3/gallon gas comming soon

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by coffiend

But you've got to think about those of us who have a longer commute to work / school and cant afford 50 dollars to fill up the tank of a Yaris...

Then it's unfortunate that you did not have better options available to you when you bought the Yaris, isn't it? You know... like we had back in 1988 when my Chevy Sprint Metro (EPA 54/58) was made? The car is 22 years old and blows away the 3rd generation Prius for highway fuel consumption. If you had had a car like the Sprint, with a real world FE of well over 50 mpg, available to you, then you wouldn't have this problem today.

Think in the long term. If people had been doing that over the last 20 years instead of flocking to buy SUVs and eschewing efficient cars, then you'd be better off today. Just as future students will be if we manage to get our heads out of our a**es anytime soon. (Which at this point is something that I'll only believe when I see it. 30+ years of watching and waiting makes one skeptical regarding such things.)

[coffiend]

Originally Posted by sbergman27

Then it's unfortunate that you did not have better options available to you when you bought the Yaris, isn't it? You know... like we had back in 1988 when my Chevy Sprint Metro (EPA 54/58) was made? The car is 22 years old and blows away the 3rd generation Prius for highway fuel consumption. If you had had a car like the Sprint, with a real world FE of well over 50 mpg, available to you, then you wouldn't have this problem today.

Think in the long term. If people had been doing that over the last 20 years instead of flocking to buy SUVs and eschewing efficient cars, then you'd be better off today. Just as future students will be if we manage to get our heads out of our a**es anytime soon. (Which at this point is something that I'll only believe when I see it. 30+ years of watching and waiting makes one skeptical regarding such things.)

I'm not questioning your logic, it makes complete sense.

I'm just saying if RIGHT now, ga was 5/gallon I could even afford to go to school. Rather than having a future where my children are going to college in their 60mpg cars, it would probably consus of me begging for change out f a cardboard box.

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by coffiend

I'm not questioning your logic, it makes complete sense..

And I understand your situation. I think we can safely blame the American auto industry, which used its considerable marketing powers to convince people they needed and wanted SUVs, the American public, for being impressionable enough to fall for it, and the last dozen or so Congresses, which consistently failed to act in the long term public interest.

Even if my dire warnings over the years haven't actually done a whit of good (and I don't think they have) I can at least take solace in the fact that no one could reasonably blame *me*. I've done the best I can over the years.

-Steve

[Twistoffate0817]

Paid 2.65 yesterday. Price was around 2.48 about two weeks ago

[darthbauer]

There was the upside of a lot less traffic when gas was over $4/gallon.



... but thats about it to me.

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by darthbauer

There was the upside of a lot less traffic when gas was over $4/gallon.
... but thats about it to me.

Don't forget the self-destruction of the U.S. auto industry. That was something that we'd been needing to happen for a long time. And is arguably the biggest plus we got out of the $4+ period.

-Steve

[darthbauer]

Originally Posted by sbergman27

Don't forget the self-destruction of the U.S. auto industry. That was something that we'd been needing to happen for a long time. And is arguably the biggest plus we got out of the $4+ period.

-Steve

Sure the auto industry tanked more than a bit with brands like Hummer going down but there is still going to be a need for something bigger than a Yaris for families that have multiple kids and or large breed animals for pets. I'm not saying go out and buy an H2 and never worry about space again but it would be nice if Jeep could come out with a 4 door Wrangler that got better MPG than it does now but still have a decent amount of power.

My Yaris is great for getting to and from work but a little more is needed on the weekends.