Anyone else hoping gas prices rise again?

[Emperor]

Why can't we just drill the 2340 miles to the Earth's outer core and tap that heat source and stop all of this silliness?

 

[Neil09]

I don't want to be the one to trip 411,840 joints of pipe lol.

 

[Emperor]

I don't want to be the one to trip 411,840 joints of pipe lol.

You are being selfish and short sighted! Think of all the jobs that would be created!

 

[Suburbazine]

Imma just sit here with my head in the sand and keep buying ethanol.

 

[Magdump]

Imma just sit here with my head in the sand and keep buying ethanol.

Hell, pull up a chair and I'll teach you to cook your own!

 

[LACamper]

$2.00 a gallon is a reasonable price for gas. I don't remember exactly where we were when Obama took office but it can't be far from that. Oil companies aren't starving. They've made good profits for the last seveal years. And if the price stays low then people will start driving more, meaning they sell more volume (which ticks the environmentalits off, which is always a plus! )

 

[PPBart]

It's amusing to see that current temporarily low gas prices are apparently prompting more sales of bigger gas-guzzling SUV's, trucks, etc. -- with I suppose multi-year financing. Of course, when gas prices rebound (e.g., when the Saudis succeed in driving competition out of the market) many of those folks are gonna be crying...

 

[A5Mag12]

It's amusing to see that current temporarily low gas prices are apparently prompting more sales of bigger gas-guzzling SUV's, trucks, etc. -- with I suppose multi-year financing. Of course, when gas prices rebound (e.g., when the Saudis succeed in driving competition out of the market) many of those folks are gonna be crying...

The price of gas never really slowed down the sales of full size pick ups and suv's. Sales slowed down along with every thing else due to the overall economy but price of gas had little to do with it.

 

[JadeRaven]

The price of gas never really slowed down the sales of full size pick ups and suv's. Sales slowed down along with every thing else due to the overall economy but price of gas had little to do with it.

+1

Yeah people who can afford to buy a gas guzzler can also afford gas at $2 or $4 or $6 a gallon.

I recall circa ~2008 large SUV's were selling for 50 cents on the dollar but demand across the entire market was similarly down, and it was mostly due to the manufacturers still having giant inventories and nobody buying anything in general.

I bought a car and a truck that both take premium fuel that get MPG in the teens when gas was almost $4 a gallon. I'm not going to make my wife drive a Pinto to save a few dollars a week on gas.

 

[Barney88PDC]

+1

Yeah people who can afford to buy a gas guzzler can also afford gas at $2 or $4 or $6 a gallon.

I recall circa ~2008 large SUV's were selling for 50 cents on the dollar but demand across the entire market was similarly down, and it was mostly due to the manufacturers still having giant inventories and nobody buying anything in general.

I bought a car and a truck that both take premium fuel that get MPG in the teens when gas was almost $4 a gallon. I'm not going to make my wife drive a Pinto to save a few dollars a week on gas.

Exactly! My new truck has a 6.2L, I could care less. If $100/month in gas is going to affect your budget, maybe it's time to redo your budget.

 

[Saintsfan6]

We should charge more for anything just because people can probably afford it. That sounds like a great idea. Let's start charging $10 for a loaf of bread, most people can afford the extra cost right? What's an extra $30 for bread a month in your budget?!

 

[noob]

Exactly! My new truck has a 6.2L, I could care less. If $100/month in gas is going to affect your budget, maybe it's time to redo your budget.

Denali or Escalade?

 

[Barney88PDC]

Neither, F150.

 

[Gator 45/70]

I've read that 2 states so far have raised their gas tax 10 cents this week, Not surprisingly Komifornia is one.