Come On $6 per gallon gas!

[ServoScanMan]

I can't believe the people I work with. A factory worker just bought a brand new Hummer H2. What are they thinking? I still see brand new crew cab dually pickups every week here. Come on $6 per gallon gas!

BTW, I am still the only one at a factory of 1,000 workers with a Prius.

[Yak18]

A lot of people still don't get it. I see people driving guzzlers still punching the throttle, over-reving the engine, and speeding. Are they morons? Do they not understand the relationship of gas pedal mashing to money wasting? They probably drive all over town looking for the cheapest gas too.

I know the answer: Yes, they are morons.

[Yak18]

Originally Posted by AMGuzzler

Maybe the person got a killer deal on the H2 because gas prices are high and dealers are marking them down? It doesnt make him stupid, it just means that he prefers a different vehicle to your own....

I beg to disagree, anybody who buys a car that gets 12 MPG when gas costs on average $4.10 a gallon is either a millionaire or stupid. I'm guessing this factory worker is not a millionaire.

[GatorJZ]

Originally Posted by ServoScanMan

I can't believe the people I work with. A factory worker just bought a brand new Hummer H2. What are they thinking? I still see brand new crew cab dually pickups every week here. Come on $6 per gallon gas!

BTW, I am still the only one at a factory of 1,000 workers with a Prius.

Why in the world would you wish $6 gas on this country? So your co-workers would think you were bright? If that were to happen ($6) gas), you might not have your factory job.

[Yak18]

Originally Posted by AMGuzzler

It makes no sense to call someone stupid for the car they drive. The same logic could be applied to Prius owners.

Prius owners are stupid because a Yaris gets 80% of the fuel economy for 50% of the price.

See?

It's stupid to waste gas and money. Don't know how you can argue that. I test drove a Yaris. Scary-small and no Nav, Bluetooth, Leather etc. I'm too good to ride around in a tin can.

[chogan2]

Originally Posted by ServoScanMan

I can't believe the people I work with. A factory worker just bought a brand new Hummer H2. What are they thinking? I still see brand new crew cab dually pickups every week here. Come on $6 per gallon gas!

BTW, I am still the only one at a factory of 1,000 workers with a Prius.

Well, it's a learning curve. Some people figure it out sooner, some later. And some people don't value efficiency at all, and for some people, the cost of gas matters less than the pleasure they get from driving something big.

The Hummer gets a lot of flack, but it's really no different from 30 other vehicles you could name, in terms of MPG. Just went to the Fuel Economy website. The Hummer H3 gets 15 mpg, a Ford F150 flex-fuel get 15. Heck, an F150 with 4wd and the larger 8-cylinder engine gets 14. Ford Explorer, 4WD, 8 cylinder gets 15, Chevy Tahoe flex-fuel gets 16, Chevy Suburban with larger engine gets 15.

Basically, all those big vehicles get the same mileage. Hummer, Tahoe, Explorer, F150. They're all the same as far as I'm concerned.

If you really want to out-guzzle your neighbors, you have to trade up to an F250 or larger.

And be sure to leave it idling whenever you possibly can -- one of my pet peeves.

When I drive my non-hybrid car, I turn the engine off at stoplights. Best modern studies say this is the smart thing to do. The estimated additional wear and tear on the battery and starter is estimated to be far less than the cost of the gasoline saved. But as far as I can tell, I'm the only person in Northern Virginia who does this. Instead, when I turn off the engine, I get to hear all the SUVs around me idling.

[greylar]

It really doesn't bother me that people buy and drive big vehicles. From my perspective it is just wasting money but if they can afford it and that is what makes them happy (or think it will) I say let them wallow. Heck I buy Big Macs and gas station burritos occasionally even though I know that they are bad for me (even dangerous?) but I don't want people telling me I can't do it.

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[orracle]

Originally Posted by ServoScanMan

I can't believe the people I work with. A factory worker just bought a brand new Hummer H2. What are they thinking? I still see brand new crew cab dually pickups every week here. Come on $6 per gallon gas!

BTW, I am still the only one at a factory of 1,000 workers with a Prius.

At our campus we have both manufacturing and offices--including THE HQ.

One Prius besides me. Of course, you don't expect VPs and company officers to drive them, do you?

[PriusSport]

Not going to happen soon. Watched the congressional hearings yesterday on c-span, and even the oil lobbyists testifying said oil is on a speculative bubble, and the Congress should act to break the bubble. One said the true price of oil is about $65. a barrel. Others say it's $90-95. I expect it will be down to $100 soon, and the stock market will jump.

It's maddening to hear the questions of Republican congressman: "Do you think an oil windfall profits tax will drop the price of gas?" Lobbyist answer: no.
Note: Of course it won't, but it will give some unearned dollars back to the Government--to restore some balance to the budget, and make up for the taxpayers being robbed at the gas pumps right now.

Another Republican question: " Do you think more off-shore drilling will help lower gas prices? Lobbyist answer: Not a short term solution. The speculation bubble needs to be broken quickly--and it can easily be done.
Note: The oil companies have substantial off-shore drilling rights they haven't used for 20 years--probably because of the cost of drilling in the middle of the ocean.

The Republicans have become a phoney-baloney Party aimed at protecting oil companies and other big corporate interests--period.

[VEGAMO]

Originally Posted by Yak18

I beg to disagree, anybody who buys a car that gets 12 MPG when gas costs on average $4.10 a gallon is either a millionaire or stupid. I'm guessing this factory worker is not a millionaire.

Paying a 100$ dollars for gas doesn't make you a millionaire.
I decided to buy a jeep GC soon (Since that the prius isn't mine)

But I mean hey, we prius drivers are people who don't like to pay much for gas, but other than that, it's people's opinion.

Some people see it as:

Fun > Money(Gas)
Size > Money(gas)
Looks > Money(gas)

Let people do what they want, but you can't call them morons for choosing to purchase a ride that guzzles gas.