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| fordracing65 |
03-01-2011 11:09 AM |
4 dollar gallon gas is here
Well 4 dollar gallon gas is here to stay for a while. Just when the weather is getting nice this happens. What should we do about it.:(
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| FatBoy |
03-01-2011 11:11 AM |
We're paying double that here in the UK. :(
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| Jimeg |
03-01-2011 11:28 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by fordracing65
(Post 1112929)
Well 4 dollar gallon gas is here to stay for a while. Just when the weather is getting nice this happens. What should we do about it.:(
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I guess we have to bite the bullet and enjoy the car. That’s my vote. Or we can replace our engines with a 4 cyl and a sound machine that produces a throaty V8.:LOL: |
| Ron61 |
03-01-2011 11:41 AM |
I am hearing that we will be above $5 per gallon up here before the Summer ends, but that is speculation. Some places are over $4 now but not all. Just drive faster and get there quicker and save gas. :LOL:
Ron :o
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| twobjshelbys |
03-01-2011 11:47 AM |
It's a pity that the powers that be decide it is better to ship our money to the far east (holding us hostage) instead of developing our own internal resources and sending that money to our citizens. The support at $80/bbl would open exploration in oil shale fields that have huge reserves.
Don't tell me that there is not price manipulation going on. Gas prices went up 20c/gal here last week when Lybia (an insignificant producer) decided they wanted a new leader, at the same time that OPEC said they would cover the production, no problem. There is no logical reason for this except manipulation of the market.
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| Nedsel |
03-01-2011 12:51 PM |
This is not tough to deal with: Lots of companies make different sized wheels for these cars. Go get some 13" for the front, and then some 19" for the rear. Once you put them on, you will be getting MUCH better mileage because your Cobra will always be going downhill. See how easy that was? And I thought this was a forum for smart people. Duh.
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| NFLDMNBB |
03-01-2011 12:56 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron61
(Post 1112935)
I am hearing that we will be above $5 per gallon up here before the Summer ends, but that is speculation. Some places are over $4 now but not all. Just drive faster and get there quicker and save gas. :LOL:
Ron :o
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That’s exactly what I was thinking! :LOL: |
| SP01715 |
03-01-2011 02:00 PM |
It will most likely get worse. Two of my vehicles are diesel and the last time we had a run up like this I was paying $5.00 a gallon (about a dollar more than regular gas). People that don't have disposable income are the ones that are going to get hurt by this the most. Add coming inflation and the price of everything will get higher.
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| jbmatth |
03-01-2011 02:01 PM |
I hear the ecoboost engine is doing pretty good now, what do you think? V6 Mileage, V8 Power. But I like my V8 sound.
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| ACademic |
03-01-2011 02:02 PM |
I'm thinking of filling up the swimming pool with soil and grow my own corn. Then I can still my own alcohol, convert all of the cars to alky burners, and then drink whatever I don't burn. Simple! :3DSMILE:
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| rustyBob |
03-01-2011 02:03 PM |
If i converted my car over to run on beer could i still be arrested for drunk driveing.??
I know....why waste good beer.....
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| jmimac351 |
03-01-2011 02:06 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmatth
(Post 1112955)
I hear the ecoboost engine is doing pretty good now, what do you think? V6 Mileage, V8 Power. But I like my V8 sound.
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I thought that F150 w/ twin turbo V6 sounded pretty good as well until I learned it's 53 Freaking Thousand Dollars. 53 Freaking Thousand Dollars for an F150.
I'm getting ready to buy an '02 F250 with the 7.3L diesel for $12,900. I think I will come out ok on the ROI vs Ecoboost. **) |
| Rich_ACC |
03-01-2011 02:19 PM |
Raise a few cows, convert cow poo to methane, and still have a steak once in a while.
Plant some corn, run a still, and have corn on the cob w/ the steak and a drink.
Does that cover it?
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| lnfletcher |
03-01-2011 02:34 PM |
I suggest to those that come up and ask about our cars, tell them we'll take em for a ride for a tank of gas!
I'll give up my regular diet and eat oatmeal or mac and cheese before I give up driving my dream car!
My cobra gas money is not negotiable!
May have to walk to work to be able to drive the snake when I get home!
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| CobraDan |
03-01-2011 02:51 PM |
When gas hit over $100 per barrel gas was going up an additional 20 cents a gallon a day and it takes 6 months from the oil fields to the pump. I just saw that gas fell from over $100 to $97 so tomorrow I expect at least a 20 cent reduction in price or will that take 6 months to happen. :LOL:
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| computerworks |
03-01-2011 03:19 PM |
Mod Note - moved to Lounge
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| YerDugliness |
03-01-2011 03:44 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by FatBoy
(Post 1112930)
We're paying double that here in the UK. :(
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Just curious here....why is gas so expensive in the UK?
It seems like a LOT of crude is extracted in the north Atlantic, close to England.
Perhaps England does not have any refineries????? If not, why? It seems like the Brittish Isles would be a target location b/c of their proximity to the drilling areas, no?
Cheers from Dugly :cool: |
| YerDugliness |
03-01-2011 03:49 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by SP01715
(Post 1112954)
It will most likely get worse. Two of my vehicles are diesel and the last time we had a run up like this I was paying $5.00 a gallon (about a dollar more than regular gas).
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Not sure I understand this, either. Isn't it easier to refine diesel from crude? I remember back in the '70's that diesel was quite a bit cheaper than gasoline, so what's the deal with the switch? I realize there are more "consumer" diesel vehicles on the roads these days, but it doesn't seem to me that there are enough to justify the price differential. Is it an increase in diesel use by the "big rigs"? I know that the agriculture industry has changed their land tillage procedures drastically, land that was typically plowed every time there was a rainstorm back in the '60's and '70's is now only plowed once a year (if that much), so agricultural use of diesel would have decreased.
What's up?
Cheers from Dugly :cool: |
| my427cobra |
03-01-2011 04:32 PM |
Just my 2 cents worth and not any endorsement of any parties policies:
I subcribe to the last man standing strategy.
North American is perhaps the only continent that can be self sustaining in the future - fertile lands, lot's of water, plentiful natural resources and the ability to generate all kinds of power (getting the tree huggers out of the way). But petroleum resources need to be protected as long as we can.
Nobody wants to pay higher prices, but I'd rather use up their petroleum reserves (as long as we can afford to) and save ours until we really need it.
But to do that we should be establishing all the capacity we can (creating jobs at the same time) so we're ready. It can take 10 to 20 years to develop the drilling, refining and nuclear plants we would need.
Just look at the changes the world has gone through over the past few weeks. Can anyone guess where we'll be in 10 to 20 years? (Read the Black Swan - no not the ballet story).
Greg
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| jmimac351 |
03-01-2011 04:56 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by YerDugliness
(Post 1112978)
Just curious here....why is gas so expensive in the UK?
It seems like a LOT of crude is extracted in the north Atlantic, close to England.
Perhaps England does not have any refineries????? If not, why? It seems like the Brittish Isles would be a target location b/c of their proximity to the drilling areas, no?
Cheers from Dugly :cool:
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You'll get one guess and it's by design...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...in-Europe.html |
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