Thread: Oil Hits $100

Oil crossed over $100 per barrel for the first time today on the New York commodities exchange.

Time to ditch the SUV's

Grim, aint you drivin one of those silly Hummers?

Our SUV costs us double in gas what our car did. We just like it so much more than the car.... sigh...

Closed at $99.10 per bbl.

Don't the new humvee's also run on the 85blend?

I need to go get me one of those hybrids ...or a crotch rocket...

guess the hybrid would be better...kinda hard to fit the wife and 2 car seats on the crotch rocket i suppose.

Originally Posted by iowadawg

Don't the new humvee's also run on the 85blend?

Even on a blended fuel your still burning lots of it.

I'm one to talk. I drive a caddy with a 4.9 liter V8. It sucks back the gas, big time.

govt decided to increase the price in our place.
is there any way to use water instead of petrol ?

Sure is a way!

Get a bicycle and a bottle of water.

Originally Posted by axemedia

Grim, aint you drivin one of those silly Hummers?

Yep and I'm getting HORRIBLE gas mielage

let's not point any fingers ;X

Originally Posted by krazE

let's not point any fingers ;X

what exactly do you mean by that?...who was pointing fingers?...either i'm just being slow, or that didn't make any sense...lol

We should be pointing fingers.......

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.........at ourselves!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its touching over £1 per litre in the UK

Originally Posted by gkd

Its touching over £1 per litre in the UK

Thats almost double what it is here at about $1.10 CAD per litre

current exchange rate; £1 GBP = $1.96 CAD

As of last night, gas was $2.949 down the street.

Originally Posted by iowadawg

As of last night, gas was $2.949 down the street.

Thats cheaper still. Far cheaper

1 US gallon = 3.79 litres
2.949/3.79 = $0.778 USD per litre

$0.778 USD = $0.777 CAD
or = £ 0.394 GBP


sorry about the "groan", hit the wrong button when i went to Quote.

Originally Posted by iowadawg

As of last night, gas was $2.949 down the street.

Last I looked it's over $3.09 here.

As far as others being cheaper, well in the states compared to Europe the average trip is much further, plus our cars don't get even close to the fuel economy as they get

Yeah, distances are not as great in Europe.
Look at the distance the Germans had to go to eliminate France in WWII.

Originally Posted by axemedia

sorry about the "groan", hit the wrong button when i went to Quote.

I removed the groan for u

Originally Posted by GRIM

I removed the groan for u

sure, but the one i left for this post ;

Originally Posted by iowadawg

Yeah, distances are not as great in Europe.
Look at the distance the Germans had to go to eliminate France in WWII.

Is well deserved. No need to remove it.

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Distances are farther here in Canada. Distance has nothing to do with it anyways. We pay 30 to 40% more, AND, the majority of the oil and gas you burn in the US is coming from Canada. Middle east oil comes 3rd after Canada and Mexico.

We pay more here because the gov taxes fuel more. And in Europe they tax the hell out of it. They purposely make it more expensive in order to curb demand. In Canada the fuel taxes are used to build and maintain roads and highways which are more expensive here due to larger distances and harsher winters. Its not so much about trying to curb demand like it is in europe but there might be a little bit of that in the tax too.

Frankly, US prices at the gasoline pumps are still too low, all things considered.

You forgot one thing in your formula. Canada might have just as far of distances, however they also have less people per road to pay for them The US has a huge population, plus longer distances. The population helps pay the prices for roads down a bit, however the distances makes us use more than such places like Europe.

Our vehicles again also get worse fuel economy, blame it on us, the government, etc but they are things to take into consideration.

As of yesterday 3.17 per gallon here.

I had to pay £1-06.99/ litre yesterday for unleaded. My car only does 12.5 MPG :sangry:

Originally Posted by Andy

I had to pay £1-06.99/ litre yesterday for unleaded. My car only does 12.5 MPG :sangry:

WTF kind of car do you have that it gets that bad?

A very fast one

Originally Posted by Andy

A very fast one

Even my Chevelle 'almost' got that much

Apparently the previous owner (friend of mine) managed to get it down to 6mpg on the track, so I almost feel good about it...almost.

well our gas is at $3.40/gallon now imagine what i pay to fill 2 gas tanks as my work truck has 2 tanks and most the time i need both

Went to the other end of Iowa today.
Filled up going there and coming back for $2.929 pg.

Oh the van gets between 19.6 to 21.5 per gallon.
On this trip, averages 20.9.

Originally Posted by iowadawg

Went to the other end of Iowa today.
Filled up going there and coming back for $2.929 pg.

Oh the van gets between 19.6 to 21.5 per gallon.
On this trip, averages 20.9.

Damn not bad fuel economy!

And that is with the 10% ethanol blend.
Which they say robs about 10 to 15% on mileage.

i haven't filled up in 3 days...think it's about $2.95 at the corner station now though...i get between 26-28 mpg so it's decent for me at the moment

3.17 today 'I believe'
Been driving the car more than the Hummer. Only drove the Hummer today to take Taker to get a bath and nails cut, etc