Gas Prices

[Smiling JOe]

I'm not suggesting that it does take away from your very valid point about Honda vs Smart Car. You stated that Europe buys the small cars because of a lack of parking, and I simply note that gas prices ten years ago being $4+ per gallon in Italy, probably had something to do with that demand for small cars.

 

[jodiFL]

I saw a "smart car" parked in Watercolor last summer. But i think these would be cooler... article hereLOL

 

[Joe Complete]

For those of you looking to save 5% at the pump, try the penfed.org credit card. You also save 2% on groceries, and 1.25% on all other purchases. It lessens the bite a bit. No need to be in the military to signup...there are plenty of other options. The money is also credited back each month so no need to request those annoying "rebate checks".

 

[NotDeadYet]

I went and checked out the SmartCar site - it says the SmartCar gets worse mileage (under equal 2008 standards) than what is promised by the Civic Hybrid. (40 / 45 for the Civic, 33 / 41 for the SmartCar)

I think the best buy might be the plain old tried and true Toyota Corolla. With the stick shift it is very close to the mileage of the Civic hybrid.
I would choose it over the Smart Car, it beats that one for sure. And there are so many of them, easy to get them repaired, not that a Toyota needs much repairing.

 

[mikecat adjuster]

My buddy tells me to get a moped to offset the gas prices. Forgive me, but I just can't get the images from the 'Dumb and Dumber' movie out of my head when I think of it. I think I'll just ride my bike around 30a and have a backpack for items.

Heck, I have childhood friends living in Sandestin but that's 20 minutes away. Destin is even further and a drive there and back costs money in my truck. I actually have to invest time in thought as to planning my trips over there. Wow. In high school when the price cracked 1 dollar I remember thinking it was a shame that I didn't get a full gallon with a buck. Heck, I use to put in less than a dollar at a time in those days. Now 60 cents wouldn't turn the pump on.

 

[Mystified]

the Smart Car > anyone who drives cross country, or from N to S is taking a huge risk on getting killed in that little bugger. With the dangerous driving of trucks, etc. damn, I'd be terrified to get run off the road or into a severe crash and left for road kill. Just my opinion.

BTW the gas here ranges from $3.33-3.40. A nice kid pumped it for me the other day at $3.23 because I thought I was at the full serve he saw my cast & pupmed it. See, there are some nice people left in the world, even in NY!

 

[John R]

you gotta drive when you've gotta drive. just try to consolidate tasks when you're out there.

for soappedaler

 

[sandybanks]

Political heat has relatively nothing to do with it. Record profits are a good thing, as they encourage competition which will lower pump prices. Shelly's on it with speculation and oil being USD based, but he's a little bit off on an easing Fed increasing inflation, ceteris paribus.

Do I understand you correctly, that you think it is a good idea for the Fed to lower the interest rates? If so, do you think by lowering the rates, the price of oil/gas will go down?

If you track the price of gold and the price of oil, they have both risen at about the same rate. If you look at wall street and how the dollar has lost its value, the stock market is around 6000.

I fail to see how a devalued dollar helps Americans, but maybe I am not seeing all there is to see.

 

[sandybanks]

It is to bad Stan Meyer is not around anymore, he could have fixed this problem for all of us.

 

[SHELLY]

Do I understand you correctly, that you think it is a good idea for the Fed to lower the interest rates? If so, do you think by lowering the rates, the price of oil/gas will go down?

If you track the price of gold and the price of oil, they have both risen at about the same rate. If you look at wall street and how the dollar has lost its value, the stock market is around 6000.

I fail to see how a devalued dollar helps Americans, but maybe I am not seeing all there is to see.

SandyB--you've got it right. ;-)


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