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High gas prices... (pg. 7)
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by squirrelly
oh, and I get 41 mpg, and the gas prices are STILL killin' me. |
lol yeah. Another reason I want a scooter or small motorbike. |
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| Clovis |
| Lets build more subways and trains and create jobs :) |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
Lets build more subways and trains and create jobs :) |
That will never work, man. The U.S. is too spread out.
You ing liberals and your "public transportation."
:rolleyes:
Keep that for the peasant nations.
God I hope the sarcasm was laid on thick enough there. |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
That will never work, man. The U.S. is too spread out.
You ing liberals and your "public transportation."
:rolleyes:
Keep that for the peasant nations.
God I hope the sarcasm was laid on thick enough there. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nerologic
I don't want to open up a BIG can of worms here and have a 123213 page debate but...
The economy WILL NOT adapt to higher prices, this is not short term. Here is just a handful of reasons why, i have more but i already spend enough time on this message board as it is LOL.
Europe and the countries in it are SMALL. Look on a Map, the United States is BIGGER then ALL of Europe. So all those countries are TINY compared to our massive country. So there trucking companies only have to go from a to b, which would be probably 1/10th of what our truckers a to b is. Not only that, because of Peterbilt, Volvo, Freightliner and all the big truck companies always had the theory of "the bigger the better." So because of this, we DO NOT have the small efficient gas saving Benz trucks that the Eurpoe has. So if we try to move on to smaller efficient trucks how is that going to happen? How are you going to magically bring a million + efficient trucks and get rid of all the ones we have now? Think about it, a transition like that would take DECADES to complete, do you want the economy to be that ed for that long?
Moving along to my next reason...
Ahh that Heart of a America, America's Graceland. The mid west, parts of the south etc etc.
A lot of those people, would rather be caught DEAD before seen in a Import (like me with an Affliction T-Shirt :tongue2). Now i am not talking about a few hundred thousand people, i am talking about an EASY 100+ million, probably more. These are the people that are keeping Ford, Chevy, and GMC on life support while the companies are dying. So what makes you think they are going to jump into an imported Hybrid car (when in the scheme of things the hybrid is worse on the environment then a Hummer). They will not, they wont give up there Dodge intrepid for an import over there dead body. So not until the domestic car companies come out with a decent product that gets good gas millage, they will keep on driving their Chrysler Concorde. So how are these companies, again going magically appear millions of these fuel efficient cars? Its not going to happen over night, something like this will take decades to happen.
Now do you really want to see the dollar be weaker then the peso?
I dont, thats for sure. We NEED low gas prices, we haven't had high gas prices like Europe has for over the past 40+ years. Those countries grew up and adapted with high gas prices, we didn't. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
We will now. Your argument that rednecks prefer chevy's is hilarious. So they wont give up a brand for fuel efficiency and saving money. Good for them, they can suffer the consequences of such stupidity. :D |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nerologic
No its not that they are stupid, they have AMERICAN pride.
Do you? |
I really need some flags for my car and more THESE COLORS DONT RUN bumper stickers. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
I really need some flags for my car and more THESE COLORS DONT RUN bumper stickers. |
Awww, why was I included in that. :( |
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| Ian |
| quote: |
Oil prices have jumped amid increasing production worries
The price of oil has made a record jump to nearly $139 a barrel, amid reports it could reach $150 by July because of rising demand and political tension.
Crude oil in New York gained more than $10 to hit $138.54.
The spike in oil prices coincided with a dollar slump, plummeting share prices on Wall Street and US unemployment suffering its biggest rise in 20 years.
Correspondents say the oil price was also pushed up by comments from Israel that a strike on Iran was inevitable.
Israeli transport minister Shaul Mofaz told the Yediot Aharonot newspaper an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities seemed inevitable.
"If Iran continues its nuclear weapons program, we will attack it," he told the daily.
Light crude set a high of $139.12 in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange after hitting $138.54 at the regular session.
Crude oil hit a record high of $135 a barrel last month.
The BBC's North America Editor, Justin Webb, says the gloomy figures are a reminder to all Americans that the nation faces serious economic problems and perhaps even a recession.
Oil prices were given a boost on a report by Morgan Stanley analyst Ole Slorer, who suggested the price of oil could rocket to $150 as early as July.
Some analysts have suggested that prices would reach as high as $200 a barrel during the next 18 months.
The price of the benchmark light, sweet crude oil has already seen rapid gains over the past months and has gained more than 40% over the year.
It is more than twice the price it was a year ago.
The market was also responding to a statement by Israel's transport minister that an attack on Iran was "unavoidable" after sanctions to prevent Tehran from developing its nuclear capability had failed.
Investors hedging oil against the weak dollar has also pushed up the price of oil.
Fears that workers at Chevron Corporation in Nigeria may go on strike and subsequently disrupt production and access to oil are also adding to market jitters.
Sustained demand?
Oil prices had recorded losses earlier this weak after doubts about future demand took hold of the market.
Both the Indian and Malaysian governments have raised fuel prices in order to cut the subsidies they provide.
The International Energy Agency (IEA), an adviser to 27 industrialised countries, had said it could lower its 2008 demand growth projection further, after having already more than halved it to 1.03 million barrels per day.
But several analysts have proven bullish about future prospects.
Harry Tchilinguirian, oil analyst at BNP Paribas in London, said demand would be sustained by expanding Asian nations.
"World oil demand growth is still accounted mostly by China, the Middle East and Latin America - and through the summer, there is no reason to expect a material slowdown in demand growth in these areas," he said. |
great. Now Israel stir up. Whoever decided to make that place should undecide, leave Iraq and sort zimbabwe out, what will they do to hurt oil :p |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Awww, why was I included in that. :( |
Isn't it funny when you make an uber sarcastic post and then find someone in an adjacent subforum writing the exact same 100% for real? :stongue: :stongue: |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
Isn't it funny when you make an uber sarcastic post and then find someone in an adjacent subforum writing the exact same 100% for real? :stongue: :stongue: |
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Epic. |
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| Leon Trotsky |
| quote: | Originally posted by squirrelly
oh, and I get 41 mpg, and the gas prices are STILL killin' me. |
I can save you. Have you ever read, "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx? |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Leon Trotsky
I can save you. Have you ever read, "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx? |
You are a ing great alt. :stongue: :stongue: |
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| Lilith |
| I'm betting it's probably Lira :p |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
I'd continue to pay for gas up to $7-$8/gallon.
I needs my car. |
Plus 1. I enjoy driving my car. |
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