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08-31-2005, 06:23 PM
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With all the gas price talk....
Does anyone find this reminiscent of the fuel crisis of the 70's??? The HP wars were in full swing, tons of killer cars, then the fuel situtation brought everything to a grinding halt..........
Anyone see anything like that going on right now??
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08-31-2005, 06:24 PM
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yes from what ive sorta heard from my dad about the 70s crisis... i just went to a gas station and had to wait in line for gas... for like 20 mins behind like 5 cars... i wasnt alive back then but its crazy ****
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08-31-2005, 06:33 PM
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i think i just posted about that on another forum 
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08-31-2005, 06:44 PM
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i think i only buy my gas after 10 pm anyway, ant no line then.
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08-31-2005, 07:09 PM
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Its a conspiracy to keep us from having fast & cool cars.
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08-31-2005, 08:16 PM
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did you hear gas will be four bucks!!!!
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08-31-2005, 08:23 PM
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$4 there is talk it's going up to $6. It's already that high down south.
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08-31-2005, 08:36 PM
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moped anyone?
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08-31-2005, 08:37 PM
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The gas crisis in the 70's had nothing to do with the horsepower wars, they were over in 71. It's a supply and demand issue and gas guzzling vehicles with 25-40 gallon tanks(SUV's) don't help. My 88 4Runner has a 16 gallon tank and has been getting 20 mpg so that's pretty darn good for 88 technology. There's gonna be a lot of full size SUV's and pickups for sale real soon. The real problem arises if they have to go to rationing where you can only get gas certain days of the week and you're forced to sit in line.
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08-31-2005, 10:12 PM
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on my way home the closest gas station to my house(about 2 blocks away) is super price gouging...3.49 for regular 3.89 for super no joke.
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08-31-2005, 11:27 PM
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I just went down to a shell station in my town and it was 2.97 for regular and i was at 1/2 tank in my caprice and it just cost me $55.00  Forget mopeds forget anything that takes gas. Now to get gas for a lawn mower it'll probably cost $15 to cut your grass......Im not beat for this **** anymore.....im walking!!!!!! AND im not cutting the grass either!!!!
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08-31-2005, 11:30 PM
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I think I'm gonna have to buy a motorcycle sooner than I thought  . 50-60 mpg sounds good about now 8) .
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08-31-2005, 11:34 PM
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yeah i really REALLY REALLY hate to say this but......i might just have to go get a honda Insight    you really can't beat 60+ MPGs city and its like 65/70 on the highway
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09-01-2005, 01:19 AM
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I think I'm gonna have to buy a motorcycle sooner than I thought . 50-60 mpg sounds good about now 8) . |
My dad has been saying this recently a lot too
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09-01-2005, 01:48 AM
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in america we've really been spoiled up until now... i'm pretty sure that gas has been this expensive everywhere else in the world for a while, we're just catching up now
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09-01-2005, 01:57 AM
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on my way home the closest gas station to my house(about 2 blocks away) is super price gouging...3.49 for regular 3.89 for super no joke.
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wtf...are you ****in kiddin me?
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09-01-2005, 07:20 AM
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in america we've really been spoiled up until now... Â*i'm pretty sure that gas has been this expensive everywhere else in the world for a while, we're just catching up now
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this is true, at least in the countries that i have visited.
the gas crunch in the '70s was something to behold. if your license plate ended in an even number, you could get gas on a certain day. if your license plate ended in an odd number, you had to wait a day if you wanted to get gas. it led to people hoarding license plates, or changing them from one vehicle to another. then my dad got a 55 gallon drum from work with a hand pump on the top and filled it with gas, hid it behind the garage. very strange times, they were. i was at best 10 years old, but i vividly remember all of the "tricks" to getting around the gas shortage - and i doubt very much that there was EVER a shortage. i think it would be better to call it lack of production, whether willful or otherwise. we had gas reserves back then, too.
the thing about our gas reserves that i don't understand is why not use them now and wait for the prices to go down, then replenish them at the lower price? guess we have some real idiots at the higher levels of government...
i have also been thinking about a moped or a smaller-engine motorcycle. a moped i could get by on without altering my license, but over a certain cc, i think, you have to get the motorcycle endorsement.
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09-01-2005, 07:46 AM
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The problem isn't oil supply, it's gasoline production. There aren't enough refineries to handle the demand and any kind of disruption like the hurricance will cause a supply problem in gas.
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09-01-2005, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by foff667
on my way home the closest gas station to my house(about 2 blocks away) is super price gouging...3.49 for regular 3.89 for super no joke.
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no joke dude...its the same place i filled up all 3 cars at on monday for $2.49/gal...now its $3.50+ for regular...kinda wonder if they hit $4.00 today 
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09-01-2005, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverTransAm
in america we've really been spoiled up until now... Â*i'm pretty sure that gas has been this expensive everywhere else in the world for a while, we're just catching up now
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this is true, at least in the countries that i have visited.
the gas crunch in the '70s was something to behold. Â*if your license plate ended in an even number, you could get gas on a certain day. Â*if your license plate ended in an odd number, you had to wait a day if you wanted to get gas. Â*it led to people hoarding license plates, or changing them from one vehicle to another. Â*then my dad got a 55 gallon drum from work with a hand pump on the top and filled it with gas, hid it behind the garage. Â*very strange times, they were. Â*i was at best 10 years old, but i vividly remember all of the "tricks" to getting around the gas shortage - and i doubt very much that there was EVER a shortage. Â*i think it would be better to call it lack of production, whether willful or otherwise. Â*we had gas reserves back then, too. Â*
the thing about our gas reserves that i don't understand is why not use them now and wait for the prices to go down, then replenish them at the lower price? Â*guess we have some real idiots at the higher levels of government...
i have also been thinking about a moped or a smaller-engine motorcycle. Â*a moped i could get by on without altering my license, but over a certain cc, i think, you have to get the motorcycle endorsement. |
considering prices have steadily gone up for the past 5 years when exactly would you buy back? http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/treas...ueltype=unlead
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09-01-2005, 08:18 AM
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on my way home the closest gas station to my house(about 2 blocks away) is super price gouging...3.49 for regular 3.89 for super no joke.
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no joke dude...its the same place i filled up all 3 cars at on monday for $2.49/gal...now its $3.50+ for regular...kinda wonder if they hit $4.00 today |
I dont even wanna know how much you paid for all 3 of those...
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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09-01-2005, 08:32 AM
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on my way home the closest gas station to my house(about 2 blocks away) is super price gouging...3.49 for regular 3.89 for super no joke.
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no joke dude...its the same place i filled up all 3 cars at on monday for $2.49/gal...now its $3.50+ for regular...kinda wonder if they hit $4.00 today |
I dont even wanna know how much you paid for all 3 of those... |
well my car & the miata i just had to top off so like $14.00 total between the two...the wifes car needed like 8 gallons so like 23 dollars i think it was...not horrible for 3 cars to get topped off 
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09-01-2005, 10:09 AM
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For the first time, my gas bill for a full tank was over 40 bucks. I remember when I filled up my brothers Avalanch, and it was 56 bucks, and I nearly did a double take.
At what point do Car companies roundhouse gas companies for killing thier sales? This goes to everyone from GM to Toyota, who are both unvailing their new, bigger, stronger, and better picks up and SUV's this year.
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09-01-2005, 10:37 AM
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Keyboard Tough Guy
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hey did you hear about the recall on your maxx al? it was up on gminsider
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09-01-2005, 10:38 AM
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For the first time, my gas bill for a full tank was over 40 bucks. Â*I remember when I filled up my brothers Avalanch, and it was 56 bucks, and I nearly did a double take. Â*
At what point do Car companies roundhouse gas companies for killing thier sales? Â*This goes to everyone from GM to Toyota, who are both unvailing their new, bigger, stronger, and better picks up and SUV's this year.
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as for gas it wasnt too long ago when my wife had her 99 accent we could fill it up from E to F for less then $10 lol
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