Gas Prices thread

[dReWpY]

Did anyone else have a huge jump in gas prices today?

what the fuck!!! i know 36 mpg aint bad, but it aint good either :hs:

[neebelung]

Not yet, but they said on the news last night they expect it to hit a new record today. It's already jumped $0.09 in the last two weeks.

[marko138]

Didn't notice the prices when I was out today. I paid $3.15 on Sunday.

[dReWpY]

we went from 3.19 to 3.45

[marko138]

we went from 3.19 to 3.45

Holy fuck? Just today ?

[dReWpY]

in about an hour

[marko138]

in about an hour

Outfuckingrageous.

[pickle.of.doom]

Yeah I think I heard it will be up around $3.60 by the end of the month. Over $4.00 for summer.

[Rider]

:hss: Yeah we are over $3.50 for premium.

[pickle.of.doom]

:hss: Yeah we are over $3.50 for premium.

yeah, I'm talking the cheap shit too :(

[marko138]

Fuck off Gas prices. Fuck right off.

[Rider]

yeah, I'm talking the cheap shit too :(

Give me more of an excuse to spend more time on the bike.. :dthumb:

[vabarber2]

Sounds horible! Im still getting the free "blood" gas over here! Glad my only trans will be riding the bike when I get home!

[pickle.of.doom]

Yep, I don't save a whole lot on the Superhawk though... those big ol' 48mm Keihins suck a LOT of juice :D

[ZukLady]

I dont know, ill let ya know after work when i fill up....last time i checked the cheapest around here was 3.01 (2 days ago)

[Rider]

Yep, I don't save a whole lot on the Superhawk though... those big ol' 48mm Keihins suck a LOT of juice :D

It's still better than I get in either of my cages.

[Mrs. Colleen]

I only fill up about every three weeks so it is hard for me to keep track of where the prices are. The one closest to my house is already over $4/gal for premium, although they are usually about $.15 more/gal than everyone else. :td:

I drive a Civic and a motorcycle...and my work is only 8 miles from home. I have nothing to complain about. :idk: :dthumb:

[ceo012384]

Yup, oil went up to 109 bucks a barrel today. Insane shit.

[dReWpY]

just fucking peachy, i did find a station that hadn't jacked the prices i paid 3.39 for 93... i cant beleive i think that is a good price

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Did anyone else have a huge jump in gas prices today?

what the fuck!!! i know 36 mpg aint bad, but it aint good either :hs:

dp i laughed my ass off when i got that in the middle of class... got a few looks.

[dReWpY]

yeah i got it from a girl, i was like oh shit, pc is gonna be pissed... then i finished reading it

[NONE_too_SOFT]

lol when i read the first sentence all i thought was

"what the fuck is will doing that drunk this early in the afternoon?"

[vabarber2]

News says $4 by summer! Guess they want to get a head start!!

[NONE_too_SOFT]

ahh! 4$ huh? good thing my bike runs on dreams.

[vabarber2]

ahh! 4$ huh? good thing my bike runs on dreams.
Well then you should get rich selling the secret tip to that!!

After sharing it with me ofcourse!!

[NONE_too_SOFT]

(hint, its crystal meth)

[dscort]

ahh! 4$ huh? good thing my bike runs on dreams.

mine runs on broken promises...

ford screwed me over when i bought a focus.... 28mpg driving like a granny. it aint fast, aint cool, and it cant get over 30 mpg. my sister gets 32 every day on her 97 escort, glad 8 years later fords econobox gets worse gas milage. cant understand why their losing money

[vabarber2]

mine runs on broken promises...

ford screwed me over when i bought a focus.... 28mpg driving like a granny. it aint fast, aint cool, and it cant get over 30 mpg. my sister gets 32 every day on her 97 escort, glad 8 years later fords econobox gets worse gas milage. cant understand why their losing money
Here's a hint:
*HONDA!!!!!!!!!*

[ceo012384]

ford screwed me over when i bought a focus....

You bought an american automobile... par for the course.

[azoomm]

http://www.sandiegogasprices.com/price_by_county.aspx

Pretty good reflection on current prices. I'm OK with the prices, but then my husband works for the devil.

[dscort]

You bought an american automobile... par for the course.

i got it when i was working at a ford dealer. now i work for toyota. im a bodyman so all my cars are salvage rebuilds, so i cant just sell the focus and get any kind of $$ for it so ill drive it for a couple more years... im liking the yotas though...

[NONE_too_SOFT]

yotas? is that what the kids are callin em now a days?

[ceo012384]

i got it when i was working at a ford dealer. now i work for toyota. im a bodyman so all my cars are salvage rebuilds, so i cant just sell the focus and get any kind of $$ for it so ill drive it for a couple more years... im liking the yotas though...
The focus isn't a terrible car necessarily, especially if you got it for cheap. American car resale is so shitty you can get some good deals. But if you want an economy car, you gotta go far east.

[vabarber2]

yotas? is that what the kids are callin em now a days?
It was toyos back in my day!

[dscort]

2 weekends worth of work and $5500 for a focus w/ 9700 miles.

[vabarber2]

i got it when i was working at a ford dealer. now i work for toyota. im a bodyman so all my cars are salvage rebuilds, so i cant just sell the focus and get any kind of $$ for it so ill drive it for a couple more years... im liking the yotas though...
Much easyer to find a honda banged up! Or any honda parts!! And they're great on gas!! My 1st one was like 40 mpg!!!!

2 weekends worth of work and $5500 for a focus w/ 9700 miles.
Understood! You cant beat that, but what you saved in the price was a known loss on resale! as well as a loss at the fuel pump!

[dscort]

not when ya know every nut and bolt on a car and find parts laying around the shop, they get fixed pretty easily. not really familiar w/ hondas

Much easyer to find a honda banged up! Or any honda parts!! And they're great on gas!! My 1st one was like 40 mpg!!!!


Understood! You cant beat that, but what you saved in the price was a known loss on resale! as well as a loss at the fuel pump!

at the time, i didnt know itd only get 28mpg. other wise i would have got a cheapass escort.

[vabarber2]

not when ya know every nut and bolt on a car and find parts laying around the shop, they get fixed pretty easily. not really familiar w/ hondas



at the time, i didnt know itd only get 28mpg. other wise i would have got a cheapass escort.
I know what ya mean!

[OneSickPsycho]

They've been talkin' about gas going over $4/gallon for the past three years now... I wonder if this will be the year... :idk:

We still get our gas cheaper than anywhere else in the world...

[bombadillo]

Shoot, mine is up to 3.79 already here in Eureka, CA!!! Diesel is 4.19 and its been over 3.50 for well over 2 months now. People always talk about S.F. being the highest in the nation, but drive 5 hours north and tell me again.

[Mr Lefty]

yotas? is that what the kids are callin em now a days?

always have called them yotas... that or toys

It was toyos back in my day!

back in your day?! aren't you like 22? :lol:

[OneSickPsycho]

Shoot, mine is up to 3.79 already here in Eureka, CA!!! Diesel is 4.19 and its been over 3.50 for well over 2 months now. People always talk about S.F. being the highest in the nation, but drive 5 hours north and tell me again.

Reason number 4,698,404,071 why California sucks.

[Cutty72]

always have called them yotas... that or toys



:iagree:

If ya call 'em toyo's... they'll think you're talking tires.

and yes, i can't wait till this snow is gone so i can park my pickup and get on the bike.
Too bad the Buell is only looking like 30ish mpg.

hmm... wonder when Gman is gonna chime in??

[dReWpY]

with that much chrome i bet he spends more on polish then gas

[Rider]

Shit, I need to take a 900 mile trip this weekend. I get aout 25 miles/gallon on a good day so I am looking about $126 in gas alone..

[LaFemmes]

Well, here in N. New Jersey its now $2.95 a gallon for reg.:whistle:

[Rider]

Well, here in N. New Jersey its now $2.95 a gallon for reg.:whistle:

$3.50 here for premium. And its going to go up for sure.

[LaFemmes]

$3.50 here for premium. And its going to go up for sure.



Where is Hockey Town?:idk:

[Rider]

Where is Hockey Town?:idk:

Hockey Town - West is Grand Rapids MI. The original Hockey Town is Detroit.

[LaFemmes]

Hockey Town - West is Grand Rapids MI. The original Hockey Town is Detroit.




Got it.

I'm ready to go and buy a Honda soon, i'll tell you that.

[05svr650]

Clicky Clicky (http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/)

Hydrogen power...

[Rider]

Got it.

I'm ready to go and buy a Honda soon, i'll tell you that.


It wont hut my feelings, I don't work in the auto industry. Honda makes some nice cars. The S2000 is a sweet little ride.

Clicky Clicky (http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/)

Hydrogen power...

Werd!! Chevy is making a car similar called the Zero.

[LaFemmes]

Clicky Clicky (http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/)

Hydrogen power...



Is 20% more fuel efficient.



Not bad.

[Cutty72]

It wont hut my feelings, I don't work in the auto industry. Honda makes some nice cars. The S2000 is a sweet little ride.


Driving a S2000 is as close to riding a bike on 4 wheels as you can get.

no power on the bottom, but just SCREAMS in the upper RPMS

[Rider]

Driving a S2000 is as close to riding a bike on 4 wheels as you can get.

no power on the bottom, but just SCREAMS in the upper RPMS

Ever been in an STi? When you hit 4K you get blasted back into the seat..
My buddy at work has one, he says its faster than the S2000 he used to have.

[Cutty72]

Ever been in an STi? When you hit 4K you get blasted back into the seat..
My buddy at work has one, he says its faster than the S2000 he used to have.

That's what i'm saying... drove an 06 S2000 and you had nothing till about 5K.

[Rider]

That's what i'm saying... drove an 06 S2000 and you had nothing till about 5K.

They go up to about 9K rpm?

[Cutty72]

They go up to about 9K rpm?

yup.

[dubbs]

Driving a S2000 is as close to riding a bike on 4 wheels as you can get.

no power on the bottom, but just SCREAMS in the upper RPMS

Yeah, thats why i love my car so much, the powerband reminds me exactly of a bike.. although I must say the car has some decent pull above 4k.. Once you hit vtec at 6k.. Thats when you really hear the engine sing.

They go up to about 9K rpm?

Yup - check the avatar


I manage to get about 24mpg with bringing the tach to 9k often.. Not bad imo

[Cutty72]

Yeah, thats why i love my car so much, the powerband reminds me exactly of a bike.. although I must say the car has some decent pull above 4k.. Once you hit vtec at 6k.. Thats when you really hear the engine sing.



Yup - check the avatar

see... that's why i prefer both bikes and cars that pull in ALL RPM's.

[dubbs]

see... that's why i prefer both bikes and cars that pull in ALL RPM's.

I don't.. For some reason the constant pull of an engine with a lot of torque.. feels fast, but not as much fun as the engine with peaky power.. Something about it just makes it more fun to drive.. :idk:

[Cutty72]

I don't.. For some reason the constant pull of an engine with a lot of torque.. feels fast, but not as much fun as the engine with peaky power.. Something about it just makes it more fun to drive.. :idk:

for me, nothing cooler than driving an old muscle car at whatever speed, tromp on it and break 'em loose again! :rockwoot:

[azoomm]

Yup - check the avatar

the picture in your sig makes me smile...

[Rider]

the picture in your sig makes me smile...

What kind of car is that? It looks to me like the Porsche is going a lot faster and that is why it is sliding. :idk:

[Mr Lefty]

What kind of car is that? It looks to me like the Porsche is going a lot faster and that is why it is sliding. :idk:

it's the audi R8 in front and a Porche 911 carrera S... it's from a top gear episode...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EG_VustXII

[marko138]

We are at 3.25 for regular. And 4.19 for diesel.

[Rider]

We are at 3.25 for regular. And 4.19 for diesel.

Cheap...

[marko138]

Cheap...

Highest ever around here.

[Rider]

Highest ever around here.

Average is $3.44 for regular as of this morning.

[LaFemmes]

My mom lives in So. lake Tahoe, Cali.
The gas their is $3.70 a gallon for reg.

[marko138]

Thats bullshit. Oil sucks.

[Rider]

Thats bullshit. Oil sucks.

It's not the oil that sucks bro, its the government allowing it to happen..

[marko138]

Somebody sucks and we're all paying for it.

[dReWpY]

as soon as the election is over it will drop and the new president will be a hero for it.. :bs:

[t-homo]

I'm at just under 3 bucks a gallon here and thought it was bad.

[Cutty72]

Reg $3.25
Silver $3.19
Premium $3.49

Diesel $3.98

[ceo012384]

Clicky Clicky (http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/)

Hydrogen power...
Hydrogen power.... not going to work.
They go up to about 9K rpm?
I think the original s2000 went to 10k and the engine was only 2 liters... but people complained about a lack of torque down low.. later they bumped the displacement a bit and lowered the redline a couple years ago.
Reg $3.25
Silver $3.19
Premium $3.49

Diesel $3.98
You spelled adrenaline wrong in your sig...

[dubbs]

I think the original s2000 went to 10k and the engine was only 2 liters... but people complained about a lack of torque down low.. later they bumped the displacement a bit and lowered the redline a couple years ago.


Neg, 9k was the highest.. for the 00-03 yrs.. in 04 they increased the displacement to 2.2 and lowered the redline to 8k..

I have an 03 with 9k redline and have no probs with torque..

[Dnyce]

3.55 for cheapo 87 arco. arg! hate to see what race gas is gonna cost me next month

[OneSickPsycho]

as soon as the election is over it will drop and the new president will be a hero for it.. :bs:

I doubt it...

[Mrs. Colleen]

My mom lives in So. lake Tahoe, Cali.
The gas their is $3.70 a gallon for reg.

There is a place up the street from me that is silly amounts of expensive...reg is up to $3.99/gal.

If they lowered their prices I would probably go there almost every time I needed gas...instead I use the one that is on my way home from work which is usually around $.50 less/gal.

[z06boy]

I filled both bikes up lastnight @ $3.44 a gallon for premium.


I have an 03 with 9k redline and have no probs with torque..

Stock ? Humm...that surprises me...awesome little car but torque is almost nonexistant imho.

When I almost bought one...the joke going around was that "Torque was on national backorder". :lol: It's the same way with my R6. Now you wind it up and it comes alive...same with my experience with athe S2000.

Just to be clear...I do like the car...looks good...handles well and it will move...you just have to get into the upper rpm range.

[Mistress Maygin]

I only fill up about every three weeks so it is hard for me to keep track of where the prices are. The one closest to my house is already over $4/gal for premium, although they are usually about $.15 more/gal than everyone else. :td:

I drive a Civic and a motorcycle...and my work is only 8 miles from home. I have nothing to complain about. :idk: :dthumb:

Amen. I filled up on 1/29, and didnt have to fill up again until 2/29, it was AWESOME! I loves me a civic. :D

[Rider]

Today premium is $3.59

[dReWpY]

we are only ten cents behind you, that was yesterday, god knows about today

[Bassplayer]

todays premium= 3.99
regular 3.79
this sucks

[Rider]

todays premium= 3.99
regular 3.79
this sucks

Yeah, you guys on the west coast are taking an ass raping..

[Bassplayer]

yea, then when their done they feed it to us, saying its needed to be this high bcuz of CA's regulations for emissions, and that their only making a small profit now bcuz inflation.... MY ASS

[Mistress Maygin]

todays premium= 3.99
regular 3.79
this sucks

Good thing you don't have a car anymore.
:nee:

[Bassplayer]

ouch... that hurts...
i got a rental... :lol:


hopefully soon ill have a SV

[byron12]

as soon as the election is over it will drop and the new president will be a hero for it.. :bs:

I doubt it oil production is peaking now and in the first hundred years of major oil consuption we were the only ones that used alot of it now the entire world demands oil. Oil prices will continue to rise just be glad we are motorcyclists because we are way ahead of everybody else in america.

[Nighthawk]

I pulled the truck in the driveway for the rest of the year. Rode the bike to work in the rain and could not park in the motorcycle parking spot due to a SNOW pile.

Just think if we (the USA) all rode motorcycles, how cheap gas would be.

[dReWpY]

words of wisedom...

[t-homo]

I don't even know what gas prices are, but my cigarettes were 3.19 today at the gas sation.

[Vettezilla (Impala Balko)]

I cant wait till this summer when it costs over 20 bucks to fill the tank on my bike :zowned:

[Cutty72]

I pulled the truck in the driveway for the rest of the year. Rode the bike to work in the rain and could not park in the motorcycle parking spot due to a SNOW pile.

Just think if we (the USA) all rode motorcycles, how cheap gas would be.

I think gas would be the same price, we'd just use less of it.

[dReWpY]

it would drop in price due to the laws of supply and demand, why you use less the price will decrease

[Cutty72]

it would drop in price due to the laws of supply and demand, why you use less the price will decrease

You'd still have all the business that would use gas in day to day work.

[dReWpY]

but personal use woud drop

[NEW469]

3.29 for regular in my area:mad: my jeep wrangler only gets 14mpg AVG, I'll be leasing a prius next.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

How do we get gas prices to drop/

[t-homo]

bomb every single mobil station but one and mobil will lower their prices causing the rest to dreop.

[Mr Lefty]

You'd still have all the business that would use gas in day to day work.

but the majority of cars on the road are POV's... (personal owned vehicles) if the average consumers vehicle went from like 10-25mpg to 35-50mpg... I guarantee the price of Gas would dip below $2. though everyone would still be filling up... they'd be doing it less often and spending less money. the Oil companies would have a surplus on their hands in a few months.

[Mudpuppy]

lock this thread down - we are at $3.40 a gallon here.. and that's 87.. i have to use premium in my car.. fuck.. its insane.. good thing i only fill out once every 2 weeks.. i wish my car ran on piss..

[OneSickPsycho]

lock this thread down - we are at $3.40 a gallon here.. and that's 87.. i have to use premium in my car.. fuck.. its insane.. good thing i only fill out once every 2 weeks.. i wish my car ran on piss..

You'd be better off if it ran on douchebag, cause you have an unlimited supply of that.

[Cutty72]

but the majority of cars on the road are POV's... (personal owned vehicles) if the average consumers vehicle went from like 10-25mpg to 35-50mpg... I guarantee the price of Gas would dip below $2. though everyone would still be filling up... they'd be doing it less often and spending less money. the Oil companies would have a surplus on their hands in a few months.

I get your point...
I just look at it like this.
My truck gets about 14 mpg
My bike gets about 40 mpg
My gas usage doesn't go down much in the summer when the truck gets parked, cause I ride my bike that much more.

[dubbs]

I filled both bikes up lastnight @ $3.44 a gallon for premium.



Stock ? Humm...that surprises me...awesome little car but torque is almost nonexistant imho.

When I almost bought one...the joke going around was that "Torque was on national backorder". :lol: It's the same way with my R6. Now you wind it up and it comes alive...same with my experience with athe S2000.

Just to be clear...I do like the car...looks good...handles well and it will move...you just have to get into the upper rpm range.

Yeah, stock.. A lot of ppl say "OMG theres no torque" but, then you realize the 6 speed is really close ratio, so your never really below 4k driving around town.. And you still get high 20 mpg.. :idk: I like.

[Mrs. Colleen]

My mom lives in So. lake Tahoe, Cali.
The gas their is $3.70 a gallon for reg.

Currently the cheap(er) gas stations are up to $3.69 for regular.

Still hard for me to complain. :idk:

[pickle.of.doom]

You'd be better off if it ran on douchebag, cause you have an unlimited supply of that.

God knows there will never be a shortage of douchebags in this country!

[Audiomechanic]

Clicky Clicky (http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/)

Hydrogen power...

Now click here. (http://www.runyourcarwithwater.com/?hop=cbadmin&gclid=CMXAruP9j5ICFQgmawodeFiJ-g)

Wonder if that actually works....and if it can be adapted for bikes?

[Mudpuppy]

You'd be better off if it ran on douchebag, cause you have an unlimited supply of that.

and too bad your car doesn't run on buttfucking smagma because we all know you have a lifetime supply from all your gay fucking..

[OneSickPsycho]

and too bad your car doesn't run on buttfucking smagma because we all know you have a lifetime supply from all your gay fucking..

You're not very good at this.

[Mudpuppy]

You're not very good at this.

now here i am thinking you are not very good at this.. i invented "this" motherfucker.. you were still shitting green and playing with your fucking barbie dolls all dressed up in your easter dress.. don't give me i am not very good at this..

but i will give you two smacks across the fucking mouth because i like you.. i won't give you a reach around though but i am sure gasman would..

[OneSickPsycho]

now here i am thinking you are not very good at this.. i invented "this" motherfucker.. you were still shitting green and playing with your fucking barbie dolls all dressed up in your easter dress.. don't give me i am not very good at this..

but i will give you two smacks across the fucking mouth because i like you.. i won't give you a reach around though but i am sure gasman would..

Son, I am the master.

And I shit green today motherfucker.

[Mudpuppy]

Son, I am the master.

And I shit green today motherfucker.

one if i was your son i would have killed myself a long time ago
two you are nowhere near a master not even a grasshopper - not even a spec of dirt on a steaming pile of shit
three thanks for the info but tmi

you are not even in the same fucking universe as i am..

don't try to keep up you will get hurt.. you think you are a badass or something but newsflash you are a pathetic little tird..

[vabarber2]

Bush Is Getting Rich Everytime You Drive!!!!!!!!!

[OneSickPsycho]

Bush Is Getting Rich Everytime You Drive!!!!!!!!!

That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever seen you post.

[t-homo]

That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever seen you post.

No joke. It's not the politicians who determine the gas prices. Move to somewhere with a lower cost of living. Gas here is 2.80 a gallon.

[OneSickPsycho]

Really it has very little to do with fuel at all... it's the price of the dollar that's taking a shit, not some massive rise in oil cost.

[dReWpY]

never thought of it that way...

[Rider]

Bush Is Getting Rich Everytime You Drive!!!!!!!!!

Lay off the crack pipe.

[ceo012384]

Bush Is Getting Rich Everytime You Drive!!!!!!!!!
Everytime I read a post of yours, I get a little dumber.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/stfu.gif
Really it has very little to do with fuel at all... it's the price of the dollar that's taking a shit, not some massive rise in oil cost.
Finally someone makes a sensible comment in this thread :cheers:

[elimental]

we went from 3.19 to 3.45

same thing here in ny. im dieing for the high 50's and low 60's to come around so i can part from the cage and get back on 2 wheels.

[OTB]

All in perspective:

I paid 3.95 for deisel today.

Talked to a friend of mine lives outside of London...he is paying in the neighborhood of $8.00 US/Gallon.....and the spot price for oil is the same for everybody...the difference is a. the value of the dollar vs euro and b. the amount of taxes that they pay for each gallon vs the piddling amount (relatively ) that we pay in taxes per gallon.

This chart http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/gas1.html shows the historical differences we have paid...that is why we continue to drive bigger cars, trucks and SUV's than the the rest of the world.....tack on 3-4 more bucks in taxes per gallon in this country and you'll see a massive shift towards public transportation and these kinds of POS

http://www.autounleashed.com/images/opel_agila.jpg


In most European countries, there is a per litre exicise tax, and then a percentage VAT (value added tax) which is added on each time the fuel is handled (from the importer of the oil, to the refiner, to the jobber or distributor, and then from the gas station of, 17.5%....so each time, you are taxed on not just the price of the fuel, but on the previous taxes added on....which adds up to about 188%, or about $4.50-5.00 over the original price of the fuel; compared to, depending on which state you live in; somewhere about $.55-.68 per gallon in this country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_tax

Like I said....all a question of perspective.

[Mudpuppy]

if i have to drive pieces of shit like that please shoot me..

i talk to people in europe all the time and they say its not a big deal to pay those gas prices.. they don't drive as much as we do.. most towns everything is in walking distance, etc. plus some of that goes to like nationalized health care, etc.

yeah VAT is a bitch.. 21% is what i pay on anything i ship from europe to the united states.. a good way to get around it is to ship from germany to mexico - there is not VAT because they have an agreement.. of course though then you have to pay duties into the U.S. but depending on what you are shipping it can save you some serious money to go that route..

[marko138]

Taxes are the devil.