Re: What have you given up to buy gasoline?

**lawndartleo** · 05-11-2008, 01:08 AM

Prolly wont be buying many games...

I eat fresh foods only for reasons of my own good health, so I wont give up that, even though my grocery bill is growing.

Flying is my passion so I wont sacrifice that, although I may fly fewer hours.

**Uranium - 235** · 05-11-2008, 08:22 AM

... driving...

**Hambergler** · 05-11-2008, 11:28 AM

My car gets 22 MPG. Only uses premium.
I ride about 1000 miles per month
About 45 gallons a month
Spend $180 45g x $4 gas.
Difference is about $45 a month from a year ago.
Given up my booty

**aculle01** · 05-11-2008, 12:07 PM

Ride my bike to work.

**1er** · 05-11-2008, 03:08 PM

You think you have it tough over in the USA?

Petrol here is almost £1 per litre now, so to fill up we're talking muchos cashola. It costs around £70 to fill-up in the average car.

We're talking $135 there.

Sorry to hear about your hardships, though. Honestly.

**Uranium - 235** · 05-11-2008, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by 1er

You think you have it tough over in the USA?

Petrol here is almost £1 per litre now, so to fill up we're talking muchos cashola. It costs around £70 to fill-up in the average car.

We're talking $135 there.

Sorry to hear about your hardships, though. Honestly.

There's a lot less driving to be done over there too, when your country is smaller than some states. Think about what it costs to ship food and goods across the country, including the fact that the US has a lot more rural areas that, again, are going to take more driving to get around on.

**ScratchMonkey** · 05-11-2008, 06:08 PM

I don't think being a small country will result in less driving. We live in a global economy. If the UK wants something exotic (like California produce), the cost will be higher yet.

Why is gas in Europe more expensive than the stuff I buy in the San Francisco area? High prices in the US can often be traced to high taxes. (And I think justifiably, since we have to deploy an expensive military to protect the sources.)

**Thesleeper01** · 05-11-2008, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by ScratchMonkey

I don't think being a small country will result in less driving. We live in a global economy. If the UK wants something exotic (like California produce), the cost will be higher yet.

Why is gas in Europe more expensive than the stuff I buy in the San Francisco area? High prices in the US can often be traced to high taxes. (And I think justifiably, since we have to deploy an expensive military to protect the sources.)

In Canada its about $1.30 a liter, that works out to be about $4.90 per gallon. The real sad thing is that I live in a city that has a large oil refinery right in it. We pay a lot more per volume than the same gas shipped to the US and sold by the same company from their US stores. From what I understand it US gas has very very few taxes on it because americans are very hyper sensitive to gas price increases while in most other country’s people have a "what ya gona do" attitude. It is often a topic of debate in the area where I live.

In the UK they can also drive the Chunnel and then the rest of Europe.

I think that while the war in the Middle East is destroying the US economy it is keeping the US gas price lower relative to other countries because the US has a guaranteed supply that no other country has.

**War.mongeR1** · 05-11-2008, 07:27 PM

No sacrifices here either. My little Mazda 3 hatchback gets great mpg. Even when gas was cheap, I always preached that it was important to have efficient cars for the sake of convenience if nothing else. I like making fewer trips to the gas stations. I do see the rise in prices on food, though, which I believe is related to higher transportation costs. I still don't see people making any real sacrifices, though.

Oh yeah, and like others have already said, I would indeed suggest a Honda Rebel or Kawasaki Ninja 250 for anyone wanting some cheap reliable transportation. I'd drive one if I didn't have to carry my entire office with me to work (tables, chairs, computer, boxes, printers, etc.)

**1er** · 05-11-2008, 10:14 PM

It's very hard to speculate as to who is worst off. The high price of fuel over here is partially do with nearly 50% of the price being tax and partially to do with the manufacturers themselves.

The economy is in a mess at the moment, The Conservative party are using high oil prices as a weapon against our GOOD liberal government (Labour of course) when it is something unavoidable; if you take the tax off of the fuel and the cigarettes, it has to go somewhere else.

Things will hopefully work out soon.

**Tonk** · 05-12-2008, 02:55 AM

i am in the process of selling my truck for a car.... im looking for a honda civic, or mazda 6, those are two options i am looking into..... ill miss my truck

**Dirtboy** · 05-12-2008, 03:04 AM

I switched from Copenhagen to Kodiak chew...that is about it.

**Steamers** · 05-12-2008, 04:40 AM

I gave up cigarrete sticks for gasoline =)

**Evo<^|SiNz|^>** · 05-12-2008, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by ScratchMonkey

Why is gas in Europe more expensive than the stuff I buy in the San Francisco area? High prices in the US can often be traced to high taxes. (And I think justifiably, since we have to deploy an expensive military to protect the sources.)

The price of crude is currently having the biggest effect on the price of gas. See this breakdown from the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Energy Information Administration:

EIA is a good source of all kinds of information on gas prices and trends: http://www.eia.doe.gov/

**caldsteven** · 05-12-2008, 09:08 AM

I picked up a 2nd job to cover my gas expenses. Just part time work, nothing major. But I do A LOT of driving, my full time job is around 30 miles away, so around 60 per day, not including any extra things. Grocery store is about 15 miles away, so I have to drive quite a bit.
Also, STOP freakin' comparing Milk, Burgers, etc. to the price of gas d*** it! Those are completely different things from completely different sources. You're right, I wouldn't be upset if the Whopper went up by $.70, but I don't buy 15 whoppers per week. It would actually be more like the Whopper going up $10.50 if you want to compare them.

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