Gas Prices Could Rise to $5 Per Gallon - Page 5

Quicksilver · #1 03-03-2011, 12:02 AM

Like I said it was a electronic error. The actual price at the pump was $3.69

Fraser · #2 03-03-2011, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Like I said it was a electronic error.

Saw that. My post about "sharing the pain", if that's what you are referring to, was just a general comment about the possibility of fuel in the US going to $5-6 a gallon.

Quicksilver · #3 03-08-2011, 11:40 AM

Now above $4.00 a gallon for premium and it aint even spring yet.

JCL · #4 03-08-2011, 07:04 PM

Took our new rapid transit line (light rail) downtown for meetings today. Two blocks walk to the station, then $2.10 to ride it a few stops. Haven't noticed the gas prices lately.

Quicksilver · #5 03-08-2011, 07:15 PM

I couldn't even get close to my budget $3.99 station so I ended up at a Union Station down the street where the price was $4.09. I pumped 12.924 Gals for a total of $52.98. But that's cool. I also re-charged my senior Clipper Transit card and will be taking public transit when I can just like JCL..... .

Fraser · #6 03-09-2011, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilver

I couldn't even get close to my budget $3.99 station so I ended up at a Union Station down the street where the price was $4.09. I pumped 12.924 Gals for a total of $52.98. But that's cool. I also re-charged my senior Clipper Transit card and will be taking public transit when I can just like JCL..... .

As I said. It's time you lot shared the pain. Over $6.00 a gallon here now for decent octane, no-ethanol, petrol. Diesel is about the same.
My E53 3.0d is okay with 8-9 litres/100km but it''s almost time to park the old 3.9-litre V8 Range Rover with its 13 litres/100km (nanny pace) and 17 litres/100km (trying to keep up to the 3.0d).

Quicksilver · #7 03-09-2011, 12:01 PM

Hey maybe we could all do some hypermiling.

I saw this on Good Morning America. I forgot people did this. Some of the stuff they do (like coasting) when ever possible and a few other interesting methods have to drive other drivers Bananas and has to be dangerous.

What is hypermiling? According to a a fantastic August 2006 story in the Washington Post, it is a method of increasing your car's gas mileage by making skillful changes in the way you drive, allowing you to save gas and thereby have an easier time withstanding the rising oil and gas prices.

Hypermiling :: Even without a hybrid car, no more need to compare gas prices

Dannyell · #8 03-09-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Hey maybe we could all do some hypermiling.

I saw this on Good Morning America. I forgot people did this. Some of the stuff they do (like coasting) when ever possible and a few other interesting methods have to drive other drivers Bananas and has to be dangerous.

What is hypermiling? According to a a fantastic August 2006 story in the Washington Post, it is a method of increasing your car's gas mileage by making skillful changes in the way you drive, allowing you to save gas and thereby have an easier time withstanding the rising oil and gas prices.

Hypermiling :: Even without a hybrid car, no more need to compare gas prices

Coasting to a red light to avoid making a full stop and using neutral going down the hills...

Anything else might be too extreme.

I have seen a few videos as well...but honestly some of those techniques applied in day to day traffic would be chaotic.

Back to the rising fuel prices...I am driving an 06 Jetta TDI so I can't really complain that much.

Quicksilver · #9 03-09-2011, 02:26 PM

I was looking at a VW TDI. It was missing a few creature comforts I was expecting. But the big turn off was the salesmen. They were worse than leaches. No matter how many times I said I wanted to look they kept up badgering me. First one salesman, then another, then the manager. I finally asked "do you fellas understand english? They just kept it up. I finally gave up and left.

Fraser · #10 03-09-2011, 11:15 PM

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But the big turn off was the salesmen. They were worse than leaches. No matter how many times I said I wanted to look they kept up badgering me.

Same here. I hate it. You just can't go into some dealerships and have a quiet look around without some idiot pestering you. Then it others places the salesman won't even look at you ... even when you want to talk to him!