Albany,n.y. Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I drove by the local Mobil station on the way to the supermarket at 2:00 today. The price was 3.13.9 for premium. About a half hour I'm driving home & it was 3.24.9. This is insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 get a hybrid... it still drinks gas, but at least you get a tax break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I drove by the local Mobil station on the way to the supermarket at 2:00 today. The price was 3.13.9 for premium. About a half hour I'm driving home & it was 3.24.9. This is insane! 665710[/snapback]   i was studying at a coffee shop near my house. when i got there gas was 1.08$ the litre. I look up 20 minutes later and it was 1.16$ a litre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I drove by the local Mobil station on the way to the supermarket at 2:00 today. The price was 3.13.9 for premium. About a half hour I'm driving home & it was 3.24.9. This is insane! 665710[/snapback]  Red China is skewing the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 get a hybrid... it still drinks gas, but at least you get a tax break 665711[/snapback] That only works if you're in the market for a new car. As with every other tax break, you have to spend 3-4 times what you get back. Since my car is all paid for, has 63,000 miles & has features that none of the hybrids have I can't get a hybrid for at least a few more years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 That only works if you're in the market for a new car. As with every other tax break, you have to spend 3-4 times what you get back. Since my car is all paid for, has 63,000 miles & has features that none of the hybrids have I can't get a hybrid for at least a few more years. 665738[/snapback] Speaking of features, next year's Prius has "auto park" in it, meaning it will park in a spot or parallel park for you automatically. How cool is that?  It's been available on the Prius in Japan for a year or two already.  CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I'll start to worry when gas is about 6 bucks a gallon. Â Not that I like putting gas into my tank only to burn it... There is so much that one can cut out of their budget to make up for the rise in price... Yes, it hurts. Â Price of crude still hasn't approached the levels WHEN CORRECTED WITH INFLATION... But, is getting close... Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 The Amish are way ahead of their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Speaking of features, next year's Prius has "auto park" in it, meaning it will park in a spot or parallel park for you automatically. How cool is that?  It's been available on the Prius in Japan for a year or two already.  CW 665817[/snapback]  What happens when you press "auto park" and commit to the action and some knucklehead squeezes into your spot before you?...  The Japanese are still working out all the "American driving bugs."  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 The busiest guy in the USA is the guy who takes down the OLD price sign and puts up the NEW price sign....and he is supposed to be busy ALL summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 The busiest guy in the USA is the guy who takes down the OLD price sign and puts up the NEW price sign....and he is supposed to be busy ALLÂ summer... 665922[/snapback] Â And the smartest guy does it with a computer powered sign! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromagnum Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 The busiest guy in the USA is the guy who takes down the OLD price sign and puts up the NEW price sign....and he is supposed to be busy ALLÂ summer... 665922[/snapback] As the oilman laughs, and rubs his hands together and says I love this decade...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 As the oilman laughs, and rubs his hands together and says I love this decade...... 665959[/snapback] Â Â It's not nice to talk about our elected officials this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 It's not nice to talk about our elected officials this way. 665994[/snapback] Â Buy Gold!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 It will only get worse. Face it, the days of 0.97 cents for a gallon are never to be seen again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 The biggest threat to OPEC is the Japanese auto makers. Next year they have a car coming out that runs only on Ethanol. You can only imagine what type of cars they will have in 5-10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Are you ready boots? START WALKIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 What happens when you press "auto park" and commit to the action and some knucklehead squeezes into your spot before you?... The Japanese are still working out all the "American driving bugs."   665910[/snapback]  The problem isn't the technology, or even American driving habits. It's American legal habits. Toyota knows that the moment some dumbass American misuses the auto-park system, they'll get sued. That they're finally selling the feature over here just means their lawyers finally figured out the legal protections necessary to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet baboo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 gas went up another 5 cents from sometime between 10:30am-12:30pm today in henrietta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 $2.75 here in New Jersey as of this morning...not bad compared to other states...but I bet it will be $2.83 by tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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