Health insurance etc.
Yes, partially, partially and partially.
Yes, partially, partially and partially.
Gasoline prices
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Paid $2.59 a gallon yesterday. Venezuelan instability will likely cause prices to go higher.
vacerator
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Still $2.95 here.
New vehicle in the garage as of Thursday evening. Ford Edge SEL 3.5 litre V6.
Only gets 17 city, 26 highway.
We don't drive much. Hubby didn't care for the Escape. He's taller, felt cramped.
It's a lease, via sons A plan. We'll mainly use it for recreational day trips.
Very nice car.
Our '07 Impala is better on gas in the city. Lighter.
New vehicle in the garage as of Thursday evening. Ford Edge SEL 3.5 litre V6.
Only gets 17 city, 26 highway.
We don't drive much. Hubby didn't care for the Escape. He's taller, felt cramped.
It's a lease, via sons A plan. We'll mainly use it for recreational day trips.
Very nice car.
Our '07 Impala is better on gas in the city. Lighter.
It's jumped to $3.05 for regular, the cheapest so far in my neighborhood. I've seen as high as $3.59 so far.
Up to 2.689 couple days ago. The regional convenience store chain of reference is its own gasoline distributor.
2.85 at Sams and BJs and up to 3.05 in the outskirts now. Diesel is up too but heating oil prices are still around 2.50 as nobody needs it now and watch it jump in September.
My 2001 Bug is my commuter...100 miles each day...has 254,000 miles on it all put on by me...and I only fill up every two weeks. And it doesn't use a drop of gasoline. No matter how high gas or diesel gets, I still come out ahead at 50mpg.
gusherb
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Looks like gas is $2.94 at the moment. My recent driving has been giving me an average of 30 MPG and I filled up for $2.69 last monday.
vacerator
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Up to $305.9 now.
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Higher gas prices = time to start shopping for a new truck with a V8!!!
sometimes you have to take the higher price of gas as an advantage...…
and some of us look forward to it.....once you realize what the price increase can do for you...
if the price stays high long enough, people will start trading in their vehicles with a V8/6 engine....getting a very low trade in offer....as small 4-bangers will go up in price.....
on the better side....dealers cant get rid of vehicles with a V8/6....so the price drops drastically....
the prices will drop by November's election.....
sometimes you have to take the higher price of gas as an advantage...…
and some of us look forward to it.....once you realize what the price increase can do for you...
if the price stays high long enough, people will start trading in their vehicles with a V8/6 engine....getting a very low trade in offer....as small 4-bangers will go up in price.....
on the better side....dealers cant get rid of vehicles with a V8/6....so the price drops drastically....
the prices will drop by November's election.....
And the carmakers will rethink their decision to abandon car production. Been through this before.
Diesel was $2.99 when I filled up 2 days ago. Cost me $36 to fill to the top.
Diesel was $2.99 when I filled up 2 days ago. Cost me $36 to fill to the top.
Here in the Keystone State...
PA has the highest gas tax in the country .70 cents a gallon, so its $3.15 here..in Ohio its usually 30-60 cents a gallon cheaper, so when I make trips to Ohio, I leave here with enough gas to get to the first station there
PA has the highest gas tax in the country .70 cents a gallon, so its $3.15 here..in Ohio its usually 30-60 cents a gallon cheaper, so when I make trips to Ohio, I leave here with enough gas to get to the first station there
$7.27 today.
Overhere 60% is taxes, so $4.36 per gallon.
Overhere 60% is taxes, so $4.36 per gallon.
Filled up yesterday for $2.95 a gal. for regular. Most places in Beltsville want 2.99, but in surrounding places off the Route 1 strip, prices are already well over $3.00 a gallon for regular. The surprising thing was the price of Diesel at $3.19. For a long time it was supposed to be cheaper.
vacerator
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V6 or V8 vs. 4 cylinder trucks;
With the new lighter weight aluminum bodies, the F 150's base engine now is a 3 litre V6, and fuel economy very good. I think it has an eco boost turbo standard.
All wheel or 4 wheel drive adds weight and also reduces fuel economy.
It's relative to cause and effect, but you can always make money with a truck, and if some of the fuel is "still?" tax deductable as a business expense, even better.
I think the mid size Ranger may also be coming back from Ford. GM already brought back the Colorado and Canyon miodels.
Sedans will also come back, but I think most will be all electric, or at least be offered that way.
With the new lighter weight aluminum bodies, the F 150's base engine now is a 3 litre V6, and fuel economy very good. I think it has an eco boost turbo standard.
All wheel or 4 wheel drive adds weight and also reduces fuel economy.
It's relative to cause and effect, but you can always make money with a truck, and if some of the fuel is "still?" tax deductable as a business expense, even better.
I think the mid size Ranger may also be coming back from Ford. GM already brought back the Colorado and Canyon miodels.
Sedans will also come back, but I think most will be all electric, or at least be offered that way.
twintubdexter
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All 3 vehicles have V 8's
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">You know you drive very little when 2 of your vehicles need stabilizer added to the tank to keep the gas from going bad. The pickup's OK since it gets a fill-up about every 2 1/2 to 3 months. I guess I'm lucky...being old and retired helps.</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">You know you drive very little when 2 of your vehicles need stabilizer added to the tank to keep the gas from going bad. The pickup's OK since it gets a fill-up about every 2 1/2 to 3 months. I guess I'm lucky...being old and retired helps.</span>
gusherb
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Gas has been running a little over $3 a gallon for the past several days now. I'm sitting just a hair under 3/4 tank, my car is sucking quite a bit more gas than it has been now that the temperatures have gone up into the 80s-90s. Alot of idling with the A/C on thanks to more trains in the area lately.
Running the A/C sucks alot of gas when sitting idle, hardly makes any impact in MPG at highway speeds interestingly enough.
Running the A/C sucks alot of gas when sitting idle, hardly makes any impact in MPG at highway speeds interestingly enough.
vacerator
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My other half thinks
these higher prices are because the govt. exited the Iran accord. Thinks it isn't finished climbing higher.
As usual, we're over the preverbial "barrel", because deregulation may also spike prices. As transport costs rise, so will the goods transported via diesel and gasoline.
these higher prices are because the govt. exited the Iran accord. Thinks it isn't finished climbing higher.
As usual, we're over the preverbial "barrel", because deregulation may also spike prices. As transport costs rise, so will the goods transported via diesel and gasoline.
Gasoline prices have started falling in Beltsville. Regular has dropped 6 centavos a gallon.
