The Gasoline Thread

[James]

I double checked the petrol price in New Zealand. EVERYWHERE is selling it at NZ$2.029 a litre. There isn't even a cent of competition. It's not just in Wellington city. We drove about 50km away and all the petrol stations on the way there were 202.9 as well.

[Funk_Buddy]

Locally it's $3.62, but 1 1/2 hrs from here it $3.32.

[Zimbacca]

it's holding strong at 3.99 here.  stupid being 20 cents above the national average. 

[logical123]

Yesterday afternoon it was $3.93. Last night, it was $4.11. That's $0.18 in the course of a day! 

[Ghost Soldier]

3.89 yesterday

[captain_nintendo]

3.69 here.

[Funk_Buddy]

3.59

[blcklblskt]

3.45 near me.

[captain_nintendo]

3.57 this morning.

[Ghost Soldier]

3.69

[phoenix1967]

Paid $3.71 yesterday.

[logical123]

It seems to be holding steady in our area right now. It's in the $3.94 - $4.14 range.

[NES_Rules]

Warning! A little rant about gasoline prices.
Why is the average American consumer so damn stupid? Just a few short weeks ago, the national gas price average was over $4/gallon and everyone was saying how we should have learned our lesson in the 1970's and started being more efficient back then. For a short while, people quit buying the huge SUVs and trucks and started buying smaller, more reasonable cars.
Now, gas prices have started to drop to around $3.50 (here at least) and truck and SUV sales are on the rise again. WTF? Are we really that stupid? Did we seriously forget what $4 gas was like?
That is all.

[Hydrobond]

Warning! A little rant about gasoline prices.
Why is the average American consumer so damn stupid? Just a few short weeks ago, the national gas price average was over $4/gallon and everyone was saying how we should have learned our lesson in the 1970's and started being more efficient back then. For a short while, people quit buying the huge SUVs and trucks and started buying smaller, more reasonable cars.
Now, gas prices have started to drop to around $3.50 (here at least) and truck and SUV sales are on the rise again. WTF? Are we really that stupid? Did we seriously forget what $4 gas was like?
That is all.

Or the rise is truck and SUV sales just might be attributed to the dealers cutting prices to very, very low levels.  The Ford dealerships around here are offering $12,000 rebates on trucks that would have been ~$24,000-$28,000 sticker.  Others are advertising 40% off the sticker price on new trucks. 

$12,000 off of the truck means you can absorb the price increase of $3.50 to $4.00 for 288,000 miles assuming horrendous mileage of 12 MPG over the life of the vehicle.  I wouldn't blame the consumer for recognizing a deal when it exists.  If you are looking for someone to blame, you might want to look at the truck manufacturers, which aren't just American companies.  Toyota and Nissan are doing these same things. 

[Sirgin]

I agree with NES_Rules.

Gas prices might fluctuate a bit, but the overal trend is a climbing one.

It's the same thing here in Europe since maybe 4-5 years: SUV's and 4x4s are selling more than ever before. 80% of the people buying these vehicles have no need for cars this big whatsoever, they just "feel safer sitting a bit higher than everybody else". (I litterally heard a woman say that on the news a couple of months ago)

The US has a much longer tradition of buying over-the-top SUV's like Cadillac Escalades and other stupid cars, it'll be much harder for them to switch to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.

In my opinion, unless you're a plummer or something like that or have a family of 5+, you shouldn't be allowed to buy such fuel-eating monsters.

It pisses me off everytime I see "Ty" of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" give away a Ford Explorer EL. "EL stands for extended lenght! It's an even bigger car!!!! Fuck the environment" Asshole