WTF is up with gas prices?, How much are you paying? Options

[chosen1]

In Chicago, gas just spiked 20 cents. The cheapest I've seen is $2.45 for reg, $2.55 for super (which is what I put in my car) and $2.65 for premium. And usually, I drive 15 minutes to Indiana and pay 20 cents less, but now it's only 3 cents cheaper. It's not even worth burning the gas to drive there anymore. On top of that, I drive a truck for a living and the price of diesel is $2.65 which makes it almost impossible to make any money so all the employees at my company are going on strike on Monday so that we can get paid more for delivering loads. This is crazy!!! It's only the beginning of spring and prices are getting higher. What's going to happen by mid-summer? I heard in Cali they are already paying close to $3.50.

[Benevolence]

2.69 as of today in San Diego

[BlackCelicaGT94]

2.67 or someting


THANKS BUSH! hehe

[Digndoug]

Gas just went from $1.80- $2.25 in like 2 months.. Thats BS.. an thats only for 87

[Digndoug]

2.67 or someting


THANKS BUSH! hehe
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Oh Thank bush, you did know that Other moron was going to spike it $.50 right off the bat let alone the price that it will norm go up.

But Bushis also a moron, cause he should be fixing this, also the fact he an his faimly owns oil dosnt help worth a damn...

[Jonathan]

2.25 here tooo.

[macavely]

the Bush Family wants to rule the world and this is their way of getting it done... i think i'm going to covert my celi to propain

[fastgt]

i paid 2.62 for 89 last night....stupid laws

[Sev408]

in all honesty i think our gas prices are paying for the war.

it rose so fast all of the sudden that it makes sense that we are paying for the war with higher gas prices.

[asg14]

Y'all have the nerve to complain???? Go to Europe and come back, then you will post, "Why the F are the gas prices so low?????"

[IcemanTK]

Wow thats shizzle is HIGH here in northingeast we are at about $2.12? aroud there i htink lol

[StrangerDanger]

around 6.00 for 100 and around 2.80 for 91 .

[Jeremy1210]

Here in the Nati its like 235 for 87. and yeah it did jump like 30 cents in a day

[Rjb23]

Uhmm anyone ever hear of china? They are the reason everything is going up in cost. They buy so much crap now that it is raising the market prices. Stuff like concrete, building supplies, gas, cars, everything, its not bushes fault. Wait till the next president gets elected then he will get blamed for everything. Don't you people go to college?

[Coomer]

Let's not turn this into political discussion...make a seperate thread for that.

I pay $2.73 for 92.

[Jeremy1210]

Uhmm anyone ever hear of china? They are the reason everything is going up in cost. They buy so much crap now that it is raising the market prices. Stuff like concrete, building supplies, gas, cars, everything, its not bushes fault. Wait till the next president gets elected then he will get blamed for everything. Don't you people go to college?

I read in USA today Today that the prices will continue to rise b/c china is starting to develop a lot more and will need more oil for everything. THis is not good for any country b/c we are running out of oil and if the biggest populated country starts to use 10x what they used to, oil will run out very very quick

[Drocay]

u gotta remeber one of china's biggest oil suppliers is sudan and we got a bann on there oil so they get supplies that we don't.

[asg14]

Uhmm anyone ever hear of china? They are the reason everything is going  up in cost. They buy so much crap now that it is raising the market prices. Stuff like concrete, building supplies, gas, cars, everything, its not bushes fault. Wait till the next president gets elected then he will get blamed for everything. Don't you people go to college?
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OMG! Finally someone besides me that actualy knows what's going on!!!!!

[Rjb23]

Uhmm anyone ever hear of china? They are the reason everything is going up in cost. They buy so much crap now that it is raising the market prices. Stuff like concrete, building supplies, gas, cars, everything, its not bushes fault. Wait till the next president gets elected then he will get blamed for everything. Don't you people go to college?

I read in USA today Today that the prices will continue to rise b/c china is starting to develop a lot more and will need more oil for everything. THis is not good for any country b/c we are running out of oil and if the biggest populated country starts to use 10x what they used to, oil will run out very very quick
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There is enough oil to last quite a while, there are huge reserves in alaska. The running out of oil is just hype, that americans like all the rest of the hype seem to buy into. If an oil shortage was such a threat don't you think that huge companies like UPS, airline companies would be more worried about oil shortages than anyone else?

This post has been edited by Rjb23: Apr 7, 2005 - 11:14 PM

[SinisterWhisper]

jets don't use high octane oil only prop planes do so they don't need to worry. As for running out of oil yeah eventualy we will but the problem isn't because of china or the war its because the companies that run the oil industry decided to leave their cap the same so they aren't increasing supply as demand goes up. Sorta screwed here because there is nothing to force them to drill for more oil and this way they make more money.

[chucho]

Y'all have the nerve to complain????  Go to Europe and come back, then you will post, "Why the F are the gas prices so low?????"
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I can care less about europe, its completely to different societies, so many things go into price differences because how they are taxed and what not. But the price of oil hasnt raised that much for the prices to shoot up that much.

& according to what i read online, my 2.35 for 93 octane is only getting taxed .46 cents per gallon

[Blakout16]

could be a push toward hybrid cars.

[soltrain]

bah. I say don't complain until our gas prices reach the same level as other countries eg; everywhere in europe.

as americans we all think it's our god-given right to have cheap oil.

[Rjb23]

jets don't use high octane oil only prop planes do so they don't need to worry. As for running out of oil yeah eventualy we will but the problem isn't because of china or the war its because the companies that run the oil industry decided to leave their cap the same so they aren't increasing supply as demand goes up. Sorta screwed here because there is nothing to force them to drill for more oil and this way they make more money.
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Not true at all, if china and india arent consuming more oil then whey would they need to encrease production? And they have been increasing production, just not enough. Sooner or later the market will take care of itself.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor.../markets_oil_dc

http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaySto...tory_id=3831358

[droptopGT]

damn i though i had it bad with 2.06 for Regular and 2.46 for Super

[Sh0gunkid8721]

u can thank Bush for that one.

[carb0n_f1b3r]

OMG! Finally someone besides me that actualy knows what's going on!!!!!

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lol amen..

bah. I say don't complain until our gas prices reach the same level as other countries eg; everywhere in europe.

as americans we all think it's our god-given right to have cheap oil.

please dont regurgitate something you heard some one else say...lol they base this off pop-economics ... realize that europe has a different economical structure than the united states does. mostly a heavily taxed socialist system. there is reason for the united states to have cheaper gas prices

personally it p!sses me off.. basically china is keeping the Ren artificially low by continuous printing, this helps exporting because other countries can buy thing cheap from there. the problem is that the reason they want exporting to be high is basically because they use slave labor to mass produce whatever.. china is going through a major growth right now though .. its like at 10% last year and ppl on wall street start singing praise when we do 3 or 4 % .. i know it doesnt seem like much but imagine an extra 7% of the whole economy just layin around your house..

oh n gas is 2.20 here

[vangSTa_celica]

$2.39 here in Appleton, WI.

[darksecret]

2.25 in Charlotte. I just think it's ironic that the prices just shot up a couple months after the elections. I don't care that much if it's high because of inflation but it's going towards our president's beer fund.
The US owns like half of the middle east so baby Bush could fix it but why do that he's making money.

And the culprit is...duh duh duh...Bush

[97sccelica]

$2.87 for 91

[SoundSlut_dotcom]

go 2 ny. lol

[Rjb23]

u can thank Bush for that one.
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OMG open your eyes some time. Learn about economies!

[Jen]

$2.18 - cheapest it's been in about a month.

[carb0n_f1b3r]

OMG open your eyes some time. Learn about economies!

cast not ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you

im with ya though

[funnyboy117]

2.56 for 87...everyones rounding up the 9/10 right?

[nitemare]

1.99 in NJ
cheapest gas in the country!

Im still fookin pissed!

[kristinw85]

in ohio it's $2.13 and i think that high i feel sorry for you guys

[Mr_E]

Oh good. Someone has already done the "you winging fools wouldn't know what expensive fuel was if a tanker load of it ran you over".

I reckon, with maintance, insurance and fuel my car is getting towards a dollar a mile. Admittedly I drive it *hard* but still.

I'm paying 35-45 cents a mile in fuel alone.

[jojobombiest]

gas hit $3.08 for 91 in my town. i beat you all!

[chosen1]

I guess I'll be buying myself a bicycle for the summer.

[95gtschick]

2.37.. i think. i had to convert cause ours is 89.9/liter. which is INSANELY high. Last summer we were at like, 55cents.. it's so stupid

[97sccelica]

gas hit $3.08 for 91 in my town.  i beat you all! 
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i would congradulate you, but, um, yea.

[creis]

yeah is sux but what can you do, its like 28 bucks to fill my take (premium only baby) and I have to fill it every 4-5 days because I commute to work so far, but eh I make so much more then 28 bucks in 4-5 days that I dont really care.

[dstrbcelica]

gas has finally gone down here. now it's 2.09. it was 2.21 three days ago.

-dstrb

[95sweetness]

gas station near me is at 275 for premium

[ce1ica]

2.02 for 87

[Mr_E]

gas hit $3.08 for 91 in my town.  i beat you all! 
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i would congradulate you, but, um, yea.
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Nope. I really really think I win on this one.

[Kadett]

Not fair the post in this topic about it. But i have to. I Pay 90 dollars for a Full tank of gas (15 gallons = 60 liters)

SO QUIT WHINING :D You Americans are all Lucky B&$^#ds.

There i said it. LOL
I know, my bad i was born here

[StreetRacing10PS...]

$2.38 i think it was the last time i got premium in NEW JERSRY

[Akuza]

its 1 dollar a liter here but it dont matter full tank cost around 40 bucks cdn and last me 2 weeks hehehe

[gnetik]

I just had to pay $3.07 for 91 octane today I miss the good ol days where twenty bucks was enough for a whole tank . Oh well, time to look for a second job!hahha!

[Stealths95GT]

uhh in other countries their cost of living is different and their minimum wages are all different so its 2 different soceities thatis hard compare. And it isn't Bush's fault, if any other retard was the president they would be blamed for everything as well...don't hate just read up on something before you complain...

[Mr_E]

uhh in other countries their cost of living is different and their minimum wages are all different so its 2 different soceities thatis hard compare. And it isn't Bush's fault, if any other retard was the president they would be blamed for everything as well...don't hate just read up on something before you complain...
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Average wage and cost of living probably isn't that disperate between the US and most of Europe to be honest.

[BBoYRuGGeD]

$2.19 on 93 here in north jersey... it actually went down though. it came from i think around $1.97 then rose to $2.27 in like a week then dropped down to $2.19. and it seems that its holding at that price around my area but will probably rise...

BBoY

[chucho]

uhh in other countries their cost of living is different and their minimum wages are all different so its 2 different soceities thatis hard compare. And it isn't Bush's fault, if any other retard was the president they would be blamed for everything as well...don't hate just read up on something before you complain...
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Average wage and cost of living probably isn't that disperate between the US and most of Europe to be honest.
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but there is alot of differences w/ taxes and what not...

This post has been edited by chucho: Apr 13, 2005 - 8:19 PM

[darksecret]

I know that the minimum wage here is $5.15 per hour where in Australia it's over $7 per hour. Gas prices in America are around $2.30 per gallon where in Australia I think it's around $1.10 per litre. If you do the math that would mean that 1 US gallon is equal to 3.78 litres. That means that Australians pay around $4.15 AUD per gallon or $3.19 US per gallon. Take the minimum wage of say $7.25 AUD and that is around $5.60 US. So yes Australia pays more for petrol than we do but they make a little more also. I haven't researched the UK but the economy is similar to Australia. For those of you that don't believe my research I have an Australian standing here next to me that said that sounds about right. She did say that in the Adelaide area it's about $1.20 AUD per litre.

[thedevilmaycrie]

damn its like up to 3.09 a gallon in san diego...

-DMC

[Anub1s]

just paid 2.45 today for 91 octane here in Utah. 30 bucks to fill up my toy...god...

[Stealths95GT]

there is more to it then that..taxes, inflation, amount of money in circulation, debt...hah i hate economics

[neophile]

It's $NZ 1.31/L for 98 octane here in NZ at the moment - works out to around $NZ 4.96/gallon or $US 3.55/gallon.

For the kiwis or those interested, this site shows all the prices throughout the country: http://www.pricewatch.co.nz

[creis]

I filled my take for just under $30 its was like $2.59 (premium) I still dont really care about the price, there is nothing I personaly can do about it, and its a privlage to drive not a right, so I dont think that any of us have the right to complane about it, there is always the bus, even if it means that I would have to leave around 4 pm to get to work at 8 pm every day, its still an option if I cant get gas.

[darksecret]

I was just being simple, and a little general about it, I will say that the US has one of the most diverse economies, being that in Florida you can get a 2 bedroom apartment for 400 a month where in LA it's probably twice that. The only reason for that is because the states have some much control over who lives in them. When I was in Philidelphia it was totally different from Charlotte and when I was in Orlando it was totally different, almost like living in three different coutries. In the US Cali might pay 50 cents to a dollar more than every other state bringing our average up. That is why I can go to Charlotte and gas is $2.15 and go to the next county it's $2.25 and then go to South Carolina and pay $2.19 for a gallon.