Alpha X

iTrader: (9)

As you guys have all seen the gas prices are just sky rocketing especially for premium and it looks like it will get to $5.00 a gallon this summer.

In California gas prices are already around $4.30 for premium

Do some of you have another car to drive to work/school or whatever? Or does the high gas prices really not bother you too much?

Luckily I bought a Hybrid that gets around 44mpg so that will be my DD during the week until prices go down.

X Evolution X

I live in Canada and gas prices for me are averaging 1.40$/L which come to approx 5.3$/gallon for premium

That's what I call f'ing ridiculous...but I still DD the Evo since that is my only car and gas prices can't affect me I suppose lol

08GsrX

I get depressed everytime I go to the pump but to me it's just part of having the car, you pay to play and I like playing in the evo lol.

philamthebest

iTrader: (4)

it is seriously killing me. i drive to school every other day and i dont drive like im at the track, but after i just got tuned and the car is running more hp, i have to fill up every day as i loose around half a tank.

Kracka

iTrader: (49)

Shell V-Power 93-octane (most expensive gas here) is currently $3.99. How is it affecting me? More $$$ out of my pocket. How am I dealing with it? Making sure to always have fun in the car so it's worth the $4 to drive ~20 miles

08GsrX

I never broke down how much it cost to go so far... $4.40 for maybe 20 miles.... Slightly more depressed than before you posted lol.

VQChris

I'm paying 3.85/gal 93 oct in New Jersey. Hasn't really went up that much since October. Thankfully I live on the NY/NJ border though. 93 in NY is like 4.30/gal

tsidrift1

iTrader: (46)

3.89 for 93 oct. here. I try to not let it bother me too much. There is nothing we can do about it, so why get so upset from it. I do have a camry that I drive daily. That lasts me about 2.5 weeks on a tank.

CaptainAsia

Take the bike for the daily commute and the evo on weekends/rainy days...

Uscbryan

4.30$?!? Lucky, it was 4.55 here in Irvine, CA. It's a joke. I have read studies stating we have more oil in North America than all the Middle East combined. Enough to last until supposedly the end of civilization. We could have gas prices of $1 a gallon but we can't drill because the green people stop it.

I'm kind of lucky though. I just traded a 2007 Range Rover in for the Evo. Last time gas went up it cost me 130$ to fill it up. So the Evo "seems" cheap, although mostly because the gas tank is soooo small.

I can't do the hybrid thing. That is letting THEM win. I won't give them the satisfaction of telling me what to drive.

T6

iTrader: (4)

As long as I dont pay 8-9 bucks a gallon, I am the honey badger... Dont give a ****

migs647

iTrader: (19)

Have you guys actually calculated the difference in price when gas goes up? It's not that much.

Take $3.80 vs $4.30 a gallon. If you drive 20k miles a year (I actually drive about 12k), then it's a difference of $500.

20,000 miles per year / 20 mpg = 1000 gallons per year

1000 gallons per year * $3.80 = $3800 spent on gas annually
1000 gallons per year * $4.30 = $4300 spent on gas annually

To me $500 isn't a big deal to spread out between the year. It certainly doesn't justify buying another car to try and attempt to make up the difference. I just pay and drive, enjoy the car.

FJF

iTrader: (18)

In essence, we don't drill, because the costs associated with the process would make fuel cost more than it does now.

As for personal, fuel prices haven't really affected me. I don't have a commute to speak of, everything is located nearby, so no plans to dump my 14MPG minivan. My Evo sees ~16-18MPG and that's fine. A small price to pay for the joy that it brings.

Alpha X

iTrader: (9)

I bought the Hybrid last year before the gas prices went up. We needed another small car so we went with something that got better mpg than the Evo.

cubandiaz

I'm paying $3.97 in Orlando...but I guess that beats me filling up my truck that I had...that monster was 13MPG on a GOOD day on 87...$100 for a week normal driving...lol!