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Tyr-Sog

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I drive 35-38K a year.

It's hurting the wallet for sure. $6 plus they are talking about for summer? Yikes!

I baby my twin turbos but she still like to drink. If I get on it she guzzles for sure.

Maybe it's time to move on to a hybrid.

But I hate car payments.
 
It’s a pain point for sure. I’m so glad I have a company paid gas account for my work truck. We saw $4.79 in my neighborhood yesterday which is, or is close to an all time high for any of the local gas stations.

My concern is, the last time gas neared these prices quite a few people (a lot) had their gas tanks punctured to steal fuel. I’m pretty sure it will happen again.
 
Yeah I saw $4.19 and I live in refinery town. If I wasn't WFH would definitely go looking for an EV or at least hybrid.
 
put 125 bucks in the escalade at 4.999 for regular gas for 87 :nuts:
that was the lowest some are 5.299
i'm going thru 225 to 300 bucks a week in gas at 22 miles per gallon in the nissan frontier :mad:


i get the buy electric buy electric mantra all the time from people
but you can't because nothing new is available in a electric trucks or most cars or gas hybrid for that matter
and it's not going to get any better for years
 
I remember stories back in the 90's about how we were only a decade away from peak oil being a thing and how it would continue to get more expensive every year after that. Then shale fracking happened which kicked the can down the road a few decades. But the gas price pain we're feeling now was always inevitable. Even IF we pretend climate change isn't a thing, there will be an end to how much we can cheaply extract and produce.
 
It's definitely not helping with inflation. Buying a new or used car isn't exactly easy or cheap right now either. Hello upcoming recession. We had a good few years, and I hope your visit is short...
 
KAC said:
Go full electric. Plenty of cheap cars out now.
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Not in the US, and define "cheap". What you and I can afford is much much more than the avg American who's struggling big time right now to just put food on the table and get to work.
 
Greasy said:
Not in the US, and define "cheap". What you and I can afford is much much more than the avg American who's struggling big time right now to just put food on the table and get to work.
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cheap :lol:

well first since 99.9% of houses in the US are not set up to charge a car or truck

LEAF starts at 27k and needs 30 Amp breaker for a level 2 home charger

the Lighting starts at 41k and goes to 65k+ fast need a 45 Amp or 100 Amp breaker for a home charger

so add 2500 to 6000 for a new service and breaker box and running a wire to the garage or carport
and 25k to 55k for solar
 
Hybrid makes sense I guess.

Full electric not so much.

I've had the Rav4 hybrid on my radar for a while now.
The Rave is sort of small but has some size with decent gas mileage. Interior is junk and
I can't stand the look of the interior. Especially the info system that sticks up.
Maybe it's time.

Just wait for when this becomes common.

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/tech...ummer/69-e9cd97e6-779f-4257-a279-b8d4cf9d4cc3

Good luck with full electric. I'm sure other issues will arise too.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...ergy-corp-shuts-nuclear-power-plant-michigan/

not good.
 
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We've been living in a bubble of cheap gas for years now. Everywhere else in the world (developed, at least) has been paying $5/gal or more for a long time. The low prices we experienced were only going to last so long.

What our State Govt's should do is roll back the gas taxes slightly to alleviate some of the increased cost.. but I don't think that will ever happen :lol:

Until world politics settle down and the demand on OPEC gas is reduced, prices are only going to go up. Lots of European countries rejecting Russian fuel/gas is pushing their demand on to the suppliers the U.S. mainly use. Until that changes, all we can do is either use Federal $$ to subsidize some of the cost, reduce State Gas Tax to alleviate the increased cost, or simply let fuel costs skyrocket.

If you guys think $5/gal is bad, you have no idea what it's like in Germany. Try $5+ per LITER.. if you're lucky.
 
Nunz said:
If you guys think $5/gal is bad, you have no idea what it's like in Germany. Try $5+ per LITER.. if you're lucky.
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nah, it's not THAT bad right now, it's more around 2€ a liter, but still expensive. It was as low as 1.40 not long ago
 
Nunz said:
Damn. When I was in Trier, gas prices were around 3.40 Euro per Liter iirc. It's crazy.
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To facilitate and foster cross-border trade and to prevent significant competitive distortions, the European Union requires EU countries to levy a minimum excise duty of €0.36 per liter (US $1.55 per gallon) on gas. As today’s map shows, only Bulgaria and Hungary stick to the minimum rate, while all other EU countries opt to levy higher excise duties on gas.
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a lot of that is taxes
https://taxfoundation.org/gas-taxes...ate and foster cross,$1.55 per gallon) on gas.
 
2$ CAD a liter going to 3$ by summer. Thats ~12$ a gallon. Im parking the truck and walken... because... you know... anyway... its good for you.
 
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