connoisseur series500 Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 I've got a 4-cylinder Toyota Camry. Gets good miliage. I'm happy with it. Gas prices not bothering me right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 People don't think. People think, they just don't think long term. I bought a Land Rover because I wanted my co-workers to think I was successful. Saving money on gas or car payments isn't going to get me anywhere. I can't take it with me! I need 8 cylinders and enough horsepower to get me through a shallow river, especially in the suburbs where the local government has the budget to keep the roads well paved. Not to mention the leather interior. These are all modern day necessities. You all are stuck in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 People don't think. People think, they just don't think long term. I bought a Land Rover because I wanted my co-workers to think I was successful. Saving money on gas or car payments isn't going to get me anywhere. I can't take it with me! I need 8 cylinders and enough horsepower to get me through a shallow river, especially in the suburbs where the local government has the budget to keep the roads well paved. Not to mention the leather interior. These are all modern day necessities. You all are stuck in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 People don't think. People think, they just don't think long term. I bought a Land Rover because I wanted my co-workers to think I was successful. Saving money on gas or car payments isn't going to get me anywhere. I can't take it with me! I need 8 cylinders and enough horsepower to get me through a shallow river, especially in the suburbs where the local government has the budget to keep the roads well paved. Not to mention the leather interior. These are all modern day necessities. You all are stuck in the past. The funniest thing is seeing these huge behemoth SUV's brake over railroad tracks. What's wrong, buddy? I thought that Navigator can go over boulders the size of small cars... at least that's what the commercials portray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 This REALLY belongs in the Political thread. The US has had cheap fuel and food so long the society does not really understand the costs and consequences. Count your lucky stars for the past and brace yourself for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 The funniest thing is seeing these huge behemoth SUV's brake over railroad tracks. What's wrong, buddy? I thought that Navigator can go over boulders the size of small cars... at least that's what the commercials portray! No kidding; anyone who brakes for railroad tracks in an SUV ought to have their liscence revoked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Does this mean not a lot of people have SUV's here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Does this mean not a lot of people have SUV's here? no we all drive in the backseat with our parents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Not much better in Canada. Today 86.5 cents/litre (86.5 x 3.79 [equivalent US gallon] = 3.28 cdn. At US exchange this is $3.99 US a gallon. Thankfully my wife and I train it in to work - though that costs $390@month for both. Still far less than driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 (edited) Not much better in Canada. Today 86.5 cents/litre (86.5 x 3.79 [equivalent US gallon] = 3.28 cdn. At US exchange this is $3.99 US a gallon. Thankfully my wife and I train it in to work - though that costs $390@month for both. Still far less than driving. I think you might have the exchange rate backwards--US$1=Canada $1.21, which would make gas ~US$2.70 a gallon, not $4. Still expensive. Canada$390 a month for the train seems like a ton of money to me. I think the commuter rail in Boston is maybe US$100-130 a month, depending on how far out you live. (edit: turns out the most expensive commuter rail pass is $198 a month.) Edited March 31, 2005 by Big Wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 BW - oops - lack of coffee, you are right on the math ass-backwards there. I live in Oakville, west of Toronto. It's about 33 kms (20.5 miles - I know I got this one right) into the city each way. So say 66 kms per day. One fill up and a bit just to get to downtown Toronto, approx $54/week = $216 month in gas alone. Parking is about $20/day - if you are lucky about $300 month. Plus the aggrevation of a 1-1/2 hour drive not counting snow days. So its not that bad. I was working at home for the last 3 years up until a month ago, so I saved that extra $200 before. I get to read on the train, and I write about 2-3 longhand pages, so it's productive as well. When I stayed with relatives in Rye NY I saw that the monthly fare using the MTA Metro North Train for an equivalent distance to GCS was $197US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 My wife & I are rather fortunate in that Bloomington's a relatively small city--we can get away with owning only one car, which is good both environmentally and financially speaking. I bike to work every day and she uses the car (her job's on the far east side of town; mine's on campus). The gas prices have hit us mostly for trips up to Indy to visit my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Does this mean not a lot of people have SUV's here? no we all drive in the backseat with our parents Pass the gum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 "mom, catesta's on my side of the seat again!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Does this mean not a lot of people have SUV's here? no we all drive in the backseat with our parents Pass the gum. how'about a bogee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 $2.35 per gallon for regular unleaded here in Santa Fe. If I'm going to Albuquerque (e.g. to see Cecil Taylor on Saturday), I stop at Santa Domingo pueblo where it's usually 20 cents a gallon less because they're exempt from certain taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Does this mean not a lot of people have SUV's here? no we all drive in the backseat with our parents Pass the gum. how'about a bogee. I'll trade you a Raichu for that Bogey card. But only if it is signed by Humphrey himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 $2.45 here now. Will hit $2.50 real soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Does this mean not a lot of people have SUV's here? no we all drive in the backseat with our parents Pass the gum. ...and plant it in Catesta's toupee when he's not looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Gas is about $2.39 a gallon here, and I'm thankful that both my wife and I take the subway to work- $76 a month each for a monthly pass. I have a Toyota Echo, which gets very good mileage, and I spend about $6-7 a week on gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Just cost me $52.93 to fill up ($2.29/gallon x 23 plus gallons). That's almost a four disc mosaic! THE KINKS- "A Gallon Of Gas" I've been waiting for years to buy a brand new cadillac But now that I've got one I want to send it right back I can't afford the gas to fill my luxury limousine But even if I had the dough no one's got no gasoline I went to my local dealer to see if he could set me straight He said there's a little gas going but I'd have to wait But he offered some red hot speed and some really high grade hash But a gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere for any amount of cash I can score you some coke and some grade one grass But I can't get a gallon of gas I've got some downers some speed all the drugs that you need But I can't get a gallon of gas There's no more left to buy or sell There's no more oil left in the well A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere For any amount of cash Who needs a car and a seven-forty-seven When you can't buy a gallon of gas Who needs a highway, an airport or a jet When you can't get a gallon of gas There's no more left to buy or sell There's no more oil left in the well A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere For any amount of cash You can't buy a gallon of gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Still less than $2 in Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 When the wholesale price increases we should expect increases at the punp, BUT all the oil companies have been posting "record profits" during this time. If they kept the same cost/profit model the profits would not change. Can anyone think of someone to blame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Let's blame the Chinese this week! Anyone but ourselves. B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 it's up to $2.29 in town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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