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Old 05-04-2010, 02:02 PM
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Default What if Gas prices go to $5.00 a gallon

I heard glenn beck talk about the gas prices supposed to go up. Would you guys still drive your DD car? They are talking this price cause of the gulf situation?
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My TA's my only car, i got no choice. guess i wont be doing as many burnouts on the way home
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T/A gets 29 highway, and averages 24-25 on my normal drive to work
Lesabre gets ? highway, but averages 24-25 on my normal drive to work. so, yes, I will still drive what I got.
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That's such BS! I'm not directing it to you, but towards the gas companies in general.

This is a BP mess, which means only BP/AM-PM/Arco should be affected.
It shouldn't even be hitting them yet, but like when anything that happens in the middle east, the gas prices go up the next day. Pure BS.
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$5 a G damn umm i'd prolly get something a lil more practical...oh wait im already trying to do that.


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I'll just drive less. Have a friend pick me up instead of picking them up. Drive straight to work instead of taking the scenic route. Go out less often. Walk to the beach instead of drive to it.
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Originally Posted by Finkledbody
I'll just drive less. Have a friend pick me up instead of picking them up. Drive straight to work instead of taking the scenic route. Go out less often. Walk to the beach instead of drive to it.
+1 Since I've moved to Santa Monica, I've been doing a lot of that.

We try and walk to the market as much as possible.
If we're going out drinking, we do the same. Plus walking home (or to a hotel room) after a night of drinking is a good idea anyway.

I had to spend 3 weeks on Jury Duty in downtown LA last year. I was taking the Gold line in every day. I really missed that. As much as I love driving my Camaro, I loved the train. I was coming home relaxed. I noticed it the very next day I drove home from work. I was an ******* again
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My '02 Z is my daily driver, so yes I will continue to drive it when I need to go somewhere. I don't really have a "daily drive" at the moment though....
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Wouldn't change my driving habits. I have a 2nd option (2003 Grand Am GT1) that gets good gas mileage so I would continue to drive that on days where the weather stinks or long trips. Outside of that criteria, I plan to go have fun in the SS.
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The summer of 2008 93 octane reached around $4.50 a gallon and I did drive the bird a little less which sucks a little more if you have an A4 like myself, It all depends on your budget

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The trading price of gas is down $0.12 today. I don't see it affecting us much. The well wasn't producing, it was being drilled. So loss of production will not be much. my 2 cents
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Originally Posted by brapril714
The trading price of gas is down $0.12 today. I don't see it affecting us much. The well wasn't producing, it was being drilled. So loss of production will not be much. my 2 cents
its not the loss of production that will drive the price up, its the billions spent in cleaning up their mess that will drive their prices up... other stations will follow suite to line their pockets.
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this just means i will be paying roughly 80$ per tank. oh well. id never sell the bird. 10$ a gallon i still wont buy a ***** *** hybrid.
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Originally Posted by brian g
Glenn Beck

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ill drive more efficiently
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I guess they will be making some money then huh? Nothing will ever stop me from driving my cars.
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I ride my bicycle to work so I could care less.
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Originally Posted by TheBlueKnight
I ride my bicycle to work so I could care less.
Me too hahaa. So much cheaper. The better cardio and losing weight is a plus too!



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