Oil Price Fun

[cmayer31]

I have a lot of thoughts on this, but only one comments for now because I almost feel directly attacked when he states

But when I see these ever-growing vehicles driving through Miami -- where I have yet to find a hill, let alone a mountain -- with just one person inside, carrying nothing, I can only conclude that America deserves the foreign oil-rich despots that are causing so much trouble.

I almost feel a direct attack. I drive a full size truck, and 80% of that time it is for my 60 mile round trip commute with only myself in the truck. However, I use my truck weekly for hauling construction material, making dump runs, or moving large items. Almost monthly I'm either towing a trailer, loading the kayaks, loading muddy mountain bikes, or loading my truck up with dirt bikes and gear for weekends in the desert.

The majority of time I am driving by myself in city traffic. I guess that means that I'm intentionally attacking my own country and attempting to cripple the nation; heck might as well call me a terrorist.

I honestly couldn't own just a car right now in my life. I could sell all of my toys, but it doesn't change the fact that I still find having a bed to haul stuff much more convenient than loading stuff on top of a car and scratching up the roof.

If I could take the train to work I would. San Diego has crappy MTS and it's even worse when living in the suburbs, so that's not an option either. I know what kind of gas mileage my truck gets, and that's the cost of owning the truck.

The entire oil thing is BS anyhow, look at the profits of the oil companies and then figure out why you want to pay over $5 a gallon; to give them more money. Congrats on the thought process.

[Marigold2]

I think it's time Americans get off their power ego trips and trash the Hummer and the Escolade and the rest of the big, useless gas hogs that they drive.

If you need a truck for farming or constrution that is one thing. No one needs a Hummer to drive around. They are 8000 lbs of waste and ego. My Camry gets 31 miles a gallon. My friend drives a van because she likes to sit up high, well her high chair is only getting 15 miles a gallon. I suggested she put a pillow under her behind to raise her up when driving. Of course if you can afford a $60.000 Hummer I am sure you aren't worried about filling the gas tank.

Every time I see a guy driving a huge Hummer or other monster car I always wonder if he is short in another area and is making up for it in the size of his car.

[Vela]

I'm not on an ego power trip and I drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee because I have 3 children and 3 dogs. It's nice to see such GENERALIZED opinions about those who drive bigger cars. I don't have to farm to need a car big enough to take my family somewhere and put groceries in at the same time. Maybe more people ought to get off their holier than thou attitudes before spouting off about things. Not all people drive bigger cars because they WANT to. Jeez, saying things like that is just ridiculous. I don't want to pay 4 dollars a gallon just because I need a bigger car for my family!

If I had a camry I'd have to put my dogs in the back seat, kids in the trunk and tie the groceries to the bumper.

[critter crazy]

Hmmm...I drive a 4 door Dodge ram Pick up Truck. Do I need it?? YES!! I live in the country, I have a farm, and a Family I have to cart around, not to mention my very large dogs. I also haul wood and tow cars with it! Do you think I enjoy driving something that costs so much to run? no, but I sure as heck cannot get everything done driving a darn car! just dosent work! I sure as heck aint driving my truck as a status symbol! I drive a truck because I need to!Just because some people can make it through life driving a car that gets 60mpg does not mean that us people who drive trucks, dont use/need them!

[wombat2u2004]

What on earth are all of you people griping about ???? I'm pretty sure that the intention of Marigold1's post was NOT to say that people shouldn't drive larger vehicles if they had a need for them !!!!
I for one can totally agree with her, as I can see from her post exactly where she is coming from. The real fact of the matter is that there are many people out there who do not live on a farm, do not have 50 kids and 70 dogs, do not deliver construction materials as a form of employment, and therefore do NOT need bloody great vehicles that require a scaffold system to get into. It is so commonplace to see one of these super huge vehicles that park outside of a preschool as a mother drops off her toddler for the day, then promptly returns home to park that vehicle in a garage where the said vehicle spends 99% of it's time. Status symbol to some people ???
You betcha.....it's all around us.
Wombat

[DJFyrewolf36]

*pokes toe carefully into hot water*

I see a need for some people to drive gas hogging cars. I also see that the people who CHOOSE to drive gas hogging cars (regardless of reason) go into it knowing the concequences of their actions. I don't agree that people need to be punished for the car they drive, as it just ends up forking the REST of us anyhow. Yes my car gets 50 mpg (confirmed and calculated ) but I still feel the sting of paying over 3.50 a gallon. This price goes up with demand, and as the human infastructure grows, sadly we are going to require more resources to fuel it. Yeah ok so everyone uses public transportation but that doesnt build a road or fly an airplane or ship something via rail or truck. The point is we NEED fuel of some type and all fuel takes resources wether building an electric battery or making gas.

It isnt SUVs faults really...they are just easy to blame. Look around you on an average day on the highway, how many big haulers or other industrial trucks do you see?

Humans are needful creatures, we've developed into this over centuries and I dont think any ammount of well wishing or "tree hugging" is going to change it anytime remotely soon. This requires a change of the entire human race, how long is that realistically going to take?

*steps back gently out of hot water*

[wombat2u2004]

[QUOTE=DJFyrewolf36
*steps back gently out of hot water*[/QUOTE]

Bathrobe ????

[sparks19]

*. Yes my car gets 50 mpg (confirmed and calculated ) but I still feel the sting of paying over 3.50 a gallon.

what do you drive? 50 MPG is amazing.

I read in the paper the other day that a local gas station was forced to raise his gas prices even though he didn't want to.... because it was unfair to the other gas stations I guess

Who knew this thread would get so many panties in a wad. People are really sensitive about what they drive?

Of course... there is NO practical use for a Hummer. NO ONE needs a vehicle THAT big no matter how many kids, dogs, or things you haul. It isn't even BUILT for that.

As for me.... I dont' drive.... I dont' WANT to drive..... I hate driving... but I know I will have to some day. I will have to drive the smallest possible vehicle I can.... for easy parking purposes lol. So many people around here drive those little scooters..... VERy fuel efficient but you will never catch me on anything with only two wheels that isn't pedalled by ME lol.

But I figure.... if they can make certain vehicles run on vegetable oil.... they can certainly find somethign other than oil to run cars..... the trick is finding something to EFFICIENTLY run cars. That and the government gets so much tax money from these high gas prices they won't ever be in a big hurry to get rid of it.