Admit it, you're rooting for higher gas prices right?

i'm rooting for 5% cashback on gas purchases

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jul 12 2006, 10:16 PM) [snapback]285468[/snapback]</div>

Higher prices are not really the issue...it is the sudden increase that has the most dramatic effect. Many, many of us live paycheck to paycheck, and a sudden increase in any expense takes time to absorb. I can only imagine how hard it is for people whose expenses were already greater then their income!

The upcoming generation will already be "conditioned" to deal with these prices and therefore will not experience the same sticker shock that we are faced with today.

 

I'm not really rooting for higher gas prices because I will be paying more for food, utilities and other stuff the same as everyone else.

But....I am a little smug when I fill up.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jul 12 2006, 11:18 PM) [snapback]285485[/snapback]</div>

Yes, but I need a sign to hold up while I fill up that says:

"Yes this is a Prius"
"Yes this is one of those Hybrids"
"I get between 52-54 MPG"
"Yes I love my car"
"Have a nice day"
"Ok, now shooooo!"

It amazes me how many people comment about the car and ask questions (although the sign wouldn't allow my true "smugness" to shine through!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mssmith95 @ Jul 12 2006, 11:37 PM) [snapback]285491[/snapback]</div>

Here's smugness for you. When we got the Prius, we decided (more like my wife wanted it and I wasn't all that picky at the time, I'm usually not) to get a personalized plate to show off our hybrid. So our tag says "60 MPG." It's still a little high, but we're getting there. And we get lots of questions about the car, especially when filling up. I think we've added a few converts just from the tag alone.

 

rooting for more money leaving my pocket faster than it seems to get in there?

pfff.

i'll take cheap *anything* as long as i possibly can...

 

If gas prices keep up this high, it would logically seem that we will move to other energy sources.

But that might not be true long term though (say 5-10 yrs from now). If say oil goes to $100/barrel and stay at that level, then the tar pits in Alberta and oil shale in Utah are going to be in business for a long time to make oil.

It is claimed that Alberta/Utah each has a few times more oil than the Saudi. And they claimed to be profitable as long as oil prices are above $30/barrel. Constructions from both places are already heating up again (like they did in the late 70s).

 

On one of the Yahoo groups an owner told of how he caught someone letting the air out of his tires simply because the guy was mad that it cost so much to fill his tank and he wanted to take out his anger on an innocent Prius. I don't want to be a target like that.

Try living on unemployment and having to pay $4 a gallon to go to interviews.

 

I filled up for the first time in 3 weeks and my bill was still less than $25. A co-worker told me she traded in her Excersion (sp?) because she was filling up twice a week at almost $80 each. In a way, I wish gas would hit $4 overnight because maybe it would WAKE other people up to realize they really don't need that big SUV. And if they bought a hybrid with real time gas mileage display maybe, just maybe I wouldn't have as many tailgaters. I need a sign on the back of my Prius that says "The closer you get, the slower I pedal".

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ServoScanMan @ Jul 13 2006, 07:57 PM) [snapback]285912[/snapback]</div>

I like that. :lol: I'll have to go to cafepress and get that put on a licence plate frame.

 

I'm rooting for $10 per gallon ($2.50 per Liter, similar to Europe) and (2008-2009) PHEV hybrids. We can then operate vehicles on renewable energy (recharged at home using photovoltaic panels). PHEVs will be a more positive contribution to air quality. A Liter of electrons is cheaper than a Liter of gasoline.

Those who want to drive guzzlers that idle when stopped using expensive liquid fuel can do so. However the cost will be proportional to true cost of roads, parking, noise and air quality.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jul 13 2006, 05:36 PM) [snapback]285943[/snapback]</div>

Being unemployed?

There's a German word for that.....Schadenfreude

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(skruse @ Jul 13 2006, 05:52 PM) [snapback]285955[/snapback]</div>

More likely we'll have gas rationing like the 70s. I still don't see that many electric cars on the road. What about people that are self-employed and use a truck for their work? What choices do they have?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(skruse @ Jul 13 2006, 08:52 PM) [snapback]285955[/snapback]</div>

I'm with you, at least $10/gal, and smokes at least $10/pac. What the heck, lets make em $15.00.

 

try being in my financial shoes for a day, burritos. you wouldn't be rooting for gas that expensive either. gas prices are squeezing us a bit, not only at the pump but in all the products we buy.

if you make a decent living, that's one thing.

while i fully realize the consequences of fossil fuel use, i am also acutely aware of what it's like to have an empty fridge, and empty gas tank, and lots of unpaid bills.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jul 13 2006, 06:54 PM) [snapback]285985[/snapback]</div>

I'll agree with you there. It's just that a family that can't afford to get a new car will be hit hard as well, and I can't be happy to see that happen.