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| friendofdd
Tue 5/6/2008 9:47a | I just ride one of my motorscooters whenever I can. $10 to fill the large one and $6 to fill the small one.
My motorhome? $150-200. Doesn't happen as much as it used to. |
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| wahooskipper
Tue 5/6/2008 10:18a | Do high gas prices bother me? Yes. Do they bother me to the point that I think the Presidential candidates should be throwing out stupid proposals and the media should be fixated ONLY on those prices and proposals? No.
Do I think the next President should be selected based on his/her response to questions about high gas prices? No.
Americans are willing to pay $2.50-$3.00 for a bottle of water when they can get it free from a faucet. We deserve high gas prices if, for no other reason, we are a just a bunch of knuckleheads. |
13
| RoadTrip
Tue 5/6/2008 11:06a | Do high gas prices bother me? Yes, they do. Primarily because I've read that there really is no shortage of oil. What we are seeing is largely the result of speculation and the declining U.S. dollar.
But as for what my family spends, it doesn't change things much. My wife and I work at the same place so we just take one car to work. Our home is also only two miles from where we work so we put less than 5,000 miles per year on our cars.
So for us price increases in other areas have had more impact on our budget than gasoline. You still kind of choke though when you go to the gas station and a fill costs $60 - $70.
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| fkurucz
Tue 5/6/2008 11:58a | <<Do high gas prices bother me? Yes. Do they bother me to the point that I think the Presidential candidates should be throwing out stupid proposals and the media should be fixated ONLY on those prices and proposals? No.>>
It would have been nice had the gov't slowly raised CAFE numbers over the years. Some might say that Americans wanted gas guzzlers and that the gov't should just mind its own business. The truth is that sometimes the American consumer needs to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future. I have little doubt that there are plenty of people today who, after pumping $100+ into their commuter pickup truck, are asking themselves "what was I thinking?".
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| DyGDisney
Tue 5/6/2008 12:11p | Oy! I am really stressed about the cost of gas because we bought a new (used) truck last year when my hubby was working 10 miles from home and his construction company was paying $300.00/month vehicle usage to him. The truck does get 20 mpg on the highway, which isn't terrible, but not great either.
Now with his new job, 50 miles from home and a bridge to cross to boot, I wish we hadn't bought that truck! He does construction type work on the side (we have our own business)so he needs a truck, but we are seriously thinking of buying a commuter for him. But then we'll have 2 car payments! I would use the truck for around town cause I don't drive far. |
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| DyGDisney
Tue 5/6/2008 12:38p | Okay, I realized that sounded ridiculous. The reason we would buy another car and have that payment rather then just pay the extra for gas is that my car is over 10 years old, has a lot of miles on it and is very tempermental. I want to trade it in or sell it before I have a problem that needs a repair that costs more than the car is worth!! |
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| fkurucz
Tue 5/6/2008 12:42p | ^^The money you'll save on gas will cover most of the monthly payment on a basic subcompact car. |
18
| DyGDisney
Tue 5/6/2008 1:17p | See that's the problem. I want my husband to be safe in his 50 mile commute. While a lot of small cars these days have great safety ratings, those ratings are based on a set of circumstances that does not reflect real life driving (IMO). Crashing into a wall at 40 mph and having something crash into the vehicle at a set speed.
My concern is when you come head to head with a Suburban on the freeway, is the small car really just as safe? I would find it hard to believe that it is, and I've read info online to back up my belief.
So, we are thinking maybe a little bigger car, but a hybrid. Like a Saturn Vue. I have a Saturn now and it's been a great car and I've never had any major problems with it. But like I said, it's old and tempermental. |
19
| davewasbaloo
Tue 5/6/2008 1:22p | Well, let's see. my wife and 2 kids were in a head on into the safety barrier at 70 miles an hour in a skoda Octavia (think VW Rabbit station wagon). They walked away without even a bruise (well the mental ones were big, but the physical ones were non existant).
But with the 30,000 miles a year I have been doing over the last 10 years, the monster vehicles I have seen do likewise have been fatal.
There is really no need for huge hummers and such unless you have a ranch in the mountains.
I can understand car sizes equal to family needs, but you then factor in cost per person as opposed to per vehicle. |
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| DyGDisney
Tue 5/6/2008 1:24p | So you think a small car is just as safe? I just want dh to be safe and protected. We definately need a bigger car for our family trips and such (hence the four door truck), but for his commute, well we just would like something fuel efficient and SAFE. I know BMW and Volvo make very safe cars, but we can't afford those payments, not even with the gas savings! |
