Can I bitch a bit about gas prices, even though...

I recently bought a new car with full knowledge of the rising gas prices and the fact the car gets atrocious gas mileage?

Cause you know, gas prices are only high because of the greed of the oil companies and I REALLY wanted this car...

:P

Even though I have a sports car it gets great mileage (tween 30-34mpg generally) but filling it up, even though its not a big car...Is getting close to $50.

but it certainly does not get 30-34mpg, more like 14-18mpg...

a 12 gallon fill up is closing in on $50 for me too.

I get about 24 in town. Much better on the highway so if I do any highway driving, the MPG goes up above 26. The mileage on this car isn't any better than previous vehicle. In fact, I think only my old Saturn had really good gas mileage, about 27 in town, near 40 on the highway.

In truth, there are relatively few vehicles that get 24 MPG in town that I am willing to drive. If I were looking for a car now, gas mileage would be a HUGE factor. Had gas prices been this high two years ago, I probably would have gone with the Honda Fit, which I drove and liked but which was smaller than My Mazda 2. Although next time I buy a car, I would definitely consider a Yaris or something small like that. Maybe a Smart Car if I lived in a larger city. Not sure I want to drive that on the highway.

That makes all the difference in whether or not you have a right to bitch.

Except for the fact that "bitch" is a sexist word and you should be ashamed of yourself for using it.

and I did not mean it in a sexist way. :eyes:

:P

When I filled up on Tuesday it was $3.79..This morning the gas station I passed was $3.91!:wtf:

It sucks.

Tell me something Sue, are you offended by my use of the word "bitch" in the title even though it is not directed at anyone at all?

yes, I just read that other thread and no way am I going into that flame fest...

I got no problems with that usage.

$3.69 yesterday when I filled up and drove by the same place this morning -$3.79.

I heard on NPR they're paying the equivalent of $12/gallon over there.

Time to invest in bicycle manufacturers!

I am happy.

Yeah but the gas price is like 70% tax in the UK.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices_208;_ylt=AhcRMve_1tBCxXahhfa6WHQE1vAI">Gas tops $3.83

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080522/ts_afp/commoditiesenergyoilprice_080522144657"> Oil prices breach 135 dollars for first time

he had to feign surprise because he really doesn't care...

You've never seen Casablanca?

did I miss a reference?

that was great, thanks for the link.

I am shocked, SHOCKED to learn gambling is going on in here...Heres is your winnings sir...Oh, Thanks...

HAHAHA

:rofl:

The reason for closing Rick's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYbEPZVVIA">Dueling Anthems

:banghead::banghead:

the only reason we are paying high gas prices is because of the greed of the US Oil companies selling us gas. That is the ONLY reason. That is the part that makes me mad. If it truly was due to the price of doing business, I would not have a problem with it, but that is not the case here.

it really is frustrating.

You guys don't know how lucky you are paying a paltry $4.

It is a little but what really frustrates me is that there is no reason for it other than pure greed on the part of the oil companies.

If it was $4 a gallon because there was taxes that paid for things we as a society need, thats different than giving Exxon Mobil the highest pure profit ever recorded for a company...

After Saudi Arabia Iraq has the biggest crude reserves.
The country is broke.
Iran also pulling the OPEC strings.

Oil dealers are so shit scared after the US subprime fiasco the only thing they're prepared to invest in bigtime right now is oil.

Because as was demonstrated in Saudi Arabia last week it's the one thing Geprge W Bush can't manipulate, no matter how hard he tries.

there is a huge difference between the price of a barrel of oil and the price of gas in this country. The Oil companies are not simply passing on the cost of doing business, they are deliberately charging more than is prudent in order to get as much money out of the consumer as possible, and making life very difficult on most of us.

The markets aren't backing the $ nor property. Oil is the natural investment target because consumption is rocketing in places like China.

The oil companies are making profits from upstream activities but downstream business like refining and gasoline sales remain barely profitable.

Government in taxes, duty, levies, etc.

and I get ~50mpg... but it's a diesel, so I pay about $4.70 a gal :(

but at least you get good gas mileage, if I am very gentle with my car I can get 18mpg...