R56 Cutting it a little close, eh?
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Cutting it a little close, eh?
I was running late today and when I stopped at the traffic light right before my shop, I looked down and saw this.
I made it to my shop less than a mile down the road... according to the gauge, nothing left.
I managed to make it even an add'l mile to the gas station.
I think this is the most I've ever had to put into my mini.
I don't like to run that low but today I was really running late.
Any more and I may have been walking....
Mark
I made it to my shop less than a mile down the road... according to the gauge, nothing left.
I managed to make it even an add'l mile to the gas station.
I think this is the most I've ever had to put into my mini.
I don't like to run that low but today I was really running late.
Any more and I may have been walking....
Mark
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What I find rather astonishing about this is that $42.00 dollars worth of gas actually fits into the tank of MINI...........
Prices are going up why exactly ? Some 12 million Americans unemployed, and NOT driving to from work, some selling their cars. Cars for Clunkers came and went taking gas guzzlers off the road, and these bastards still find reasons to raise the price of a gallon of fuel....
Is it me or is anyone else here getting rather sick of being lied to ?
Prices are going up why exactly ? Some 12 million Americans unemployed, and NOT driving to from work, some selling their cars. Cars for Clunkers came and went taking gas guzzlers off the road, and these bastards still find reasons to raise the price of a gallon of fuel....
Is it me or is anyone else here getting rather sick of being lied to ?
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Considering the current supply and demand issues, lack of the need of fuel delivery trucks on the road, slow down in the refining of oil for fuel, essentially all lowering their bottom line, it should be a wash and the prices should at the very least be stable....
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Not only does that seem like a record for cutting it close, it may also be a record for the most accurate MINI gas gauge.
Where is the fuel pump located? I've heard that it needs gas to cool it. Is that just gas flowing through it, or is it in the tank and using the gas surrounding it for cooling as well?
In California you can fit more than $42 in a tank.
Oil prices are rising. Almost reached $80 today. That almost always means increased gas prices. While jobs are trailing, other aspects of the economy are recovering. Home values are showing signs of recovery, and the stock market has made rather surprising gains.
Where is the fuel pump located? I've heard that it needs gas to cool it. Is that just gas flowing through it, or is it in the tank and using the gas surrounding it for cooling as well?
Prices are going up why exactly ?
I think people need to get over the fact that gas prices are high, it's not going to stop.
Seeing that Mark paid about $2.92 a gallon, that's pretty cheap to me considering all the gas I have put in my car lately has been well over $3.05. Damn NY/Erie County taxes.
Seeing that Mark paid about $2.92 a gallon, that's pretty cheap to me considering all the gas I have put in my car lately has been well over $3.05. Damn NY/Erie County taxes.
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Well, I was sitting there hoping the light would turn green. Of course, it just turned red so I was going to be there for a while.
Oil prices are rising.
Let me translate that for anyone.
"Hi, I'm from one of the countries that supplies oil to the US and realized that I need another Rolls Royce to let rot on the side of the road. Therefore, I need more money so Thank you USA, we appreciate it."
Freakin' greedy basturds, there is NO REASON for gas prices to be more than 2-2.25 per gallon other than greed from the suppliers of raw oil and the processing plants.
Having said that.... I completely agree with this statement.
Though I feel we are getting overcharged, I guess we should consider ourselves lucky, we could be paying what Europe pays.
Mark
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When I was in Germany last year, I paid $8 - $10 a gallon for gas. Fuel is taxed very highly in Europe, partly to reduce fuel consumption. This has worked; in Europe you see a culture of small, fuel efficient cars, deisel cars, and lots of people who simply walk, ride a bike, or use public transpotation. This is what we need in the US. We have a culture of driving everywhere, of people buying huge inefficient vehicles - all fueled by our low gas prices. Of course, supply will be dwindling, and worldwide demand will continue to rise. Our culture must adapt.
Personally I think gas prices are too low. Because we tax gasoline relatively little compared to many other countries, our gas prices are more market-based, so when prices go up a lot, it's usually because of the old rule of supply and demand.
Steve