Gas Prices: When Do You Complain? - Toyota Yaris Forums

chrisj · 10-21-2010, 02:03 AM

I was just wondering at what price you look at the gas station sign and go S*IT, that's ridiculous! Of course I am sticking with my Buck a Gallon philosophy when it comes to what I think a fair price for gas is (not going into that one!), but there is a point where I just say I'm gonna stay home more.

My price is anywhere near $3.00. When I first saw it touch $3.00 it was in 2005 and I was 7 hours away from home in St. Louis. I thought I would die seeing that price, and now I have a mental block against it. God forbid it should get there and stay there. Thank God for the Yaris!

Slick · 10-21-2010, 02:12 AM

I would have to say $5 a gallon. Even in the Yaris, a $50 fill up from empty is a bit steep imo lol

Cosmonaut · 10-21-2010, 02:17 AM

when a gallon cost more than my lunch....i live on the cheap so like around $3.5

chrisj · 10-21-2010, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Slick

I would have to say $5 a gallon. Even in the Yaris, a $50 fill up from empty is a bit steep imo lol

Man, I can't even imagine 5 bucks. More Hummers on the lots!

BailOut · 10-21-2010, 02:57 AM

Every time I see a 5,000+ pound vehicle with a temporary tag on it I know that gasoline still doesn't cost enough yet.

BluYrs · 10-21-2010, 05:41 AM

Weird for me to look at your guesses...

At the moment, I fill up at just a bit over $6 a gallon. Not complaining yet. I could probably take up to $10 per gallon- from there I'd be rethinking some of the trips I take.

silver_echo · 10-21-2010, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BluYrs

Weird for me to look at your guesses...

At the moment, I fill up at just a bit over $6 a gallon. Not complaining yet. I could probably take up to $10 per gallon- from there I'd be rethinking some of the trips I take.

wait, estonia has roads? just kidding...

now when you say $6, are you talking converted to USD? and are they imperial gallons or the other?

i start bitching when i have to pay $4.50 USD for it...

NinjaPirate · 10-21-2010, 06:57 AM

Here in Oz prices jump between AU$1.10 - $1.30 per litre. When it hit $1.00 ages ago I started complaining and haven't stopped lol.

Now a conversion...
1 US gallon is 3.79 litres. So at $1.20 a litre that's about AU$4.50 a gallon.

At today's exchange rate that's USD$4.44.

I think I did that right...

Black Yaris · 10-21-2010, 07:30 AM

No point in complaining, price of gas is not going to change if you do so. Just suck it up, and buy petrol when your car needs it.

SailDesign · 10-21-2010, 08:25 AM

Right now in the UK it is about $7.20 per US gallon.
I'm not ready to complain about American gas prices for quite a while!

But - that is why I always drive a small car.

chrisj · 10-21-2010, 09:33 AM

After seeing those European and Australian prices, I sat here with my mouth open. I paid way more off base while I was stationed in England even back in the 70's, but they were Imperial gallons, so I rationalized it that way when I was on a trip and couldn't get it for my usual 75 cents.

Those prices are just unreal. Americans would freak completely 100% out with prices like that, but you know.......there would NOT be any wasting of it like there is now here. Everyone would be in small cars like they should be and I could get me an Escalade for about $500 and live in it here in S. Jesus!

jonismyname · 10-21-2010, 09:44 AM

i can do 95% of my travel by bicycle year round. i choose not to because of the (crippling) convenience of my car, and my obsession with motor vehicles.

if it gets expensive enough for me to whine about it, i'll ride my motorcycle (50-60mpg when i ride aggressive) or my bicycle (20 miles/banana).

complaining about it doesn't change anything, riding bicycles makes me lose weight and helps the banana import market.

part of me wishes gas was $10 a gallon. when i parked the bicycle and bought my first motorcycle i gained almost 50lbs. makes me much slower.

Sabina74 · 10-21-2010, 09:52 AM

in italy the price is about 1,35/1,40 euro per liter....it's very very expensive!!!!

chrisj · 10-21-2010, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jonismyname

if it gets expensive enough for me to whine about it, i'll ride my motorcycle (50-60mpg when i ride aggressive) or my bicycle (20 miles/banana).

DebbyM46227 · 10-21-2010, 11:14 AM

$3.50 and above would do it for me. It was $2.84 this morning when I stopped to get gas. I remember in the early 70's paying 23 cents a gallon. There were 8 gas stations by the interstate that always had "gas wars".

chrisj · 10-21-2010, 11:23 AM

^ Yeah! Whatever happened to gas wars? I guess the war was won and WE lost. LOL!

JBougie · 10-21-2010, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BailOut

Every time I see a 5,000+ pound vehicle with a temporary tag on it I know that gasoline still doesn't cost enough yet.

I had a Denali when gas was $4.46 a gallon in MN. Didn't bother me any. I still drove it just as much.

I would have to say that once gas hits $2.90, I start b*tching - I don't care how much gas is though, I never stop driving any .... but seriously, I started driving 10 years ago - on my 16th birthday my dad filled up my tank for $.97 a gallon and he was complaining about how prices went up. I'd give anything to go back to that lol

nemelek · 10-21-2010, 12:45 PM

A few years back gas was $4.10.

10-21-2010, 02:03 AM	#1
chrisj Hooch Brewer-Shine Sipper View User's Garage Drives: 2009 5-dr LB Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: S. Jesus, Kentucky Posts: 646	Gas Prices: When Do You Complain? *I was just wondering at what price you look at the gas station sign and go SIT, that's ridiculous! Of course I am sticking with my Buck a Gallon philosophy when it comes to what I think a fair price for gas is (not going into that one!), but there is a point where I just say I'm gonna stay home more. My price is anywhere near $3.00**. When I first saw it touch $3.00 it was in 2005 and I was 7 hours away from home in St. Louis. I thought I would die seeing that price, and now I have a mental block against it. God forbid it should get there and stay there. Thank God for the Yaris! __________________

10-21-2010, 02:12 AM	#2
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	I would have to say $5 a gallon. Even in the Yaris, a $50 fill up from empty is a bit steep imo lol __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

10-21-2010, 02:17 AM	#3
Cosmonaut The Last Baron View User's Garage Drives: 09 Polar White HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sanentoneyow, Tecksis Posts: 280	when a gallon cost more than my lunch....i live on the cheap so like around $3.5 __________________ Sanction this outbreak, a Virus conspires. Single sparks are Spectral Fires! \| UR 19mm sway \|

10-21-2010, 02:57 AM	#5
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	Every time I see a 5,000+ pound vehicle with a temporary tag on it I know that gasoline still doesn't cost enough yet. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

10-21-2010, 05:41 AM	#6
BluYrs ヴィッツドライバー View User's Garage Drives: 2006 3d 1.0 Linea Sol Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 433	Weird for me to look at your guesses... At the moment, I fill up at just a bit over $6 a gallon. Not complaining yet. I could probably take up to $10 per gallon- from there I'd be rethinking some of the trips I take. __________________ The blue one

10-21-2010, 06:57 AM	#8
NinjaPirate n00bcake View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris YR hatch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Perth, .au Posts: 37	Here in Oz prices jump between AU$1.10 - $1.30 per litre. When it hit $1.00 ages ago I started complaining and haven't stopped lol. Now a conversion... 1 US gallon is 3.79 litres. So at $1.20 a litre that's about AU$4.50 a gallon. At today's exchange rate that's USD$4.44. I think I did that right... __________________

10-21-2010, 07:30 AM	#9
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	No point in complaining, price of gas is not going to change if you do so. Just suck it up, and buy petrol when your car needs it. __________________

10-21-2010, 08:25 AM	#10
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	Right now in the UK it is about $7.20 per US gallon. I'm not ready to complain about American gas prices for quite a while! But - that is why I always drive a small car.

10-21-2010, 09:33 AM	#11
chrisj Hooch Brewer-Shine Sipper View User's Garage Drives: 2009 5-dr LB Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: S. Jesus, Kentucky Posts: 646	After seeing those European and Australian prices, I sat here with my mouth open. I paid way more off base while I was stationed in England even back in the 70's, but they were Imperial gallons, so I rationalized it that way when I was on a trip and couldn't get it for my usual 75 cents. Those prices are just unreal. Americans would freak completely 100% out with prices like that, but you know.......there would NOT be any wasting of it like there is now here. Everyone would be in small cars like they should be and I could get me an Escalade for about $500 and live in it here in S. Jesus! __________________

10-21-2010, 09:44 AM	#12
jonismyname Drives: 08 liftback 5spd Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: adirondacks, ny Posts: 220	i can do 95% of my travel by bicycle year round. i choose not to because of the (crippling) convenience of my car, and my obsession with motor vehicles. if it gets expensive enough for me to whine about it, i'll ride my motorcycle (50-60mpg when i ride aggressive) or my bicycle (20 miles/banana). complaining about it doesn't change anything, riding bicycles makes me lose weight and helps the banana import market. part of me wishes gas was $10 a gallon. when i parked the bicycle and bought my first motorcycle i gained almost 50lbs. makes me much slower.

10-21-2010, 09:52 AM	#13
Sabina74 Yaris Lover!!! View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.0 Sol 5 doors liftback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Roma (Italy) Posts: 150	in italy the price is about 1,35/1,40 euro per liter....it's very very expensive!!!! __________________

10-21-2010, 11:14 AM	#15
DebbyM46227 View User's Garage Drives: 2017 Yaris IA, Pulse Red, Auto Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 538	$3.50 and above would do it for me. It was $2.84 this morning when I stopped to get gas. I remember in the early 70's paying 23 cents a gallon. There were 8 gas stations by the interstate that always had "gas wars".

10-21-2010, 11:23 AM	#16
chrisj Hooch Brewer-Shine Sipper View User's Garage Drives: 2009 5-dr LB Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: S. Jesus, Kentucky Posts: 646	^ Yeah! Whatever happened to gas wars? I guess the war was won and WE lost. LOL! __________________

10-21-2010, 12:45 PM	#18
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	A few years back gas was $4.10. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

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