Where do you live that your gas is $4.55?? I had no idea there were places that were getting that high! Not for unleaded, at least. My dad lives in Oregon and drives a diesel truck. I think he said gas for him is running $4.80 these days. I'm in Austin, TX and am so incredibly thankful that our stations are still flirting with the $4.00 mark.. everyone is at $3.99, $3.97, $3.96..... no one has gone over $4... yet. Of course, now that I say that, it'll probably be $4 when I leave work ;)
I dont know where the other poster lives but here in the SF Bay Area of California gas is running $4.40 to $4.60 and its not difficult to find prices higher than that. 87 Octane unleaded. Other fuel grades are at or above $5
$1.71 per litre. I wish it was that expensive here. It's only like $1.45 per litre. There's way too much car culture and the Family Van mindset must be crushed! That and the two hour daily commute. 9_9 Not to mention trucking. Bring back the rails!
Diesel is $1.95/litre here. Farmers and Truckies aren't happy. Neither are SUV drivers, but if they want to drive their kiddies to football then they have to put up with is.
The last time we had a spike in gas prices, there was a rash of SUVs and pig pickups getting torched, and taking a loss on the insurance, so the owners could get into something more economical. This time around, the insurance companies got smart. About 6 months ago, they sent out a letter to all their SUV and big pickup owners, saying roughly the following:
"We have terrific news for you! If your vehicle should happen to be stolen or destroyed, there is now a very good chance that we will be able to replace it with one of the exact same model within 48 hours."
IOW, don't even THINK about it, because it won't help. There's such a glut of SUVs and huge pickups in the used-car market that finding another one just like yours is dead easy.
i drive a 1999 mercedez SUV (it was a hand-me-down from my mom after my jeep got totalled) and I'm only supposed to put premium in it. yesterday i put in midgrade because it would save me a ton. it really didn't save me much (still $30 USD for half a tank!) but i felt so liberated.
omg. i wish we had a metro rail line here. everything is so spread out you have to drive - even though it's a medium-large city.
seriously, i would take a shittyfail train even if it added an hour to my commute. i HATE driving 30 mins just to get to work on the SAME LONG-ASS ROAD
you could always buy your petrol at uk prices £1.25 per ltr for cheap unleaded or £1.30 for premium unleaded I am so glad my car runs on LPG at £0.51 per ltr. Have you looked into a conversion for you camry
1.43 CA$/litre here so roughly 1.46 AUS$. That puts the imperial gallon at 6.57AUS$.. aaargh ! I'm talking basic unleaded gas. I have a 45 litres tank, my fill up is roughly AUS$ 65 these days....
The latest news says the cost of household gas and electricity will be going up by 60% over the next year..OUCH. So an Electric car won't be much better
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Ouch for me, but more ouch for you. :(
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Where do you live that your gas is $4.55?? I had no idea there were places that were getting that high! Not for unleaded, at least. My dad lives in Oregon and drives a diesel truck. I think he said gas for him is running $4.80 these days. I'm in Austin, TX and am so incredibly thankful that our stations are still flirting with the $4.00 mark.. everyone is at $3.99, $3.97, $3.96..... no one has gone over $4... yet. Of course, now that I say that, it'll probably be $4 when I leave work ;)
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Wanna borrow my bike?
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Pity we can't swap rides for a day, would be very cool...
CYa!
Mako
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At our current prices, that fill would have cost $74.03 CAD or $75.76 AUD
I've hardly driven my vehicle since March, and that was back when it was a mere $1/L.
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For your amusement
"We have terrific news for you! If your vehicle should happen to be stolen or destroyed, there is now a very good chance that we will be able to replace it with one of the exact same model within 48 hours."
IOW, don't even THINK about it, because it won't help. There's such a glut of SUVs and huge pickups in the used-car market that finding another one just like yours is dead easy.
I play the world's tiniest violin for them.
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CYa!
Mako
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Still doesn't explain why books, DVDs and CDs are so cheap over there.
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my hybrid has been on order for EV-AR.
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Of course, the hybrid I WANT is the Lexus GS450h.
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seriously, i would take a shittyfail train even if it added an hour to my commute. i HATE driving 30 mins just to get to work on the SAME LONG-ASS ROAD
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Steve
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We got an email from Bob Ould today! It sounds like he's doing well.
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And I have not heard from Bob for about ten years
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I'm talking basic unleaded gas.
I have a 45 litres tank, my fill up is roughly AUS$ 65 these days....
....fuckers.
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be going up by 60% over the next year..OUCH.
So an Electric car won't be much better
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birthday
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