Gas skyrocketed, oh my!

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: bonkers325

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

a government mandated fuel efficiency bill would be nice

Which helps the people who REALLY have to worry about fuel costs (people who can't afford new cars)... How?

If you can afford to sell your old car and buy a new one, you could, AT WORST, not do that, and buy gas instead.

 

[bonkers325]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: bonkers325

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

a government mandated fuel efficiency bill would be nice

Which helps the people who REALLY have to worry about fuel costs (people who can't afford new cars)... How?

If you can afford to sell your old car and buy a new one, you could, AT WORST, not do that, and buy gas instead.

kind of like the emissions bill that congress passed, it wont apply to cars that were made before the bill was passed. newer cars should be created with fuel efficiency in mind.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: bonkers325

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

a government mandated fuel efficiency bill would be nice

Which helps the people who REALLY have to worry about fuel costs (people who can't afford new cars)... How?

If you can afford to sell your old car and buy a new one, you could, AT WORST, not do that, and buy gas instead.

So we should invest in time travel technology then? To go back in time and tell people not to buy that V8 SUV? They'd still buy it anyway.

 

[randomlinh]

all we need to do is invent teleportation and we're good to go. simple.

 

[Pocatello]

2.45 for 87 octane.

 

[AdamSnow]

99.9 cents /litre for regular in Ontario Canada...

that's ~$3.78/gallon

 

[MaxFusion16]

2.65 here, and that's for 87 regular

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: lnguyen
all we need to do is invent teleportation and we're good to go. simple.

Exactly true.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: archcommus
So two days ago it was $2.29, suddenly it jumped to $2.35, the next day it jumped to $2.39, then on my way home just now, $2.45.

And this is western PA. That SUCKS for this area.

Where at in PA? I used to stomp around Franklin, oil city, titusville, etc

About 20 miles north of Pittsburgh.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

Hybrids would *at best* buy us a little time. Biodeisel.

They're at most a clever distraction.

 

[archcommus]

So we're expecting $3 in this area by the end of the summer. I guess that means $3.50+ for CA?

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
maybe because crude oil just hit 66 dollars a barrel?

Naaaaw couldn't be, ATers swear the price per barrel has nothing to do with the price at the pump.

The problem is that the price difference is not proportional to each. The price of gas is climbing at a higher rate then the cost of a barrel of oil. Hence the reason Exxon and other oil companies are rolling in higher profits from same sales right now, while saying ?its ALL because of the price of oil?? BS.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

Agree, but they, in volume, do help a little (very little, but nonetheless, a little).

 

[Ricemarine]

Eh... Seattle gas prices jumped again from $2.49 to $2.65

 

[Svnla]

I just paid $2.29 a gallon at Murphy <Wal Mart> this afternoon and $2.25/gallon in Texas last week.

<<---- is thinking about going back to the old job <4 miles round trip vs. 30 miles round trip current job>

 

[Evadman]

When you have a 75 gallon tank, and it costs you $189 to fill up, then you get to complain.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: archcommus
So we're expecting $3 in this area by the end of the summer. I guess that means $3.50+ for CA?

Used to be around $1 difference between California and rest of the Country.

All of a sudden that has changed, anyone have any idea why???

We are now running the same as Cali here in New Orleans $2.55 -$2.69 which is most of Cali too. Cali has some stations at $3.19

 

[zerocool1]

out by where I live its like 2.60 its horrendous.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: zerocool1
out by where I live its like 2.60 its horrendous.

Why is that horrendous???

 

[Viper0329]

My pity goes out to self-employed truckers who must purchase 300 gallons of diesel to fill their trucks, which comes out of their own pocket.

 

[thesurge]

uh-oh 2.45 here.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Viper0329
My pity goes out to self-employed truckers who must purchase 300 gallons of diesel to fill their trucks, which comes out of their own pocket.

Then you pity us all, as the price of shipping rises and, in turn, is passed on to cosumers in the form of higher prices. Inflation, although in check for now, will eventually break unless we get an easing of energy prices (not likely).

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

Agree, but they, in volume, do help a little (very little, but nonetheless, a little).

Really...we shouldn't be focusing on hybrids then?

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
$2.44 in Seattle.

and I remember when gas was $.99

I remember many summers ago when it was $.81.

ahh the good ol days

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: archcommus
So two days ago it was $2.29, suddenly it jumped to $2.35, the next day it jumped to $2.39, then on my way home just now, $2.45.

And this is western PA. That SUCKS for this area.

Where at in PA? I used to stomp around Franklin, oil city, titusville, etc

$2.49 in erie, PA :thumbsdown: