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Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 6561
Registered: Jul-05
WHY is gas sooooooooooooo high

it is 3.09 here for regular, it makes me not want to drive, or get rid of my truck, GOD
 

Silver Member
Username: Langless28

Boston, MA

Post Number: 519
Registered: Dec-04
yeah i drive a jeep cherokee, 16mpg after mods, im gonna put my system on my bike
 

Gold Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 1426
Registered: Jun-05
gas is 2.85 here lol my car guzzlles it
 

Silver Member
Username: Camaro823

British Colu... Canada

Post Number: 309
Registered: Jun-05
gas is 1.20/L here, i get raped in whichever car i drive.
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1229
Registered: Sep-05
same here........1.20/L here too
 

Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 3771
Registered: Oct-05
i am paying $3.50 a gal for super unleaded. this is bullsh!t. it doesn't have to be this high. wtf is this world coming to. i am gonna have to drive a hybrid in the future.
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 849
Registered: Jan-06
They are saying here in the states it will be close to $5/gal. It is going up 1 cent ever day due to the crude prices, not good. We as people need to stand up to our government and tell them to GO TO H3LL! Notice how they are pushing ethanol (E85)? My car is supercharged, no fricken way can I burn that sh!t. The only thing I can do to help me is jam the waste gate open to give zero boost and not run the AC but I think my 300A alt sucks more gas than anything, lol. POlo.. :-O
 

Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 3772
Registered: Oct-05
rofl in berverly hills people are paying $409 a gal for full service. these rich fukkers are funny. they don't want to put their own gas.

i feel sorry for those people that drive the hummer H2. i think those car gets 8 miles to a gallon in the city. damn just a quick drive to the mall and back is going to be like $10 worth of gas.
 

Gold Member
Username: Basshead86

Slowcala, FL The one that...

Post Number: 2883
Registered: Aug-05
isn't there 3L/1Gal? so those Canadians:-) are paying $3.60 for regular???
 

Silver Member
Username: Alex_f

Lawrenceburg, Ky Us

Post Number: 738
Registered: Nov-05
well, the smart thing to do is just order alot of pizza.lol you wont have to drive to get it.
 

Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 3775
Registered: Oct-05
alex you don't drive yet assume. man by the time you start driving its going to be $5 a gal. but then again you will be making good money with your boxes in the future cause they are very well made. :-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 850
Registered: Jan-06
isn't there 3L/1Gal? so those Canadians are paying $3.60 for regular???


Don't forget, they are using Canadian funds which amounts to about $1.25 in US moneys, lol. :-O
 

Gold Member
Username: Basshead86

Slowcala, FL The one that...

Post Number: 2892
Registered: Aug-05
lol
 

Bronze Member
Username: Kyle_lowe

Post Number: 27
Registered: Apr-06
isnt that high for me yet
i payed $2.72 today
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1231
Registered: Sep-05
I'm too lazy to figure it out, lol.....how much is that in L's what you guys in the states are paying?
 

Gold Member
Username: Basshead86

Slowcala, FL The one that...

Post Number: 2899
Registered: Aug-05
if my formula is corrrect about $1.00/L
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 851
Registered: Jan-06
if my formula is corrrect about $1.00/L


Or about $10,000/L CA or $1,000,000/L Au :-O
 

Gold Member
Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 5675
Registered: Dec-04
I just filled up $79 :-( $3.10/gallon. this sucks seriously. I get 10 miles per gallon, and fill up twice a week. These prices are killing me! here everyone check this out. This is a e-mail I recieved.

This might be worth a try and it certainly won't hurt to test out this
theory:



GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work



This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive it came from
one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It's worth
your consideration.



Join the resistance!!!! We all hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00
a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to
come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.



Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea. This makes MUCH MORE SENSE
than the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign that was going around
last April or May!

The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't
continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an
inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. BUT, whoever thought
of this idea has come up with a plan that can really work.

Please read on and join with us!



By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super
cheap. Me too! It is currently $2.39 on average for regular unleaded in
the US. Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned
us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75,
we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the
marketplace not sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each
day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see
the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not
purchasing their gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.

How?



Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we
CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price
war.



Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline
from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If
they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their
prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to
follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions
of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp
out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is
to reach millions of people!!



I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us send it to at least
ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more
(300 x 10 = 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the
sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION
consumers.



If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends
each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one
level further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!



Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people.

That's all! (If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million and
all you have to do is send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it,
you just aren't a mathematician.

But I am so trust me on this one.) :-)



How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to
ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could
conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you didn't
think you and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together we can
make a difference.



If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. I suggest that
we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30
RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.



everyone cut and paste it in a new e-mail and send it out to everyone they know it's worth a shot:-)

 

Silver Member
Username: Alex_f

Lawrenceburg, Ky Us

Post Number: 739
Registered: Nov-05
lol thanks chad. Im glad you like them.
 

Gold Member
Username: Basshead86

Slowcala, FL The one that...

Post Number: 2901
Registered: Aug-05
posted it on myspace.:-) lol
 

Gold Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 1431
Registered: Jun-05
lol muddy great idea everone is on that site lol
 

Silver Member
Username: Camaro823

British Colu... Canada

Post Number: 310
Registered: Jun-05
Muddy, I think 1 litre is equal to roughly 4.5 gallons. So we are paying much more, and Polo the CDN dollar is a lot stronger than your thinking, close to 86 man
 

Silver Member
Username: J_baby15

Kentucky

Post Number: 126
Registered: Feb-06
The same company runs all 4 gas stations here in my town. So they pretty much jacks up the price b/c there no competition. I think its around $2.93 today. But its only 2.81 in every town around here. I think its bullSh!t !!!
 

Gold Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 1433
Registered: Jun-05
i,liter is equal to 4.5 gallons dont think so lol think of something for 1 sec a 2 liter bottle of coke is how big and 1 gallon of milk lol they are about the same not exactly sure on the amounts lol but your statement is wrong
 

Silver Member
Username: Extrmndor3

Chicago, Ill Us

Post Number: 526
Registered: Feb-06
ok peoplee gringos lets invade afganistan and pakistan for gasss cuz we can pay those prices i rather buy a electrical scooter and put a 300 alt to recharge the scorer and make it a 3 wheel scooter and put my system in there
 

Silver Member
Username: Extrmndor3

Chicago, Ill Us

Post Number: 527
Registered: Feb-06
u know wat u can do buy all the thing are supposed to low ur gas millage so u can do like 100miles per gallon
 

Silver Member
Username: Camaro823

British Colu... Canada

Post Number: 311
Registered: Jun-05
Did you take the time to go look it up ?

http://www.thetipsbank.com/convert.htm

1 gallon is equal to 4.5 litres (unless your talking US gallons, which i bet you are). So take the time to look it up before you start talking or at least be clear.
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1234
Registered: Sep-05
cost me now about $45-50 to fill up my corolla tank!! It's only a 1.6L. Used to cost me about $17 to make a 3.5hr trip, now it cost be around 30-35 for the same trip........crazy stuff. Better soon start going down.
 

Gold Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 1440
Registered: Jun-05
i didnt know that they have diffrent size liters ohhhh sorry buddy but yes i was talking us lites or whatever
 

Gold Member
Username: Theelfkeeper

Stockbridge, GA USA

Post Number: 1848
Registered: Feb-05
its $2.88 here. my Accord gets 25-27mpg, so thats not too bad. my brother's 69 firebird on the other hand, it gets about 6mpg, lol. good ole big block 400 :-)

oil companies are making a killing.
 

Silver Member
Username: Killerzracing71

Fredericksburg, Virginia United states

Post Number: 634
Registered: Aug-05
Hey Polo whuts wrong with ethonal....its not Sh!t its a actually better then regular gasoline.....it has achohol mixed with gasoline...Methonal is a nother type of alchohol.that adds like 50-60hp off brake....Ethonal might can get 30-40....Nothing realy needs to be done to run it in a gasoline car( well if u have the time an skill to do it) realy just change the lines...pupms...injector, anything plastic has to go....

that e-85 would actually help u out....THat would be cool if we could get some Methonal on the street...but that fuel burns the Heck out yur eyes....

u make me fell better with ur gas prices.....3.05 for 93......but i do have a 351 C in a 4000lb car that i drive everyday.
 

Gold Member
Username: Theelfkeeper

Stockbridge, GA USA

Post Number: 1849
Registered: Feb-05
oh, and that new Ethenol stuff, thats still $2 something a gallon.

prob because its not cought on everywhere.
 

Silver Member
Username: Adddisorder

Post Number: 151
Registered: Jan-06
look into tornado fuel savers, on ebay for like 30$ they say they add like a huge amount of miles to your car but realisticly its like 1.5 my firned has one and im getting one sometime soon at this rate or gas. its like this spiral thing that goes in your air intake and turns the air so it flows into your engine better and it takes more air in and something magical happens and you get better mileage
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1235
Registered: Sep-05
heard about them but didn't know if they were worth it.....GAS PRICES JUST WENT UP AGAIN TODAY! ANOTHER 6 CENTS PER/L
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 857
Registered: Jan-06
Ethanol at a racing level is great but consumer grade isn't. The octane level is lower so reprogrammng of the ECM is a must to retard timing not to mention all rubber items need to be change and the fact it takes twice as much ethanol to be burned successfully. This means your WHOLE fuel system will have to be ugraded for a much higher volume one, lot of cost there...Polo.. :-)
 

Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 6569
Registered: Jul-05
who do i write about this b/s
 

Gold Member
Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 5707
Registered: Dec-04
I'm with you Chauncey:-) the problem with e85 is that your gas milage drops drastically so it's cheaper yes but you burn it twice as fast so total cost is about the same.
 

Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 6575
Registered: Jul-05
no im seriously thinking about buying a smaller car just to drive around, because it takes me about 30min to get to work everyday soooo.
 

Gold Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 1461
Registered: Jun-05
and you get stuck with the big suv lol
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 859
Registered: Jan-06
Me2 that is why I only work 3 days, lol. I tried to drive a little car one time, was a Honda with a auto clutch manual type a deal. It used an auto clutch but you still shifted the lever and had a 3 cylinder, lol. This thing was sooo scarry no way would you take it on the expressway. I gave it back after 3 days, POS..Polo. :-O
 

Silver Member
Username: Juliob

Santo DomingoDominican Re...

Post Number: 483
Registered: Dec-05
you guys are d1ck, in my country gasoline costs 5 dollars so! people in here uses gas tanks inside their cars, so you better consider before talking lol!
 

Gold Member
Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 5712
Registered: Dec-04
me to chauncey I have been looking at older acura integra's and honda civic's just to get back and forth around town and work and use my truck to work only with.
 

Gold Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 1466
Registered: Jun-05
ya but then you guys wont have any bump in the trunk lol
 

Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 6577
Registered: Jul-05
i will get something small in it of course
 

Gold Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 1467
Registered: Jun-05
lol ya
 

Gold Member
Username: Sploosh56

Ohio

Post Number: 1251
Registered: May-04
(Play the song: Buffalo Springfield - Fpr What it's Worth)


I read some on cnn that gas will cost $2.25 a galoon for May whcih, for my area, will be about $3.27 a gallon by the time it reaches us. It was $1.91 before taxes and such this month and is at $2.96. Maybe Bush should pull the d1ck out of his p00per and do something. The American people can't handle this much longer. Something has got to break. When the price of gas goes up so does all of the products in stores. Middle and lower class people who run this country and make things work just can't possibly handle this for much longer. If this whole matter isn't solved soon things in America will get worse. So, either Bush needs to do something or everyone as a nation must do something. You saw it all the time in the 60's and 70's and it made a difference. It only takes one voice and others will follow. One thing that I have noticed with my generation is that there is a lot of talk but no action. Soemone needs to step up to the plate and be a leader.

 

Gold Member
Username: Sploosh56

Ohio

Post Number: 1252
Registered: May-04
(Play the song: Buffalo Springfield - For What it's Worth)


I read some on cnn that gas will cost $2.25 a galoon for May whcih, for my area, will be about $3.27 a gallon by the time it reaches us. It was $1.91 before taxes and such this month and is at $2.96. Maybe Bush should pull the d1ck out of his p00per and do something. The American people can't handle this much longer. Something has got to break. When the price of gas goes up so does all of the products in stores. Middle and lower class people who run this country and make things work just can't possibly handle this for much longer. If this whole matter isn't solved soon things in America will get worse. So, either Bush needs to do something or everyone as a nation must do something. You saw it all the time in the 60's and 70's and it made a difference. It only takes one voice and others will follow. One thing that I have noticed with my generation is that there is a lot of talk but no action. Soemone needs to step up to the plate and be a leader.

 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1238
Registered: Sep-05
I'm horrible at math so someone figure this out:

4.5L = 1 gallon

Gas is now 1.22/L here

So how much does that come out to in gallons? Wants to see how much it is per gallon here and compare it with the rest of you guys
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 861
Registered: Jan-06
$5.49
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 862
Registered: Jan-06
$5.48 Ca= $.39 US :-O
 

Bronze Member
Username: Van_man

Boston, MA

Post Number: 61
Registered: Mar-06
think there are high here...
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1240
Registered: Sep-05
holy smokes........I'm paying $5.48/gal?? Wasn't aware it was that much
 

Bronze Member
Username: Paps

Yuma, AZ

Post Number: 35
Registered: Mar-06
lol its 12 cents per gallon in venezuela? At that price i can fill up my entire tank with less than $2!
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1241
Registered: Sep-05
^^WOW! lol
 

Silver Member
Username: John_wash

Nashville, Tennessee

Post Number: 234
Registered: Dec-05
that needs an extra "WOW"^^^
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 867
Registered: Jan-06
Ya but remember how much $.12 US is to Venezuelan's! That is like $10 here in the states, lol. Ever see the movie European road trip, where they give the guy in Germany a nickel and they thought they were rich? You also have to remember, do you really think it is really gasoline and not gasohol? You're lucky to find civilization down there let alone something REAL , mannn.... :-O
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1244
Registered: Sep-05
hmm.....totally forgot about translating it. That comes out to even more when you translate it to CAD funds. So really, he's worse than all us, lol
 

Bronze Member
Username: Shortysetnies

Post Number: 42
Registered: Mar-06
Another thing to think about... only 25%, plus or minus a little bit, of the gas you put into your car, goes to moving it. The another small percentage is used to power other things but over half is just burt. So you spend $50 to fill up, but only use $20, and waste $30. Think on that.
 

Silver Member
Username: Lewass

Boomfield Hills, MI USA

Post Number: 649
Registered: Jan-06
There are good solutions for those of you who enjoy cruising around smoking and bumping music as much as I do (do it daily):

Hybrids - They are expensive, but you can drive around all day without hurting your wallet! Pay up front to not have to pay daily! It's like gasoline layaway!

4 Bangers - 4 cylinders may not be all that fast (without turbo), but they can get you around cheap!

The best for last:
My favorite - The TDI by VW (V-dub in da house!) These bad boys can get higher than 40 average mpg! They advertise upper 30's, but I have cruised around in a TDI Jetta and observed 46 mpg average! A light foot and you could drive forever on a small (~14 gallon) tank of diesel!
 

Silver Member
Username: Lewass

Boomfield Hills, MI USA

Post Number: 650
Registered: Jan-06
Oh and I almost forgot;

Didn't we take over a country a few years ago so that we wouldn't have to pay out the anus to power our portable soundsystems?

Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw a couple years ago on a huge angry lookin' dude's suburban:

Upload
 

Silver Member
Username: Lewass

Boomfield Hills, MI USA

Post Number: 651
Registered: Jan-06
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the previous post are those of the huge angry dude in the 'burban, and not necessarily those of the Lewass.
 

Gold Member
Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 5713
Registered: Dec-04
lol lewass:-) I agree with your 4 banger idea I am looking to do that myself. My v8 can sit in my driveway untill it has to work then right back to sitting.
 

Gold Member
Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 5714
Registered: Dec-04
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/
 

Gold Member
Username: Lexuscoop

Post Number: 1313
Registered: Dec-05
guys i got the SC300, its an 18 gal tank, and its 3.19 for super here.... i get about 20 MPGs.... this sucks AS$
 

Gold Member
Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 5715
Registered: Dec-04
20 mpg? be happy I get 8-10mpg:-(
 

Gold Member
Username: Lexuscoop

Post Number: 1317
Registered: Dec-05
damn... that sucks.... yea 20 MPG... but when you drive as much as i do... it doesn't last very long
 

Gold Member
Username: Lexuscoop

Post Number: 1325
Registered: Dec-05
young james isn't it 3.6 or 3.8L= 1 galon? i just looked at the urinal LOL it said 1gpf 3.6 or 3.8lpf idk if it was a 6 or an 8
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1254
Registered: Sep-05
Not according to this site.........spose it's right. I will trust that more than a urinal, lol

http://www.thetipsbank.com/convert.htm
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 883
Registered: Jan-06
I had to look it up too. There are different gallons, make sure it is a liquid gallon...

1 gallon [US, liquid] = 3.785 Liter
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1256
Registered: Sep-05
^^^that stuff really confuzes me, lol
 

Silver Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 889
Registered: Jan-06
$1.20/liter X 3.785 liters = $4.542/gal Ca funds or $.50 US, lol. :-O
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