Gas prices

[Heracles 417]

When will Americans finally wake up to bringing back mass transit to America. High speed rail, light rail etc..

I used mass transit to commute to and from work back in Aus. Therefore had quite a bit of fuel left over to use over the weekend.

[Sheriff Uling 3]

Gass prices ranges from 3.50 to 4.00 here...

[mawilson 2,133]

Gass prices ranges from 3.50 to 4.00 here...

I paid $3.50 for a gallon of Premium (93) yesterday (in NJ).

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

3.49 for premium this morning

[~Jackie~ 30]

I just paid $3.76 a gallon It is getting to critical mode----eat off the dollar menu or drive? hmmmm already gave up smoking and good coffee.

Jackie

[mawilson 2,133]

3.49 for premium this morning

NJ gas stations.

The station attendant looked at my car and told me quite emphatically that the gas

tank was on the left side.

"No, it's not." "Yes, it is." "No, it isn't."

Finally he admitted that it was on the right side of my car and asked me what kind of gas I wanted.

"V Power, please. Premium. 93. Full tank, please."

He nodded and pushed the "Regular 87" button.

I yelled "No!!!!"

He asked, "You don't want Regular?"

I was so enraged, I wanted to beat the ever living ####### out of him.

It's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey.

#######?

[Jack and Barbara 0]

interesting how with increasing gas prices, oil companies are making more money then ever before. The arguement of drilling in Alaska is often proposed without looking at why American oil companies are profiting by incredible amounts (more so than any other company ever). Supply isn't the biggets problem. OPEC has tons of oil but is only rationing out to keep its own sales and profits high. Exxon made $40 billion last year. Even for a capitalist nation, maybe some restricitons on prices should be put in place.

[nana_356 0]

I just paid $3.76 a gallon It is getting to critical mode----eat off the dollar menu or drive? hmmmm already gave up smoking and good coffee.

Jackie

Exact same price here!!

[Dan J 277]

interesting how with increasing gas prices, oil companies are making more money then ever before. The arguement of drilling in Alaska is often proposed without looking at why American oil companies are profiting by incredible amounts (more so than any other company ever). Supply isn't the biggets problem. OPEC has tons of oil but is only rationing out to keep its own sales and profits high. Exxon made $40 billion last year. Even for a capitalist nation, maybe some restricitons on prices should be put in place.

Supply is part of the problem, but not THE problem.

Large debts owed to other countries has decreased the value of the dollar. Since oil is priced in dollars, producers rise prices to make up for the difference. Only your not likely making more to compenate.

Speculation. Part of what caused the boost in real estate prices. Speculators play havok on supply by buying up oil futures. Buying up enough futures causes prices to rise.

Demand is increasing in India and China. More people are buying cars. Although the US is on track for its first decrease in oil consumption in quite a long time.

[Nagishkaw 510]

I paid 3.56 yesterday.

[natty bumppo 289]

It's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey.

#######?

It's New Jersey .....

[Ban Hammer 12,829]

3.36 here

[SMOKE 1,426]

i fill up at work...then bill it to the used car dept. $0.00 here.

[Niels Bohr 72]

The high price is to keep the supply stable. If people (drivers) know how to drive, they can reduce their gas consumption.

1. Constant stop and go is a very inefficient way of commuting. On the highway, avoid as much as you can from hitting the brakes to yield the vehicle in front of you. Just remove your foot off you accelerator, you will eventually slow down. This will save you a great deal of gas. Just be smart not to goto fast or this will not work.

2. On rainy days, use the thermofrost to eliminate the fog windshield. After it is gone, turn it off. When fog accumulates again, turn it on. Repeat the process when need to.

3. If the traffic light is red, don't keep on accelerating. Take your foot off the pedal. You will slow down, but, having your foot on the pedal does you no good because you will only consume more gas than need be because you will stop anyway. Also, when your car is at rest it takes more energy to move the car initially due to static friction.

4. Reduce unnecessary weight in your car. The heavier your car, the more gas it consumes. Sure, it may be 8 oz, but, multiply that by the length of your trip, and you will be surprise how much it translate to into total energy waste.

5. Avoid using A/C as much as possible. When you're hot, turn it on. Turn it off when you think the temperature is good enough. Then turn it back on. Repeat the process when you need to.

6. Keep your car RPM as close to 1000, or 2000.

7. Check your tire pressure to make sure they are neither underinflated or overinflated. Usually for sedan types, it's 30-32 PSI/tire.

There are more tips that you can find online. This will save you lots of money.

[Teacher Mark 53]

$4.25 for diesel. 7 miles to the gallon. If this continues you can expect to pay out the nose for basic commodities. The thing that cracks me up is that a big portion of my fellow truckers loves them some Georgie Bush. It actually makes me want to puke. Can anyone say "Golden Parachute"?