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| N14 |
 May 14 2007, 11:09 AM
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Out There  Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 31-October 06 From: North Vancouver B.C. Member No.: 7,119 Region Association: None  |
Put 50 litres (13.2US Gal.) in last night and paid a tad over $65............somehow I think we're getting ripped off out here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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| Brando |
May 14 2007, 08:50 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
Hmmm... Time to go propane?
Gasoline is a staple... I don't think our dependance on it will go away anytime soon. But trimming down... Very plausible. If you want to effect gas prices For your next car, buy a hybrid. Trade in your current daily beater and get one. Or an EV. Or one that runs on E85. Or a propane vehicle. Or CNG... There are options; Ford and GMC sell Flex-Fuel vehicles. We're not going to see the alternatives as standards until we as a consumer base (and market base) push for it. Supply and Demand? Ever hear those three words together? It rings true... We have to be the driving force. Now, if you're just looking to cut the profits of a company or industry specifically, I think that's vindictive consumerism. Unless they're (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif)-ing us such as the oil industry. |
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| smontanaro |
May 14 2007, 09:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(Brando @ May 14 2007, 09:50 PM)  For your next car, buy a hybrid. Trade in your current daily beater and get one. Or an EV. Or one that runs on E85. Or a propane vehicle. Or CNG... There are options Regarding E85, here in the midwest at least there are essentially no E85 stations. (I think there are fewer than ten in Illinois, and we are essentially drowning in corn.) Interestingly enough, one of the best EV conversion platforms is the 914. And you can buy a kit from Electro Automotive. It's apparently quite well-done: http://www.electroauto.com/ If I had a /4 I'd be on the verge of buying a kit right now. Shorter term, you can always try driving less. Take the train or bus to work or ride your bike. (I realize that's not an option for everyone. But I'll bet it's an option for plenty of people who won't admit that it is.) Even if you can't change your commute options you can do all sorts of stuff to reduce consumption: form a carpool for work or to get the kids to soccer practice, walk to the store. Get a little Vespa-type scooter for errands around town. Etc. Etc. Etc. Skip |
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N14 OT: Gas Prices May 14 2007, 11:09 AM
Grelber I gassed up this morning for $2.77/gal. Just... May 14 2007, 11:14 AM
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I gassed up this morning for $2.77/gal. Jus... May 14 2007, 11:27 AM Bartlett 914
Put 50 litres (13.2US Gal.) in last night and pai... May 14 2007, 11:26 AM 1970 Neun vierzehn $3.17/gal here in the River City. Put $1... May 14 2007, 11:28 AM smontanaro Maybe try http://www.gasbuddy.com/ .
Skip May 14 2007, 11:39 AM N14
Maybe try http://www.gasbuddy.com/ .
It loo... May 14 2007, 01:19 PM Brando Maybe try http://www.gasbuddy.com/ .
Skip
Beat me... May 14 2007, 01:59 PM Steve Thacker This pretty much sums it up. May 14 2007, 11:41 AM lotus_65 that sign doesn't even have the biggest shyste... May 14 2007, 12:00 PM zymurgist
that sign doesn't even have the biggest shyst... May 14 2007, 01:08 PM race914 Try $3.85/gal for 91 octane on the Central Ca... May 14 2007, 12:20 PM horizontally-opposed Several stations here in SF with a "4" s... May 14 2007, 12:28 PM messix $3.44 a gal for reg today May 14 2007, 12:29 PM zymurgist Where's the best place to buy gas?????
Carac... May 14 2007, 01:20 PM sww914 I was in Ensenada last weekend, I got 26 gallons f... May 14 2007, 01:56 PM Jake Raby 265 this morning for 89 octane...
It's even ... May 14 2007, 02:15 PM bd1308 3.08 in Louisville with reformulated gas
actually... May 14 2007, 02:18 PM notbobvilla 3.35 here in Southwest Michigan. 20 bucks to mow ... May 14 2007, 02:37 PM eric914 I was about to post something political in respons... May 14 2007, 02:40 PM N14
I was about to post something political in respon... May 14 2007, 03:04 PM orange914 NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
Don't pump gas on... May 14 2007, 03:01 PM zymurgist
Don't pump gas on may 15th
I don't s... May 14 2007, 03:14 PM orange914
Don't pump gas on may 15th
I don't ... May 14 2007, 03:28 PM cuca914
Don't pump gas on may 15th
I don't ... May 14 2007, 03:42 PM N14
It's quite amazing what you can do if you g... May 14 2007, 04:17 PM eric914 Not buying on the 15 is not the answer. We will j... May 14 2007, 03:45 PM orange914
Not buying on the 15 is not the answer. We will ... May 14 2007, 04:01 PM Garold Shaffer Umm, Snopes.com May 14 2007, 04:18 PM N14
Umm, Snopes.com
Same thing on this poll.....rig... May 14 2007, 04:27 PM Garold Shaffer
[quote name='Garold Shaffer' post='900600' date='... May 14 2007, 04:38 PM orange914
Umm, Snopes.com
you cant tell me this boycott w... May 14 2007, 04:58 PM DEC All of you guys can be happy to do not live in Ger... May 14 2007, 04:43 PM zymurgist
The gas price is much higher than in the US but
t... May 14 2007, 05:26 PM PRS914-6 I'm sure this won't be a popular opinion b... May 14 2007, 04:45 PM N14
Personally, I wish gas would hit $5.00 per g... May 14 2007, 04:52 PM orange914
I'm sure this won't be a popular opinion ... May 14 2007, 05:01 PM SteveL
I'm as guilty as other Americans. The only ... May 14 2007, 07:34 PM Thomas J Bliznik Hi Guys,
Read my post on my other posts to orange... May 14 2007, 04:55 PM TonyAKAVW Here's another viewpoint on this...
Right now... May 14 2007, 06:08 PM smontanaro
Right now China and other parts of Asia have rapi... May 14 2007, 09:07 PM cantley914 $1.054 cnd a liter here in Ottawa, Canada.
3... May 14 2007, 07:13 PM cuca914 It looks like there are at least 3 constants here ... May 14 2007, 07:19 PM Porcharu Sorry but the "bay area" doesn't hav... May 16 2007, 01:18 AM Headrage I don't know if I'm the first to say this ... May 14 2007, 07:26 PM carreraguy Get used to it everyone.
I'm trying not to b... May 14 2007, 08:31 PM tdgray
Get used to it everyone.
I'm trying not to ... May 15 2007, 10:57 AM N14
Get used to it everyone.
I'm trying not to... May 15 2007, 11:17 AM smontanaro
As for the mid-east.... do you even know where w... May 15 2007, 12:45 PM carreraguy
[quote name='carreraguy' post='900730' date='May ... May 15 2007, 09:20 PM swood It's our governments regulations that have mor... May 14 2007, 08:53 PM brp914
It's the other way around. those who conser... May 14 2007, 09:01 PM Headrage You guys are so misguided... May 14 2007, 09:47 PM carreraguy
You guys are so misguided...
So educate us Obi... May 14 2007, 11:44 PM newto914s I did my part by buying a Kawi ninja 250. Keeps up... May 14 2007, 11:27 PM siverson > Hard to say who is to blame in the high price... May 14 2007, 11:46 PM lotus_65 Random thoughts on what I've read:
We used to ... May 15 2007, 06:43 AM mudfoot76 As others have probably already stated, the only w... May 15 2007, 09:38 AM N14 I brought this up at the local pub last night and ... May 15 2007, 10:04 AM johannes 6,5 $/gallon here in France ... And that... May 15 2007, 10:43 AM gopack the only way to TRULY boycot is to use less fuel... May 15 2007, 11:19 AM brp914
It was not stated that there was only enough ura... May 15 2007, 01:21 PM zymurgist
The point is that the situation with nuclear powe... May 15 2007, 02:37 PM Chris Hamilton When gas gets expensive enough, well see some avai... May 15 2007, 01:32 PM orange914
When gas gets expensive enough, well see some ava... May 15 2007, 10:27 PM bd1308 yeah i just pay the price.
take $38 to fill ... May 15 2007, 02:18 PM blitZ Exxon has to raise prices to get back the $2.... May 15 2007, 03:55 PM zymurgist
Exxon has to raise prices to get back the $2... May 15 2007, 04:20 PM cuca914 I don't think it's a political issue. It... May 15 2007, 04:23 PM eric914 I attended a lecture recently where it stated that... May 15 2007, 04:28 PM eric914 You know, screw big oil and there obscene profits.... May 15 2007, 04:47 PM Thomas J Bliznik
You know, screw big oil and there obscene profits... May 15 2007, 05:44 PM JB 914
You know, screw big oil and there obscene profits... May 15 2007, 11:03 PM sww914
You know, screw big oil and there obscene profits... May 15 2007, 05:06 PM cuca914
The truth is that they (politicians) are all doin... May 15 2007, 05:47 PM zymurgist I think a good start would be to abolish political... May 15 2007, 05:53 PM blitZ
I think a good start would be to abolish politica... May 15 2007, 06:44 PM smontanaro [politcal parties] have pushed through laws that m... May 15 2007, 06:51 PM cuca914 To get back on topic...I think my 914 actually run... May 15 2007, 07:12 PM swood Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......
Now we're talkin... May 15 2007, 11:23 PM zymurgist
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......
Now we're talkin... May 16 2007, 07:04 AM grantsfo I just wish people would realize what the oil comp... May 16 2007, 01:39 AM bd1308 Capitalism at its finest ladies and gents!
I ... May 16 2007, 06:33 AM cnavarro Speaking about lawnmovers, I've probably doubl... May 16 2007, 01:46 PM cantley914 Anyone noticed,
It will be a long week-end here in... May 16 2007, 04:15 PM N14
Anyone noticed,
It will be a long week-end here i... May 16 2007, 04:35 PM cantley914 Here in the Nation's Capital, the prices go up... May 16 2007, 04:41 PM |
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