"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
05/11/2018 at 11:50 • Filed to: efficiency, gas prices, cafe, trump
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"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
05/11/2018 at 11:50 • Filed to: efficiency, gas prices, cafe, trump | 4
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Gas prices: Hold my beer.
(I must admit that I stole the idea from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . And here’s the Reuters piece on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , for that reason.)
Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
> bhtooefr
05/11/2018 at 11:55 |
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Having paid $3.99/gal today for 93, i cannot wait to work from home (hopefully)
random001
> bhtooefr
05/11/2018 at 11:56 |
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Upside, I drive a very small car (Fiat 500 Abarth) that can get ~35 mpg
Downside, I drive the F%$# out of that car, and average 28 mpg...
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> bhtooefr
05/11/2018 at 11:56 |
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Plz send help
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bhtooefr
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/11/2018 at 11:58 |
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That price on the right side looks good.
facw
> bhtooefr
05/11/2018 at 12:00 |
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They could still be higher:
winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> facw
05/11/2018 at 12:03 |
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It was fun up here in Maine, it spiked to something like $4.30.
At this time my mother was driving a ‘98 Dodge Dakota that barely eked out more than 20MPG on most days.
duurtlang
> bhtooefr
05/11/2018 at 12:12 |
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Meanwhile, in relatively cheap (from a Euro perspective) Germany.
(data source , created the graph myself. Everything converted to USD and US gallons, for comparison reasons)
Or, more dramatic:
Ash78, voting early and often
> bhtooefr
05/11/2018 at 12:23 |
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Time and time again, our economy has weathered it. I once read that the sweet spot (producers, consumers, taxes) is about $3/gallon. Most people can handle that with minor spending impact, yet drillers and refiners still benefit AND there is just enough pain to encourage alternative energy.
Europeans: as soon as we can eat dinner from out immaculately smooth and clean roads, we can start talking about your fuel prices. IMHO, you get great infrastructure for those taxes.
Arrivederci
> Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
05/11/2018 at 12:42 |
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Ouch. I just filled up on 93 about 20 minutes ago and it was only $3.27/gal.
Chuckles
> random001
05/11/2018 at 12:50 |
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I drive a non-Abarth Fiat 500, and it really does vary a lot depending on your driving style. Also hills tend to murder my gas mileage.
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random001
> Chuckles
05/11/2018 at 12:52 |
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Heh. I treat the accelerator as an on/off switch, so that could have something to do with it....
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> random001
05/11/2018 at 12:52 |
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You could drive 2 of your cars to work and still get better fuel economy than me...I may have a problem
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random001
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/11/2018 at 12:57 |
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It’s only a problem if you let it be a problem...
Milky
> Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
05/11/2018 at 13:01 |
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Googled to see what I paid this morning, it was $3.90. I actually noticed it went further past $30 than I’m used to.
... maybe I should start paying attention to where I stop for gas.
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Chuckles
> random001
05/11/2018 at 13:06 |
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My Miata is the real gas guzzler at my house. If I try, I can hit 25 mpg but there’s no fun in that. Usually I’m closer to 22.
Party-vi
> random001
05/11/2018 at 13:15 |
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I’m pulling ~32mpg from Baltimore to DC every day.
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Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
> Arrivederci
05/11/2018 at 13:16 |
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I’d LOVE for it to be that price...
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random001
> Party-vi
05/11/2018 at 13:18 |
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I miss my Z06, and it’s 34 mpg....
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random001
> Chuckles
05/11/2018 at 13:18 |
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They’re that bad? I had no idea. How is that possible?
WilliamsSW
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/11/2018 at 13:20 |
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You don’t have a problem at all because more power!
Your wallet on the other hand...
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Party-vi
> random001
05/11/2018 at 13:26 |
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My CJ gets....well I have no actual idea but I think it’s around 8-10mpg.
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random001
> Party-vi
05/11/2018 at 13:33 |
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Upside, you get to drive a CJ....
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duurtlang
> Ash78, voting early and often
05/11/2018 at 13:40 |
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I’m not complaining, all things considered. Still though, I find it interesting (yet logical) how the relative fluctuation in fuel price (after tax) is just not much of a factor here. Like the graph I posted here, if you use a Y-axis starting at $0 the price fluctuations seem utterly negligible.
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MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> WilliamsSW
05/11/2018 at 13:53 |
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Uhhh....yea. Power*! That’s why I do it.
*daily driver’s excluded from said power exclamation
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Chuckles
> random001
05/11/2018 at 13:54 |
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Well, mine is a 94. So it’s got the pop-up headlights (not exactly aerodynamic) but it has the larger 1.8L engine. The gearing is setup for acceleration, so if I’m going 75 mph on the highway I’m around 4000 rpm. A 6th gear would be nice. Plus, it’s 24 years old.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> duurtlang
05/11/2018 at 14:08 |
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Understood...I honestly haven’t heard anyone complain yet, but the news media seems to be obsessed with gas prices. I think what really happens is that younger people see and experience things they’ve never been through before (as adults) and it seems like something terrible.
I was an adult when 9/11 happened, I worked in banking during the great recession and changed jobs about every 2 years, my modest retirement funds lost half their value, our country went through multiple overseas wars, fuel has jumped from $1.50 to $4.50 and back, etc
On the plus side, we’ve recovered from most of that. On the downside, there’s Trump...
Chinny Raccoon
> Ash78, voting early and often
05/11/2018 at 14:17 |
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The taxes paid on fuel/vehicles (in the U.K. at least) aren’t for maintaining the roads, it goes into the general tax pot. Maintaining most roads is the responsibility of local councils, funded by council taxes on each property in the area.
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Chinny Raccoon
> duurtlang
05/11/2018 at 14:19 |
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The good old lying graph.
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bhtooefr
> random001
05/11/2018 at 14:31 |
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They’ve basically got nothing below 4000 RPM, so you’re dealing with a decent amount of friction at those engine speeds.
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> random001
05/11/2018 at 16:08 |
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28 mpg.... seems pretty good to me. I think I saw 20 mpg for a stretch on the highway in a construction zone after tooling along at 55 mph. Normally I’m in the teens, so 28 is Great. It’s all about perspective.
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random001
> merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc
05/11/2018 at 19:52 |
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Yeah. Also, on 93 octane...
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> random001
05/11/2018 at 20:50 |
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Mine too.