Gasoline prices going up, up, up

[TheSportsPredictor.com]

Of course, what no one ever mentions is that in California, about 20% of that price is tax.

[Grandfather]

Around $2.05 for regular in Vegas. But the gas stations have slot machines, so you can win a tank full if your lucky.

[Bigben 0548]

haha gramps ohhhh yes if ur lucky [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
imagine getting ur suv filled up 70.00
and then blowing 200 on slots lol

[Tildy]

I have both an SUV and a car that gets almost 40 mpg. On a monthly basis I chastise myself for continuing to own the SUV. When compared on an overall cost basis with the other car it is an indefensible decision. Their are people who need trucks, and four wheel drive is very nice in inclement weather, however overall vehicle/operational cost for the average person is outrageous. At $40k for an Expedition or Tahoe, or $50k for a Caddy what most people don't realize is that they are subsidizing a failing industry(american automakers), and enriching an industry that is sure to take us to war(oil/gas). We cannot come close to producing what we consume, yet individuals continue to make decisions that are collectively disastrous for the whole. We are living in a massive financial bubble and it has affected everything, but most dangerously it has affected the auto industry. It has allowed escalating prices in the face of terrible internal demographics(american car companies have 3 retirees for every worker, their pension statistics are mind boggling), and has put people into car payments that just ten years ago were house payments. Gasoline is one of the many potential pin pricks that threaten the bubble.

[TTinCO]

OPEC cut production today by 4%.......prepare to bend over even further

[big action]

The main reason for the recent spike in crude prices is the unprecedented gasoline use by China. This is just an unfortunate byproduct of expanding capitalism.

[gradysfalcon]

Find cheap gas prices in your city

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[nino brown]

is there an over under on the highest that the average reaches this summer?

[big action]

Gasoline is still cheaper than milk, Starbucks, or even most bottled waters.

[hockeystl]

Originally posted by: alysheba88
Amen Minnow. Often when I come out of the grocery store my car is surrounded on all sides by nothing but SUV's and minivans. Very rare to find anyone married with kids who has anything but. Now even single people are getting them. They are very unsafe too.

Not sure where you get your data about it being unsafe. Consumer Reports and the NTSB rate numerous SUV's as being VERY safe.

For this reason, my wife drives my kid around in our 6000 lb SUV.

If you're in a wreck, would you rather be in a 6000 lb SUV or a 3000lb sedan?

BTW, fuel prices being so high has VERY little to do with the number of SUVs on the road.....

I hope it goes to $20.00 a gallon. Get rid of some these traffic jams.

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[clevfan]

I am pissed that I played the "wait and see" game when it was $1.96 gal a few days ago. I decided to wait a few days for it hopefully to go down a few cents and now it's 2.05 gal

[mvbski]

2.28 a gallon here [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

[jjdman]

I LOVE MY ESCALADE [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/brokenheart.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/camera.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/brokenheart.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/beer.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

[nino brown]

the high number of suvs on the road does have something to do with the price. the suvs get poor fuel economy which creates a spike in the demand. if someone buys a hummer and gets rid of their honda accord, they will be using twice the amount of gasoline for the same amount of driving.

[leoj2002]

paid 89.5/litre this morning

[big action]

Originally posted by: clevfan
I am pissed that I played the "wait and see" game when it was $1.96 gal a few days ago. I decided to wait a few days for it hopefully to go down a few cents and now it's 2.05 gal

What did that cost you? An extra $2.00 a tank?

Stay away from day-trading Clev.

[the giambino]

Gasoline is still cheaper than milk, Starbucks, or even most bottled waters.

amen. i love seeing people complain about gas prices as i watch them pay 3 bucks a gallon for bottled water! idiots.