When Price Of Gas reach What?...... then you'll let the 4runner Go,....I say $7.00

[borgzman]

Ok lets face it..now it does not matter if you have V6 or V8. Its hard to get 20mpg in the 4Runner and the quality of gas contributes to its low mileage. I am not dreaming for a prius like mpg, but atleast for a daily driver, the mileage should pass 25 up. Time will come that renting a fuel efficient vehicle for daily commute is practical than putting $100 gas every other day in these vehicles. And we can rent truck and vans if we need it for special trips...or even offroad vehicles.

I know gas prices can go up and down, but these time its different, theres really chaos(war) in our suppliers.

Its $4.15 for regular here...so, should gas prices keep on increasing, and its $7.00, I will trade or sell mine :sobbing:

 

[Casper421]

Its $4.15 for regular here...so, should gas prices keep on increasing, and its $7.00, I will trade or sell mine :sobbing:

Up here in the mountains, regular is now, dare i say it...$4.49/gal!!!! I filled up yesterday for an astonishing $85.18!! :redbrick:

Ive got a 2008 Suzuki DR650 for the summer time commute but if prices arent down by next winter, i might be riding the TART more often than i would like. :moping:

 

[Thai]

And we can rent truck and vans if we need it for special trips...or even offroad vehicles.

Yup, that was/is my thinking when i gave up my G-wagen.

 

[SkylineGTRracer]

I love my truck to much, never selling it no matter how high they go.

 

[04rnr]

IMHO trying to sell a SUV when gas prices are that high ($7.00) would not be a good idea, but what do I know lol

 

[hulk311]

It's more cost effective to keep your 4Runner then to buy a new car.

I bought my 97Runner for cash about 5 years ago. I pay $49 a month for insurance plus anywhere from $100-$150 on gas a month.

Even if you buy a car like a Hyndai Elantra that gets 40mpg highway you're looking at $400 a month for car payment plus probably $70 a month for insurance about another $70 a month for gas. So you see it's more cost effective to just keep your current truck even if it get's like 9mpg or less. That's what I don't understand, all these people buying economy cars when you can just keep your current car and adjust your driving habits. :vader:

 

[borgzman]

It's more cost effective to keep your 4Runner then to buy a new car.

I bought my 97Runner for cash about 5 years ago. I pay $49 a month for insurance plus anywhere from $100-$150 on gas a month.

Even if you buy a car like a Hyndai Elantra that gets 40mpg highway you're looking at $400 a month for car payment plus probably $70 a month for insurance about another $70 a month for gas. So you see it's more cost effective to just keep your current truck even if it get's like 9mpg or less. That's what I don't understand, all these people buying economy cars when you can just keep your current car and adjust your driving habits. :vader:

Thats a good idea

Thats even Plan A

But I'm afraid until when? I am afraid to wake up with a scrap metal in my garrage, where it won't have value anymore and my paranoia is happening faster this year.

Like electronics, the more newer a model, the more higher its value, the more chances that you can atleast get a percentage amount of what you paid when time comes to worse.

I hope oil is like water that will come back to us when it rains....then I'll surely wait. I always have second thought waiting for things that I don't have control..up down..up ..the graph goes steadily up, all I know that the Prius gets 50 mi a gal. IMO, I can safely assume that engineers are in double time inorder for tucks to get that mileage too, what if it will be nxt year? That is more likely to happen than expecting gas prices to down if these are the trend of the gas prices. For example So, instead of getting $7K for my aging 4Runner, I'll end up paying for it to get crushed in the junkyad.

Sorry, I'm just really goin exagerated. LOL!

 

[03_4x4Runner]

It's more cost effective to keep your 4Runner then to buy a new car.

I bought my 97Runner for cash about 5 years ago. I pay $49 a month for insurance plus anywhere from $100-$150 on gas a month.

Even if you buy a car like a Hyndai Elantra that gets 40mpg highway you're looking at $400 a month for car payment plus probably $70 a month for insurance about another $70 a month for gas. So you see it's more cost effective to just keep your current truck even if it get's like 9mpg or less. That's what I don't understand, all these people buying economy cars when you can just keep your current car and adjust your driving habits. :vader:

It only makes sense to buy a fuel efficient car if you were going to buy a new vehicle anyways. But then again they jack the price way up on fuel efficient cars and discount gas guzzlers. As soon as gas drops again everyone rushes back into suvs and pickup trucks. I am 56 years old and have seen this play out many times over the years.

 

[Johnny Utah]

for those of you that have 5th gens. When you fill up all the way, what does the 'range' say? Mine keeps saying 350 miles, but, i'm not sure i'm filling up all the way, cause it seems to stop filling up around $75 bucks. When i got the car from the dealer. The range said 403 miles. Whats going on here? Am i not filling up all the way?

 

[Johnny Utah]

oh and also. ****ing OPEC and ****ing gas speculating *******s. f em

 

[JA4RNR]

Thats a good idea

Thats even Plan A

But I'm afraid until when? I am afraid to wake up with a scrap metal in my garrage, where it won't have value anymore and my paranoia is happening faster this year.

Like electronics, the more newer a model, the more higher its value, the more chances that you can atleast get a percentage amount of what you paid when time comes to worse.

I hope oil is like water that will come back to us when it rains....then I'll surely wait. I always have second thought waiting for things that I don't have control..up down..up ..the graph goes steadily up, all I know that the Prius gets 50 mi a gal. IMO, I can safely assume that engineers are in double time inorder for tucks to get that mileage too, what if it will be nxt year? That is more likely to happen than expecting gas prices to down if these are the trend of the gas prices. For example So, instead of getting $7K for my aging 4Runner, I'll end up paying for it to get crushed in the junkyad.

Sorry, I'm just really goin exagerated. LOL!

I hear you. I recently traded in my 2007 Lincoln Navigator because I was worried that my truck would soon become worthless and nobody/no dealer would buy it from me. Not that I own a 4Runner I feel stupid for not buying one a long time ago. 4Runners will never be worthless even if the daily driver market turns it's back on them. There is a special following for these trucks, they are one of the ultimate toys, and in the 4x4 market 4Runners will always be at the top of the list. Don't worry about gas, worry about paying off your 4Runner. Trust me somebody will buy your 4Runner even if gas goes through the roof.

 

[Offroader5]

It's more cost effective to keep your 4Runner then to buy a new car.

I bought my 97Runner for cash about 5 years ago. I pay $49 a month for insurance plus anywhere from $100-$150 on gas a month.

Even if you buy a car like a Hyndai Elantra that gets 40mpg highway you're looking at $400 a month for car payment plus probably $70 a month for insurance about another $70 a month for gas. So you see it's more cost effective to just keep your current truck even if it get's like 9mpg or less. That's what I don't understand, all these people buying economy cars when you can just keep your current car and adjust your driving habits. :vader:

Yup...this is sound reason.

My daily driver used to be my Cherokee (8" lift, 35's, bumpers, etc..) and about 6 years ago when we had the gas issue here in AZ with broken supply lines and "shortages" (which was when it went up to 4.00-4.50 a gallon for a short period), I decided I would get something a bit more gas friendly. Not only was I buying for the gas savings, but also because the Jeep was not a great daily driver without A/C...and I didn't want to continue putting the miles on it.

So, I went out and bought a new Mazda...and along with it a new $400 a month payment...not to mention the ADDED insurance since I was keeping insurance on the Jeep.

So, I essentially replaced a vehicle that got 15-18 mpg with one that got 27-28 mpg for roughly $450 a month. I would have spent less on the additional gas just sticking with the Jeep and paying for the worse mpg.

BTW...a couple months after I paid off the Mazda....I traded it in for my Runner

 

[ALLEGRO]

With what I do and what I pull, I am stuck with some vehicle such as my 07 T4R.

I will tell you one thing, if gas were to reach $7.00/gal, this country would come to its knees. Even middle-America cannot afford this type of fuel expense, not to mention the effect on our goods and services. I think that even a consistant $4.00/gal will prove to be quite a limit for most Americans.

 

[DRC]

Yup, I agree ALLEGRO. But I don’t think it will take $7.00 a gal to bring the economy to a halt. If we had a sustained month over month price of just $5.50 a gal I think the economy would start to crumble. I know I would not be able to sustain above $5.50 a gallon for more then a few months. I fill up once a week and at $80 plus a fill up its tough. Not to mention gas for the mini van my wife uses to haul all our kids around. Total monthly gas cost for me is hovering around $700. The van is paid off and my 4runner will be paid off in less than a year so getting a new car is not really practical as we would just be trading a high gas bill for a car payment. Not much sense there. Plus we have 4 kids so we are stuck in a gas hog for a while.

Another interesting thing to consider is what this would do to the “still un-employed” folks out there. I had a friend of mine, who has been out of work for over 1 year, tell me that he had to turn down a job offer because it would have cost him more money in gas commuting then he would have made working there.

 

[RonMAIDEN]

It won't get that high anytime soon and I doubt it will go much over $5 and not for long. We had this same thread last time gas was peaking.

My truck is paid for and I only put about 500 miles a month on it so I'll be fine for a while and the wife drives a sensible car.

 

[Doozi]

That's what I don't understand, all these people buying economy cars when you can just keep your current car and adjust your driving habits. :vader:

Or you can just buy a cheap commuter car! I bought a clean '98 Ford Escort with 130k miles on it for $500. Couldn't pass it up... I bought it from a friend who had put a ton of cash into it... new alternator, new battery, new tires, new wheel bearings, new front brake calipers/pads, new starter, and new water pump. I get 33mpg with it and try to drive it to work at least 50% of the time. Cheap to insure, cheap to drive, and it has more than paid for itself... plus my 4Runner stays tucked away in the garage.

 

[JohnsD90]

oh and also. ****ing OPEC and ****ing gas speculating *******s. f em

It's those damn speculators, thats who needs to be tortured, yeah i am acquirring/buying my dads jetta tdi in a year or 2, i will prolly keep the 4runner and maybe take it off insurance for a few years till i can afford to insure 2 cars. No one said your economy car had to be a freaking 2012 Prius/civic/jetta, which wont pay for itself quickly enough to matter with gas prices high. I did the calculations and at $6.75 a gallon in the jetta tdi it is still a little cheaper than driving the 4runner $3.15 a gallon...

 

[ChildrenOfBodom]

Or you can just buy a cheap commuter car! I bought a clean '98 Ford Escort with 130k miles on it for $500. Couldn't pass it up... I bought it from a friend who had put a ton of cash into it... new alternator, new battery, new tires, new wheel bearings, new front brake calipers/pads, new starter, and new water pump. I get 33mpg with it and try to drive it to work at least 50% of the time. Cheap to insure, cheap to drive, and it has more than paid for itself... plus my 4Runner stays tucked away in the garage.

LOL, the irony, sorry, I just sold my friends 98 Ford Escort with 130,000 miles for $500!

Timing belt skipped a notch, piston smacked the valve (damn interference motors), and we didn't want to do a head job. BE GONE!

 

[JohnsD90]

I would also drive less, and spare my ****ing around driving for nice days, and ride my bicycle whenever i could.

On another note, i notice that fuel is not really that because every time i go to Dunkin Donuts or the mall or wal mart i see these cars just idlin for 5 and 10 minutes in 50-60 degree weather just burning fuel for no reason, and i always say i guess fuel doesnt cost that much then. i saw a tundra at the mall idle for 25 minutes while i went to apple.

 

[borgzman]

Our schedules aren't conflicting, we put 640 miles a month. I and my wife can drive the '03 V8 4Runner straight for one month, or our 2005 Hyundai Tucson(while the 4Runner sits in the garrage for a month).

Given the 4Runner's mileage @ 15 mpg and the 2.0L Hyundai Tucson's 25 mpg, and gas is $4.19(regular) there is a $71 saving if we'll drive the Tucson.

By the time the gas is $7.00 a gal, I can save $119 a month should I drive a vehicle that goes 25 mpg..ex. Mazda Tribute, it can offroad, carry bikes, outing gear and it goes up to 28 mpg. And who knows a 6th gen 4R will take water by that time.:lmao: