(sigh) my car

[gja1000]

LINDSAY! I could not afford the gas in Canada! I don't know how you do it!

Our gas is $2.89 a gal. They are saying it will be $4.00 by summer. I firmly believe the rising price of gas 2 years ago is what initiated the recession we are all still recovering from. I'm really scared about the price of gas going up again.

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by gja1000

LINDSAY! I could not afford the gas in Canada! I don't know how you do it!

Our gas is $2.89 a gal. They are saying it will be $4.00 by summer. I firmly believe the rising price of gas 2 years ago is what initiated the recession we are all still recovering from. I'm really scared about the price of gas going up again.

I don't know how we do it either! Scott and I were just talking about it last week, that as long as there's demand they can charge us whatever they want. It always goes up over long weekends because people travel and need gas. It usually goes up in the summer. I didn't fill my car over Christmas because I thought it would go back down, but it kept going up It costs about $55-$60 per fill and we fill up once a week.

Whenever my car dies, we will be getting an SUV with 4x4 so it's a little safer to drive during and after snowstorms, and so we can fit more stuff in and not have to borrow trucks or SUV's when we buy something big we need to bring home. But of course, SUV's eat gas like crazy I'm looking at maybe getting a hybrid, like the Ford Escape. I tried asking about them on YT but just got "ANY SUV IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, PLEASE RETHINK"

[Janet]

There is no way I could afford the gas in Canada Lindsey...wow. I'm barely able to afford gas now. If it does go up to $4 a gallon....I'll be staying home....alot!

[Lindsey]

I think our wages here are a bit higher too though. I'm not sure if it all evens out in the end, but when I was looking at getting work in the US, the wages were all $5-10 an hour less than what I was making here. I know for sure our housing and food is more expensive here too!

[JJJ]

Lindsey if you want to get a hybrid SUV to make long trips then its worth it. But to drive a Hybrid SUV to and from work on daily basis is just the same as a regular SUV when it comes to gas mileage.
Why not a 4 cyl small SUV like the RAV I know there's more but can't think right now

[Lindsey]

Well, our whole drive to work is on the highway every day, and I think that's where you get the most fuel savings on a hybrid. It's not stop-and-start like city driving. We also drive over two hours each way on the highway whenever we visit our parents

[gja1000]

I'm taking my car in tomorrow to be fixed. Keep your fingers crossed that the extended warranty pays for some of the repair.