up again???
1000 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 1,078
It will keep going up til we run out...
THEN the 'big 3' US car companies will make hybrid/hydrogen fuel sources readily available, and affordable.
Why should they reduce their prices, or reduce engine sizes, etc, when the demand is there?
If the TTC, toronto transit comission, converted all its buses to GM's new hybrid system, it would save almost 5 years supply of gas each year. BUT the hybrid buses are half again as expensive as it costs them to run the buses they have now for a year...
Its a vicious cycle that unfortunately wont stop til we run out of oil, gas, etc....humans suck.
THEN the 'big 3' US car companies will make hybrid/hydrogen fuel sources readily available, and affordable.
Why should they reduce their prices, or reduce engine sizes, etc, when the demand is there?
If the TTC, toronto transit comission, converted all its buses to GM's new hybrid system, it would save almost 5 years supply of gas each year. BUT the hybrid buses are half again as expensive as it costs them to run the buses they have now for a year...
Its a vicious cycle that unfortunately wont stop til we run out of oil, gas, etc....humans suck.
Really the only thing we have control over in this issue is our personal consumption of fuel.
More important than ever to consider the gas mileage when choosing your car/truck.
Eliminate unnecessary trips (I've hinted to the g/f that visiting her mother today (1.5hrs away) is just crazy due to the gas prices [img]tongue.gif[/img] ), pool to work/school once in a while.
Conservation is your only real weapon against the high prices. Although it doesn't seem to take around here. Plenty of dirt bikes, quads, even some three wheelers still ripping around here like there's no tomorrow.
Oh well, I guess I don't mind the job security.
Gene
More important than ever to consider the gas mileage when choosing your car/truck.
Eliminate unnecessary trips (I've hinted to the g/f that visiting her mother today (1.5hrs away) is just crazy due to the gas prices [img]tongue.gif[/img] ), pool to work/school once in a while.
Conservation is your only real weapon against the high prices. Although it doesn't seem to take around here. Plenty of dirt bikes, quads, even some three wheelers still ripping around here like there's no tomorrow.
Oh well, I guess I don't mind the job security.
Gene
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Joined: May 2003
Posts: 2,819
Yeah...I couldnt beleive it....My shift manager just bought a 1970ish motor home yesterday...one of those flat face,push as much air as possible type bombs...damn..I have a hard time keeping gas in my little V6..I can't imagnine that thing...and his daily driver is a 89 Chev Xcab...Like...he loves the gas guzzlers...
He had a little Civic...whats he do?gives it to his brother...
He had a little Civic...whats he do?gives it to his brother...
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Joined: May 2003
Posts: 4,655
Originally posted by Ettore Casagrande Jr.:
Could always start setting gas stations on fire. After a few hundred of those things go up in flames, people are going to stop wanting to open them [img]smile.gif[/img]
Or, just buy a car that is reasonable one gas. Hopefully prices will keep going up so we're all forced to buy diesel's and cars that have realistic sized engines. Nobody needs an Expedition as a city car; unless you're questionably retarded.
83.2 here, I filled at 68.4 1 week ago, still on the same tank for at least another 2 weeks.
Could always start setting gas stations on fire. After a few hundred of those things go up in flames, people are going to stop wanting to open them [img]smile.gif[/img]
Or, just buy a car that is reasonable one gas. Hopefully prices will keep going up so we're all forced to buy diesel's and cars that have realistic sized engines. Nobody needs an Expedition as a city car; unless you're questionably retarded.
83.2 here, I filled at 68.4 1 week ago, still on the same tank for at least another 2 weeks.
