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MadMax · 03-09-2011, 07:32 AM

It's funny, anytime gas prices rise as dramatically as they have; I get more and more people asking me about my Yaris! Just this morning I had the gate guard at the base I work at ask me what kind of mileage I got.

I've also noticed that people are driving a lot slower to conserve fuel. I am experiencing less SUVs and pick-ups whizzing by me. Maybe this increase is not so bad after all...

Cheers! M2

Hershey · 03-09-2011, 10:46 AM

Gas and distillate inventories are down . Gas is down 5.5 million barrels and distillate ( diesel , home heating oil ) down by 4 million barrels . This means gas / home heating costs will rise . Don't forget this is the time of the year when they switch over to the summer blend of gas which slows down production and usually has an impact on gas prices too . So , likely to see more of an increase at the pump

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JBougie · 03-09-2011, 10:59 AM

What exactly is changed between summer/winter blends? I hear everyone always saying that ... but I've never actually asked what they do differently ...

Hershey · 03-09-2011, 11:23 AM

Additives .

JBougie · 03-09-2011, 11:26 AM

Oh. Well.... Guess I could google it, but I have been pretty lazy when it comes to the internet lately.

Hershey · 03-09-2011, 11:32 AM

This may help , http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-e...mmer-fuel1.htm .

hyprmiler · 03-09-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hershey

" I've got a 2008 and she has a 2009. Both are paid off in little over one year in the money we are saving on gas . "

. Wish more people would think that way . The money saved in gas could help boost the economy . You'd think people would've learned from the last spike and was very likely to occur again , but no

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Thanks! ^_^

Just as a friendly reminder. Buying a car to save on gas is NOT saving on gas UNLESS you purchase a straight line trade on the debt you owe on a car. Dave Ramsey says it best (copied right from his website) - http://www.daveramsey.com/article/da...mobiles/text1/

Let's say you currently drive a vehicle worth $10,000 that gets 15 miles/gallon. There's this $25,000 car you're thinking about buying that gets 25 miles/gallon. That's a $15,000 price difference just to get 10 more miles a gallon. If you drive 100 miles a week, that's about a $10 difference a week.

So that would be about $40 extra you're spending a month in gas if you stuck with the current car. A monthly car payment is much more than that! To get your money back at current gas prices, it would take you almost 29 years to save $15,000 in gasoline!

The math doesn't work! You'd have to drive to the moon and back to make it worth it!

Now granted... my wife went from a 22mpg car to a 40+ mpg car but the concept is still the same. We SAVED money going to the yaris and kept the same monthly payment. We just ended up taking the money that we DIDN'T spend on gas and put it towards the car

JBougie · 03-09-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hershey

This may help , http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-e...mmer-fuel1.htm .

Thats coooooooooooooooooooooooooool; thank you!

BluYrs · 03-10-2011, 01:38 AM

While on the subject of low-cost motoring, the Yaris has some of the lowest maintenance costs. The repairs, insurance... it all adds up.

MadMax · 03-10-2011, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BluYrs

While on the subject of low-cost motoring, the Yaris has some of the lowest maintenance costs. The repairs, insurance... it all adds up.

Exactly! It is an inexpensive car that gets great gas mileage and has very low maintenance costs. I don't need Dave Ramsey to do the math, I know the Yaris is a very economical vehicle to own and operate!

It's just gravy that it's a blast to drive as well!

Cheers! M2

Kal-El · 03-10-2011, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hershey

This may help , http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-e...mmer-fuel1.htm .

Thanks. I always thought the added summer cost was more due to added demand which it still is in part. Just didn't realize the summer blend cost more to produce.

Hershey · 03-10-2011, 10:07 AM

Welcome .

silver_echo · 03-10-2011, 11:19 AM

filled up the wrx last night with premium(required

) at $3.60.9/gallon in spokane... little bit of an ouch, but still not quite time for me to get an old tercel...

*tomato* · 03-10-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BluYrs

That's about the price we had 2 years ago (2009).

My last fill-up was 6,60$/gallon (1,24€/1,74$/litre). It's gone up by ~1,5% since then (in about a week).

.... .

6,60$/gallon

that's terrible!!!

03-09-2011, 07:32 AM	#91
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	It's funny, anytime gas prices rise as dramatically as they have; I get more and more people asking me about my Yaris! Just this morning I had the gate guard at the base I work at ask me what kind of mileage I got. I've also noticed that people are driving a lot slower to conserve fuel. I am experiencing less SUVs and pick-ups whizzing by me. Maybe this increase is not so bad after all... Cheers! M2 __________________

03-09-2011, 10:46 AM	#92
Hershey Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: northeast Posts: 2,897	Gas and distillate inventories are down . Gas is down 5.5 million barrels and distillate ( diesel , home heating oil ) down by 4 million barrels . This means gas / home heating costs will rise . Don't forget this is the time of the year when they switch over to the summer blend of gas which slows down production and usually has an impact on gas prices too . So , likely to see more of an increase at the pump . Last edited by Hershey; 03-09-2011 at 11:22 AM.

03-10-2011, 01:38 AM	#99
BluYrs ヴィッツドライバー View User's Garage Drives: 2006 3d 1.0 Linea Sol Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 433	While on the subject of low-cost motoring, the Yaris has some of the lowest maintenance costs. The repairs, insurance... it all adds up. __________________ The blue one

03-10-2011, 11:19 AM	#103
silver_echo ekodrvr View User's Garage Drives: 2002 white subaru impreza wrx Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 776	filled up the wrx last night with premium(required) at $3.60.9/gallon in spokane... little bit of an ouch, but still not quite time for me to get an old tercel... __________________ if you want to see my plans for this car, check out here... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3154316 i like this smiley...

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JBougie Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris LB (Prev: 07 Sedan) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,266	What exactly is changed between summer/winter blends? I hear everyone always saying that ... but I've never actually asked what they do differently ...

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JBougie Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris LB (Prev: 07 Sedan) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,266	Oh. Well.... Guess I could google it, but I have been pretty lazy when it comes to the internet lately.

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Hershey Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: northeast Posts: 2,897	This may help , http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-e...mmer-fuel1.htm .

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Hershey Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: northeast Posts: 2,897	Welcome .