Gas Prices

[7milesout]

I should have also mentioned, that I drive my Dodge Ram conservatively because it is a big 7,130 pound battering Ram.  And to a person in a different vehicle, it probably wouldn't feel very good to get crashed into, so they probably wouldn't like it. 

 

As such, I drive it accordingly, as if I somehow know that other drivers might not like the way it feels if I Ram into them.  It does a little better than the Sierra on fuel, but kind of apples and oranges as far as powertrains.  However, the Ram is like driving / parking a Sherman tank, and the Sierra is like driving / parking a Camry (but with plenty o' nagging problems).

 

I've come to the realization that there must be others who drive like me (slowly, carefully, methodically, safely, conservative, etc).  But I am not likely to see them much or ever because they and I are driving about the same speed.  Yet the ones that are driving the opposite of me, blowing my doors off only to have me roll right up next to them at the traffic light, are the ones I'm exposed to.

 

I'll be honest.  High gas prices aren't killing me.  Yet I absolutely despise paying for fuel.  However, I'd rather pay for fuel than to need to go pick up my mother-in-law down in south GA (180 miles away) at the spur of the moment but can't do it as I have to wait on the friggin batteries to recharge.  And sweat the fact she lives very rural so I can't make it home without a slow 110V overnight recharge.  Gimme some gas and let me go...

 

Last thing - Recharging might be less expensive than liquid fuel right now.  But when a lot more people jump into EVs, our good ole trusty gobment is going to have to tax them out the wazoo somehow, in order to make up for all the lost gas tax revenues.  It's coming.  Just a matter of time.

 

 

7milesout

[KARNUT]

28 minutes ago, 7milesout said:

I should have also mentioned, that I drive my Dodge Ram conservatively because it is a big 7,130 pound battering Ram.  And to a person in a different vehicle, it probably wouldn't feel very good to get crashed into, so they probably wouldn't like it. 

 

As such, I drive it accordingly, as if I somehow know that other drivers might not like the way it feels if I Ram into them.  It does a little better than the Sierra on fuel, but kind of apples and oranges as far as powertrains.  However, the Ram is like driving / parking a Sherman tank, and the Sierra is like driving / parking a Camry (but with plenty o' nagging problems).

 

I've come to the realization that there must be others who drive like me (slowly, carefully, methodically, safely, conservative, etc).  But I am not likely to see them much or ever because they and I are driving about the same speed.  Yet the ones that are driving the opposite of me, blowing my doors off only to have me roll right up next to them at the traffic light, are the ones I'm exposed to.

 

I'll be honest.  High gas prices aren't killing me.  Yet I absolutely despise paying for fuel.  However, I'd rather pay for fuel than to need to go pick up my mother-in-law down in south GA (180 miles away) at the spur of the moment but can't do it as I have to wait on the friggin batteries to recharge.  And sweat the fact she lives very rural so I can't make it home without a slow 110V overnight recharge.  Gimme some gas and let me go...

 

Last thing - Recharging might be less expensive than liquid fuel right now.  But when a lot more people jump into EVs, our good ole trusty gobment is going to have to tax them out the wazoo somehow, in order to make up for all the lost gas tax revenues.  It's coming.  Just a matter of time.

 

 

7milesout

The problem with new shiny things it falls under the greener grass theory. The only problem now is people instead of going oops this ain’t gonna work. They don’t like admitting their failure. They invent problems or failures of the past to try to persuade you this better. You really like soup you know. We just needed to raise the price of steak enough to get you to try it. That’s where we are now. There’re still eating steak. 

[Big_Kahuna]

26 minutes ago, KARNUT said:

The problem with new shiny things it falls under the greener grass theory. The only problem now is people instead of going oops this ain’t gonna work. They don’t like admitting their failure. They invent problems or failures of the past to try to persuade you this better. You really like soup you know. We just needed to raise the price of steak enough to get you to try it. That’s where we are now. There’re still eating steak. 

you got it my friend ......... 2022 we will stop them 2024 we will put AMERICA where she should be GREAT AGAIN.

[7milesout]

Let's hope.  I'm with ya on that.

[richard wysong]

$4.04 for 87 up on Rt1, line out of the parking lot onto the highway. $4.29 seems to be the popular price. bout a buck to go before it's back where it was in February

[CamGTP]

Where I live it $4.39 for 87 and $4.15 for 88.

 

Go 12 miles away and it was $3.66 a gallon LOL, like what the hell is up with that. Damn near a dollar cheaper for whatever reason. And E85 is still $2.99 a gallon.

[shakenfake]

Damn where I live 88 is literally 5 cents cheaper. 24 cents might actually make it worth it

[Grumpy Bear]

COSTCO dropped below $4. Okay $3.999 but.... Within a few blocks there is a $1.399 spread in price. Totally out of hand. Greed and Grab. 

[txab]

$3.35

[KARNUT]

3.50 here

[CamGTP]

One station is at $4.19 now.

 

Diesel dropped a bunch too, down to $4.89.

Edited July 28, 2022 by CamGTP

[richard wysong]

TXAB what were the prices where you are before this started? Here in the northeast they were $2.99-$3.29 back in February

[txab]

I recently posted that the latest prices were about what they were back in Feb-March, iirc. I remember taking a trip and fuel in DFW was around $3.59, but cheaper out in West Texas by .20 or so. Other than that time period, I just remember the prices were climbing much like they're dropping now, a few cents to a nickel per gallon at a time

[richard wysong]

similar experience, I left on my annual ride to Fla near the end of February and by the time I headed home 3 weeks later the prices on the interstate had gone up a dollar but if you got a mile off the hiway the 7/11s were 50c less. gas in Miami beach was over $5 the first week of March

[StinkyCheese]

Price at the pump for the last 2 fill ups has been just under $5.00 a gallon for diesel.  There are still stations that are above $5 but they are finally coming down.  Most seem to be $5.09-$5.15.  Too lazy to do the math but 5% back from my credit card as well as $0.10-$0.20 a gallon back from upside is probably putting me close to $4.50-$4.75 a gallon for my final cost.  I'll be curious to see how my mpg is changed when I change to AT tires in the next month or so before my 2-3k road trip at the end of November.  Maybe I'll learn to keep my foot off the skinny pedal, until then 12-14 mpg is what I'll get lol