Thread: Gas prices climbing again.

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Gas had been hovering in the $ 2.60 or so range for regular for a long time, but in the past couple of weeks it has taken a big jump here, and is now around $ 3.00 a gallon. I run on premium and am paying about $ 3.28 or more per gallon. Hope the party isn't over as far as reasonable prices go.

What are you guys seeing in your area?


Don

I paid $3.14 for premium this morning.

Over $2.00 a litre here in NZ.
So whats that in US dollars/gallon?
$8.00+ ??

Originally Posted by LIFESTYLZ

Over $2.00 a litre here in NZ.
So whats that in US dollars/gallon?
$8.00+ ??

$3.35 a gallon regular, locally. About $3.15 at Costco.

Gas here has jumped to $1.06 to $1.13 per litre or about $4.03 to $4.39 a gal. Merry Christmas.

Originally Posted by LIFESTYLZ

Over $2.00 a litre here in NZ.
So whats that in US dollars/gallon?
$8.00+ ??

$7.57/USGallon 3.785 liters/gallon

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Hope the party isn't over as far as reasonable prices go.

Don

Prospects aren't good over time without some serious changes in perspective.

As the Fed and Political decisions hurt the value of the dollar the price of crude goes up. Fortunately, lately anyway, the Europeans debt has hurt the Euro at the same time so we look better by comparison than the metrics say we should.

The continuing Federal ban on Gulf drilling, the reluctance to issue permits even in the areas where they claim to have lifted the ban, and some States doing likewise will eventually come back to bite us when economic conditions improve (as they inevitably will, just how much is the question) and demand increases.

The rest of the world is upping their game economically and are competitors for all commodity resources. If you want to play you gotta pay, especially when you don't develope your own resources. The Chinese have spent much of the last decade going around the world making deals for future oil reserve discovery and production. They have the long view and are preparing to fuel their future growth. Unlike some who whine about phony environmental situations and waste resources on turning food into fuel. When such foolishness catches up the usual scape goats will be blamed and the real causes forgotten or ignored.

As State budgets strain under results of irresponsible decisions of the past few decades, fuel taxes will rise because they are easy to hide if timed "correctly".

The list is much longer but virtually nobody cares what the real reasons are...

The only vehicle that I use Premium in is my '55 and she's sick at the moment so all I know is that we have been paying between $2.63 and $2.77 for 87%. Everything here in Texas has Ethanol in it and it really sucks for performance.

1 40 a litre in euro here in ireland x1.32=$1.85 a litre.just went up 8c a litre .we have the green (anti motorist) party in coalition government here but not for much longer , anyway our minister for the envoirnment cycles to work...sorry i meant to say office not work..while his garda driver follows behind with the dickheads documents in the government car.figure that one out .

Have you guys ever noticed that as soon as the "talking heads" on your local news stations yack about gas prices the next day all your local gas stations have upped their prices? Makes Ya kinda wish they would shut up!

Originally Posted by nunattax

1 40 a litre in euro here in ireland x1.32=$1.85 a litre.just went up 8c a litre .we have the green (anti motorist) party in coalition government here but not for much longer , anyway our minister for the envoirnment cycles to work...sorry i meant to say office not work..while his garda driver follows behind with the dickheads documents in the government car.figure that one out .

Must be relatives of Michelle Obumma or Nancy Pelosi, our eco freaks

Must be an interesting ride in Dublin traffic for him to pedal his butt ---- or are the streets blocked for his safety, which means traffic is even more screwed up. At least he doesn't have an 8 TON limo with several Chevy Tahoe's filled with Secret Service and other hangers on every time he wants to hob nob with the common people like we have here.

if i saw gormless gormley overtaking me in traffic id like to open the door and let him have it.(sorry mate i didnt see you)

got $3.20 range here now for regular, and it's like $3.50 for premium. I run premium in the Beetle, as it seems to run better with it, but everything else, just use regular

$2.86 gallon for 87% here and going up.