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03-17-2008, 11:09 AM
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Individualist
Join Date: 09-27-03
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Gas prices
How much are you paying and how does that affect your lifestyle?
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03-17-2008, 06:55 PM
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$3.85 gallon for diesel. Driving a Dodge 3500 Duelly (til I finish fighting Gieco) and I'm getting 8 - 10 mpg. $100 per fillup and filling up twice a week. It's killing me.
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03-17-2008, 08:56 PM
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Southern Brat
Join Date: 10-13-03
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Today it was about $3.17 a gallon. No impact, as I do very little driving. Generally speaking, I drive less than 100 miles a week on the average.
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03-17-2008, 09:04 PM
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Warrior Princess
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Costs me between $40-$50 to fill up and I fill up about twice a week. I shop at a specific store to get "gas perks" - I don't drive less, but I def. feel it.
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03-18-2008, 12:18 AM
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In Venezuela, you’ll pay just 12 cents a gallon to fill your tank.
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I need to fill up there. |
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03-19-2008, 06:40 AM
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$4.15 per US Gallon in the Toronto area right now.
It only affects my lifestyle in that I pay more to fill up.
It doesn't affect how much I drive because I drive mostly for work and that doesn't stop, just because it gets more expensive.
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03-19-2008, 03:49 PM
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In the UK it is about £4.73 per gallon, which is about $9.38 per gallon.
Take that to the bank... 
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03-19-2008, 03:54 PM
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WOW! I would be doing a lot more walking!  |
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03-19-2008, 03:59 PM
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I do - lol!
But at least our medical health system is free so I guess it's all swings and roundabouts 
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03-19-2008, 04:29 PM
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Warrior Princess
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omg - why is it so much higher?!
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03-19-2008, 04:44 PM
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It's that wonderful three letter word that the government love  .....TAX 
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03-20-2008, 10:34 PM
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Jeffesis
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Asking your friend to pick you up at the airport means a bit more now doesn't it?
My friend grabbed a cab and we both spent less, amazing.
Topless bars...now thats a different story...
You get it no matter what....
Damn the scourge
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03-21-2008, 02:30 PM
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I and my little 2 wheel drive Nissan PU use about 14 gallons a week 95% business usage at a current cost of about 3.20 a gallon.
We all need to be a lot more concerned about the cost of disel. That affects everything we buy and is going to bankrupt the country if it isn't checked.
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03-21-2008, 03:11 PM
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JohnScott's Lovechild
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Horray for public transit. $60/mo unlimited use... can get anywhere and everywhere in the city |
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03-21-2008, 04:39 PM
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Individualist
Join Date: 09-27-03
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I took the bus a couples times in Seattle. The smell of urine didn't really do it for me.
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03-21-2008, 10:03 PM
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JohnScott's Lovechild
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Luckily I live in the city with an immaculate transportation system. We like clean.
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03-21-2008, 10:06 PM
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More hydrogen powered cars kgo. Just look at those new BMWs.
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03-22-2008, 10:28 AM
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hmm
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Originally Posted by John Scott
How much are you paying and how does that affect your lifestyle?
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Really it don't effect my lifestyle quite honestly I don't even pay attention to how much gas prices are anymore because they change so damn much, but I will tell you this I remember when I first got my license gas was 87-92 cents for a gallon that's when I was 16 and I"m 23 now. |
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03-22-2008, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: 12-26-05
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It's not the price of driving that gets me, (got a small 1.3 diesel that does
60+ miles to the gallon) it's the price of heating oil.
Filled my tank up this week and it costs over £600 ($1200)
I only filled it up in November 
I can remember when it was under £200 for a refill. |
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