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albaugh
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$2 please!
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Aug 28 18:59 UTC 2003 |
Use this item to discuss / complain about the current high price of gasoline.
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albaugh
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response 1 of 89:
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Aug 28 19:01 UTC 2003 |
Last night filled up at $1.88 ($1.889?) per gallon - Clark, Plymouth,
Michigan. That is the highest I have ever paid for gas, by 10-15 cents.
We'll see if it drops back down significantly after labor day.
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gull
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response 2 of 89:
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Aug 29 00:13 UTC 2003 |
I'd complain, except that the price of gas really has very little effect
on my life. My commute is short, and my vehicles are pretty fuel
efficient. Also, it's still cheap compared to elsewhere in the world,
and gas is still a bargain when you get down to it. We subsidize
gasoline production in all kinds of ways that aren't reflected in the price.
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response 3 of 89:
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Aug 29 02:02 UTC 2003 |
I drive a diesel econocar. I last filled it up about 400 miles ago at
$1.53/gal (pretty high for diesel). It's down below 1/2 full now, so i
probably'll have to refuel again in early-to-mid September.
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mcnally
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response 4 of 89:
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Aug 29 02:11 UTC 2003 |
My personal level of concern over high gasoline prices has taken a nosedive
since I moved to an island where it's impossible to drive (a car, at least)
much more than 35 miles in any direction without running out of road..
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russ
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response 5 of 89:
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Aug 29 02:25 UTC 2003 |
Gas prices aren't too high. IMHO, they won't be high enough
until the Hummer is no longer a viable product and a lack of a
hybrid drivetrain and grid-charging capability is a major
negative to consumers.
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tod
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response 6 of 89:
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Aug 29 17:51 UTC 2003 |
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drew
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response 7 of 89:
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Aug 29 17:56 UTC 2003 |
I want energy-for-transportation to cost the equivalent of half a cent a
gallon. It doesn't necessrily have to be available in the form of petroleum.
In fact, I prefer *much* more compact energy sources.
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tod
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response 8 of 89:
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Aug 29 18:04 UTC 2003 |
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gull
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response 9 of 89:
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Aug 31 23:29 UTC 2003 |
Re #3: What kind of car? I'm guessing it's a VW, since they're the only
company I know of that sells small diesels in the U.S.
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drew
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response 10 of 89:
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Sep 1 00:03 UTC 2003 |
I'm thinking I shoulda insisted on diesel when getting my current car. 700
miles of range on the internal tankage?
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response 11 of 89:
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Sep 1 01:51 UTC 2003 |
Re: #9/10
Ja, VW Golf TDI 5-speed. I've never done 700 miles on a tankful, but i
do too much city driving to get >50MPG and fuel up amid errands, so i
can't vent & fully top off the tank. On-line bragging suggests that
moderate-speed summer cruising on blue highways can squeak up to 1000
miles out of a tankful (65+ MPG). My guess is that you could but it'd
be far more a stunt than practical driving.
Today, my sister told me that regular gas is still $2 at Metro Airport.
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jep
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response 12 of 89:
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Sep 1 02:58 UTC 2003 |
I saw gas for $1.76 a gallon in Holly today. I think it's $1.88 here
in Tecumseh.
I fill up my tank about twice per week, about 13 gallons per fillup.
Gas is about 25 cents higher per gallon than it was a month ago, which
means I'm spending about $6.50 more per week than I was. That's an
inconvenience, not a crisis, and I'm sure in another month the price
will drop back to $1.60 per gallon or less.
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glenda
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response 13 of 89:
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Sep 1 03:04 UTC 2003 |
We paid $1.73 in Sault Ste. Marie yesterday. It is between $1.79 abnd $1.89
in the Houghton area.
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mcnally
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response 14 of 89:
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Sep 1 05:08 UTC 2003 |
In Ketchikan, AK, gas is $1.89 at the gas station and $1.62 or so at the
boat docks.
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tod
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response 15 of 89:
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Sep 1 15:01 UTC 2003 |
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bru
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response 16 of 89:
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Sep 1 23:38 UTC 2003 |
I use the lowest octane, 1.76 a gallon today.
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russ
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response 17 of 89:
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Sep 2 03:28 UTC 2003 |
I found some 91-octane gasohol at $1.80 and filled the Taurus.
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albaugh
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response 18 of 89:
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Sep 2 04:30 UTC 2003 |
Gas in Plymouth seems to be down to $1.71 / gallon. We'll see how much lower
it goes now that Labor Day has come and gone...
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gull
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response 19 of 89:
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Sep 2 15:02 UTC 2003 |
Re #11: Cool. I'd like to get a different car to replace my Civic, and
a diesel would be great. I think one of my main criteria ("quieter than
the Civic on the highway") rules out anything VW makes, though.
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jaklumen
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response 20 of 89:
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Sep 2 23:03 UTC 2003 |
Wow-- it's still about $1.85 here.
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other
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response 21 of 89:
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Sep 3 04:44 UTC 2003 |
I've filled my gas tank literally about 40 times since 9 August. Prices were
noticeably lower today, after the holiday weekend. However, I made a point
yesterday of keeping a steady pace of about 70mph, and actually got in over
150 miles before needing to switch to the reserve tank.
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albaugh
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response 22 of 89:
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Sep 3 20:45 UTC 2003 |
Down to $1.67 in Plymouth.
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response 23 of 89:
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Sep 4 00:53 UTC 2003 |
Re: #19
I've no idea how quiet a Civic is. However, it's a fair rule of thumb
that the diesel car is loudest (compared to a gasser) at the lowest
speeds and quietest at high speeds.
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gull
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response 24 of 89:
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Sep 4 03:02 UTC 2003 |
With the Civic it's not so much the engine noise that's troublesome,
it's the road noise. It's nice enough on asphalt, but we have a lot of
concrete freeways with rough surfaces around here.
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