Fuel Economy

[Racer X-8]

Okay here it is, hehe. A couple things I can point out:

The downward trend in the beginning is mainly I think due to the drop below $1 per gallon just after the 9-11-01 attack. The price of gas dropped un-naturally low for some reason.

The major spike in 2005 was from the shortages due to Katrina.

The last thing I see is - it looks like we're in for a major price hike again... soon...

US $$$ per US gallons. Regular gas - the cheapest I could fairly easily find.

[spkrman]

Originally Posted by Racer X-8

Okay here it is, hehe. A couple things I can point out:

The downward trend in the beginning is mainly I think due to the drop below $1 per gallon just after the 9-11-01 attack. The price of gas dropped un-naturally low for some reason.

The major spike in 2005 was from the shortages due to Katrina.

The last thing I see is - it looks like we're in for a major price hike again... soon...

US $$$ per US gallons. Regular gas - the cheapest I could fairly easily find.

and that gas has across the board been .20-30 cents cheaper than mine.

i dont understand how people buy big SUV's to commute and run little errands and such... how can you justify the ridiculous gas costs, while gas prices are only goin up?

And how can the cost of gas rise, and rise, and rise for no apparent reason? They make more in one second than I'll make in my entire life... lol

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by spkrman

i dont understand how people buy big SUV's to commute and run little errands and such... how can you justify the ridiculous gas costs, while gas prices are only goin up?

Money isnt an issue for a great deal of ppl. Who cares if gas is $100+/L...

So many individuals make enough money that the cost of gas isnt a deterrent. That gas prices have risen greatly hasnt had an real or concerning impact on their way of life whatsoever.

I can see why most ppl simply dont care. They enjoy all the added fancy luxuries and power and pride associated with their large sedans or large SUVs. Why switch to a compact, more fuel efficient car and lose many of those features which you highly value, if the added cost of fuel doesnt impact you? Increased gas prices cant be a big deal for everyone.

I definitely bought my Yaris bc gas prices matter to me, as it does to many ppl on here, but we're definitely not the entire population. If you got money, who cares what you're paying in gas. They drive what they want to drive... fuel efficiency is not a factor they need to consider (at all) in their vehicle purchase!

Jem

[Black Yaris]

Originally Posted by Racer X-8

The downward trend in the beginning is mainly I think due to the drop below $1 per gallon just after the 9-11-01 attack. The price of gas dropped un-naturally low for some reason.

the complete opposite happened here in Toledo, the gas prices skyrocketted, to over $3 a gallon, wich was unherd of at the time

[Racer X-8]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

the complete opposite happened here in Toledo, the gas prices skyrocketted, to over $3 a gallon, wich was unherd of at the time

Holy Toledo!
hehehe, sorry, I just had to XD

But yeah, really, that's very strange and I haven't a clue why? Different resources affected differently? Our fuel surely was affected by Katrina, sudden loss of like three pipelines that come from that area, we had stations closed from being out of gas. I didn't see that since the crap that went on in '74.

Stuffy, man, be careful about coasting with your engine off, without the engine running, you can use-up your power brakes - you know, the brake booster runs on intake manifold vacuum...? And oh yeah, you could loose your power steering and your steering wheel could lock, right?

About the environment and stuff, yeah, best to keep it outta this thread I guess. I gotta hit on one thing,,, the increased pricing is making it now cost effective to tap other petroleum sources that were up till now not cost-effective, such as the Canadian Tar Sands - that up there is boomtown going bonkers expanding like wildfire from what I hear... the local infrastructure is bursting at the seams from the population explosion of all that going on. It also made major leaps and bounnds with new technological breakthroughs on how to get it out of the frozen permaforst tundra up there, but the increased petroleum pricing is what sent it over the edge. I heard that our #1 petroleum source is now Canada. Somebody do the checking on that, I seem to recall that I saw that myself, but I still can't believe it myself. And there's more oil up there than all of the Middle-east oil fields combined. I can't believe that myself either...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_sands

And there's a whole lot more oil that just isn't being touched yet either.

I'm all for getting away from petroleum as a fuel - it is most definitely going to totally run-out one day. But while we're going to something else, it's nice to know that we can kinda take our time and not be in such a chicken-with-its-head-cut-off rush about it. Hydrogen scares me still. Oh, ok, sorry... [lid put on it]

[nsmitchell]

33MPG on Premium gas. I gave it a shot. 75% hwy and 25% city. I was going pretty fast on the highway trips. Not taking it easy at the lights either. :)

[Racer X-8]

Originally Posted by Racer X-8 from my 1-2-07 post #910

Okay here it is, hehe. A couple things I can point out:

The downward trend in the beginning is mainly I think due to the drop below $1 per gallon just after the 9-11-01 attack. The price of gas dropped un-naturally low for some reason.

The major spike in 2005 was from the shortages due to Katrina.

The last thing I see is - it looks like we're in for a major price hike again... soon...

US $$$ per US gallons. Regular gas - the cheapest I could fairly easily find.

Here we go again. This price gouging is repeating last year's precisely by date and pricing...