Gas Prices

DianaB · 03-29-2012, 08:04 AM

That is quite a price jump!! Good thing you filled up when you did.

I don't understand gas prices. We have oil in Texas and Alaska plus other places.......I know that we use a lot but I would think that what we have would cover our usage. Plus....you KNOW that with our technology there has been things invented to help our gas mileage. It's ALL a rip-off!!!

Janet · 03-29-2012, 08:59 AM

I believe you're right Diana!

Lindsey · 03-29-2012, 10:33 AM

It keeps going up here too! And the price of oil keeps going down. Who comes up with that???

The other silly thing is we have so much oil here!!! But from what I understand, we sell it to the US, where it is refined, and then we buy it back for higher prices. I don't get the reasoning, but I guess it's to keep the trade and relations up.

Scott and I have discussed getting a Prius or something similar for commuting every day. We've even discussed electric cars such as the Leaf and the Volt... the battery charge would be enough to get us to work and back! But for now we're stuck paying gas prices lol.

DIANE W · 03-30-2012, 10:09 AM

Lindsey i have recently bought the Toyota Auris HSD Hybrid, its just slightly smaller car than the Prius. It is fantastic, i am getting 60 mpg, and it is so nice to drive too.

Our fuel prices are horrendous at the moment i have just filled up my 45 litre tank and it was £1.47 per litre, last week it was only £1.37. We have a threat of a tanker drivers strike, and it has caused panic buying at the petrol stations.

What with the sad state the economy is in at the moment, it is putting a big strain on everyone.

JJJ · 03-30-2012, 03:44 PM

You know what pisses me off

The people that work in the oil business. My ex works for an oil company an one time we were driving and he said "S**t the gas price is down" I said, good we need that. And he said it wasn't good for the company. The higher the gas price the more promotions they get from there already wealthy asses.

Well I just came back from Oklahoma City and gas over there is 3.65, Huntsville, TX it was 3.74 and here in Houston any where from 3.74 to 4 something.

Janet · 03-30-2012, 05:26 PM

It's still over $4 here. I don't like putting money in the tank!

DianaB · 03-31-2012, 08:30 AM

Diane.....your price is by the LITER!!! Wow!! That's pretty expensive!!! Thank heaven's you're getting such great gas mileage!! I've not heard of that kind of Toyota in the states. I have a friend that has the Prius and she raved about it.

We drive a Tahoe and I can tell you that our gas mileage is horrible but for us to drive anything smaller just wouldn't work. We use ours so much to haul things and it really is another farm vehicle.

Janet, your husband is a mechanic......why don't you ask him to invent something just for us to extend our gas mileage......oh to about.....200 mpg!!! You know it CAN be done!!

03-29-2012, 08:04 AM	#1
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	That is quite a price jump!! Good thing you filled up when you did. I don't understand gas prices. We have oil in Texas and Alaska plus other places.......I know that we use a lot but I would think that what we have would cover our usage. Plus....you KNOW that with our technology there has been things invented to help our gas mileage. It's ALL a rip-off!!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

03-29-2012, 08:59 AM	#2
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	I believe you're right Diana! __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

03-29-2012, 10:33 AM	#3
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	It keeps going up here too! And the price of oil keeps going down. Who comes up with that??? The other silly thing is we have so much oil here!!! But from what I understand, we sell it to the US, where it is refined, and then we buy it back for higher prices. I don't get the reasoning, but I guess it's to keep the trade and relations up. Scott and I have discussed getting a Prius or something similar for commuting every day. We've even discussed electric cars such as the Leaf and the Volt... the battery charge would be enough to get us to work and back! But for now we're stuck paying gas prices lol. __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

03-30-2012, 10:09 AM	#4
DIANE W Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 278	Lindsey i have recently bought the Toyota Auris HSD Hybrid, its just slightly smaller car than the Prius. It is fantastic, i am getting 60 mpg, and it is so nice to drive too. Our fuel prices are horrendous at the moment i have just filled up my 45 litre tank and it was £1.47 per litre, last week it was only £1.37. We have a threat of a tanker drivers strike, and it has caused panic buying at the petrol stations. What with the sad state the economy is in at the moment, it is putting a big strain on everyone. __________________ Diane. My Mottos are.... Just live for today..... and let tomorrow take care of itself Live each day as if it's your last - and hope that tomorrow you wake up to find that it wasn't

03-30-2012, 05:26 PM	#6
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	It's still over $4 here. I don't like putting money in the tank! __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

03-30-2012, 03:44 PM	#5
JJJ Donating 4WT Addict Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,073	You know what pisses me off The people that work in the oil business. My ex works for an oil company an one time we were driving and he said "S**t the gas price is down" I said, good we need that. And he said it wasn't good for the company. The higher the gas price the more promotions they get from there already wealthy asses. Well I just came back from Oklahoma City and gas over there is 3.65, Huntsville, TX it was 3.74 and here in Houston any where from 3.74 to 4 something.

03-31-2012, 08:30 AM	#7
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Diane.....your price is by the LITER!!! Wow!! That's pretty expensive!!! Thank heaven's you're getting such great gas mileage!! I've not heard of that kind of Toyota in the states. I have a friend that has the Prius and she raved about it. We drive a Tahoe and I can tell you that our gas mileage is horrible but for us to drive anything smaller just wouldn't work. We use ours so much to haul things and it really is another farm vehicle. Janet, your husband is a mechanic......why don't you ask him to invent something just for us to extend our gas mileage......oh to about.....200 mpg!!! You know it CAN be done!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

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