Its finally here.....

Just saw the gas prices...... HOLY SH*T...  Super is @ $4.13 a gallon.... WTF!! 

PS: anyone want to buy a Chevy Tahoe with the 5.7L 350???

I'm not getting quite that screwed... 93 octane is at $3.64/gallon here. Needless to say I've been riding my bike as much as possible lately.

This morning it was at $3.50 for regular and normally super 94 is like $.30 higher. I rode 3x this week but will have to drive the pickup tomorrow because of rain. Anyway, every day I ride saves me $10+ in gas. It like I get to buy lunch for free everyday and still have some $ left over.

Not sure what the rates are at right now. I use a '94 escort to keep fuel costs down, and I sold my K1500 to my old man. When I sold it, it ran $70-$80 to fuel it up, over 2 years ago...don't wanna think about how much it's gonna run me to use it this weekend.

Yes... gas prices make me cry... but I got out of that race when I sold my 383 cu" 1971 Dodge Polara (with 3 speed tranny). 

$4 is going to be considered a bargain.  $7/gallon in 4 years According to CNBC today with $200/BBl oil.
 
 

A lot more bikes will be on the road in the future. Our bikes will pay for themselves in the long run by riding instead of not. Motorcycling is now a wise investment in addition to the great thrill.

yup... unfortunately, I have to go back to my 30mpg civic tomorrow because of rain 

man I need to get a hybrid... 

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ORIGINAL: MikeInCtown

This morning it was at $3.50 for regular and normally super 94 is like $.30 higher. I rode 3x this week but will have to drive the pickup tomorrow because of rain. Anyway, every day I ride saves me $10+ in gas. It like I get to buy lunch for free everyday and still have some $ left over.

 
yea thats how it is w. me.
i get 11 mpg in my 94 silverado.
so everytime i drive it its like 10 bucks, hah.
i spend 15 a week in gas on the bike rather than 60-70 a week in the truck.
and thats w. some joy riding onthe bike.

Think its about 3.60 for super here in the AZ.

$3.75 for the cheap stuff here. I usually run about $175-$225 p/week with my work van. Wish I could load all the tools and materials on the bike.

Fuel prices are bull$h*t...the futures traders in New York are driving the prices up...how can a barrel of oil increase in price 70% in 6 months...did demand go up 70%?
 
 
I don think so..can you imagine the transfer of wealth that is happening right now to third world countries with two bit dictators who have these oil reserves
 
We will go to war over oil folks...and IM NOT talking about IRAQ
 

 
 

You have people who drive 12 mpg trucks and SUV's because they have to and it's part of their job......for these people I have sympathy............

But then you have people who buy V8 muscle cars, trucks and huge SUV's as commuter vehicles. THESE people are the ones that are driving up the demand for gas.........which is driving up the prices.

Less demand........lower prices. It's so stupidly simple, but I guess us American's struggle with it. We struggle with the "bigger is better" belief........and because the majority of us are thick-headed "Ill drive whatever the hell I want to" type of people...........that will drive fuel prices clear into the $5.00 range before you know it.

So what I'm really getting at is this..........If you drive a gas-guzzling SUV, truck or car, and it's completely unnecessary........you have NO room to complain about anything. You knew it got crappy gas milage when YOU bought it, and now it's biting you in the ass. Instead of taking it out on gas companies (who still deserve to be kicked in the balls), take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Gas companies wouldn't be able to get away with these outstanding prices if us as drivers let them. And we are letting them because we use more of their product. Less use of their product........the less the demand........the lower the prices. Simple.

My Camaro gets about 7-9 mpg. I ain't complaing, i wont stop driving it either.

$3.89 is the cheapest I can find for regular, most places are at 3.95. SO Cal sucks we have refineries all over the place and were the most expensive.
 
My fuel bill exceeds $3,000.00 a month now for the work trucks, thats up around $600-700 from a couple of months ago. Granted I run a business but it still cuts deep and I have to pass this on to my customers.
 
The people I really feel sorry for are the ones that are barely making ends meat and have this added cost. This is not normal and its going to Bk some people or mess up their credit beyond repair for the next 10 years. They will have to choose fill up the car or pay the credit card/insurance/car loan/ and so on.. You know they have to buy gas to get to work and it will start snowballing from there.
 
Our country is out to destroy us!!!! and they kinow it.

I think I've truly STOPPED caring about gas prices.  What's the point???  The cold hard truth is that we are completely powerless to do a damn thing about it.  Nobody is going to change the world by not getting gas on a certain day or boycotting the top 3 companies...they are half-baked schemes that will never work.  And as for any help from those who DO have the power to help...the government....FORGET ABOUT IT!  I quit even paying attention to the gas prices...there's no use stressing over things beyond your control.  At the end of the day, the only real option is to bend over and take it like a man.

here in MD the cheapest i can get 93 for is around $3.80ga. its bullshit, but what can you do. i rode my bike all winter this past winter b/c my g/f was in need of my truck (sold her car). the way gas prices are going, even if i got my truck back for winter '09, i'll still be on the bike! right now w/ prices the way they are it costs me about $13.** to fill up. i have to do that every other day for to/from work, if i go joyride it becomes everyday.

It's averaging 4.00$ for regular here..i just dont care anymore.

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Our country is out to destroy us!!!! and they kinow it.

 
It is not our country that is profitting excessively from these prices, but oil producing countries. Yes, Exxon is making huge money, but that is only because SO MUCH oil and gasoline are being sold worldwide. They do not set prices.
 
Prices are set by supply and demand, those numbers can be affected bt the financial markets. Right now crude oil is $117/Bbl, the fair price is probably $75. But that doesn't change the fact that the Arab nations have finally found a way to win this Holy war.
 
Conservation is the only way to make it hurt less, but over time, these prices will just continue to rise, there is no fighting it.

The hand cleaner pumps they have by the pump are now replaced by condom dispensers.

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ORIGINAL: fishfryer527

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Our country is out to destroy us!!!! and they kinow it.

It is not our country that is profitting excessively from these prices, but oil producing countries. Yes, Exxon is making huge money, but that is only because SO MUCH oil and gasoline are being sold worldwide. They do not set prices.

Prices are set by supply and demand, those numbers can be affected bt the financial markets. Right now crude oil is $117/Bbl, the fair price is probably $75. But that doesn't change the fact that the Arab nations have finally found a way to win this Holy war.

Conservation is the only way to make it hurt less, but over time, these prices will just continue to rise, there is no fighting it.

How is it not? The #1 dude, not #1 IMO, is in the oil business. God knows how many other politations are in the oil business.

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How is it not? The #1 dude, not #1 IMO, is in the oil business. God knows how many other politations are in the oil business.

 
Complain all you want. OPEC controls oil prices, it is supply and demand (with a little slop from the financial markets). Just because the President may profit from high oil prices doesn't mean he controls it. I have profitted from high oil prices and I will continue to do so, but that doesn't mean I control the prices. I have invested in energy firms for the past 15 years and it has made me money, far more than the rise of gasoline has cost me. My next move is to plan how to profit from the Canadian Oil sands, the second largest proven reserves.
 
The biggest threat to this country is high energy usage, it has been this way since the 1973 ARAB Oil embargo. Since then we have been under attack by the Arabs and now they are finally winning battles. So you have two choices, learn to profit from high oil prices like I have or whine about about until you are blue in the face, either way, the future is set.
 
 
 
 

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ORIGINAL: NY Erion929

Just saw the gas prices...... HOLY SH*T...  Super is @ $4.13 a gallon.... WTF!! 

PS: anyone want to buy a Chevy Tahoe with the 5.7L 350???

 
Erion come on out to Suffolk gas is still $.99/gallon............... Wait sorry must be per quart.

COMPANY GAS CARD!!!
I win