Gas Prices #!@$$&*+!!

Re: Fuel Prices

Jeff Kleb said:

8. While it is fun to hear all of us whine about how expensive gasoline is, it is ironic that many of the same chaps complaining about $3 per gallon fuel will spend $1.50 for a quart of bottled tap water. When they finish with that, they'll drive to the local movie house and drop $9 or $10 for a movie and $5 for a bucket of popcorn that probably cost a quarter to make.



Okay, those are some "off the cuff" thoughts as I come down off of a caffeine-fueled rant. Feel free to chime in, folks.
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Interesting comment. And true. Kind of puts things into more perspective. It has me thinking, because I am one of those who would buy that $1.50 quart of water.

Thanks for posting...
 
E85 is the stuff. I have converted my civic to run it and from my real world experience, I have gone from about 28mpg to about 22mpg(thats with some big ass 100lb an hour injectors). It is also only $2.50 a gallon at my local food store :) Not corrosive at all, thats methanol. I am trying to locating a hackable ecu for the runner as this is the only thing I don't have to convert the runner. You need to completely retune the fuel and ignition maps and haven't heard anyway to reflash the ecu yet. Could go with a standalone motec but then the runner wouldn't be "street" legal. Its my daily now so I gotta keep stock ecu. Anyone hack the stock 4runner ecu yet?? $3.07 for 87 around here :(
 
Just drove through southern Oregon, it was $3.59 just off of Interstate 5, 20 miles north of California.
 
Thai said:
I don't think that was ever in question. You brought up a point that seemed odd in my opinion...so, i had to highlight it and respond. If you did not want this to be political, then you should have not stated what you wrote.:confused:
Ya, I got my Maples at $450. Love it now!$1016.
 
I vote for $8/gal... There's something wrong when people don't ***** abput a $5 cup of coffee, but throw a fit when gas goes from 20 to 21 cents a cup...

8 bucks would put some momentum behind a move tword a 3 liter Toyota Diesel!!!!
 
Well, it's basically a Choice: let the Dems raise taxes now, or let a Republican borrow the money from China and let your kids pay off the loan, while we pay of the interest! Your choice, the money has to come from somewhere! If we keep printing it like we are today, Inflation will get so bad milk will be $10.00 a gallon!
 
SConnors said:
I vote for $8/gal... There's something wrong when people don't ***** abput a $5 cup of coffee, but throw a fit when gas goes from 20 to 21 cents a cup...

Good observation...i can't believe the long lines i see at Starbucks every morning AND every evening when i go home! :confused: I wonder how much gas people waste just by idling in line for coffee! :D It seems like no one sleeps anymore!
 
Wow, a serioulsy hot topic. Those who have mentioned the starbucks issue etc, I totally agree. Take your average gallons purchase in the month, me 70-80 and and the difference from $2.75 where I think we would all be 'comfortable' again and what it is currently, $3.30ish. Thats an additional $45ish a month. Now I think about something I did this weekend - Fish and chips and a few guinesses at the local irish pub, close to $40. Now I would rather give up one or two treats in a month and continue driving the 4Runner than sell it in fear of $5/$6/$7 gas and extra taxes. And I am sure most of you would agree, or you would not be on this forum. We are so spoiled in this country, and so used to having everything, for nothing in comparison with other countries, that we go mental when gas goes up. We drive big luxurious vehicles and until now have never really paid a premium for it. The world is feeling the pinch right now, not just USA. UK current price is the equivalent of $7.50 a gallon. Anyway I dont think we are to the point of adjusting our lifestyles because of the gas price, I certainly havnt.

I used the issue to justify the purchase of a small more economical car this week, hee hee.
 

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I knew that the gas prices in Europe was more than the US, but man thats a lot lol. My wife and I are in a depate as to whos vehicle we should bring to Europe when we get stationed there. Either her Rav4 or my 4runner. The Rav4 doesn't seem that bad now. But I am still going to fight it lol.

Evan
 

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