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gas prices are supposed to hit $4.00 p/g? that's insane!

I just got a Prius. 44 MPG.

It's more expensive here, so stop whining and buy an economic car.

I'm glad I have a work car and a gas card for it. Every time gas prices go up, it's like I get a raise.

But yeah, it sucks .. . . . ... for everyone else.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
It's more expensive here, so stop whining and buy an economic car.

Most people over here don't realize that gas is cheapest in the US.

what r u on drugs? first off, the price should never be that high. you dont see the problem with this? secondly, I should have to buy a prius? get a real car. an american car you yuppy. not to mention most people don't realize how expensive though cars are to begin with and those people driving those cars are the worst on the road.

Originally posted by bizEb
what r u on drugs? first off, the price should never be that high. you dont see the problem with this? secondly, I should have to buy a prius? get a real car. an american car you yuppy. not to mention most people don't realize how expensive though cars are to begin with and those people driving those cars are the worst on the road.

Then ride a bike?

Originally posted by bizEb
what r u on drugs? first off, the price should never be that high. you dont see the problem with this? secondly, I should have to buy a prius? get a real car. an american car you yuppy. not to mention most people don't realize how expensive though cars are to begin with and those people driving those cars are the worst on the road.

It's funny that us 'crazy Europeans' make faster, better cars that are more economic. Yet yanks still have this weird pride in driving a huge piece of shit, for no real reason.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
It's funny that us 'crazy Europeans' make faster, better cars that are more economic. Yet yanks still have this weird pride in driving a huge piece of shit, for no real reason.

Not all Yanks, mind you. Just the red necks and the men with small penises.

Originally posted by bizEb
what r u on drugs? first off, the price should never be that high. you dont see the problem with this? secondly, I should have to buy a prius? get a real car. an american car you yuppy. not to mention most people don't realize how expensive though cars are to begin with and those people driving those cars are the worst on the road.

An American car, like what? A 67 Chevy?

The price of gas will not stop at $4. What is life, for you, going to be like at $5 a gallon? I will be happy to drive my Prius.

This price hike was a result of the Iraq war, supposedly, yet we have control of the oil fields and this continues.

It's so cute

Originally posted by chithappens
This price hike was a result of the Iraq war, supposedly, yet we have control of the oil fields and this continues.

It's so cute

No. It is due to the fall of the dollar, and that has more to do with China.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
An American car, like what? A 67 Chevy?

The price of gas will not stop at $4. What is life, for you, going to be like at $5 a gallon? I will be happy to drive my Prius.

Ill be happy not looking like a homosexual.

Originally posted by KidRock
Ill be happy not looking like a homosexual.

Your not gay?

I really need to buy a Prius.

Prius?? No thanks.

How about a bio diesel Camaro? If they made them.

I love Camaros! They just don't make muscle like they used to.

I love them too. When is that one from the Transformers coming out? Or is it out already?

Modern Camaros suck. Get a 70's one.

I wish I could get either of them, but money is tight yo.

Originally posted by KidRock
Ill be happy not looking like a homosexual.

gotta hide it anyway you can eh bubba?

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
It's more expensive here, so stop whining and buy an economic car.

Or buy an electric moped with decent range. That's what I am going to do. Good ones are about $1400 and the scooters/moped thingies that are just basically dorky looking motorcycles cost about $3400 and they have a range of about 200 miles.

I've already done the math...it would add between $5-$10 a month to my electrical bill.

Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
Not all Yanks, mind you. Just the red necks and the men with small penises.

QFT....however, nothing beats the feel of a Ford GT.

Originally posted by dadudemon

QFT....however, nothing beats the feel of a Ford GT.

Unless its a '58 T-bird or a '65 'Stang, Ford can kiss my ass.

Originally posted by KidRock
Ill be happy not looking like a homosexual.

why can't gay people like cool cars?

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Unless its a '58 T-bird or a '65 'Stang, Ford can kiss my ass.

And what would you do with a '58 T-bird or a '65 'Stang if the price of gas goes over $5 a gallon?

Originally posted by inimalist
why can't gay people like cool cars?

It seems to be unwritten rule that they don't.

I've had gay customers, and they almost always owned either a soccer mom car or a modern VW Bug.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
And what would you do with a '58 T-bird or a '65 'Stang if the price of gas goes over $5 a gallon?

Was that supposed to be a deterrent from owning one of those two beautiful rides??

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
It seems to be unwritten rule that they don't.

I've had gay customers, and they almost always owned either a soccer mom car or a modern VW Bug.



Was that supposed to be a deterrent from owning one of those two beautiful rides??

No, but you will not be able to drive them without it costing you an arm and a leg.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
It seems to be unwritten rule that they don't.

I've had gay customers, and they almost always owned either a soccer mom car or a modern VW Bug.


lame

seriously, wasn't it that gays were supposed to have some taste?

and no, they do not make American cars like they used to.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
No, but you will not be able to drive them without it costing you an arm and a leg.

Probably.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u55/WatchOut_02/Gasprice.jpg

Originally posted by inimalist
lame

seriously, wasn't it that gays were supposed to have some taste?

and no, they do not make American cars like they used to.

Fashion? Yes. Cars? Not by a long shot.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Unless its a '58 T-bird or a '65 'Stang, Ford can kiss my ass.


Heh...I don't think you've given this car a chance...Even Top Gear gave this car a great review.


http://www.rsportscars.com/ford/2006-ford-gt-tungsten/


The GTX1 is simply fecking awesome.
http://www.rsportscars.com/ford/2006-ford-gtx1-roadster/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GT


My rich ass grand uncle bought a yellow Ford GT in 2005...he let me take it around for a spin (with him in the passenger seat of course.) simply awesome. If I become a rich old fart...I hope they have stuff like this available.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Heh...I don't think you've given this car a chance...Even Top Gear gave this car a great review.


http://www.rsportscars.com/ford/2006-ford-gt-tungsten/


The GTX1 is simply fecking awesome.
http://www.rsportscars.com/ford/2006-ford-gtx1-roadster/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GT


My rich ass grand uncle bought a yellow Ford GT in 2005...he let me take it around for a spin (with him in the passenger seat of course.) simply awesome. If I become a rich old fart...I hope they have stuff like this available.

Saleens and Tungstens are nice, but those are several hundred-k supercars. I was talking about realistically priced Fords that you see everyday (and that I have to work on everyday).

Not only do I not like the look of most modern Fords, I don't like their specs or their air-conditioning systems.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
It's funny that us 'crazy Europeans' make faster, better cars that are more economic. Yet yanks still have this weird pride in driving a huge piece of shit, for no real reason.

Because I'd rather be driving inside a comfortable and large vehicle than to be cramp inside one of those clown size cars you Euros take great pride in.

Originally posted by KidRock
Ill be happy not looking like a homosexual.

just too easy

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Saleens and Tungstens are nice, but those are several hundred-k supercars. I was talking about realistically priced Fords that you see everyday (and that I have to work on everyday).

Not only do I not like the look of most modern Fords, I don't like their specs or their air-conditioning systems.


True words. ......thought I would gladly take a Shelby over my Honda Accord.

i dont need an 8cyl 300+ hp vehicle, since im quite comfortable with the size of my penis

Originally posted by inimalist
seriously, wasn't it that gays were supposed to have some taste? Well, the gay person I know has excellent taste in just about everything except...well...how shall I put this?

Originally posted by Schecter
i dont need an 8cyl 300+ hp vehicle, since im quite comfortable with the size of my penis

Penis? Again?

LOL!!!!



whatever....but I am pretty damned sure that I would enjoy driving a Shelby Mustang over my Honda Accord that I have had for the past 5 years....................regardless of the size of my penis.



also, did you read my comment about getting an electric moped?....as you can tell, I would rather save money on gas and do better by the environment than own a modern muscle car.

yes, because i only post to respond to you.
in fact everyone is here just to respond to you.

Originally posted by Schecter
i dont need an 8cyl 300+ hp vehicle, since im quite comfortable with the size of my penis

My mother isn't though, do someting about it, will ya. I'm tired of hearing her *****.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
It's funny that us 'crazy Europeans' make faster, better cars that are more economic. Yet yanks still have this weird pride in driving a huge piece of shit, for no real reason.

Not entirely true, son. While I do follow your logic that most (new) American cars are large bulky pieces of shit and I'll take a German car over an American 99.9% of the time. Those heavy horsepower Euros still get shit gas mileage. E55, M6 or the top-end XK's suck fuel faster than a Filipino hooker sucks cum.

Originally posted by Robtard
My mother isn't though, do someting about it, will ya. I'm tired of hearing her *****.

there is just no filling that bottlomless eater of worlds.

Originally posted by Schecter
yes, because i only post to respond to you.
in fact everyone is here just to respond to you.

yes, because I said that response was just at me...in fact, my post was completely about how you responded directly to me.

Originally posted by dadudemon
yes, because I said that response was just at me...in fact, my post was completely about how you responded directly to me.

i guess it would seem that way if one was a pretentious clown (notice the quote, tinktink)

Originally posted by Schecter
i guess it would seem that way if one was a pretentious clown (notice the quote, tinktink)

What? You mean I'm not allowed to be sarcastic either?

Originally posted by Robtard
Not entirely true, son. While I do follow your logic that most (new) American cars are large bulky pieces of shit and I'll take a German car over an American 99.9% of the time. Those heavy horsepower Euros still get shit gas mileage. E55, M6 or the top-end XK's suck fuel faster than a Filipino hooker sucks cum.

Yeah, true. Though there are still many European cars that are very economic and also fast. My dad owns a fast as sin Mercedes C class and it does like 45 miles to the gallon.

I am tired of using gas. I wish they would improve the efficiency of solar energy collection. They have been talking about it and trying to accomplish it since the early 90s.

I wonder, did they already figure out how to get over 80% efficiency and those involved were silenced or bought off? There would be literally billions if not hundreds of billions of dollars at stake if a group of scientists had a break through like that.

Also, check out the ridiculously controversial way to produce electricity in the series called Energy from the Vacuum. Very awesome. My coworker has part 2 on a jump drive and it is about 2 hours long and 740MB. Stage6 used to host it but we all know they stopped their hosting.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Yeah, true. Though there are still many European cars that are very economic and also fast. My dad owns a fast as sin Mercedes C class and it does like 45 miles to the gallon.

Of course, it's the environment in Europe that caused the leaps in better technology. If fuel had cost $7.00+ a gallon here since the 80's, we'd have the (better) economy in our cars as well.

The American big three are lazy and stingy bastards, they won't improve their products by much unless they absolutely have to. It's the reason they're playing catchup now to the Europeans and Japanese. Another is, for decades they relied on the subborn "I'll only buy/drive American", Americans to support them.

Originally posted by Schecter
i dont need an 8cyl 300+ hp vehicle, since im quite comfortable with the size of my penis

It's true, he's a good size.

I just steal the cars of the people I rape/kill, then dump them when they run out of gas. Never have to spend a dime that way. Yep, beat the system.

Originally posted by Robtard
Of course, it's the environment in Europe that caused the leaps in better technology. If fuel had cost $7.00+ a gallon here since the 80's, we'd have the (better) economy in our cars as well.

The American big three are lazy and stingy bastards, they won't improve their products by much unless they absolutely have to. It's the reason they're playing catchup now to the Europeans and Japanese. Another is, for decades they relied on the subborn "I'll only buy/drive American", Americans to support them. That bugs the crap out of me. I've actually entertained the unpopular idea that increasing gas prices in America might have a few good side effects. I never finished any of my sentences during the "debate" though...I was pretty much shouted down. But I feel confident I could have kicked butt if I'd been allowed to talk. I hate ignorance.

Originally posted by BackFire
I just steal the cars of the people I rape/kill, then dump them when they run out of gas.

Jesus, you have the worst case of restless leg syndrome I have ever heard about.

Hahahaha.

Originally posted by Quark_666
That bugs the crap out of me. I've actually entertained the unpopular idea that increasing gas prices in America might have a few good side effects. I never finished any of my sentences during the "debate" though...I was pretty much shouted down. But I feel confident I could have kicked butt if I'd been allowed to talk. I hate ignorance.

It will in terms of American cars and fuel economy, it certainly will. Not many people are going to buy a (e.g.)Chevy Impala that gets 28 mpg, if they can buy a Toyota Camry that gets 36 for basically the same price when gas is $4.00+ a gallon for regular, it's simple economics.

Also, the tighter regulations on pollution will also have an affect om mpg, all around.

Edit: Another plus in higher petrol pices in America, it will stimulate the alternative fuel market, be it ethanol, bio-diesel, veggie oil or electric. Corporations will start investing more and more into these fields, once more Americans show interest. If there's money to be made, people/corps seek to make the products that sell.

Here's a fun fact, electric cars have been around since the early 1900's, if oil was way pricery back then, we'd have batteries that could run 500+ miles per charge now.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Unless its a '58 T-bird or a '65 'Stang, Ford can kiss my ass.

'67 Fastback?
427 cobra?
gt40?

Originally posted by bizEb
'67 Fastback?
427 cobra?
gt40?

I'd like to take this moment and let everyone know that this is NOT my sock account. I only have one account here.

Originally posted by Schecter
i dont need an 8cyl 300+ hp vehicle, since im quite comfortable with the size of my penis

is that what your girlfriend tells you? too bad she's out riding in a mustang with a dude who has a bigger penis while you're at work. enjoy your prius.

Originally posted by bizEb
is that what your girlfriend tells you? too bad she's out riding in a mustang with a dude who has a bigger penis while you're at work. enjoy your prius.

Sock much?

Originally posted by bizEb
is that what your girlfriend tells you? too bad she's out riding in a mustang with a dude who has a bigger penis while you're at work. enjoy your prius.
oh look...another fail sock

Originally posted by Schecter
i dont need an 8cyl 300+ hp vehicle, since im quite comfortable with the size of my penis

Thats good..a car wouldnt make it any bigger. Looks like you're shit out of luck.

Originally posted by KidRock
Thats good..a car wouldnt make it any bigger. Looks like you're shit out of luck.
thats what i like about you. you're economical.
more fail per thread than the average idiot.

I don't know why Americans get so pissed about their "high" gas prices. Oh, sure, you're about to hit $4.00/gallon, but let's compare our prices here in Canada to your cheap gas.

Canadian price: $1.15/Liter. 1 US Gallon=3.78 Liters

1.15 x 3.78 = 4.347.

So, by our prices, your gas would be $4.35 per gallon.

American price:

Almost $4.00/gallon

Canadian price:

$4.35/gallon

So stop complaining. We've got it worse than you do, America.

by your logic, you also cannot complain...about anything, really

Originally posted by Schecter
by your logic, you also cannot complain...about anything, really

Um...explain, please?

if the fact that someone has it worse than you takes away your right to complain....well....babies are dying of aids in africa....get my drift?

Originally posted by Schecter
if the fact that someone has it worse than you takes away your right to complain....well....babies are dying of aids in africa....get my drift?

It doesn't take away your right to complain about everything...just your right to complain about that subject. Canadians have it worse than Americans at the pumps, so Americans shouldn't complain about their gas prices. They can still complain that their Pizza Pops take too long to cook, that there's too much dust on their desk, that their arm hurts (these are not intended to be attacks at Americans...just random examples) or whatever, just not about gas prices.

Another example: if I complained about my standard of living, then the fact that African babies are dying of AIDS would take away my right to complain about that subject. But since we're talking about gas prices, that is out of the context then. So Americans shouldn't complain about gas prices because Canadians have it worse...but they still retain the right to complain about other things, unless other people have it much worse than them.

Now that I've explained that, everyone's happy!

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
It doesn't take away your right to complain about everything...just your right to complain about that subject. Canadians have it worse than Americans at the pumps, so Americans shouldn't complain about their gas prices. They can still complain that their Pizza Pops take too long to cook, that there's too much dust on their desk, that their arm hurts (these are not intended to be attacks at Americans...just random examples) or whatever, just not about gas prices.

Another example: if I complained about my standard of living, then the fact that African babies are dying of AIDS would take away my right to complain about that subject. But since we're talking about gas prices, that is out of the context then. So Americans shouldn't complain about gas prices because Canadians have it worse...but they still retain the right to complain about other things, unless other people have it much worse than them.

Now that I've explained that, everyone's happy!

That's.. actually wrong though.

Just because somewhere else in the world has it worse then you, doesn't mean you don't have the right to complain about it. That goes for anything.

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
It doesn't take away your right to complain about everything...just your right to complain about that subject.
why, because you said so? and where did you get the delusion that canadians pay the most per barrel in the world? are you going to present evidence to substantiate this? if not, you have no right to complain either, correct?

Originally posted by caedusrulesall

Another example: if I complained about my standard of living, then the fact that African babies are dying of AIDS would take away my right to complain about that subject. But since we're talking about gas prices, that is out of the context then. So Americans shouldn't complain about gas prices because Canadians have it worse...but they still retain the right to complain about other things, unless other people have it much worse than them.

if the fact that others have it worse takes away your right to complain, then that principle is a very slippery slope. logic.

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
That's true. I just wanted to make sure that Schecter knew I wasn't saying what he thought I was saying earlier, and I kind of overdid it.

You still have the right to complain no matter what, so you still can complain about it, but if you want to be nice about it you shouldn't complain.



Damn you have it bad.

Although you made one error, you used Imperial gallons instead of US gallons to compare it to the US prices.

Imperial gallon: Roughly 4.55 liters
US gallon: Roughly 3.78 liters

true...still get raped though...thank god im banned from driving after hitting a bus stop full of kids a couple of years ago

Originally posted by Schecter
why, because you said so? and where did you get the delusion that canadians pay the most per barrel in the world? are you going to present evidence to substantiate this? if not, you have no right to complain either, correct?


if the fact that others have it worse takes away your right to complain, then that principle is a very slippery slope. logic.

Oh, and I never said that Canadians pay the most per barrel of oil in the world, just that they pay more than Americans. Note I only said in my first post "We have it worse than you, America" not "This sucks because we have it worse than you, America" meaning I did not desire to complain about it.

Read my previous post about it not being nice to complain about it, but still having the right to complain about it. It doesn't take away your right.

And that's pretty poor logic you have with "Why, because you said so?". If you applied that logic to every time someone stated an opinion on a forum, every thread would become a flame war. KMC forums would catch fire and our entire community would turn into an inferno of people going "Because you said so it's true" and nobody would be able to state an opinion.

This is a forum. You'll get opinions that you don't know where they get their logic from. DEAL WITH IT.

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
Oh, and I never said that Canadians pay the most per barrel of oil in the world, just that they pay more than Americans. Note I only said in my first post "We have it worse than you, America" not "This sucks because we have it worse than you, America" meaning I did not desire to complain about it.

you told americans to "stop complaining". now, if you had said, in a one on one conversation "dont complain to me", that may be justified. however your supreme order that americans have no right to complain about gas prices, yet you do, is complete and utter horseshit. sorry.

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
Read my previous post about it not being nice to complain about it, but still having the right to complain about it. It doesn't take away your right.

you said "stop complaining"

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
And that's pretty poor logic you have with "Why, because you said so?". If you applied that logic to every time someone stated an opinion on a forum, every thread would become a flame war. KMC forums would catch fire and our entire community would turn into an inferno of people going "Because you said so it's true" and nobody would be able to state an opinion.

it was not an opinion. it was purely pretentious grandstanding and worthy of scrutiny and even contempt. so:

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
DEAL WITH IT.

Originally posted by Schecter
no offense, but i've had to correct your math on several occasions. you better double check this

ha haa...that's funny...you're funny

because im mentally drained from a long week and dont feel like doing math

http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/price.html

http://www.petrolprices.com/?ref=tjse

work it out for yourself sherlock

Originally posted by Schecter
you told americans to "stop complaining". now, if you had said, in a one on one conversation "dont complain to me", that may be justified. however your supreme order that americans have no right to complain about gas prices, yet you do, is complete and utter horseshit. sorry.

A simple "stop complaining" is not a supreme order. I think someone's taking a simple statement too far and too seriously.

Originally posted by Schecter
you said "stop complaining"

Sigh...I'll quote myself on this matter....



Originally posted by Schecter
it was not an opinion. it was purely pretentious grandstanding and worthy of scrutiny and even contempt. so:

I think everyone else can back me on this: telling someone to stop complaining is not something that is so "purely pretentious grandstanding and worthy of scrutiny and even contempt".

Schecter, I think someone's a bit too JumpyJumpyJumpyJumpyJumpyJumpyJumpyJumpy at a simple statement.

I'll quote myself again:

butthurt?

Originally posted by jaden101
http://www.petrolprices.com/?ref=tjse

work it out for yourself sherlock

what did i say? not tonight. im so drained i couldnt even count eggs in a carton. and please, its not an insult on your intelligence, but your math is often shitty

So gas is high everywhere.

A stunning turn of events.

It's still high in America compared to what we're used to. Derp.

Originally posted by Schecter
what did i say? not tonight. im so drained i couldnt even count eggs in a carton. and please, its not an insult on your intelligence, but your math is often shitty

indeed...especially when i'm drunk...like now

but if i was you i'd be wary of any website that thinks "teeside" is a city in the UK

Originally posted by jaden101
indeed...especially when i'm drunk...like now

but if i was you i'd be wary of any website that thinks "teeside" is a city in the UK

well i did some rough (very rough) math and it seems you are correct....this time *grumble*

i guess this means that i stand corrected and caedusrulesall needs to stfu

Originally posted by Schecter
well i did some rough (very rough) math and it seems you are correct....this time *grumble*

i guess this means that i stand corrected and caedusrulesall needs to stfu

stfu? What the kriff does that mean?

Originally posted by Schecter
well i did some rough (very rough) math and it seems you are correct....this time *grumble*

i guess this means that i stand corrected and caedusrulesall needs to stfu

could be the site you posted is pre fuel duty prices which would significantly cut it down...

http://www.petrolprices.com/images/fuelgraph.jpg

works out not far off i think

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
stfu? What the kriff does that mean? shut the f**k up. 1234

Originally posted by dadudemon
shut the f**k up. 1234

Oh...I don't know too much about forum abbreviations. I just usually make up my own or take it from Star Wars. Like kriff.

And Schecter, you overreact. You stfu.

So...this is not an anti-flatulence thread.

Originally posted by Mindship
So...this is not an anti-flatulence thread.

Great minds think alike.

I was going to make a comment similar, but I figured I would get made fun of. I was actually going to say, "we can wage the war with gas-x".

Originally posted by dadudemon
Great minds think alike.

I was going to make a comment similar, but I figured I would get made fun of. I was actually going to say, "we can wage the war with gas-x". Gas-x rules. That and Robitussin.

Originally posted by caedusrulesall
Oh...I don't know too much about forum abbreviations. I just usually make up my own or take it from Star Wars. Like kriff.

And Schecter, you overreact. You stfu.

"no you!!!!" ftw

So, what is the appicable end result of people saying that the US pays so much less for gas and start wars to keep prices less than 4 to 7 pounds a gallon when the exchange rate of the US dollar v the British Pound is 2 to 1?

And there is no arguing that the pound was worth more than the dollar when the US was paying a buck-forty a gallon. It still is. The pound has long been worth more than the dollar, and the UK has always paid far, far more for gas than we have. How many members of the British PM club have been placed in office by the oil industry and have produced such hugely successful results for his actual constituants?

It, in reality, comes across as total graphical justification for starting wars to keep that gallon of gas affordable to the average American. The problem now is that it simply ****ing isn't! We no longer have an interest in the middle east that doesn't revolve around monopolizing it's product, whihc means the wholesale dismissal of every other nation's progress. Spread freedom and democracy much? when does freedom and democracy, as principles, count more than the freedom and democracy of a single nation.

How can anyone argue that a world made of hundreds of democratic nations is flawed concept when they are examined through the truth of a single human casting a vote that doesn't serve the betterment of humanity and ignores the fact that no single human being casts an informed or interest-free vote? democracy only works when the whole world is democratic, as does communism, as does socialism.

Devil King for el presidente

trouble in the middle east increases the price of oil ,which is good news for those who sell and export oil and crappy news for the consumer. This effects consumers in the US as much as it does the rest of the world.

So the applicable end result is that they are wrong

Originally posted by anaconda
trouble in the middle east increases the price of oil ,which is good news for those who sell and export oil and crappy news for the consumer. This effects consumers in the US as much as it does the rest of the world.

So the applicable end result is that they are wrong

"Trouble" is just an excuse to raise the price of the barrel... if it wasn't "war trouble" right now, there would be some other form of "trouble" arbitrarily placed as to why the barrel is $110.00 now.

A number of factors are contributing to high fuel prices. The two largest countries, China and India, are modernizing at a breakneck pace consuming ever more oil while ALL of the worlds major oil fields are in decline. A large conventional oil field hasn't been discovered since 1982 meaning the remaining oil is either deep sea or in shale meaning it's expensive either to get to or to refine. There MIGHT be oil in northern Alaska but the only way to be sure is to go up and drill.

American lifestyles. Americans stubbornly refuse to give up their large vehicles or use public transport despite the writing being on the wall.

The weak dollar. All the worlds major oil contracts are in dollars so as the dollar weakens Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Mexico, Venezuela, etc have to charge more just to make the SAME money for their oil.

The longterm outlook isn't good. We could easily hit $200 a barrel within 5 years which would be disaster for our already fragile economy. You hear a lot of talk but not much is really being done to wean us off our oil addiction. The only real long term solution is nuclear power and electric cars but we are probably 20 years away from that even if we start today and we don't have that long.

The only bright spot is if you have any money to invest, oil is a sure bet for the next decade or so.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
No. It is due to the fall of the dollar, and that has more to do with China.

Gas in Memphis, TN was around $1.05 or so pre-Sept 2001.

Currently gas is hovers around $ 3.10s.

There are a lot of reasons it is three times as much as it was just 7 years ago, but Iraq was the first excuse for the BS

Originally posted by bizEb
what r u on drugs? first off, the price should never be that high. you dont see the problem with this? secondly, I should have to buy a prius? get a real car. an american car you yuppy. not to mention most people don't realize how expensive though cars are to begin with and those people driving those cars are the worst on the road.

I only read as far as this post before I realized what the problem is...

The one good thing I can say about higher gas prices is that maybe it'll result in less people buying large trucks they don't need.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
It's more expensive here, so stop whining and buy an economic car.

WHOA! what crawled up your a..... never mind.... any way yeah, the high cost for gas is getting kinda ridiculous in america. it's understandable that the price for gas is more expensive in other countries. It's also not helping the fact that economy is suffering at the same time. Hopefully this stimulus package will help. I'm not much into economics so i'm not going to argue with currencies. I will say there are alot of struggling families out there. and with this inflated spike with gas it's not helping....again I blame our commander and chief.....(sorry I don't like bush)

Originally posted by Kykiokushin
.....(sorry I don't like bush)


hmm

I like shaven as well.

Originally posted by dadudemon
hmm

I like shaven as well.

Funny