In St. Louis metro, the gas stations seem to be doing everything they can to keep gas under $4 a gallon. It will jump to 3.989, fall down to $3.929, and jump back to $3.989. Apparently they think that all we can handle is $4. Over in Illinois, just across the river from St. Louis, it's around $4.039 to $4.079 a gallon, but they have higher taxes.
So, my question is, based on locale, how much is it where you live?
PS. Isn't it time we get rid of the 9/10th of a cent at the end of gas? Is this really still fooling anyone?
The highest I pumped was $4.70....it's hovering around $4.53 a gallon right now. :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion :deion
I paid $17/gallon yesterday.
$4.10-$4.30 depending on the station. Funny thing is we are seeing a lot of gas stations putting up offers of lower gas, like $4.05 but only if you use Cash.
Rome should get a bicycle, with an extra wide basket for carrying his measuring tape.
1 US gallon = 3.785 liters
Here, in Regina, SK, Canada we now pay close to $1.40 a liter
That would put us at over $5 a gallon (we are heavily taxed on gas)
Heh-heh... he said Regina.
damn, i had no idea you were in Saskatoon there 4thand26.
I pulled into a gas station yesterday and the pumps were all stocked with loan applications.
Quote from: Father Demon on July 07, 2008, 01:50:37 PM
PS. Isn't it time we get rid of the 9/10th of a cent at the end of gas? Is this really still fooling anyone?
Yes. No.
Quote from: Rome on July 07, 2008, 01:53:18 PM
I paid $17/gallon yesterday.
Does your ride require a minimum octane of 1000?
Quote from: Father Demon on July 07, 2008, 01:54:23 PM
Rome should get a bicycle, with an extra wide basket for carrying his measuring tape.
He only uses that to fight crime.
Quote from: Rome on July 07, 2008, 01:57:06 PM
Heh-heh... he said Regina.
Does that rhyme with vagina?
(Oh, and gas here currently ranges from 3.999 to 4.099)
In downtown Peterborough we're paying $1.36/L.
That's $5.14 / gallon. (4and26 is paying $5.30/g)
I really wish they would have totaled my SUV.
bike + lock cost me 80 bucks. you damn americans and youre reliance on cars, youll never learn.
I got over 50 miles per gallon this weekend and was able to fill up my tank for less than $40 both times I stopped. Suckers.
Quote from: Cerevant on July 07, 2008, 02:20:37 PM
In downtown Peterborough we're paying $1.36/L.
That's $5.14 / gallon. (4and26 is paying $5.30/g)
I really wish they would have totaled my SUV.
That drunk wasn't trying hard enough
Quote from: rjs246 on July 07, 2008, 02:40:19 PM
I got over 50 miles per gallon this weekend and was able to fill up my tank for less than $40 both times I stopped. Suckers.
but you had a penis in your mouth the whole trip, you lose
Well, not the whole trip.
arejayess, what do you drive, one of those hybrids?
Yessir. Bought it about 6 weeks before gas prices started spiralling out of control last summer. It saves me between $40 and $50 a week. Winner.
I'm seriously looking into making a hybrid into my next car. I drive way to farging much and I don't give a shtein if they're small and look like escape pods. farg these gas prices.
What are the drawbacks that they have? I heard that they have an expensive battery you have to replace every 5 years.
cute...
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The battery is supposed to last 8 years. And it is expensive to the point where it probably makes more sense just to trade the farger in for whatever you can get. Other than that, I haven't encountered any drawbacks.
other than the squirts of splooge on your face as you drive?
The battery cells in the hybrids go for about $400-500 each to replace. So if a single cell goes bad, no big deal. But if the entire battery goes, you're looking at roughly $4000-5000 to replace it.
I'm getting money ejaculated at me left and right. Enjoy your trucks and crippling fuel consumption. I'm happy to look a little non-hetero behind the wheel if it means $200 extra per month to drink with.
So...what's the difference between cars that run on natural gas? Is that the same shtein as the hybrids? What about the hydrogen ones? Also, how is natural gas cleaner? Doesn't it still burn?
What the farg?
Besides fuel mileage, what else should we be looking for? Battery life?
As you can all tell, I haven't bothered reading up on any of this and will rely on all of your posts as FACT!
http://www.hybridcars.com/
looks like an informative site.
http://www.hybridcars.com/calculator/
holy jesus!
I compared my honda accord to the prius....holy farging shtein...I would only be spending a third in gas at the current gas prices.
I think I'm going to aim towards a prius. Gas is too farging crazy.
WFH helps save me about 40 bucks a month, plus it triples my masterbation time
Quote from: hbionic on July 07, 2008, 03:23:38 PM
http://www.hybridcars.com/calculator/
holy jesus!
I compared my honda accord to the prius....holy farging shtein...I would only be spending a third in gas at the current gas prices.
I think I'm going to aim towards a prius. Gas is too farging crazy.
Have you been living under a rock. You sound like you're actually surprised to learn this...
Quote from: rjs246 on July 07, 2008, 03:27:25 PM
Quote from: hbionic on July 07, 2008, 03:23:38 PM
http://www.hybridcars.com/calculator/
holy jesus!
I compared my honda accord to the prius....holy farging shtein...I would only be spending a third in gas at the current gas prices.
I think I'm going to aim towards a prius. Gas is too farging crazy.
Have you been living under a rock. You sound like you're actually surprised to learn this...
that rock is Sarges Desk
I've never compared the difference. I'm too 'busy' mastering being a blind, ignorant fool to act like this shtein applies to me. farg me!
Thanks internet message board, for bringing light into my life!
Regardless....my next car is going to be a hybrid...my dream car can wait. :'(
Quote from: hbionic on July 07, 2008, 03:23:38 PM
http://www.hybridcars.com/calculator/
holy jesus!
I compared my honda accord to the prius....holy farging shtein...I would only be spending a third in gas at the current gas prices.
I think I'm going to aim towards a prius. Gas is too farging crazy.
Is your current car payed off?
If it is...why not just keep driving it? To buy a new car now, would give you a car payment, or your spending $23,000 just pay for less gas.
If your looking at this in a money sense alone, it makes very little sense to buy the hybrid at their current prices. Unless you needed a new car anyway, and even then, you can get a good used car that would be under $10,000
You can buy a used $10,000 car and drive 113,000 miles on it for the price of a $23,000 Prius.
Quote from: Wingspan on July 07, 2008, 03:52:28 PM
Quote from: hbionic on July 07, 2008, 03:23:38 PM
http://www.hybridcars.com/calculator/
holy jesus!
I compared my honda accord to the prius....holy farging shtein...I would only be spending a third in gas at the current gas prices.
I think I'm going to aim towards a prius. Gas is too farging crazy.
Is your current car payed off?
If it is...why not just keep driving it? To buy a new car now, would give you a car payment, or your spending $23,000 just pay for less gas.
If your looking at this in a money sense alone, it makes very little sense to buy the hybrid at their current prices. Unless you needed a new car anyway, and even then, you can get a good used car that would be under $10,000
You can buy a used $10,000 car and drive 113,000 miles on it for the price of a $23,000 Prius.
Stop making sense. We don't liken to that here.
It's a different story if you're shopping for a hybrid for the environmental standpoint if you drive 20,000+ miles a year. But less than 15,000, it doesnt makes sense either, buying used reduces the carbon footprint of your car purchase since it did not just come off an assembly line, and you're extending the life of the energy used to build the car in the first place.
i.e.
if a car takes 20,000 energy units to build from the 1st step on the assembly line to it arriving at the dealer.
1 owner, 1 car @ 5 years = 4000 units spread a year
1 owner, 2 cars @ 5 years = 8000 units/year
2 owners 1 car @ 10 years = 2000 units/year
Unless you drive a lot... it just makes more sense to buy a nice used car. The only part that that hurts is the bottom line of the car company because they would be selling less new cars.
The problem is that the hybrids are selling for a premium. So much that the savings from fuel costs doesn't quite make up for the higher up-front cost.
So buying a hybrid to save money still isn't a realistic goal.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on July 07, 2008, 05:01:20 PM
The problem is that the hybrids are selling for a premium. So much that the savings from fuel costs doesn't quite make up for the higher up-front cost.
So buying a hybrid to save money still isn't a realistic goal.
Unless you drive a ton (like the ladyfriend) or you car just died (like ours did the week before we bought the hybrid). Plus we got it for a much lower price than people are able to talk them down to now because of the timing of the whole thing.
In other words, I rule. Again.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on July 07, 2008, 05:01:20 PM
The problem is that the hybrids are selling for a premium. So much that the savings from fuel costs doesn't quite make up for the higher up-front cost.
So buying a hybrid to save money still isn't a realistic goal.
Yep. Not to mention that hybrid technology will drastically improve over the next few years which will make the cars more reliable, less expensive to maintain and a little cheaper to drive off the lot.
With Chuggie being in real estate though, I'm sure he logs a lot of miles going from appt to appt so it very well may be worth it for him to buy one now.
get a real job stop having kids and find a woman that isnt money hungry and "high" gas prices wont force you into hideous lifestyle changes like buying gay cars
My 2000 Accord V6 gets around 28 on the highway and 20 in the city. The hybrids get about 12-15 more on the highway and 20-25 more in the city. Considering my car is paid off and I can get at least another 100,000 miles out of it, there's no farging way I'd consider buying a new one.
If I had a Hummer or V8 Jeep, though, I'd trade it in quicker than a motherfarger.
I've got a 98 4runner that believe it or not, get's me about 20mpg city and 22/23ish on the highway. I've had it paid off for about 6 years now so it's not going anywhere. My stang on the other hand........will probably be on craigslist in the next couple of weeks.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 07, 2008, 06:07:15 PM
get a real job stop having kids and find a woman that isnt money hungry and "high" gas prices wont force you into hideous lifestyle changes like buying gay cars
Got a real job. Got no kids. Ladyfriend makes as much as I do. Still happy as shtein that the car we have allows me to save that much farging money. I had my gas-guzzling midlife crises car already. I'll probably get another one once I hit my midlife crises. For now, I couldn't give less of a shtein that my car looks like a go-cart.
maybe ill go out and buy a hummer this weekend
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 07, 2008, 06:56:42 PM
maybe ill go out and buy a hummer this weekend
gotta go H2, H3 is for ladies
H2's are for pretentious douchebags.
H3's are for pretentious bitches.
They all scream douchebag.
I paid 3.99 this morning for regular in Baltimore city.
my 1992 motorcycle get 44mpg, riding it like hell. don't know how to ride it any other way, so I can't actually boast 50mpg but I'm sure it's possible
Why kind of bike is that, Dio?
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 07, 2008, 06:07:15 PM
get a real job stop having kids and find a woman that isnt money hungry and "high" gas prices wont force you into hideous lifestyle changes like buying gay cars
^real talk^
Quote from: Rome on July 07, 2008, 07:07:21 PM
Why kind of bike is that, Dio?
nothing special, a BMW K75s
Gas is 3.95 - 3.98 today in Lancaster
I heard that the amount of energy and chemical wastes that go into making these special batteries for hyrids is a big environmental issue. anyone ever hear this? my bro-in-law swears that its a big problem
you're bro-in-law is nailing your sister
stop listening to him
I saw it in Chester County over the weekend at 4.17
Here in Houston I paid 3.89, but it ranges from 3.86 to 4.09.
It costs me about 110 to fill the tank, but work pays for my gas.
Highest I've seen it while out to get gas around here is 4.03.
Right now it's hoving around 3.97 or 3.98
Quote from: Rome on July 07, 2008, 06:34:07 PM
My 2000 Accord V6 gets around 28 on the highway and 20 in the city.
I have a 2004 V-6 and I get around 23 highway and 20 city....what the farg? I ride most of my mile on the highway.
I am guilty of going an average speed of 80mph...but damn....I'd think I'd be happy with 28 mph.
I just had to change the transmission on mine...I ran it into the ground. I average about 50 to 250 a day when I drive....probably around 120 a day is about right...when I'm not jerking off to the internet.
stop driving 80 and you'll see a big improvement.
keep your tire pressure at the manufacturer's recommended level
don't run your a/c unless you really need it (clients in the car)
don't push oil changes beyond 3k
lead foot acceleration is wasteful, even if you are only pushing it up to 60...get there less rapidly and you'll use less gas
that pretty much sums it up right there. although, in chuggie's defense, he does live in la and if he doesn't do 80 on the highway then he'll probably get run off the road.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 07, 2008, 09:26:54 PM
don't run your a/c unless you really need it (clients in the car)
Great tips except for this one. Car A/C's are very efficient these days, so while mileage is slightly better without the A/C and WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED, running the A/C is actually more fuel efficient than opening the windows.
But yeah, if you like to rock the windows up and A/C off, have fun with that.
Fair enough. But if you're running an older car -- mine's an 89 -- then it's good advice. And it always stands to reason that a major auxilary system which runs off your primary power source is going to sap power/efficiency.
I never run the A/C in the morning commute. It's usually in the low 70's and comfortable enough. Plus I'm usually stuck in pumped in air in the office all day anyway, so some fresh air is a nice way to start the day.
And when I say I get 28 on the highway, that's a long commute MPG figure. Start full, do 75 MPH until the tank runs out and you get 28 MPG, not on the highway/off the highway.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 08, 2008, 07:00:29 AM
Fair enough. But if you're running an older car -- mine's an 89 -- then it's good advice. And it always stands to reason that a major auxilary system which runs off your primary power source is going to sap power/efficiency.
plus for every mile you drive with the air on its like driving two miles as far as the wear and tear on your engine...i put the air on in my car about twice every five years just so the ac gets some usage...but even in the hottest most humid days i never use it
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2008, 07:58:53 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 08, 2008, 07:00:29 AM
Fair enough. But if you're running an older car -- mine's an 89 -- then it's good advice. And it always stands to reason that a major auxilary system which runs off your primary power source is going to sap power/efficiency.
plus for every mile you drive with the air on its like driving two miles as far as the wear and tear on your engine...i put the air on in my car about twice every five years just so the ac gets some usage...but even in the hottest most humid days i never use it
you sir are crazy
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 08, 2008, 08:04:58 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2008, 07:58:53 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 08, 2008, 07:00:29 AM
Fair enough. But if you're running an older car -- mine's an 89 -- then it's good advice. And it always stands to reason that a major auxilary system which runs off your primary power source is going to sap power/efficiency.
plus for every mile you drive with the air on its like driving two miles as far as the wear and tear on your engine...i put the air on in my car about twice every five years just so the ac gets some usage...but even in the hottest most humid days i never use it
you sir are crazy
I'm sure he smells terrific.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 08, 2008, 08:04:58 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2008, 07:58:53 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 08, 2008, 07:00:29 AM
Fair enough. But if you're running an older car -- mine's an 89 -- then it's good advice. And it always stands to reason that a major auxilary system which runs off your primary power source is going to sap power/efficiency.
plus for every mile you drive with the air on its like driving two miles as far as the wear and tear on your engine...i put the air on in my car about twice every five years just so the ac gets some usage...but even in the hottest most humid days i never use it
you sir are crazy
For real. I frequently think that people would be better off if technology were thrown back to the stone age and we all had to fend for ourselves. Then I remember that air conditioning exists... AC is the greatest invention ever. Ozone layer be damned.
No AC + summer heat + leather seats = swamp ass
I do like to have the windows down too, but the only time I can do that here is very early in the morning or late at night.
Yes please.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 08, 2008, 09:02:08 AM
For real. I frequently think that people would be better off if technology were thrown back to the stone age and we all had to fend for ourselves. Then I remember that air conditioning exists... AC is the greatest invention ever. Ozone layer be damned.
rjs = Azrael
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My pet shteinmonster will be loosed on you all.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 08, 2008, 09:38:54 AM
My pet shteinmonster will be loosed on you all.
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Driving from FL to Morgantown, PA, the prices ran from $3.83 to $4.17. Lowest was SC and NC, highest was in VA.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 08, 2008, 06:17:54 AMGreat tips except for this one. Car A/C's are very efficient these days, so while mileage is slightly better without the A/C and WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED, running the A/C is actually more fuel efficient than opening the windows.
This is true at highway speeds, because of the drag that the open windows creates, but around town, it's the open windows that do the best, efficiency wise.
Either way, I hope Havas uses a really good deodorant.
I don't plan on getting that close to him.
Good advice Dio.
You know, my problem was that I mis-managed my time, always and everyday I was rushing around because I was cutting it close or late. So, of course, to try to make up for time or to beat the clock, I'd treat my honda like a race car. Lead foot, 90 plus mph, seriously, it was stupid. I was so stressed out.
Recently when my transmission took a shtein on me, it made me realize what the problem was. I'm not going to say I'm a completely different drive, but I don't take off as quickly and I drive with enough time to get where I'm going. I think I've eliminated at least 50% of the stress in my life with that alone.
I think my car and my future cars will thank me for that. I've learned my lesson.
That's super.
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I can't picture my life without you guys. :-*
I can't picture the gov't giving you mexican's a license
Quote from: mussa on July 08, 2008, 03:37:12 PM
I can't picture the gov't giving you mexican's a license
He just drives around with Pennsylvania T-Tags
Quote from: mussa on July 08, 2008, 03:37:12 PM
I can't picture the gov't giving you mexican's a license
Oh, you're supposed to get them from the gov't?
In the six weeks since I started this thread, prices have fallen 65 cents a gallon. We're at $3.359 a gallon today.
Wake me up when we're back under $2.
See you later, Rip Van Winkle.
Exactly. A neverending war later and all of a sudden we're excited about paying $3.359 for gas...
Quote from: rjs246 on August 20, 2008, 09:26:22 PM
Exactly. A neverending war later and all of a sudden we're excited about paying $3.359 for gas...
This.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 20, 2008, 09:26:22 PM
Exactly. A neverending war later and all of a sudden we're excited about paying $3.359 for gas...
Though I wish it was $3.35 right now. We're still about $3.72. Damn tropical storm.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on August 20, 2008, 10:52:25 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 20, 2008, 09:26:22 PM
Exactly. A neverending war later and all of a sudden we're excited about paying $3.359 for gas...
Though I wish it was $3.35 right now. We're still about $3.72. Damn tropical storm.
$3.21 here (cash, not credit)
Yeah, but you pay like a bazillion dollars in insurance.
I haven't been to a station that charges more for credit purchases since a drive through podunk pensyltucky no less than 3 years ago.
$4.73
*sigh*
gotta love the threat of a storm has prices rising, utter bullshtein
Wow, we should have went to St. Louis instead of Clinton Iowa this weekend. We paid 3.51 and were happy. 3.77 west of chicago.
Diesel is below $4 now. I'm a very happy camper...
Jersey is flirting with 3.20 and below.
Yeah - I was paying in the $3.20s while I was down in NC last week. Makes it extra painful to come back up here.
Gustav = more oil whore profiteering.
Wait.
Quote from: Rome on August 26, 2008, 04:19:15 PM
Gustav = more oil whore profiteering.
Wait.
$3.67 here and holding steady.
Ranging from $3.23 to $3.49 here
Quote from: rjs246 on August 20, 2008, 09:26:22 PM
Exactly. A neverending war later and all of a sudden we're excited about paying $3.359 for gas...
But I thought the war was to get cheap oil?
Mission accomplished!
Quote from: phillymic2000 on August 26, 2008, 03:51:42 PM
Wow, we should have went to St. Louis instead of Clinton Iowa this weekend. We paid 3.51 and were happy. 3.77 west of chicago.
I paid $3.43 today in St. Michals, MD. Thought it was cheap. Then I realized, what a smuck i am to be happy about paying that much for gas. The farging oil companies raised the prices so high at the beginning of the summer, that now all the sheeple are happy to pay less than 4 bucks a gallon, when two years ago it was less than three dollars a gallon. I never fill my truck up anymore, because the pumps all cut off at $75.00, which gives me three quarters of a tank, and I'm too damn lazy to swipe my card again.
For a while, every time the oil companies raised prices, they set records for profits by the quarter of any cooperation in the history of the U.S. And today I was happy to pay less than $3.50 a gallon. I feel like everytime I grab the gas nozzle I'm jerking off some oil baron.
Tell me they didn't have that farging shtein figured out.
Step 1: Put oil men in the White House (add 7 year dash of their party controlling Congress)
Step 2: Invade oil rich country in the heart of the Middle East
Step 3: Profit
fargers jumped our gas THIRTY GOD DAMNED CENTS a gallon yesterday, from $3.19 to $3.49.
fargers.
fargers.
Goddamned fargers.
Calm down hippy. Capitalism is good.
Pretty sure that's price gouging. Do they have a consumer protection department in your state? If so, call them because there's just no way that's right. Not even with the boogieman hurricane in the Gulf.
$1.999.
Anyone else below $2?
$2.17 nearest me.
There is a station down here going for $1.79... .with a car wash.
Closest stations are still around $2.479 here. Because of the distribution pipeline from the gulf area, NC's had some of the highest prices in the country since Ike/Gustav.
Prices have gone down enough that morons have started buying more pickups again. Ford is now increasing F-150 production and looking re-hire workers they've only recenlty laid off.
Anyone wonder that the financial crises really was a result of the really high gas prices this summer? Forget all the other crap. The cost of everything went up because everything needs fuel...
Quote from: Diomedes on November 03, 2008, 12:32:21 PM
Prices have gone down enough that morons have started buying more pickups again. Ford is now increasing F-150 production and looking re-hire workers they've only recenlty laid off.
Reactionism is king, man. I'm hoping prices dip even further in a year or two, so I can replace my car with a used hybrid on the cheap.
Not a Prius, though. That would be gay.
I just bought 4 hummers
I think they were talking about cars, Biscuit.
So, he's the setter, and you're the spiker?
$2.19 here but getting close to $2.00 elsewhere within an hour's drive. My county has the highest gas taxes in the state, though, which is nice.
My wrist wasnt broken, so i had to pay
Alright, I know I'm not the smartest knife in the drawer, but I have a problem. You see, I can find absolutely no reason for gas prices having been $4 in May and June when they have now dropped 50% to $2 a gal. 6 months later. No other consumer product fluctuates in price at such a rate.
Can all you boys and girls say.............price gouging???
This past summer, every time gas prices went up, oil companies set records for profits made by any other corporation ever in the history of the United States. Now, everyone is all tickled that prices are down around $2 a gal. Let me tell you all something, they are still fifty to seventy five cents a gal. too goddamn high.
Something has to be done about this goddamn ripoff of the American people.
I paid $2.11 yesterday and as I was pumping the gas I kept thinking how "nice" it was not to have to spend $60 a week to fill up my tank anymore.
When an industry has you happy about only paying half for something that should be about half of what it is even now, you know you're a slave and a pretty stupid one at that.
Here's another thing. Petroleum based building products such as roof shingles have gone up in price 75%. When the price of a barrel of oil came back down, did the price of shingles come down?? Hell no!! And it won't either, not as long as the log jam in the housing industry continues. Companies such as GAF, and IKO aren't selling many materials, so when they do get sales, they are going to make what they can. No matter that they were caked off enough 5-6 years ago when building was at it's peak to make it through times like this, they are still going to rape the American consumer.
Quote from: shorebird on November 09, 2008, 07:44:12 AM
Alright, I know I'm not the smartest knife in the drawer, but I have a problem.
Sharpest. Sharpest knife in the drawer is the cliche you were looking for.
Quote from: shorebird on November 09, 2008, 07:44:12 AM
Alright, I know I'm not the smartest knife in the drawer, but I have a problem. You see, I can find absolutely no reason for gas prices having been $4 in May and June when they have now dropped 50% to $2 a gal. 6 months later. No other consumer product fluctuates in price at such a rate.
Can all you boys and girls say.............price gouging???
This past summer, every time gas prices went up, oil companies set records for profits made by any other corporation ever in the history of the United States. Now, everyone is all tickled that prices are down around $2 a gal. Let me tell you all something, they are still fifty to seventy five cents a gal. too goddamn high.
Something has to be done about this goddamn ripoff of the American people.
That it was allowed to happen is a travesty. You'd think at some point the FTC would step in but every investigation or report they file is in favor of the oil companies. I don't see how raising prices during peak use helps consumers but they seem to think otherwise.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 09, 2008, 08:28:37 AM
Quote from: shorebird on November 09, 2008, 07:44:12 AM
Alright, I know I'm not the smartest knife in the drawer, but I have a problem.
Sharpest. Sharpest knife in the drawer is the cliche you were looking for.
Well, the proof is in the porridge, I guess.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 09, 2008, 08:42:04 AM
Quote from: shorebird on November 09, 2008, 07:44:12 AM
Alright, I know I'm not the smartest knife in the drawer, but I have a problem. You see, I can find absolutely no reason for gas prices having been $4 in May and June when they have now dropped 50% to $2 a gal. 6 months later. No other consumer product fluctuates in price at such a rate.
Can all you boys and girls say.............price gouging???
This past summer, every time gas prices went up, oil companies set records for profits made by any other corporation ever in the history of the United States. Now, everyone is all tickled that prices are down around $2 a gal. Let me tell you all something, they are still fifty to seventy five cents a gal. too goddamn high.
Something has to be done about this goddamn ripoff of the American people.
That it was allowed to happen is a travesty. You'd think at some point the FTC would step in but every investigation or report they file is in favor of the oil companies. I don't see how raising prices during peak use helps consumers but they seem to think otherwise.
Theres no friggen' way in the world that money is not changing hands under the table.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 09, 2008, 08:28:37 AM
Quote from: shorebird on November 09, 2008, 07:44:12 AM
Alright, I know I'm not the smartest knife in the drawer, but I have a problem.
Sharpest. Sharpest knife in the drawer is the cliche you were looking for.
Wowee wow.
Quote from: shorebird on November 09, 2008, 08:17:14 AM
Here's another thing. Petroleum based building products such as roof shingles have gone up in price 75%. When the price of a barrel of oil came back down, did the price of shingles come down?? Hell no!! And it won't either, not as long as the log jam in the housing industry continues. Companies such as GAF, and IKO aren't selling many materials, so when they do get sales, they are going to make what they can. No matter that they were caked off enough 5-6 years ago when building was at it's peak to make it through times like this, they are still going to rape the American consumer.
you have to look at what prices were when they produced the products, Shingles are probably within the past 3 months, whereas gasoline, takes about 2 months from being purchased in barrels to the pumps i believe
^^true^^
A lot of shingles can last a year, actually. I know this because every bundle has a lot number on it, and just because it says the same color on a bundle, doesn't mean it's the exact same color. If it came from a different lot of shingles, you'll see it on your roof after they are installed. Lighter colors not so much, darker colors, yeah.
Most lumber companies change lots by the year.
But, companies haven't been producing as much product, because there simply hasn't been the demand. Lumber companies have been keeping less than half the stock they normally would. It can take a week to get a certain type of product that isn't in stock. That tells me it's being produced on demand.
Biscut is probably right, but I think there are a few more factors that figure into prices of petroleum based materials not going down.
I paid $1.79 on Thursday
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 09, 2008, 11:36:08 AM
I paid $1.79 on Thursday
Thats the cheapest I've heard of so far.
Distribution channels are a little bit shorter to Houston.
$1.49 is the cheapest in town now (ranges from 1.49-1.60)
while i was jerking off to kiran chetry this morning someone on cnn told her that its realistic that gas prices could go down to a dollar a gallon
$1.77 is the cheapest on my route now.
i filled up my 15 gallon tank for $30 in state college.
jizzed ma pants.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 12, 2008, 01:11:11 PM
while i was jerking off to kiran chetry this morning someone on cnn told her that its realistic that gas prices could go down to a dollar a gallon
We have a financial advisor who comes on our show on the weekends who said the same thing. Not permanently... but it could touch there for a little while.
I paid $1.43 around the corner earlier today.
Quote from: MDS on December 12, 2008, 02:12:27 PM
i filled up my 15 gallon tank for $30 in state college.
jizzed ma pants.
If you hit State College and your jizz stayed in your pants you farging LOSE.
With gas prices the way they are, I've decided to leave my car running 24/7
there's no reason not to.
i've been drinking gasoline for weeks now.
Quote from: phattymatty on December 12, 2008, 02:33:30 PM
there's no reason not to.
i've been drinking gasoline for weeks now.
People think you're mixed with shark.
my skin turned orange and green in the limousine
I think we're at $1.38 or somewhere very close to that.
We're back up to the 1.55-1.70 range...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/08/60minutes/main4707770.shtml
Great read on the oil market and what drove/is driving prices.
nice find Phreak
its amazing how Americans just roll with the punches and are at the mercy of these idiots. Its just a damn shame we cant do a lick about it--except maybe not drive--and that sure as hell aint happening
we can drive less, and purchase cars that consume less
you will be seeing a lot more of this Dio--not the driving less part of course
we're already driving a lot less, even after gas prices dropped back down
because 1/4 of the country is out of work (fabricated), but unless they decide to make your railroad dream come true expect driving numbers to continue
unemployment helps the decline, I won't argue that...but it doesn't account for the entire decline, nor does price..
what pisses me off is they dropped the prices before the holidays, then are raising them faster than they dropped it, as to say, sorry the fun is over. meanwhile, when gas prices dove down so low, did anyone notice the price of groceries drop as well? I sure as hell didn't. Isn't that why grocery prices went way up because transportation and farm costs, mainly due to oil prices? i can't wait til oil is a thing of the past. these greedy mega rich are gonna squeeze every juice out of it and lets us all suffer until there is none left.
if Obama really gives a damn we shall see what sort of "change" is put forth on this. they need to stop giving the auto makers money for failed products and start giving them money to be used in alternative methods instead of re-inventing the wheel
It'll go back down in a week, OPEC tried to manipulate prices, but Dio is right about consumption as a whole. There are a ton of predictions out there that gas will hit its low around 1 buck soon
Quote from: mussa on January 13, 2009, 04:11:03 PM
. they need to stop giving the auto makers money for failed products and start giving them money to be used in alternative methods instead of re-inventing the wheel
this made my head hurt.
what don't you understand. oil = no future. alternative fuels = future. the sooner we stop relying on oil the better. something can replace it and it will make them just as rich
then you would want them to "re-invent the wheel"
what I meant by that was not putting money into the wheel (oil) but to put it into programs that lean to alternative methods
block is the new wheel
i think maybe whatever Yeti shtein out, that could be the new fuel for the next generation of cars
Maybe the government never should have started subsidizing monopolistic companies that refused to modernize their product for the better part of a decade while the rest of the world moved forward with new technologies to improve their brands. Maybe they should have encouraged new companies to enter the fold rather than propping up three montrosities that had out-run their usefulness. Maybe then we wouldn't have to decide between 2 million out of work employees and $50 billion in tax payer's money.
I've been listening to NPR's coverage of the auto show. They're at such pains to be percieved as fair that it drives me nuts. They interview these guys and lob softball questions at them as lead-ins so the guys can claim patently untrue crap like, our cars are just as good as japanese cars.
Bullshtein. American cars suck and have for decades.
Quote from: Wingspan on January 13, 2009, 04:21:15 PM
then you would want them to "re-invent the wheel"
Someone invented the car... someone invented the TV... It's not umpossible.
I just drive my Deisel for 47mpg. farg the environment an farg all yall!
Exactly Phanatic, only I drive my 7.5 liter gasoline powered engine for about 10 mpg
we've seen the gas + electric, but next year youre going to see the mass production of all battery cars
its going to be strange one day when all of us are saying, "damn Im out of power..need to go the power station."
It won't really be that strange.
It'll only be strange when I travel forward in time and check out 2015. I can't wait for the Skyway and using your thumbprint for everything.
I'm not sold on the gas electric idea yet.
Quote from: reese125 on January 14, 2009, 12:53:28 PM
we've seen the gas + electric, but next year youre going to see the mass production of all battery cars
its going to be strange one day when all of us are saying, "damn Im out of power..need to go the power station."
Why wouldn't I just plug it in at home instead of going to the power station?
well unless your brad new battery car comes fully stocked with a teleporter what happens when youre 6 hours from home?
the attendants at the power station will look like this:
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/VAS/0000-7537-4~Pin-Up-Girl-Back-Seat-Bikini-Posters.jpg)
who told you that?
Monkeys from the future. They can talk you see, and humans have been relegated to zoos and slavery. It's science.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 14, 2009, 04:32:29 PM
the attendants at the power station will look like this:
I am now sold on the electric car idea. Really if you want something marketed this is the way to do it.
On Wed I filled up at $3.80/gal. Yesterday the same gas station was $3.99. :deion
The one upside to the zesty economy has been keeping gas prices reletively in check. whatver. the more they rise, the bigger push there will be for alt energy