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HansK said:
I'll bite my tongue and make no comment... I don't even want to get into an SUV/Hummer/Bug Truck discussion. It's about ego/false sense of security/one up the next person... argh. :thumbdown

Gas is cheap here. $3 sounds expensive because we have gotten used to cheap gas. Look at the cost of gas elsewhere in the world.
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Number 1

I'm with the Sirius Dog

It ain't about ego. I used to drive a Honda Civic and hated every bit of it; felt exposed, vulnerable. I feel much better in my Crew Cab Frontier (and my wife drives the Xterra)

Id rather be in this:

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Than this when some Ass Hat who shouldnt even be allowed to drive runs into me.

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Anyday.

I assure you; It ain't ego for me. My brother? It probally is.

Number 2

I can care less how expensive gas is in England. I don't live there and it's all relative anyway. I have read where up to 31% of Gas Cost is for Taxes (Federal and State); see the government can control it.

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I also hate that when people say "Well; Expresso at Starbucks is more expensive per Gallon.........................." or "Coca Cola is more per Gallon............." Yeah, well the 7-UP isn't getting me from point A to Point B is it? So you can take that analogy and shove it up your OPEC. (not you Hansk)

As of of August 13, 2001 prices were at $28.05 per barrel. Today they are at $58.28 http://www.opec.org/home/

And the front side... Just look at those pouty lips
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Which ones. :cheesy:

(sorry; it's been awhile since I stepped over the line)




 
There are great websites besides dvxuser.com (really!?) ...

www.gnn.tv

Get online news here 8-10 months ahead of scheduel. Users/ journalists decide what is "news" and what hits the front page. A little radical, yes, but less filtered than anything else. It's like a friggin' almanac. They predicted the 3$ gas mark would hit by summers end, a long time ago. I put some money on it, and damnit if I don't have and extra 50 bucks in the pocket.
 
It's not just Europe where gas is more expensive. I was in Canada last week and I forgot to fill the tank before I left. I ended up paying around $4 per gallon on the other side of the border.

John, I drive a Honda Civic and love it. I feel safer in the small car because I have more maneuverability when some asshat does something stupid in front of me. Of course, if the asshat hits me from behind, yeah I'd rather have your truck.

Cheers,

Josh
 
Gas has gotten so high that I'm finding it hard to survive. Hey, I'm a college student and I work full time, not to mention that my job is 40 minutes away, and my school is 20 minutes away.

My dad and I are going to meet up in Nevada (half-way between us) so that I can switch cars for a while.

My Jeep gets 15 miles to the gallon, and my mom's Subaru gets 30. Good trade.
 
it's just getting rediculous how much we're getting raped in the gas.

the deal with hydrogen is, they already have the technology and it's up and running. all the busses in chicago and some other major cities have switched to hydrogen. but the reason it's not released to the public yet, is they haven't found a way to tax it.

when you see commercials with those "hydrogen fueling stations" those big tanks are propane that fuels the converter that pulls the hydrogen from water. you'd just fill your car up with water, and it's the converter where they get their money. but once you have your converter, the gov't has no way to make money off it, if you're just pumping water into your car.

so eventually we'll have hydrogen cars, but they'll have found a way to tax it and we'll be back here complaining about the hydrogen taxes.
 
ecarr - going along with your signature.... You don't know half of what you should know about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.....
They don't run on WATER....
 
i was just quoting what my dad had read about why they're not on the market yet. if i'm wrong, sorry.
 
ecarr said:
i was just quoting what my dad had read about why they're not on the market yet. if i'm wrong, sorry.
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Of course your dad also said that we should use a wheelchair instead of building a dolly.:laugh: Lol!

I couldn't resist. Just had to bring it up.
 
John_Hudson said:
It ain't about ego.
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No, I meant that in general having the next new car, truck, better vehicle is an ego thing. Not accusing you of that.

John_Hudson said:
I used to drive a Honda Civic and hated every bit of it; felt exposed, vulnerable. I feel much better in my Crew Cab Frontier (and my wife drives the Xterra)
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Yup, that's a very common misconception about trucks. Because the government safety standards don't have as high levels for trucks (this includes suvs) the manufacturers don't spend the money to make them as safe. This was also a big win for the industry since they realized they could make a product for less but sell for more and more and more. Thus the marketing drive to push SUVs and trucks. They never say that they are less safe. They just let people assume bigger is safer. It's not and has been proven in safety tests.

John_Hudson said:
I can care less how expensive gas is in England.
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Ah, but you should because it should make you ask "why is gas less expensive here?". Could it be that our petroleum industry gets a lot ($$$) of support from our government which helps to offset some of the costs?

John_Hudson said:
ISo you can take that analogy and shove it up your OPEC. (not you Hansk)
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Ha! No offense taken John! :cheesy:

My previous comment about riding a bike related to the comment you made about only being 2 miles from your work. What a great opportunity to switch from driving to a form of transportation that does not use gas and is healthy for you. I found when I switched from driving to riding a bike to work I was in a better mood. The hassles of driving (traffic, bad drivers, cost of gas) just went away. If it's at all a possibility for you when I highly recommend trying. Even if for one day a week.
 
HansK said:
What a great opportunity to switch from driving to a form of transportation that does not use gas and is healthy for you. I found when I switched from driving to riding a bike to work I was in a better mood. The hassles of driving (traffic, bad drivers, cost of gas) just went away. If it's at all a possibility for you when I highly recommend trying. Even if for one day a week.
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Yeah but now you become a TARGET for those bad drivers!
 
Yah no kidding Stauffer, I've almost been hit many times riding my bike to the mall, to the city... tried to ride out to Minnetonka to find Horse but everybody was like "what the **** is that" when I showed them his picture it was kinda akward.
 
I'm not sure I've ever fully bought the bigger = safer conclusion. After all force = mass * acceleration. You're going to have a WHOLE lot more force but on that truck than a car if you roll it (etc).
 
Actually I think the President COULD do something to help out the Gas situation....like letting the US dip into some of our Oil Reserves to offset the amount of oil we are importing. It might not lower prices all that much, but it should keep them stable. Otherwise....what do we the freaking oil reserves for? For looks?

Hudson....Gas prices in NC are not far behind. 2.49, 2.59, 2.69. Even higher at the *Jip - Joints* and Mom n' Pop shops.

~reservoir~
 
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is not there to stabilize prices. It's there to counter a threat posed by another actual oil embargo, where the problem wasn't the price, it was that there was little available.

What would you rather do, pay more for readily-available gas, or wait in line for three hours to fill up at one of only a few gas stations that has any gasoline?

Gas prices are what they are because India and China have dramatically increased their demand for oil from what it was a few years ago.

This is what gasoline costs, folks. Get used to it, because you're never seeing $1.20 gas again.
 
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