GAS!!!

[85-trans am]

Man gas prices are getting a little out of contol. Putting supper in the car is really getting hard on the pockets,and just hard to get out and take a drive.

[97slpss]

Yea man its getting crazy...my Honda has been down all week I havn't gotten around to fixing it and taking the SS to school everyday is hitting me hard

[Tsar]

premium in State College, PA is 3.85, for about jersey?

[slugger27nj]

Yeah, it bites, and the speculators and Big Oil are laughing all the way to the bank. I used to drive from Jackson to Pennsauken for work every day, and I'm glad I don't do that now!

I'm gonna start working from home (and 1 day/wk in Manhattan) in about 2 weeks, so that'll help my fuel bill. I only work about 6 miles from home now, but saving that 12 miles a day will help, too!!

[slugger27nj]

premium in State College, PA is 3.85, for about jersey?
I think it was 3.53 at the Hess in Matawan last night. Others are about the same.

[Tsar]

I think it was 3.53 at the Hess in Matawan last night. Others are about the same.
well in that case i'm looking forward to my stay in Jersey. I bet here in PA it will topple over 4 dollar mark by may 10th...

[slugger27nj]

The gas tax in PA is higher than here, but don't put it past the crooks in Trenton to leave it that way for long. If it doesn't go up after the election this year, it will almost definitely go up after the guber election the following year.

[BigAls87Z28]

Something really needs to be done about the speculation of the oil, and the unregulated oil market. Its beyond funny now. LAST WEEK I put 10 gallons of 93 in the 72 a 3.32. Not a week later, its 3.55.

[CamaroGirlie]

These gas prices are ridiculous....with my weekend car being the z and my dd being a gtp I'm paying $3.75 a gallon cuz both need premium. Right now, I really miss my 4 cyl altima :(

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah, this really sucks. I cant afford a new vehicle till probably the end of the summer, and nothing I own gets great gas mileage. I have a 25 (one way) mile commute to school, and only a 4 mile commute to my boss' house for work but it adds up FAST.

[Tsar]

Before last weekend it was 3.69 here, now as this weekend is approaching its 3.85 :lol:

edit. that was in response to AL, i forgot to click quote..

[RiggsLW81]

last week filled up at Sunoco in Lyndhurst..93 octane was 3.25 a gallon, filled up yesterday..it was 3.59. its beyond rediculous...34 cent hike in 6 days. someone is gettin a hard-on over this and it aint me.

[BigAls87Z28]

Here is a good read...

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/apr2008/bw2008041_945564.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_ dialogue+with+readers

[Saitin]

hey this past weekend newark NJ had the countires lowest gas prices lol.

[jims69camaro]

Here is a good read...

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/apr2008/bw2008041_945564.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_ dialogue+with+readers

*snicker, snicker*

Here's the scorecard, in case you missed it. There's no shortage of gasoline or oil in the U.S. today, and we have near-record reserves on hand. Meanwhile the Congressional mandate for ethanol has jacked up the price of chicken feed for Pilgrim's Pride, which is the U.S.'s largest processor of chickens and turkeys—by $1.3 billion. And that's for just one company processing chicken. This is what passes for acceptable to our Energy Secretary?

[jims69camaro]

snap.

according to a report from Reuters on Mar. 11, 2008, Klesse recently released the information that gasoline production has been curtailed in response to slowing demand.

so, the futures market is to blame for the recent spike in prices. what they don't get is, as the price of gas goes up, we are less likely to use it for recreational purposes. so, what it will boil down to is that only those who need to use gas for their cars to get to work and home will be buying it. all other uses of gasoline will go down. will the price continue to rise, or will they finally understand that it's not about protecting the oil interests, it's about protecting the consumer - the one who ultimately will pay what they charge for a gallon of gas. bring the price back down to what it was two summers ago and watch people start using their vehicles for recreation again (thereby using more gas, which will net them more money in the long run).

if i have never been convinced that president bush is an idiot, i have now been convinced. to hear him say the price of gas is being caused by a shortage, which takes less than a minute to research and prove false, is the most ludicrous thing his presidency has been involved in. and that's saying a lot...

[bubba428]

its all about money...........


3.62 for ultra 93

[mudjnky]

Try filling up with diesel, $4.39 a gallon, last fill up was $150.

[tonymazz1]

Try filling up with diesel, $4.39 a gallon, last fill up was $150.

OUCH!........ Im daily driving my 95 Z28 to work everyday and its draining my pockets its rediculous, Its extremly hard to just cruise anymore.

[baddest434]

thats why i'm contemplating buying myself a bike for the summer. for what i'd save on gas would more then pay for the bike.

[cheppibear]

Just think about the Billions of dollars the Oil companies are making....and the Billions of dollars the Airlines are loosing. Watch the airfares go through the roof....

The economy has not hit bottom yet so the energy prices will continue up for some time. When they crash they will crash hard just like the housing market.

What is interesting is that my monthly payment amount for PSE&G gas actually went down $30 / month on the Payment Plan.

[bubba428]

well, its not really the oil companies...its the refineries slowing down production and hiking the cost, blaming the price of oil to redirect attention from them selves

[DaSkinnyGuy]

Its time to park it and walk it or stay home.

[Brando56894]

its getting pretty bad, luckily i only have to put regular in my car

[Blackbirdws6]

the new ride is def. less fuel efficient than the old DD so I'm feeling it. However, I expected it and it's been budgeted so I know I'm paying to play. The bird will be going out here and there when it's justified and worth it really.

It does suck though and bad for the hobby as a whole so it's not like I don't care.

Paid $3.59 for 93 2 days ago.

-Brian

[EVIL90SS]

i dont give a ****...i still drive around in the 454SS when i feel like it gettin 4-5 mpg, i figure you have to pay to play so dont complain.

[edpontiac91]

Just the other day, I called the Star-Ledger publisher George E. Arwady(he actually answered the phone)and asked him one simple question. WHY HASEN'T SOMEBODY AT THAT NEWSPAPER LOOKED INTO WHY AND HOW THE OIL COMPANIES ARE BEING ALLOWED TO RAPE US EVERYDAY DAY WITH PRICE INCREASES! We keep paying the increases because there is no stopping them. Why should they stop raising prices when ALL of us have to buy it. Is $4.00 a gallon the limit, is $5.00 the limit, where IS the LIMIT! I can't imagine what RACING FUEL costs now and how that affects the sport. How about taking a cruise to an AUTO SHOW? Can you afford it? What makes me crazy is that the a s s hole presidential candidates are busy fighting about pure crap that only affects them, while the ENTIRE country in going down the drain with the economy, jobs, food costs, the war, housing market and GAS prices are killing us. There was something on the internet the other day about an idea that would work, but NOBODY will go along with it. That is that we all stop buying EXXON/MOBIL/LUKOIL GAS. Go and buy it from SHELL/B-P/CITGO/RACEWAY AND SO FORTH. Once the stations that carry the brand we are NOT buying see what they are losing in income, they will lower their gas prices in order to get you back in. Then the other brands will have to follow suit in order to keep your business. IT COULD WORK, BUT OF COURSE IT'S A STUPID IDEA, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGHT BACK OR THEY WILL SHOVE IT UP OUR ASS UNTIL THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS EXPLODE FROM THE PROFITS. Have a nice day :mrgreen:

[Knipps]

I've said it before and i'll say it again. ASS is not censored. kthx

[GP99GT]

edpontiac....that idea wont work just so you know

[maroman88]

i only get BP anyway

[ar0ck]

BP all the way but today I payed $50 to fill up the Z with Ultimate (93)

[edpontiac91]

edpontiac....that idea wont work just so you know

I KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT BUT WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE? JUST ROLL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT INCREASE? Unless there is a nationwide uproar, we are all lining the pockets of the fuel companies and the stock market idiots who keep buying the stock because it is making money for them which they in turn put back into their gas tanks to pay for the higher prices. Are we stupid or have the oil companies already figured that out!!!:rofl:

[Knipps]

We have no choice, there are way too many people that commute to work to just stop driving.. They know we have no choice and they're jumping on it.

Pretending you're helping fight the problem by just going out of your way to get gas somewhere else may be hurting you, if you're paying more. Until there's a cap, we're left helpless

[sweetbmxrider]

um ride a bicycle....biodiesel....public transportation...options....i wana get a scooter for the summer. not like a gayy new one. like a funkin vespa! ride that **** up on 1!!

[//<86TA>\\]

yea it sucks, i just put gas in my truck, 75 bux, pump shut off and it didn't even fill the tank:cry:. At least i dont have a long drive to work. Im seriously thinking about finding a cheap POS beater thast good on gas to drive around this summer.
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[sweetbmxrider]

yeah i love people that go outa their way to save some pennies. there are soooooooooo many more areas of your daily life to save first before that. its more or less the whole immediate gratification that gets ya. pedal power ftw

[edpontiac91]

We have no choice, there are way too many people that commute to work to just stop driving.. They know we have no choice and they're jumping on it.

Pretending you're helping fight the problem by just going out of your way to get gas somewhere else may be hurting you, if you're paying more. Until there's a cap, we're left helpless

I'am not pretending to fight the problem by NOT buying a certain brand of fuel. Most gas stations are lumped together, so you are not going out of your way to buy one brand or another. Plus there is NO cheap gas anymore. ALL the stations are within a couple of cents of each other.

[BonzoHansen]

stupid environmentalists


I am all for clean this & saving that, but 99% of these idiots have blinders on

[qwikz28]

my friend just bought a new bicycle and i'm taking his old one. granted i'm mostly doing it for reasons besides gas prices but its a reasonable solution for others as well

[SteveR]

Try filling up with diesel, $4.39 a gallon, last fill up was $150.

diesel by my house today was 4.49 a gallon. Time to start making my own biodiesel for 70 cents a gallon. Its at the point where if I were to drive my truck, it'll cost me 50 cents a mile.

[7pointoh]

um ride a bicycle....biodiesel....public transportation...options....i wana get a scooter for the summer. not like a gayy new one. like a funkin vespa! ride that **** up on 1!!

That's why I got this. It's got twentyfos.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p182/gatws6/DSC00624.jpg

The truck used to be my DD, but since I don't live to far way from work...

[madness410]

i can make my own gas...

if you buy me PF Changs and taco bell for dinner

[V]

gas prices dont bother me really, like people have said before, you pay to play. Personally i dont even need to drive much, hell, i really could get away with driving 10 miles a week min. And with my SS back in NJ, thats a non-issue.
However, when i get my dodge ram back on the road, i have been considering running biodiesel or that used cooking oil with whatever additives procedures are needed.
as of Nov, i wont be buying gas for at least a year so i'll be set then too.

After that, i still have my ninja.

[mudjnky]

I am definitely going to get a beater. I was contemplating when it was $3 a gallon, but now it is a no brainer. My truck gets about 14mpg back and forth to work and I average 50 miles per day. If I buy a beater that gets 20-25 mpg AND save $1 a gallon I am ahead of the game.

[Tsar]

As i walked to class today, it was 3.95. I take back my earlier prediction and I will say it will hit 4 dollars by the end of this weekend. I never bought 4 dollar gas before, I'm kinda excited, i treated as a novelty :lol:

[jims69camaro]

Try filling up with diesel, $4.39 a gallon, last fill up was $150.

i saw 4.71 the other day. imagine all those poor mercedes D owners... i'm gonna lose sleep over that one for sure.

it sucks for the truckers. then it sucks for the owner/operator more than the company driver, because the company just passes on the increases to the end user of whatever is being hauled. the owner/operator either takes a chance on bidding himself out of a job or eating the increase, thereby reducing his profit. can't do that and stay in business.

[jims69camaro]

there is only one thing to do. stop buying gas. there is no excuse. can't go to work? take a coupla sick days. you've earned them, and if the price of gas isn't making you sick it should be. everyone, stop buying gas for one week. think they won't lower the price?

i have yet to put gas in the camaro, thinking that the price will crest and come back down. it isn't coming down, so it looks like the camaro will be out of gas for the duration. i refuse to buy gas at these prices. if you continue to buy gas, then by your silence you are in approval of the prices.

STOP BUYING GAS

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

The problem with not buying it for a week jim, is that they know we'll need gas again the following week.

[Tsar]

there is only one thing to do. stop buying gas. there is no excuse. can't go to work? take a coupla sick days. you've earned them, and if the price of gas isn't making you sick it should be. everyone, stop buying gas for one week. think they won't lower the price?

i have yet to put gas in the camaro, thinking that the price will crest and come back down. it isn't coming down, so it looks like the camaro will be out of gas for the duration. i refuse to buy gas at these prices. if you continue to buy gas, then by your silence you are in approval of the prices.

STOP BUYING GAS

I bought gas twice since August 2007, it didn't help :lol:

[shane27]

its getting ridiclious and its not going down either.

but whatever, gas prices are a cover up anyway, we pay for the difference in our taxes

[nj96z28]

I hate gas prices . Back in 2000-01 , when I moved back up here from florida. I payed $.99/gallon for 87 octane in Ft. Meyers when I left. Payed $40 in gas the whole trip. Given I was driving a 2000 Saturn SC2 at the time. My point is THIS IS RIDICULOUS. 80 GODDAM DOLLARS a week in gas just to get to work and class..... I wish I didnt sell that saturn .....

[String]

well, its not really the oil companies...its the refineries slowing down production and hiking the cost, blaming the price of oil to redirect attention from them selves

Its the so called "speculators" that are influencing the price of oil. Production is still the same.

[String]

DRILL ALASKA!:banana:

[jims69camaro]

The problem with not buying it for a week jim, is that they know we'll need gas again the following week.

understood. so how long does it have to be? 1 month? 6 months? 1 year? how long before we get their attention and get them to lower the price?

for those who weren't paying attention, there is no shortage of gasoline. the refineries have had to cut back to avoid a major over-supply, which would make the price nose dive in a hurry.

i still say if the whole country stopped buying gas for one week that would be enough to get them to drop the price. they may be greedy, but they'd know we were serious if we stopped for a week. then, for those of you that took the bus or car-pooled or however you got to wor, you would now have a new way to get to work. you wouldn't have to depend on your car anymore. that would curtail our usage even more and they'd be forced to drop the price to get us to use more. $4.00 a gallon is highway robbery. no one is going to step in on our behalf to put a cap on the price. remember, people like Bush are making money while the price is this high... why would he stop himself from making money?

[Knipps]

understood. so how long does it have to be? 1 month? 6 months? 1 year? how long before we get their attention and get them to lower the price?

for those who weren't paying attention, there is no shortage of gasoline. the refineries have had to cut back to avoid a major over-supply, which would make the price nose dive in a hurry.

i still say if the whole country stopped buying gas for one week that would be enough to get them to drop the price. they may be greedy, but they'd know we were serious if we stopped for a week. then, for those of you that took the bus or car-pooled or however you got to wor, you would now have a new way to get to work. you wouldn't have to depend on your car anymore. that would curtail our usage even more and they'd be forced to drop the price to get us to use more. $4.00 a gallon is highway robbery. no one is going to step in on our behalf to put a cap on the price. remember, people like Bush are making money while the price is this high... why would he stop himself from making money?

And how do you think the economy would respond to the country being shut down for just a week? It's not possible. sorry.

[Blacdout96]

understood. so how long does it have to be? 1 month? 6 months? 1 year? how long before we get their attention and get them to lower the price?

for those who weren't paying attention, there is no shortage of gasoline. the refineries have had to cut back to avoid a major over-supply, which would make the price nose dive in a hurry.

i still say if the whole country stopped buying gas for one week that would be enough to get them to drop the price. they may be greedy, but they'd know we were serious if we stopped for a week. then, for those of you that took the bus or car-pooled or however you got to wor, you would now have a new way to get to work. you wouldn't have to depend on your car anymore. that would curtail our usage even more and they'd be forced to drop the price to get us to use more. $4.00 a gallon is highway robbery. no one is going to step in on our behalf to put a cap on the price. remember, people like Bush are making money while the price is this high... why would he stop himself from making money?

Not buying gas for a week is easier saids then done. the problem is they just had a meeting with the top 5 CEO-s of the oil companies a couple weeks ago, and istead of making them do something, they jsut asked them a few questions and let the go on there way... The dems said that you guys should start researching alternative fuels...TO THE OIL COMPANIES, like they would listen, and the Rep's said to start drilling more to get more oil, so either both sides are playing dumb, or they really are. How come Car companies have to be the ones to have a whole set of laws on them for fuel efficiancy, when in reality, theres no shortage of oil, theres no need to make cars go 35 mpg in 2015. Why are nt there any laws on the oil companies, why isnt there any sanctioning group to prevent them to make these prices this rediculously high? its all politics, money talks, and when they make a profit of 90+ billion last quarter, and laughing at everyone driving around, something has to be done, and why isnt the American government listening, whatever happened to to peoples voices? Not getting gas wont do anything, and we always talk about ti, but its only in mumbles, there really needs to be rally's, there really hasto be voices spoken.

Oh and if there was one thing I could ask the presidential candidates right now, I would ask this:

Recently as you know, the price of oil has skyrocketed to unimaginable prices over the past 8 years, and nothign has been done about it, my question is, would you try to mandate a law, or department to monitor oil, or would you allow them to continue what they are doing, and no long answer just fight or no fight, tahts all I want to know.


Forget these I want to cut taxes, they wont, I wantto change America, ok, then get started by working on this oil thing, this IS somethig thatst affecting America as a whole, and God damnit I want to do something about it, I widh we could all go to Washington D.C. and protest. Whos with me? Im ready to go RIGHT NOW to fight for not only F-body owners, but everyone all over the country. from those small businesses whos major source of income was delivering, ot the Airlines and trucking industry, they are the lifeblood of America, and im sick of sitting here and watchign the Next Rockafellers's sit back and rape our country. do they not realize that THEY are the ones ruining our economy?

[firehawk1120]

HEARD on the news today gas went up .22 cents in NJ OVERNIGHT...

This sucks

[slugger27nj]

HEARD on the news today gas went up .22 cents in NJ OVERNIGHT...

This sucks
That was just on the NJTP and Parkway. The rest stops can only change their prices once every week, but private stations can change once every 24 hours.

[jin1481]

take the fight to the gas stations, you want people to stop buying gas, start blowing up gas stations then the companies can just watch their precious gas burn up at a 100% loss. that would teach them something...excuse while i go hug a tree now

[jims69camaro]

i can tell you one thing, violence will do nothing. you go and blow up a gas station then you have every law enorcement office in a 100 mile radius up your ass. all you will do is make them want to hunt you down and arrest you, nothing will happen to the price.

getting people to unite is a real problem, especially with people like Knipps who just sit back, offer nothing of value, and just say "That won't work." instead of saying, that won't work, why not come up with something that will. i still say if the whole country stopped buying gas for a week, then they would have to take notice and drop their prices. imagine all of those companies out there that would have to shut down because their workers didn't show up. it would be mass hysteria on the part of the government to ACT for us, not speak for us, but actually get something done.

i haven't heard anything positive from anyone yet, mostly just "this sucks". while it does, what are you prepared to do about it? slink back behind your monitor and do nothing? continue to pay the price they're asking? just how long do you think you'll be able to afford to go to work with the price north of $4.00 per gallon? how long will you be able to provide for your families with prices so high? those who are single will have some decisions to make, as well, as in what can you afford to do this weekend? you won't be driving, that's for sure.

i am not sure what i will be doing this weekend. of all of the times for them to hike the prices, the beginning of summer has to be the worst. and this weekend, worst of all, because i have committed to going to the club's meeting and i have committed to going to Cops N Rodders. one of those is going to be a no-show, possibly both. i've already committed financially to Cops N Rodders, so i may be able to eek that one out, but it won't be with the camaro. so, yeah, this sucks.

but what are you prepared to do about it?

[Knipps]

Yes jim, I sit back and do nothing seeing as I haven't bought gas since January
I've either walked or taken mass transit to get where I wanted :moon:

[String]

take the fight to the gas stations, you want people to stop buying gas, start blowing up gas stations then the companies can just watch their precious gas burn up at a 100% loss. that would teach them something...excuse while i go hug a tree now

haha. "Whoops, I dropped my cigarette."

[mudjnky]

How about this: We need to force a major player to do something, say, Exxon/Mobil. In order to force them to do something we need to boycott them. Simple yet effective. Send an email to Exxon/Mobil explaining that you are no longer going to purchase their products until something is done about the price situation. Once they stop making money they will get the picture. Imagine if we could get even 50% of the country to do this?

[BonzoHansen]

It isn't the gas station owners fault either. Their margin is getting squeezed too.

[edpontiac91]

How about this: We need to force a major player to do something, say, Exxon/Mobil. In order to force them to do something we need to boycott them. Simple yet effective. Send an email to Exxon/Mobil explaining that you are no longer going to purchase their products until something is done about the price situation. Once they stop making money they will get the picture. Imagine if we could get even 50% of the country to do this?

Several days ago I posted a thread(#27)in which I suggested an idea that I had seen on the internet about EXXON/MOBIL/LUKOIL. I was told it was a dumb idea and that it would never work. That is the attitude that the gas companies are loving! I also like "YOU GOTTA PAY TO PLAY".:rofl: Play my ass, I need to go to work and I can't crawl there and everyday the gas companies are taking more and more out of my pay, but I can't get a raise to equal out my loss. LUKOIL was just in the Star-Ledger with lines at their pumps because yesterday was the last day of CHEAP FUEL PRICES @ $3.17 a gal., and now it is $3.39 a gal. Next week at this time they will AGAIN BE THE CHEAP FUEL IN TOWN until the next increase. GET THE IDEA, THERE IS NO PAY TO PLAY, ONLY FORK IT UP OR YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK!!!!:evil:

[WildBillyT]

I'm not worried. I got myself one of these:

http://www.tornadoair.com/

[jims69camaro]

Yes jim, I sit back and do nothing seeing as I haven't bought gas since January
I've either walked or taken mass transit to get where I wanted :moon:

while i applaud your efforts at curtailing your personal gasoline usage, i do not appreciate your attitude sometimes. if everyone does what you've been doing since january, then they would have to take notice was my point. tell me it's not true.

now, getting people united is an altogether different story. i can't even get the people in this thread to understand that there is no gasoline shortage. how would i go about uniting millions to boycott gasoline altogether for one week? and most people have sick days, so it's not like they'd be missing out on pay that week. i can't think of a single reason not to do it. so some industries would be shut down for a week... and perhaps some conveniences would become a little more challenging. i'd be willing to do it, no matter how much it hurt me. the point is, the oil companies would not be able to ignore it.

[mudjnky]

now, getting people united is an altogether different story. i can't even get the people in this thread to understand that there is no gasoline shortage. how would i go about uniting millions to boycott gasoline altogether for one week? and most people have sick days, so it's not like they'd be missing out on pay that week. i can't think of a single reason not to do it. so some industries would be shut down for a week... and perhaps some conveniences would become a little more challenging. i'd be willing to do it, no matter how much it hurt me. the point is, the oil companies would not be able to ignore it.

Boycotting for one week doesn't bother them. They know you will have to buy it eventually. If you don't get today, you will get it tomorrow. They know you have to have it. That is why I suggested picking one company and boycotting them. We have to buy fuel, it is inevitable. If for nothing else we have to get to work. If all of a sudden a companies profits are cut in half, they will do something. I really think it would work. Just don't buy fuel from one company. We would have to find all brand names from a particular company and make sure not to buy from them. It may take a while, but they will get the message. The key is to send them an email to state why you are doing it.

[mudjnky]

Does anyone know what brands Exxon sells under?

[WildBillyT]

We tried allowing political threads. Everybody cocked it up. Do not drag politics into this further.

[nj96z28]

pulled into the gulf (or citgo) across from pathmark in Bergenfield to fill up 93. The guy goes Ah, Sir its 4.65 a gallon. I nearly broke my neck trying to see if he was playing. Needless to say I pulled right outta there.

[Blacdout96]

Uh I didnt drag politics into this thank you very much ,I was saying not to drag it in.

[JerzLT1]

i paid $9 a gallon for Race gas last tuesday, quicherbitchin. my bills dont allow me to stop driving for a week. and how many companies will allow every employee to not work for a week? theres families that NEED the income and theres parents that cant get more then a part time job and dont have vacation time. there no possible way to get that many people to stop driving. no theres no oil shortage but they can charge whatever they want because they CAN.

btw i drive around 70 miles a day for work and yes gas prices kill me driving an A4 with 3.73s but theres nothing i can do about it. ill be in the sand box in a month anyway.

[Slo86Bird]

i honestly dont even look at prices. i just put gas in and go..lol

[maroman88]

pulled into the gulf (or citgo) across from pathmark in Bergenfield to fill up 93. The guy goes Ah, Sir its 4.65 a gallon. I nearly broke my neck trying to see if he was playing. Needless to say I pulled right outta there.

WHAT!!!!!!!!! lol

[madness410]

How about this: We need to force a major player to do something, say, Exxon/Mobil. In order to force them to do something we need to boycott them. Simple yet effective. Send an email to Exxon/Mobil explaining that you are no longer going to purchase their products until something is done about the price situation. Once they stop making money they will get the picture. Imagine if we could get even 50% of the country to do this?


haha 50% of the population doesnt even know how to use a computer...let alone spell "computer"

[SteveR]

The problem with not buying gas, is that you'll still need it at a later date, so sales will slump one week, and spike the next. The real solution is to not have to rely on gas. Buy a diesel car or truck, like an old Mercedes, Jetta, Passat, or truck, and make your own biodiesel for 50-70 cents per gallon. Ef the oil companies by making it yourself. You dont want to pay $5 a gallon? Show them that.

[madness410]

wow i had a wierd dream last night about this topic actually...
i was a detective trying to figure out these strains of murders taking place at gas stations...they were random shootings and the guy left notes saying he wouldnt stop until gas prices went down.

but it was wierd...when we did catch him he was in a barney costume. dont u just hate when dreams do that? ur just like...wtf?!

[WildBillyT]

wow i had a wierd dream last night about this topic actually...
i was a detective trying to figure out these strains of murders taking place at gas stations...they were random shootings and the guy left notes saying he wouldnt stop until gas prices went down.

but it was wierd...when we did catch him he was in a barney costume. dont u just hate when dreams do that? ur just like...wtf?!

Looks like you gotta lay off the peyote.

[BigAls87Z28]

I wonder how hard it would be to put a dmax into my Caprice?

[Tru2Chevy]

The problem with not buying gas, is that you'll still need it at a later date, so sales will slump one week, and spike the next. The real solution is to not have to rely on gas. Buy a diesel car or truck, like an old Mercedes, Jetta, Passat, or truck, and make your own biodiesel for 50-70 cents per gallon. Ef the oil companies by making it yourself. You dont want to pay $5 a gallon? Show them that.

Yea, but the government in some states is starting to meddle with people who are making their own biodiesel, since they aren't paying a fuel tax. Not to mention the fact that there is only so much french fry oil to go around.

Don't take that the wrong way - I would love to be in the financial position to be able to buy an older diesel car and make my own fuel. We just can't rely on it as a whole.

I think more people should be buying diesel vehicles one way or another. Sure the price is higher, but with the mileage increase it helps to cancel that out (and then some).

- Justin

[edpontiac91]

I wonder how hard it would be to put a dmax into my Caprice?

Yeah, that makes sense! Throw in a dmax and pay $5.00 a gal. for diesel fuel(that's just today's price)then start to realize that if you write a $1,000 ticket all your commission goes into your gas tank WEEKLY! Like I said last week when LUKOIL was CHEAP @ $3.17, there now CHEAP @ $3.39 and so it goes until this Thursday when it goes up again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again!!!!!!!!!:rofl:: WTF IS THE CAP ON THIS ****. :evil: I'am now driving at 60 mph(and getting my best gas ever)but how much can I keep coming up with ideas to reduce my costs. Coasting, drafting, no A/C on, keep windows closed to reduce drag, syntech oil, air pressure up your tires and whatever. I just read that FLOUR(baking goods)went from $6.00 a pound to $20.00 a pound and that's just a SMALL sample of what these fuel prices are doing to everyone. Hell, just going to a car show in PA and back might cost you over $60.00 for fuel and tolls, plus the cost of the show itself. How many of us can shallow that and enjoy going too far out. This is a MAJOR CRISIS that effects everyone and we are helpless to do anything about it. :nutkick: BY THE WAY, THE OIL COMPANIES ARE TO THE LEFT OF THIS ICON AND GUESS WHO WE ARE!

[Knipps]

dude PLEASE get your facts straight.. 20/lb for flour? that's a little extreme
while it has skyrocketed considerably, you shouldn't be making up numbers

http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/huntington/ny-libake0430,0,1169672.story
semolina flour has gone from $32 per 100 pounds to $72 per 100 pounds.

[Tru2Chevy]

Yeah, that makes sense! Throw in a dmax and pay $5.00 a gal. for diesel fuel(that's just today's price)

Diesel is *only* about $4.20 - $4.50 / gallon, and the mileage increase would be huge. Of course, the cost of the D-Max and the swap mean that it would take a while to break even.

My brother laughs when people say things to him like "Bet you wish you didn't get that diesel truck now, huh?", and then their jaws hit the floor when he tells them his '05 Dodge Ram 3500 crew cab, 8' bed, behemoth of a truck is getting 23-24mpg on the highway (18-19 around town) without him even trying. Try getting half of that in the same truck with any of the gas motors they offer (which all have way less power).

Diesel may be more expensive than it should be just like gas, but the increase in mileage in most cases more than makes up for the higher fuel cost.

- Justin

[edpontiac91]

dude PLEASE get your facts straight.. 20/lb for flour? that's a little extreme
while it has skyrocketed considerably, you shouldn't be making up numbers

http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/huntington/ny-libake0430,0,1169672.story

Sorry about the wording and MAKING up numbers, but I HOPE you get the point dude. On the cover of the Star-Ledger the quote SHOULD have been that a "22 pound bag of flour that cost $6.00 a year ago now costs more than $20.00". That's ONLY ABOUT FOUR TIMES more and climbing. Very soon we will not have to make up crazy numbers, the ECONOMY will do it for us!!!!!!!!!!:-x