How much did you spend on your last fill up?
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Originally Posted by onedirtyz
isn't diesel supposed to be a little cheaper than gas?
I've only been putting in about $20-25 a week since it's only 18 miles round trip back and forth to work. Now I'm putting in about $30-35 for the same amount it seems and now both my wife and I are getting really crappy gas mileage. Typically I would fill up to half a tank once a week (350Z) and my wife (Versa) would fill up to full every two weeks. Now I'm filling up twice a week and she's doing it almost every week. Must be AM/PM watering down their gas! 
Also it seems that if I fill up to full I get worse gas mileage than if I just fill up from empty to half. Anyone else do this?
Also it seems that if I fill up to full I get worse gas mileage than if I just fill up from empty to half. Anyone else do this?
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Originally Posted by Zrolimit
Also it seems that if I fill up to full I get worse gas mileage than if I just fill up from empty to half. Anyone else do this?
Originally Posted by wcbcruzer
Probably because the car is heavier with a full tank of gas as opposed to just a 1/2 tank. People usually don't think about it but it's a considerable amount of weight.
Last edited by Zrolimit; Apr 23, 2008 at 09:33 PM.
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Right about $70.
Gas companies make up 3 of the top 10 most profitable companies (SOURCE), with Exxon being the most profitable company in the history of the WORLD last year.
In addition, there is no current oil shortage, just a supply and demand issue. OPEC could crank up the supply, but they have no reason to. (SOURCE)
There are two economic causes here. The first, and less severe, is OPEC's control of supply -- they haven't been keeping pace with demand. In a way I understand it because the peak oil crisis is real and we do need alternate energy solutions.
The second, and more dramatic, is the weaking US dollar thanks to inflation caused by the war and subprime housing market. Seeing that the US dollar is a fiat currency (not backed by any material or precious metal -- only faith), we can just print more to pay for things like the war. As a result, the world market has seen a drastic increase in US dollars, and the value of each dollar in your pocket and bank account decreases. The federal reserve lowering interest rates only makes the dollar weaker. It was meant to be a temporary fix, but Bernanke's (fed chairman) stupid *** hasn't raised it back up. The hole beneath our fake floor keeps getting deeper, and soon the floor will break through.
So, as a result -- enjoy your cars while you can. In 5 years from now, you may be standing in a government bread line with gas prices being the farthest thing from your mind.
Good thing the terrorists didn't change our way of life and destroy our economy like bin laden said in those first videos, eh?
Gas companies make up 3 of the top 10 most profitable companies (SOURCE), with Exxon being the most profitable company in the history of the WORLD last year.
In addition, there is no current oil shortage, just a supply and demand issue. OPEC could crank up the supply, but they have no reason to. (SOURCE)
There are two economic causes here. The first, and less severe, is OPEC's control of supply -- they haven't been keeping pace with demand. In a way I understand it because the peak oil crisis is real and we do need alternate energy solutions.
The second, and more dramatic, is the weaking US dollar thanks to inflation caused by the war and subprime housing market. Seeing that the US dollar is a fiat currency (not backed by any material or precious metal -- only faith), we can just print more to pay for things like the war. As a result, the world market has seen a drastic increase in US dollars, and the value of each dollar in your pocket and bank account decreases. The federal reserve lowering interest rates only makes the dollar weaker. It was meant to be a temporary fix, but Bernanke's (fed chairman) stupid *** hasn't raised it back up. The hole beneath our fake floor keeps getting deeper, and soon the floor will break through.
So, as a result -- enjoy your cars while you can. In 5 years from now, you may be standing in a government bread line with gas prices being the farthest thing from your mind.
Good thing the terrorists didn't change our way of life and destroy our economy like bin laden said in those first videos, eh?
Originally Posted by xENo
Right about $70.
Gas companies make up 3 of the top 10 most profitable companies (SOURCE), with Exxon being the most profitable company in the history of the WORLD last year.
In addition, there is no current oil shortage, just a supply and demand issue. OPEC could crank up the supply, but they have no reason to. (SOURCE)
There are two economic causes here. The first, and less severe, is OPEC's control of supply -- they haven't been keeping pace with demand. In a way I understand it because the peak oil crisis is real and we do need alternate energy solutions.
The second, and more dramatic, is the weaking US dollar thanks to inflation caused by the war and subprime housing market. Seeing that the US dollar is a fiat currency (not backed by any material or precious metal -- only faith), we can just print more to pay for things like the war. As a result, the world market has seen a drastic increase in US dollars, and the value of each dollar in your pocket and bank account decreases. The federal reserve lowering interest rates only makes the dollar weaker. It was meant to be a temporary fix, but Bernanke's (fed chairman) stupid *** hasn't raised it back up. The hole beneath our fake floor keeps getting deeper, and soon the floor will break through.
So, as a result -- enjoy your cars while you can. In 5 years from now, you may be standing in a government bread line with gas prices being the farthest thing from your mind.
Good thing the terrorists didn't change our way of life and destroy our economy like bin laden said in those first videos, eh?
Gas companies make up 3 of the top 10 most profitable companies (SOURCE), with Exxon being the most profitable company in the history of the WORLD last year.
In addition, there is no current oil shortage, just a supply and demand issue. OPEC could crank up the supply, but they have no reason to. (SOURCE)
There are two economic causes here. The first, and less severe, is OPEC's control of supply -- they haven't been keeping pace with demand. In a way I understand it because the peak oil crisis is real and we do need alternate energy solutions.
The second, and more dramatic, is the weaking US dollar thanks to inflation caused by the war and subprime housing market. Seeing that the US dollar is a fiat currency (not backed by any material or precious metal -- only faith), we can just print more to pay for things like the war. As a result, the world market has seen a drastic increase in US dollars, and the value of each dollar in your pocket and bank account decreases. The federal reserve lowering interest rates only makes the dollar weaker. It was meant to be a temporary fix, but Bernanke's (fed chairman) stupid *** hasn't raised it back up. The hole beneath our fake floor keeps getting deeper, and soon the floor will break through.
So, as a result -- enjoy your cars while you can. In 5 years from now, you may be standing in a government bread line with gas prices being the farthest thing from your mind.
Good thing the terrorists didn't change our way of life and destroy our economy like bin laden said in those first videos, eh?
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i never fill up but im going to probably today i usually put in $5-20 at a time. $60 is a lot of money all at once plus i have to pay $4 toll just to go to work so thats like throwing a gallon of gas on the ground :/ i remember like a year ago when $28 bucks would fill my srt-4 up from gas light on with 91
