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Title: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Eldon on May 24, 2008, 10:29:29 PM
get ready for these new cars.


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Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 24, 2008, 10:50:15 PM
My neighbor has the sports model.
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Alex23 on May 25, 2008, 12:18:31 AM
Brutal animal abuse.

I would pay 5+ for diesel right now.

We make our own and leads to about 3$/gal and we make 20mpg with the hummer and 35+mpg with the Jetta.  :-*  :-*  :-*

Take about 45mins and I make 40gal in 48hours.


Fuck Oil Cartel.

Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Benny B on May 25, 2008, 12:29:28 AM
Either move to a major city with good public transportation like NYC where you don't need a car, or buy yourself a bicycle and start doing all your shopping at WalMart. No doubt times will be hard on the boulevard, homies.
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Beefjake on May 25, 2008, 11:00:36 AM
5 bucks a gallon is just a tad over 1$ / litre

In Europe 1.5€ / litre is about normal.

1€ is around 1.4$
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: War-Horse on May 25, 2008, 11:06:39 AM
5 bucks a gallon is just a tad over 1$ / litre

In Europe 1.5€ / litre is about normal.

1€ is around 1.4$



Sad to say but we're catching up to you guys.....quick!!
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: benz on May 25, 2008, 11:10:36 AM
us$ 1,2 x liter 97 octanes here and raising
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Beefjake on May 25, 2008, 12:40:29 PM


Sad to say but we're catching up to you guys.....quick!!

I was about to add that when I read my post

I know that the shock for you is much bigger

we've always had quite expensive gas
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 25, 2008, 12:48:33 PM
I was about to add that when I read my post

I know that the shock for you is much bigger

we've always had quite expensive gas


In the end we have to learn to shut up and suck it up I'm guessing is what your trying to tell us.
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: War-Horse on May 25, 2008, 02:38:50 PM
I was about to add that when I read my post

I know that the shock for you is much bigger

we've always had quite expensive gas



What makes it diffucult is that our country is so broad.  We didnt build the infrastructure to have a deli and other necessities close by our homes.    We spread out and put the grocery store 15miles away...this will hurt us as we cant easily walk down the block for our laundry, work, and food.

We will pay the price for our huge bloated excessive materialistic lifestyles..... ;D
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: MB_722 on May 25, 2008, 02:45:06 PM

What makes it diffucult is that our country is so broad.  We didnt build the infrastructure to have a deli and other necessities close by our homes.    We spread out and put the grocery store 15miles away...this will hurt us as we cant easily walk down the block for our laundry, work, and food.

We will pay the price for our huge bloated excessive materialistic lifestyles..... ;D

I saw this a couple of weeks ago. some of you might find this boring. watch if you want.
Suburbia in the last 25 years is terrible. Space is being used inefficiently. This doesn't have much to do with the price of oil but it's good nonetheless. :)

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In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about.

James Howard Kunstler: The tragedy of suburbia
http://www.ted.com/talks/view?id=121 (http://www.ted.com/talks/view?id=121)
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Slapper on May 26, 2008, 11:01:24 AM
5 bucks a gallon is just a tad over 1$ / litre

In Europe 1.5€ / litre is about normal.

1€ is around 1.4$

In Europe gas is heavily taxed because they have social programs that are beyond anything conceivable here in the US, more or less, depending on the country of course.

As a nation we're too fucking stupid. Beyond stupid I'd say.
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Beefjake on May 26, 2008, 10:57:44 PM
In the end we have to learn to shut up and suck it up I'm guessing is what your trying to tell us.

No, not really. Just that expensive is relative term.

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What makes it diffucult is that our country is so broad.  We didnt build the infrastructure to have a deli and other necessities close by our homes.    We spread out and put the grocery store 15miles away...this will hurt us as we cant easily walk down the block for our laundry, work, and food.

Propably true. I bought my fiers car at the age of 28 when my daughter was born. I don't use car on/off work etc.

Price of gas doesn't bug me as much as the price of food.
Don't really mind about taxing gas, tobacco, alcohol but food should be cheaper!
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: nzmusclemonster on May 26, 2008, 11:00:48 PM
5 bucks a gallon is just a tad over 1$ / litre

In Europe 1.5€ / litre is about normal.

1€ is around 1.4$

In NZ its now crossed the $2 a litre mark  :(
Fucken government has a tax of 50 cents per litre on petrol and are refusing to lower it  >:(
I get just over 140km for my $40 of petrol  :'(
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Alex23 on May 27, 2008, 12:20:50 AM
us$ 1,2 x liter 97 octanes here and raising

Don't you guys get cheap oil from the Venezuealan criminal?
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 27, 2008, 09:31:26 AM
Don't you guys get cheap oil from the Venezuealan criminal?

just shut up and save yourself the embarrassment.
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: stormshadow on May 27, 2008, 10:24:55 AM
Don't you guys get cheap oil from the Venezuealan criminal?

When was oil supposed to be back down to $70 per bbl?
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: benz on May 27, 2008, 10:43:42 AM
Don't you guys get cheap oil from the Venezuealan criminal?

afaik, no. And lets hope we never have to buy from that fucking idiot
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: War-Horse on May 27, 2008, 05:46:11 PM
afaik, no. And lets hope we never have to buy from that fucking idiot


Is chavez a part of the opec criminals??
Title: Re: When gas price tops $5 a gallon....
Post by: benz on May 27, 2008, 07:59:58 PM

Is chavez a part of the opec criminals??

dunno either, i really cant say too much about oil since i dont care  ;D but i guess he is, he might be crazy but he got the black gold lol