[girlgun]

my neighbor has one. It's cute! I'm not buying a car until I have to. People constantly run into me. Always from the back when I'm stopped.

[Florya]

Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

Gas prices are around 4 dollars a gallon right now.

Unfortunately we lack the great public transportation that Europe has that makes up for it. We used to, but the gov't completely fucked that up with overregulation- it made it completely unprofitable. There used to be a passenger trains all around Pittsburgh that would take you downtown or away from town.

Where I live in the UK unleaded fuel costs £1.20 per litre. That's the equivalent of approx $8.50 per gallon.

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by Florya

Where I live in the UK unleaded fuel costs £1.20 per litre. That's the equivalent of approx $8.50 per gallon.

you americans have nothing to complain about

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

you americans have nothing to complain about

you're missing the point, the country is set up differently so it depends on cheap fuel just like limeyland depends on the constant flow of tea.

apples, oranges.

now if you ask me, is the setup of this country fucked up? i'll say most wholeheartedly YES. but millions are literally trapped in such a setup and can't yank their homes from the ground and move into an apartment in an area with high population density overnight.

bad strategy, yes, but it was setup when car companies used to run the government.

[mangajunky]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

you need a smart car

The smart car is fucking stupid...and ugly.
For all the space you're giving up you ain't getting enough of a mileage benefit. If you want amazing mileage get a Volkswagon Diesel, or a Toyota Yaris - this way you're riding a real car instead of that yuppie status shit car sold by Mercedes here in the USA.

oh - and comparitive gas prices around the world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_prices

here is the high price and low price in the world.
country - per liter - per gallon

Sierra Leone
$4.87 USD/L
$18.43 USD/G
Venezuela (Caracas)
$0.05 USD/L
$0.19 USD/G

[Cantankerous]

i'm tired of people bitching too. don't drive, take public transportation, carpool, ride your bike, walk......

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

you americans have nothing to complain about

that too. in europe the gas prices are far higher than in the US.



and also, you guys better get used to it because they're not going down any time soon.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by mangajunky

The smart car is fucking stupid...and ugly.
For all the space you're giving up you ain't getting enough of a mileage benefit. If you want amazing mileage get a Volkswagon Diesel, or a Toyota Yaris - this way you're riding a real car instead of that yuppie status shit car sold by Mercedes here in the USA.

is that what it is? i thought they looked cool, and figured they'd be more efficient than SUVs, but i'm no car expert. yaris? what's a yaris?

[Cantankerous]

a yaris is a toyota hybrid. isn't it?
maybe it's not a hybrid

[█████████]

just look for a car with a good reliable diesel engine and manual transmission and you should be good.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by girlgun

People constantly run into me. Always from the back when I'm stopped.

Hot.

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by girlgun

exactly. Gas is cheaper here, about 3.70 right now, but I live in one of the biggest cities area-wise in the US. You cannot function in okc without a vehicle. Not suggesting that car pooling or something like that isn't an option for some, but my job doesn't allow it. My kid goes to school about 20 miles away which is 80 miles a day right there. Adds up.

you have a kid?!?!

[Rob Instigator]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

you have a kid?!?!

you don;t think floatingslow would hang out for ten years without gettin tap tap tap on that uterus huh?

[viewtiful_alan]

Well where I live there is essentiallly no public transportation.
Houston is a joke in that regard.

And people have every right to complain about gas prices, if it effects their ability to pay their bills and feed their family, than I'd be surprised if they didn't complain.... and yeah things are only gonna get worse before they get better.

[Rob Instigator]

buses, trains and all that shit also run on diesel and gasoline, so it affects them too, and public school transportation, and truckers, and delivey people, and shipping companies,a nd grocery stores and everything

[viewtiful_alan]

Exactly. Its an epidemic.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by viewtiful_alan

Exactly. Its an epidemic.

 

[girlgun]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

you have a kid?!?!

Well yeah. I'm nearly 37 and have been married for 12 years. I've got an 11 year old super blond boy.

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

buses, trains and all that shit also run on diesel and gasoline, so it affects them too, and public school transportation, and truckers, and delivey people, and shipping companies,a nd grocery stores and everything

i am well aware that it affects the price of everything. however if you use any of the aforementioned methods of transportations (ie NOT drive as normal) you will be saving more money.

Originally Posted by girlgun

Well yeah. I'm nearly 37 and have been married for 12 years. I've got an 11 year old super blond boy.

[PAULYBEE2656]

americans complaining about petrol prices makes me laugh to a point. i feel for you guys but believe me, you aint seen nothing yet. petrol prices here ahve risen stupidly even home heating oil has risen 95% in the last 6 months... so its not all about driving yr flash car or anything its about life itself... its gonna get worse... ireland still isnt as band as the uk tho, its getting there tho. also diesel is much dearer here now than petrol, thats changed from last year when the sales of diesel cars rocketed to combat rising petrol prices...

ive said this before on another thread. if you dont drive or dont have much usage of oil/petrol then fair enough but if you depend on your car for day to day living (we have to run 2 cars here due to kidz, jobs, locallity of living) then you can complain. im tired of people complaining about people complaining and then saying you cant do anything about it.. YES YOU CAN you can vote.........

governments should eliviate the ridiculous tax on fuel for the moment... it may stop a disaster that is imminent.....

as for the smart car.. i wouldnt be able to live with myself driving a car that you have to pull backwards on the carpet to make it go........ also if you get caught in someone elses accident... you are fucked!

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

americans complaining about petrol prices makes me laugh to a point. i feel for you guys but believe me, you aint seen nothing yet. petrol prices here ahve risen stupidly even home heating oil has risen 95% in the last 6 months... so its not all about driving yr flash car or anything its about life itself... its gonna get worse... ireland still isnt as band as the uk tho, its getting there tho. also diesel is much dearer here now than petrol, thats changed from last year when the sales of diesel cars rocketed to combat rising petrol prices...

ive said this before on another thread. if you dont drive or dont have much usage of oil/petrol then fair enough but if you depend on your car for day to day living (we have to run 2 cars here due to kidz, jobs, locallity of living) then you can complain. im tired of people complaining about people complaining and then saying you cant do anything about it.. YES YOU CAN you can vote.........

governments should eliviate the ridiculous tax on fuel for the moment... it may stop a disaster that is imminent.....

as for the smart car.. i wouldnt be able to live with myself driving a car that you have to pull backwards on the carpet to make it go........ also if you get caught in someone elses accident... you are fucked!

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