Gas Prices Suck!!
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04-02-2005, 12:14 AM
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Re: Gas Prices Suck!!
Originally posted by Damias
...its killing me to fill up twice a week. I almost need to invest in another vehicle so I'm not putting so many miles on the Lightning. Let me know if anything has worked great for anybody.
...its killing me to fill up twice a week. I almost need to invest in another vehicle so I'm not putting so many miles on the Lightning. Let me know if anything has worked great for anybody.
The extra 40 beans a week is almost worth it. Couldn't see just going from point A to B IMO.
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04-02-2005, 12:31 PM
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I can recall when I thought 50 cents a gallon was outrageous - now I'm getting used to the idea that I may never $1.75 a gallon again.
To get prices down - we have to decrease our consumption. The gas companies world wide know us well; we just don't want to decrease our fuel consumption on a sustained basis. We'll howl about it - but continue to use as much gas as want. They know this! Doesn't make any difference how many days a week you choose to fill up or not if our consumption (demand) is the same. Some how if we're using 10 gals a week - we need to get it down to about 6-7 gals a week - and keep it there, not for a couple of weeks, but maybe for years.
For now - lLike others in here - I have a 94(V6) 4WD Ranger thats my daily driver. It runs good, I change oil on it 4-5 times a year, gets about 18-19 mpg, gets though the snow well, insurance isn't too bad and keeps normal daily wear from my L which I can keep in the garage in the winter and just take out on "dates" etc.
To get prices down - we have to decrease our consumption. The gas companies world wide know us well; we just don't want to decrease our fuel consumption on a sustained basis. We'll howl about it - but continue to use as much gas as want. They know this! Doesn't make any difference how many days a week you choose to fill up or not if our consumption (demand) is the same. Some how if we're using 10 gals a week - we need to get it down to about 6-7 gals a week - and keep it there, not for a couple of weeks, but maybe for years.
For now - lLike others in here - I have a 94(V6) 4WD Ranger thats my daily driver. It runs good, I change oil on it 4-5 times a year, gets about 18-19 mpg, gets though the snow well, insurance isn't too bad and keeps normal daily wear from my L which I can keep in the garage in the winter and just take out on "dates" etc.
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