Are summer gas prices gonna hamper your upgrade plans this summer?

[A//// Guy]

When you really think about it gas is damn cheap per gallon for what it does. Take a bottle of evian water at around 16oz. they cost around 1.25 or so. We get a whole gallon of gas for less than 2 bux now.

When you really think about other surrounding costs like water pop food. Gas in quantity is cheap. Cheaper than a gallon of milk.

[unreal808]

I think I will convert over to propane, it has a octane value of 104. and its 25% -30% cheaper than gas.

[Onefast99gsx]

You guys all have points. I don't drink but just look at what people will spend on a bottle of beer at a bar. On the weekends it's $2.50/bottle here. But anyway, i think the government is gonna have to do something soon or the economy is gonna shut down in certain areas. Luckily, i only drive a 1/2 mile to work but it still affects other things like products we buy.

[JoeGengsta]

in europe, it's 5 bux a gallon. so suck it up :)

[Onefast99gsx]

in europe, it's 5 bux a gallon. so suck it up :)


May be true but is the Euro dollar a 1:1 ratio with the American dollar?

[Shane@DBPerformance]

1 US dollar is worth about 3/4th of a Euro, but that doesn't have anything to do with what he said. A US Dollar is worth 100+ Japanese Yen, but that doesn't mean you can get more for your US Dollar over there, it's just a conversion factor. The cost of gas in Europe will vary from country to country though, since the reason it costs so much more is due to the taxes that each individual country imposes. They tax gasoline over there like we tax cigarettes here, to try to discourage the overuse of it.

[slowHonduh]

See what the guy with the black beetle wrote:

I am having a blast running on Vegetable oil. A friend lately remarked that he was jealous that more girls wanted to see my car than his, a 40K BMW M coupe. It is a sexy little machine, and so smart. By the time I back out of my parking space I can switch to grease...as long as it still isnt solid in the tank or anything. I am averaging around 240 miles per gallon of diesel, mainly because of the very short start up time.



Hahaha 240miles per gallon!!! Fuck that shit. I'm going to order up a couple of those 55 gallon drums of C16 for the summer.

[niterydr]

the extra $10-20 per month won't blow my budget, because I don't even have a motor now!

[tpunx99GSX]

$2.50/gal in minnesota more then likely it will be around $3-4/gal in cali. dammit. Time to run uncle bens.

[john]

I agree with Peter. Gas is a relatively small part of everyday expenses. I maybe go through 1 tank of gas per week. I think it is funny that people waste their time driving around to find a cheaper station. Lets say you find a station which is 10 cents cheaper (yeah right). That would save you a whole dollar!!! Woooohoooo! Gas costs are minimal to most people so I hate ir when I see/hear people complain about it. Every year you hear the saying "Gas is going to get ___ high this summer." Honestly, I don't give a shit. Gas prices are inelastic just like the prices at my work (Ace Hardware). You do not buy anything because it is cheap, you buy it because you need it.