Today's Gasoline Price???

[RedLT]

Originally Posted by RedLT

You will get a kick out of this one..... My co-workers and I were talking about the gas prices today and I finally got feed up with it, I went out and bought me an '04 Honda CBR600RR. I couldn't stand the amount of money I kept spending trying to keep gas in my Blazer. I have ran out of gas 3 times in the last month. Here the price is $2.53 a gallon. The CBR gets nice gas mileage. It only costs me $189 a month for 36 months for a grand total of just over $10,800. They even threw in a helmet and kick ass Honda jacket. I now have a ride at least for the rest of the summer. Come winter time the Blazer will be back in action as my daily driver.

EDIT: Put $89 a month when I meant $189 a month

[dmbrisket 51]

i went throught 400 us last month month, the girl friend lives 40 miles away and i see her almost every other day

[04 blazer]

Last summer I took an electronics class at a local college where we converted a Ranger pickup over to completely electric. Bought the truck for I think $600 and spent about $10,000 (a grant we received) on all the components including batteries, DC motor, motor controller, etc. Removed fuel system, exhaust system, etc. that was not needed for an electric vehicle. Really did it up right. Turned out real well. Will go about 80 miles on a charge and will travel at interstate speeds. Did it just as a project to apply some of the things we had learned in other classes. Well, lately our phones have been ringing off the hook from people wanting one. What's really wild is that when we tell them the cost involved in a conversion they are willing to spend the money.

[dmbrisket 51]

10 k isnt that bad, why if you bought a kia and had the conversion done your still in it for less then the cost of a gas powered ford or chevy, and have no more patrolium price to pay, and at 40 mile distence (you have to go back home) that would get most people to work, and if they could plug in at work, they could travel even farther and not use gas at all

[04 blazer]

Originally Posted by dmbrisket 51

10 k isnt that bad, why if you bought a kia and had the conversion done your still in it for less then the cost of a gas powered ford or chevy, and have no more patrolium price to pay, and at 40 mile distence (you have to go back home) that would get most people to work, and if they could plug in at work, they could travel even farther and not use gas at all

One problem with a small car is finding a place to put the batteries and also the weight of the batteries. That is why we chose a truck. It is capable of hauling the weight. We put the batteries in the bed for show. They are currently working on an S-10 and are putting the batteries under the bed. We used lead acid batteries, but the instructor is looking into other battery types to reduce the weight (but will also increase the price a lot).

[jsgold]

One lonesome station @2.64, rest $2.67-2.74 per gallon. To add insult to injury our wonderful state government announced that starting next year they will base our state tax (over 26 cents now a gallon) on summer highest levels which will raise the tax much further. Always looking to screw someone. Mainly US!

[wolfox]

Walmart's Murphy USA gas stations at their super center locations in my area has gasoline for $2.53/gal but it is shag nasty gasoline. People are lined up to get it. Having just a ten spot in my pocket and a needle hovering over 1/4 tank left I stopped in to grab some. People are in such a panic to GET this cheap gas, squealing around a corner came some old lady in her little gold Honda POS 4x4 passenger car. *BANG* Right into the back of my truck. Luckily I had the tow hitch ball on, as it might be employed in helping a roommate move into my apartment. Anyway, it pushes a hole through the front of her plastic bumper. And there I am with my hands onthe gas nozzle, filling the truck. She gets out and makes out how it is all my fault for this accident. Well, I literally had to kick an old lady...

I told her that she does not have a leg to stand on since I was not even IN the vehicle when it was struck after a tire screeching, blind turn into the back of my truck which now has your little piece of shit stuck on it's back bumper. So I suggest she should get back into the car, put it in reverse, and when I signal her, she is to jam the gas and hopefully seperate. She agrees as I mentally note her license plate....

She guns it in reverse and I put a boot mark on the hood of her car when I give it a good, solid kick to bounce it off my tow-ball. *laugh* People - SLOW THE F*CK DOWN. Gas prices are not going to change in the 5 extra minutes it takes the guy in front of you to pump $10 worth of gas.

[paulson]

Lol wolfox...

Murphy USA gas is pure crap (I've put on there before and it's just utter crap)

Your story reminds me of an accident I had in my blazer, although it was the other way around. I ran into the back of some lady's van (oops) and it didn't even do anything to my blazer. The tow hooks however, well they pierced her bumper. Oh well, it's all over with now but your story made me laugh

[s10blazerman4x4]

Thats like my accident fog lights on my grille took my impact and did some good damage to his trunk

[s10blazerman4x4]

Funny you should say that redlt i am looking at an excel to go back and forth to school mainly because of its 30mpg

[97BlazerDude]

Complaining about the price of gas in a Blazer forum is funny.

Like a fat guy complaining that the cheetos are $1.99 a bag or that the double cheeseburger came off the extra value menu ( I actually hope that nevre happens).

[s10blazerman4x4]

It is but its fun to vent.

[dmbrisket 51]

mcD's doubble cheesburgers on the value menue, 99C... a buck five after tax... welcome to America

[clariveros]

I dont mind Murphy USA gas I find it way better that that Phillips 66 gas (crap), every freaking time i use it my truck misfires, i got to the point where i jsut dont use it anymore, I like Citgo alot

it was 2.38 yesterday so i filled up

[dmbrisket 51]

if you want to talk about gas that is truly good, its the v power gas, yep more expencive, but take the head off of a vehical that has only used v power (cousins 350 in his s 10 before the accident) and it is sooo much cleaner then someone who uses any other brand of gasolien, when my small block is finished that is all it will get into it, price of gas today, i wouldnt be going to far in it anywayse so might as well put the good expencive shit into it instead of just expencive shit