Well i said yesterday in a previous post, get ready for higher prices. All the major banks and investment firms have increased their exposure/investments in oil for this summer, hinting at 2008 gas prices or higher. Here is the article
Analysts expect oil to top 2008 levels | Reuters

yeah, but at least you can see past a prius or a smart car in traffic x.x i think i'm usually pretty close to the guy infront of me... especially if he is a she and she can't find the gas pedal

So don't follow so closely? :confused:

if your gas went up a dollar in the past few weeks, then you should be happy because you're probably in one of those states that has pretty low gasoline taxes. I've been paying 3.55+ a gallon for 93 for months. now its at 3.91 in NY

Lets also be glad that we can alter our driving habits, SUVs get awful mileage no matter what, we can throw it in 6th gear and cruise and maybe get 26-27 miles to the gallon the highway. Then when gas goes down its pedal to the medal again ( yes i am American and this is the way i think ).

26/27 i think may be a bit unrealistic, but i agree. After using the gas cubby app for almost a year, i've come to the conclusion that no matter how i drive (Which tends to be half highway/half local, with a fair amount of spirited driving on a daily basis, i get 19 mpg, which is acceptable. i could shift at like 2.5k and always use cruise control and maybe i'll get a few more MPG, but i dont think its worth the hassle and not enjoying the car.

as far as SUV's being used for other purposes besides transport, that's a valid point. however, i rarely see an SUV with more than 1 person in it, and its usually a mom driving somewhere.

Pot holes definitely need to burn in hell. There used to be 3 on like a 1/2 mile stretch of road near my school that I would have to swerve around everyday. I remember one time I was going around one and some old lady on the sidewalk thought I was gonna hit her :rofl2:

I drive like 70-80 % on the highway and average like 21-24 mpg per tank depending on how I drive. My commute is usually filled with traffic and speed cameras so there's not much time for spirited driving. Just on the highway alone, I was getting almost 30 mpg on my was home from PA when I bought the car. It was 150 miles and pretty much all highway and I stayed in the 60-70 mph range the whole time. I have the 7AT, btw, and I think it gets a little better gas mileage than the 6MT.

Really? You are so awesome man not caring paying high gas prices! Good for you!

I hope you are aware that the only reason our gas prices are so low is because of all the subsidies/incentives that are given to oil companies from the US. I believe that gas would be approximately $15 per gallon if those subsidies/incentives were removed.

Cheap gas is not a right

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Im beginning to think the orange barrel should be on the GA flag. Welcome the Orange Barrel state!

i guess im glad i saved up my gas money while my cars were hibernating... :icon14:

i need to do a test run in my pos dd on the roads i usually take on my weekend drives to look for potholes...

Great, so will you be making a donation to the oil companies for allowing us to have such cheap gas?

OK, then we'll whine about the price of German beer. :usa:

im at 3.77 for 93 in Qnz