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- ScornForSega, on 10/12/2007, -5/+135(Exxon): Oh teh noes, it's a disasasasaster! Teh prices must go up!
....6 months later....
(Exxon): $10 billion profit? Oh, that? That's nothing... really. Nothing to see here, move along.... look, a dead celebrity! - ScornForSega, on 10/12/2007, -7/+104OR:
(Exxon): I'M IN UR PUMPZ STEALING UR BILLZ. - Gryffydd, on 10/12/2007, -6/+68And in the US we have farther to drive on average.
- crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -19/+70I got passed today on the freeway by two ***** in Ford Expeditions. All I could think is, "Gee, there goes 6 gallons of gas out their exhaust pipes so they could sit at the offramp stop light in front of me."
Then I thought, it's ***** like them that help drive up gas prices. I propose SUV's and large-unnecessary pickups with monster truck tires (and small dicks) be charged $5 a gallon and people who drive gas-saving, economical, non-guzzling vehicles pay no more than $2 a gallon, ever. - dshPls, on 10/12/2007, -3/+53Which is pretty much any disaster according to Exxon...
- di34lot, on 10/12/2007, -8/+49why is that a pinch; we have £1/litre in the UK, which is $8.80(ish) a gallon
- HolyCrapYo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+43Considering it is Exxon, we need to hope there isn't even rain.
- elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+37I hate to break it to you guys, but oil corporations do NOT exist for the good of the people. They exist to make money. It IS out problem when their costs go up, because they will refuse to take a hit to their profits.
- dukeeeey, on 10/12/2007, -7/+38i think we are paying about $7
uk gallon is different to us gallon
But our cars are vastly more fuel efficient than what they drive in US. - YagLana, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30Well see the thing is that public transportation, especially on the west coast, is garbage. In the UK it's much more efficient.
- PerennialTears, on 10/12/2007, -15/+41Those "*****" should have to plant a tree everytime they fill up their gas tanks :)
- djfreex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25I lived in both Europe and US. Compared to Europe, US does not have a public transportation system.
- Magnj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24what did you think was going to happen when you bought a high-performance car?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24Actually, your proposal seems feasible. It's called price discrimination.. and it's all based on willingness to pay.
This would, of course, increase Exxon's profits and crumble the SUV industry. - AriaStar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Get your ass out to San Francisco. Gas has already been $4 per gallon.
- sysoprock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Overheard at Starbucks:
Patron 1: Can you believe gas prices, $3.50 a gallon is insanity! Who would pay that!?
Patron 2: Oh I know, it costs almost $70.00 to fill up the Land Rover.
Starbucks Employee: OK, 2 venti americanos and 2 raspberry scones that will be $14.95.
Patron 2: New purse?
Patron 1: Yeah, its Gucci. Do you like it? - RuffRidr, on 10/12/2007, -28/+46Ya, but half that is taxes to fund your socialist state.
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -7/+23"Buy a fuel effecient car. A toyota prius gets like 110 miles to the gallon "
I realize that this is intentional hyperbole, but the gas mileage increase in hybrid cars is so negligible that the money they save you in fuel doesn't make up for the increase in MSRP. You're a fool if you think a hybrid is going to save you money, unless you plan on driving the thing for 30 years. - airwalkery2k, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16I want my electric car!
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Yeah, but you Brits don't drive nearly as much as we do. You have that nice public transportation and welfare state thing going on. Plus, most of the price of your petrol is taxes.
- VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15@samm71790:
I hate it when people talk about how they drive their SUV for safety reasons. I don't even know where to start... - Callaway7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12If you want the price of gasoline to go down
-either decrease demand for it
-find alternative products
-have the government regulate the sale price
-have your state/local governments decrease the gasoline taxes added on to the sales price
Don't see any of those happening soon =( - brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14"If you got passed by a Ferrari or a Lamborghini I doubt you would complain about the amount of gas they wasted. I don't see why everyone has such a problem with them. Some people have a good reason for driving them like more space, towing, comfort."
The difference is that Ferraris and Lambroghinis are luxury recreational cars, and are driven only a few thousand miles a year by their owners. SUVs on the other hand, are much more numerous and driven much more. It's not even a comparison really. - caesar0801, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10@ gtluke
please write in english... - m00nb34m, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Ride your bike.
- raleel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13Bring on the high gas prices. It'll adjust America's lifestyle to something a little more reasonable. It'll get those gas guzzlers off the road. It'll promote public transportation. It'll get people interested in politics as they whine to Congress to do something.
Not sure how serious I am about all of that, but I do drive a 1992 civic that gets 45mpg. I actively seek car pool partners, because I feel guilty about driving 12 miles to work. Then I see the v8 in front of me do the same thing. - nipuL, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I just did the math and many Australians are already paying $4USD/gallon and have been for quite some time, at stage we were almost paying $5USD/gallon.
- dogstar0125, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13@crawfishsoul, these ***** are living out their last days. In ten years, they're going to be driving little smart cars like everyone else. Gasoline is going to be $10+/gallon, and everybody is going to find out that all of the attempts to find alternative sources are also going to be expensive. Bottom line, everybody is going to have to get more efficient whether they like it or not.
The funny thing is that some of these ***** will sacrifice everything to hang on to their gas guzzlers. I'll bet half of these people are working 60 hours a week, can't afford to pay for university for their children, can't retire early, and are up to their eyeballs in debt. If most of these people understood the economics of their obsession, they would probably change their priorities. - Matrix_Prime, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10not everyone lives in the city where public transportation is readily available. People always pull that card out, but it just isn't feasible for everyone.
- rstarr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Public Transportation FTW apparently.
Very glad I live in a city with a subway...
Shame its the rollercoaster model of Satan's bowels- or as most call it the T. - diggerphelps, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Piaggio/Vespa scooter, FTW.
- brian1625, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9blackale....
but he's right... it's taxes...
http://www.fin.gc.ca/images/tax_bulletin/gas_tax_3e.gif - betobeto, on 10/12/2007, -11/+18My point exactly. You (North) Americans still have it easy. Here in the shores of (Central) America we're already getting reamed at about $4.20 a gallon, while striving on wages that are about 1/4 of your median income in the best of cases. Which in turn makes modern, fuel efficient cars out of reach for the vast majority of the population, who mostly drives second hand, battered to death, late 80's/early 90's cars that should have been recycled a long time ago. And yes, our public transportation system sucks as much as yours so for most people it is not a real option.
Bottom line: There are many people in the world who have it way harder than you, so quit the nonsensical complaining. - Homerr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Unfortunately, you'll have to pry gas guzzling SUV's from American's cold, dead rectums.
- dogstar0125, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Come on people. You can blame the oil cartels, and there may be some truth to this. But the real culprit is the rise of the economies of India and China. These are huge markets, and they are only just beginning to compete with us for resources. If we want to trade and outsource to these countries, this is the price we pay.
- apeweek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Here's a couple of cool EVs:
The Phoenix: recharges in 10 minutes, 250,000 mile battery life, goes 95mph with full cargo load:
http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com
The Tesla: 0 to 60 in 4 seconds, 130mph, 250 miles per charge:
http://www.teslamotors.com
The ZAP-X: 155mph, 644 horsepower, 350 miles per charge, also charges in 10 minutes, 300,000 mile battery life ($60k but worth it.)
http://www.zapworld.com/ZAPWorld.aspx?id=4560
The Zap Zebra: small, cute, not freeway-capable, but only costs $10k
http://www.zapworld.com/ZAPWorld.aspx?id=188
freeway-capable cheap EVs (as little as $5k)
http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car/ - scantellay, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Why is it that last time gas made it to 3$ a gallon there was an uproar in the media and congress was calling for review and oversight but it seems that this time it has quietly risen and no one has said much of anything.
I wonder how much the oil companies had to pay out in bribes and hush money to do what they want. - samcrut, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I hate to see the price of gas go up like it is, but the silver lining is that these prices are primarily responsible for many of the recent advances in electric car technology. When gas was $1.40/gal they couldn't get anybody to take an electric car seriously. As a result the car manufacturers couldn't justify budgeting the money to improve the technology and make EV cars more viable.
Now Tesla is busting their ass to try and finish their roadster. PML is putting out those amazing Hi-Pa Drive motors that live in the wheel where the motion actually should be instead of way over there under the hood. Solar electric systems are getting cheaper and cheaper. Wind farms are popping up all over the plains and the ridge lines.
Basically, necessity is the mother of invention. Without our planet in peril and our gas prices skyrocketing, there's no way this country would voluntarily make the necessary changes en masse. So for that motivational side effect, I'm glad, but pissed off about it at the same time.
And you think you've got it bad? I work out of a mobile office that has to move from job to job like a tour bus. These prices are KILLING our margins. I'm trying to figure out if an E-RV (electric) is viable with today's technology. If it is, I'm going to try to build one. - dogstar0125, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@djsyndrome, good on you then. I thought maybe you were one of these morons who thinks he needs an Escalade to transport his suitcase to work every day.
For the record, I'd really like to see some insurance reform so that it becomes more economical to own two vehicles. One for when you need to drive your family around, and another for when you're solo. - tritium, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8I want a cool looking electric car that DOESN'T cost $92k. The only one on that list priced even REMOTELY close to reasonable looks ***** retarded.
- brian1625, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6haha this is true. Not the mention bottled WATER. 1.39$ for a 20oz Coke
Though luxury items are different then gas, milk and eggs.
Because people buy a 4 buck cup of coffee that doesn't justify high gas prices. - djSyndrome, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Where do I put my wife and kids?
- vikingdiplomat, on 10/12/2007, -14/+20@di34lot: "why is that a pinch; we have £1/litre in the UK, which is $8.80(ish) a gallon"
well since the US is roughly 8 BILLION times bigger than the UK... we end up driving more.
i'm just saying...
personally, i'd get rid of my car if i could, but the public transit where i live is *****, and i live too far from work to make it worthwhile. - diggB, on 10/12/2007, -6/+12Okay, I'm gonna get buried alive for this, but bring on the higher gas prices! If it that what it takes to get us to start conserving and reduce our CO2 emissions, then so be it. Really, with gas around 2.70 now (at least where I live), people still aren't changing their driving habits much. I'm still seeing jammed highways packed with single people in monster SUVs. But perhaps, if gas went up to 4 or more, that same person who I saw sitting in her SUV chatting away on her cell phone would reconsider what vehicle she's driving. Or maybe she'll get a bike. Naw, that's asking too much ... to difficult to pedal and use the cell phone at the same time ...
- dromni, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Well, I am a non-US fold and I understand that commutes in America are HUGE. But the ultimate cause of that is the sprawl model of urban growth dominant in the US. That is very unusual in other countries, where cities are densely packed. But I think that with ever-raising fuel prices the US will have to slowly abandon the sprawl model and revert to a time where inner cities were actually prime real state...
- vikingcoder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The gas prices are all roughly equivalent once you remove the tax components (excise tax & sales tax / VAT).
The UK & Germany actually have a lower cost per gallon than the US - excluding taxes.
Country: Cost (Price + Tax) - Tax Margin
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US: $2.01 (1.55 + 0.46) - 23%
Germany: $5.54 (1.53 + 4.01) - 72%
UK: $5.73 (1.51 + 4.22) - 74%
http://www.urban.org/publications/1000845.html - dorianh49, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@ crawfishsoul: That'll be a pretty picture; you'll have soccer moms running around sucking gas out of Rabbits and Civics through a hose.
- paker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5And the dummies just keep buying SUV's.
- Atacand, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Welcome to the club America! As of March '05, people in these countries pay more than $4.50/gallon:
Netherlands
Norway
Italy
Denmark
Belgium
Sweden
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Portugal
Hungary
Luxembourg
Croatia
Ireland
Switzerland
Spain
Source: http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/ - djSyndrome, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I've been in that situation - commuting from Sacramento to San Jose twice a week. 140 miles each way for two years.
There comes a point when you have to evaluate your quality of life versus your pay. What good is making 100k a year in a Silicon Valley job when you have to spend five hours a day in your car just getting to it? -
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