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Have gas prices influenced your decision as to a new vehicle?
I have a quick question for anyone interested in responding.
Have gas prices influenced your decision as to a new vehicle? WEre you thinking about getting a certain car/truck, but decided to go for something else based on fuel prices?
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Re: Have gas prices influenced your decision as to a new vehicle?
No.
Both my cars (and my wife's) get fairly low gas mileage, probably an average of 17/23 (city/highway). Here's the thing, if I were to trade in and/or sell them and then get into a new or newer fuel efficient car like a Hybrid Civic or Prius, I'd be taking on probably at least a 10K or higher expense; the way I see it, 10K can buy me years and years worth of gas, especially considering I only drive 10k-12k miles each year.
No, I already have a great car with wonderful mileage, a Prism/Prizm (damn, don't even know how to spell my own cars name..lol) But it does pretty good!
[Edit] I've always been bad at names.........lol
Infact I think we should do away with ALL names....just use symbols. I'd remember people better that way too. For people, phrases will do just fine.
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Last edited by Deja~vu on Oct 31st, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Oooo! His story arc has gotten progressively lamer.
Has anybody heard about the Chevy Volt? It is supposed to cost approx. 12 cents/day to drive (for electricity) but the car is going to be about 40,000 $.
GM is struggling, and this car is still @ least 3 years away...
I haven't been influenced at all. I don't have a car and enjoy not having one. More people might consider that a viable option if the oil industry hadn't worked so hard to squash the public transportation initiative.
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Gender: Male Location: between apathy and indifference
Gas will probably go up, then down, then up again.
Where I live public transit is not an option. 4 wheel drive is often a necessity through the winter as is a high cargo load and towing (for work related reasons). For these reasons I just bough a Pick-up truck. GM is coming out with a hybrid, but the cost is so overwhelming, that there's really no point to it.
The thing with electric cars is...what is done with the batteries once they crap out?
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That's more in the realms of 'conspricay', but is it just coincidence that the price of gas started dropping several months ago when the election heated up? Makes me think it's a way of appeasing/calming the masses in times of election. Also, lower gas prices would only help the Right in this election, as we saw a huge jump at the pump under a Republican cabinet.
One thing I am curious about and it doesn't completely connect, the price of a barrel is around 60-65 dollars now (global economy and whatnot), that's about 1/2 as much as it was when the price of gas was bordering the $5.00 per gallon mark. Why has the price of the barrel been dramatically slashed, while the price of a gallon has only been moderately (at best) been reduced?
Yes, it helps the right. A drop in pump prices has happened before. It happened in '06 to little avail, I think. But I do remember it happening in '04. What I'm more curious to see is if it's a political tactic to help the right or if the oil companies are worried about their record profits because they think Obama will be elected.
As for the price, the price of the barrel is all speculation, isn't it? Don't they price the barrel against demand and assumed supply?
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Yes and No.
I feel confortable in big cars (i.e. my 1992 Cadillac Coupe de ville) but at the same time enjoy saving money with a smaller vehicle (i.e. my 2005 Toyota Corolla) so for me gas price are a rollercoaster. So I have to just adopt to the changes. If one day a gallon of gas becomes so expensive that it will affect my wallet. Then, yes...I will consider public transportation.
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