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What do you pay for gas?
- Thread starter Motokid
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curiouswonder
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No, this time there was a rumor that there might be hurricanes this year somewhere near the Gulf Coast so they decided to beat the rush.SFG75 said:Reasons? Supposedly Nigeria is in turmoil over rebels who are threatening to dirupt supply lines.
I paid $2.49/gal this morning on the way to class, it was up to $2.57/gal on the way home.
ValkyrieRaven88
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I never pay attention. My parents pay for my gas. ^^;;
raffaellabella
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I try not to look but I know it's close to $3. When the hell are they going to make cars that run on corn oil? God knows the U.S. produces enough of corn to make it an alternate fuel.
Motokid
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SFG75 said:Reasons? Supposedly Nigeria is in turmoil over rebels who are threatening to dirupt supply lines.
Over 80% of the money we pay for the oil goes to the goverment, its taxes and envierment fees. So those who brings up the oil and the gasstation doesn't get hand of much money. The goverment thinks that high prices will reduce the car traffic, but they are wrong. In a country like Norway you have to have a car, because there are big dictances and many eareas haven't got a public tansport. And taking public transport cost why more then using your own car. A well know Norwegian economist says that people will not stop/reduce there use of their own car before the price rise to 11,7 US$ for one gallon (or 3,09 US$ for one liter)!
Justin91
New Member
I have a four wheel drive Chevy silverado I drive sometimes when I need to drive a truck. I filled it up yesterday...$62.00, and I had a little less than a 1/4 of a tank when I started to fill. This was at $2.78 a gallon.
I drive this vehicle very seldom, usually when I go camping, in the snow or just when I need to haul or pull something.
I drive this vehicle very seldom, usually when I go camping, in the snow or just when I need to haul or pull something.
raffaellabella
New Member
veggiedog said:I don't drive, but my mom and I stopped at a gas station and paid $2.79 for regular unleaded. What is the world coming to???
I was thinking the same thing when I bought a bag of chips for 50 cents that contained 3 potato chips and a bunch of air.
raffaellabella
New Member
Stewart said:
It's an American thing. We're defiant and always have to do things differently like over-emphasizing the "s" sounds in words like recognise by replacing the s with a z, making maths singular, and driving on the right side of the road.
SFG75
Well-Known Member
Poppy1 said:
Economically efficient vehicles are annoying. I have a ford aspire that was made in the mid-90s when the auto industry thought small cars would be the wave of the future. The Aspire is second only to the festiva in being the lightest car in America. If you try to pass someone and floor it, the car doesn't even rev up and it takes a looooooooong time before you begin to overtake someone. With that in mind, we bought a heavier buick with some ge up and go. The wife got what she wanted in a bigger car where babyseats would fit in easier, and I got what I wanted when I could floor it and the thing would just about slam you back into your seat while taking off. I don't see Americans liking light vehicles like the Aspire or what a lot of folks in Europe drive. In visiting Ireland a few years ago, I couldn't believe the size of pick-ups. I wondered what they would think had they seen an Olds 442 or something like that.