Guys, guys! Gas prices are going up!

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 04/30/2018 at 17:38 • Filed to: gas prices, bad things

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Is it time to panic? Is this the death of muh ‘Murrican SUVs and Big-ass Pickups trucks? Shit! Ford just killed its cars! Should I trade in my car for the Prius and sell my soul? How about a ugly-ass Hydrogen Mirai? Should I get a small 90s hatchback? Should I buy an electric car?! I don’t know what to do!

Source:AAA

MonkeePuzzle > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 17:45

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Ford: no more small cars, family trucks only!

Gas: we gonna be more expensive again! WHEEEEEEEeeee

Ford: f**K!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > MonkeePuzzle 04/30/2018 at 17:46

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FCA: “we’re bankrupt!....again”

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > MonkeePuzzle 04/30/2018 at 17:47

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Family Trucks are a real thing. The Ford Ranger is going to be marketed so

https://www.consumerreports.org/pickup-trucks/are-pickup-trucks-becoming-the-new-family-car/

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 17:49

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Vancouver: hold my beer

Takuro Spirit > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 17:50

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Welp, time to hypermile the RAM

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 17:50

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That spike from 2006-2008 was no joke. I went from $15 a week for gas to $30 a week. I actually took public transportation to work.

fintail > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 17:53

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This is just Murka becoming great again. I wonder who it will hurt worse.

Spanfeller is a twat > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 17:55

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Is it wrong that im sort of happy about this? I mean, I feel sad for americans who suffer it, but I dont feel sad for many who speculated short term and thought theyd get outta this one unscratched.

ttyymmnn > MonkeePuzzle 04/30/2018 at 18:01

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gettingoldercarguy > MonkeePuzzle 04/30/2018 at 18:06

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The weight penalty and fuel economy discrepancy is real, much larger than rated numbers. We get mid to high 30s in our Outback going on family trips and that’s a very big and roomy car. In town we achieve 28-29 mpg. I’ve yet to see any SUVs get close to that. My WRX gets mid 40s on the freeway. Ford screwed the pooch on that one. The premium you pay for a truck coupled with the fuel economy is really going to hit some people hard.

gettingoldercarguy > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/30/2018 at 18:18

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It’s amazing how fast those memories fade for so many.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 18:30

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Summer is almost here, it’s like gas prices go up during the part of year that most Americans travel.

Decay buys too many beaters > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 18:38

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Doesn’t matter one bit to me. My worst daily gets 50mpg, the best gets 110.

NKato > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 18:40

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I have a Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. She’s a gas guzzler, but has her good days with 24 MPG. :D

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 18:42

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Just paid 3.89 for 93, i cried

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/30/2018 at 19:02

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Beer tax tho:

Current GST and PST rate for British-Columbia in 2018. The global sales tax for Bc is calculated from provincial sales tax (PST) BC rate (7%) and the goods and services tax (GST) in Canada rate (5%) for a total of 12%.

Chariotoflove > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 19:09

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There’s only one thing to do.

wafflesnfalafel > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 19:10

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FoMoCo has got to have some insider info indicating fuel will stay relatively flat to kill all their small cars...

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chariotoflove 04/30/2018 at 19:30

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Rumors say it’s still faster than a BRZ/GT86. So I’ve heard...

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/30/2018 at 19:45

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Even accounting for seasonality, we’ve already crossed peak Summer prices from 2017 and 2016 already and it’s only May

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 19:56

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I just remember when it cost $75 to fill my 17 gallon tank and I averaged 11-12 on that tank, so I’m not too worried.

BigBlock440 > gettingoldercarguy 04/30/2018 at 21:04

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Some people consider the Outback a SUV, some a CUV. I am not those people, but that is essentially the class of vehicles we’re talking about. 

BigBlock440 > gettingoldercarguy 04/30/2018 at 21:06

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There’s a lot of things faded from my memory from a decade ago.

BigBlock440 > fintail 04/30/2018 at 21:13

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Rising gas prices mean the economy is strengthening, or so I’ve been told...

gettingoldercarguy > BigBlock440 04/30/2018 at 21:41

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I’m talking about a Jeep Cherokee, etc. style of SUV, not a redefined wagon. The fuel economy in those is nowhere close to the Subaru.

fintail > BigBlock440 04/30/2018 at 21:45

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Fun theory, but I doubt it holds water. Springtime demand and minor global instability are doing it now, I think.

The most expensive fuel I recall, late summer 08, was definitely not at a time of economic boom.

Dusty Ventures > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/30/2018 at 22:04

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The car I was driving in 2014 got 3 mpg better than what I drive now. It also took regular while my current car takes premium. Despite this I actually spent $3 per 100 miles MORE then because gas prices were so high

Chariotoflove > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/30/2018 at 22:08

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So much shade...

Long-Voyager > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/01/2018 at 07:39

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Take a good look at your budget.

If you can’t swing an extra $10-15/week for gas, you have far bigger issues than rising gas prices.

Long-Voyager > Spanfeller is a twat 05/01/2018 at 07:42

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I don’t feel sad for those who needlessly got themselves so tight on money that they cannot afford a few dollars more per week for gas.

For those who are living on bare necessities, I feel bad, but there aren’t too many of them these days IMO. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Long-Voyager 05/01/2018 at 07:55

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Get out of here with your logical reasoning and rational thinking. Shortsighted overreaction is the American way and I am going to my local Toyota dealer today to buy a Prius dammit!

Long-Voyager > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/01/2018 at 10:09

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Sorry, I just see far too many people living outside their means, buried in debt over their heads, bitching about money, all because they have to have the newest/best of everything.

I have no sympathy for those people.

Spanfeller is a twat > Long-Voyager 05/01/2018 at 11:26

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I know... But consumers are so stupid they need to be protected sometimes

Long-Voyager > Spanfeller is a twat 05/01/2018 at 12:00

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Let them fail. Maybe if they didn’t have all the “protection”, they would actually learn from their mistakes. Instead they get bailed out, only to turn around and continue making the same bad financial decisions over and over again.

Spanfeller is a twat > Long-Voyager 05/01/2018 at 12:04

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Many individuals making bad decisions= a group making bad decisions

A group making bad decisions= Society has a problem because a big segment is lagging behind which causes my air quality to go down, my taxes to go to assistance instead of infrastructure or services we need, and our economy to fluster.

Long-Voyager > Spanfeller is a twat 05/01/2018 at 12:15

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Teaching people how to properly manage their money would go a lot further to fix said issues than giving them easy outs.

This country has a huge problem of “keeping up with the Jones’s”, people must have the best of everything, whether they can afford it or not. Those people should be left high and dry, not protected/helped.

I know it’s a vicious take, but it’s real life. It’s sink or swim.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/01/2018 at 12:19

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I await the inevitable “at the pump” local news interviews with some genius standing next to a Suburban talking about how they don’t know if they’re going to be able to afford the drive to work.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > fintail 05/01/2018 at 12:21

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IIRC it was one of the factors that caused the “great recession”.

Long-Voyager > Spanfeller is a twat 05/01/2018 at 12:29

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I should note, I have extremely strong feelings on this, I deal with these people on a daily basis.

No amount of “help” or “protection” is ever going to get them to change their ways.

One such example is a friend of mine. Him and his wife can hardly put gas in their cars for the week, but they have no issue going to dinner 5 nights a week, buying coilovers for a car that sits in the driveway 99% of the year, smoking like chimneys, and drinking like fish.

They get their taxes back and it goes towards upgrading his car instead of fixing the 2 busted vehicles sitting in their driveway, one of which his wife uses everyday to carrying their child around.

He may be my friend, but I have no sympathy when he starts complaining about money, his stupidity got him there.

Spanfeller is a twat > Long-Voyager 05/01/2018 at 12:36

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Part of teaching people about proper finance is protection itself, if some authorities like the FTC and the EPA could enforce... IDK, tougher finance rules so that people don’t get into shitty loans for cars, or tougher fuel economy standards so that when they get a car it’s less possible that they get a gas guzzler...it wouldn’t be such an issue.

Long-Voyager > Spanfeller is a twat 05/01/2018 at 12:41

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Those people buy a brand new car because they can’t afford an $800 repair, but they think they can swing a $600/month car payment.

Whether your car gets 10mpg or 50mpg doesn’t matter much when you have yourself stretched so tight you can’t buy a soda for fear of wrecking your budget.

The point is: The govt should not have to be charged with your financial well being. If you can’t manage your money, it’s on you.

Spanfeller is a twat > Long-Voyager 05/01/2018 at 12:49

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Oh I understand the government shouldn’t be incharge of well being when consumers understand what they’re getting into. As individuals I can understand the outrage and the disregard, but shitty loans and people being impoverished due to something as obvious and banal as gas hikes inevitably affect all of us, that’s why it’s regulated. Also, if we go for a competition of empathy, I’d have more empathy for Scott Tucker’s clients than for him.

What has to be fixed is education, people need to be taught how to manage their money in school

fintail > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 05/01/2018 at 12:53

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Sounds right - it definitely pushed people over the edge, and changed spending habits across the board. I suspect it could happen again, too.

Long-Voyager > Spanfeller is a twat 05/01/2018 at 15:56

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Idk about you, but I had a required class in high school called accounting. That class taught all the ins and outs, dos and don’t about money.

I was in the 1/8 of the class that actually cared enough to pay attention. The rest thought they were too important to pay attention. Kinda funny a good majority are in debt so far they can’t breathe now.

These people aren’t being impoverished because of gas hikes, they’re being impoverished because they can’t manage their money.

I make less than $50k/yr. I’m the only income for a family of 5. Yet we have our house almost paid off, all of our vehicles are paid for, we have plenty of buffer money if needed, and I don’t sweat rising gas prices.

Meanwhile my neighbors make over $100k/yr. Supporting a family of 3. They’re on their 2nd mortgage, have 3 car payments, zero buffer money, and sweat having to buy formula. They just traded their paid off vehicle for a new CUV because apparently a 2013 Impala cannot carry a kid. These are the types I deal with on a regular basis. Hence why I have no sympathy.