The post above is a bunch of crap. I'd like to put it more eloquently, but the server's 'censor' will just insert asterisks.
We've always enjoyed the lowest gasoline prices in the world. If you allow for inflation, even at a buck and half a gallon earlier in the year, gas prices are lower than they've been for almost 50 YEARS! $2 gas today would've cost about 40 cents a gallon 30 years ago. And 30 years ago, the first 'embargo' hit and prices jumped from 40 cents to up over 50 cents a gallon. We were all sure the world was coming to an end. It's almost funny now. Even at $2 a gallon, gasoline is a bargain compared to what it has been, how prices have increased on everything else, and how much the rest of the world pays. Why is there no 'stick it up their behind' boycott of the vast majority of other consumables which have increased at MUCH higher rates than fuel/energy? Because compared to the most of the rest of the world, we've got it made, that's why. And we've got it made on fuel costs too -- big time -- even at $2.00 a gallon.
We consume more gasoline and energy per capita than any other place in the world by a HUGE amount. The fact that we have it available to use ought to be seen as an amazing tribute to our way of life. Instead it seems some folks out there think it ought to be a birthrite not only to have way more of it available than anyone else, but to be able to waste it cheaply. It's that kind of arrogance that has a lot of the rest of the planet upset at the U.S. these days - rightfully so. A dose of humility would go a long way. You want to do something to send a market signal? Buy a vehicle that's more efficient and USE IT. That will send a long term market signal not only to energy producers but to the manufacturers as well.
It will be interesting to watch Ford/GM/Dodge try to navigate all this. About all they can produce with any significant volume/profitability are vehicles that don't get very good fuel mileage. If energy prices stay high, soccer moms will be dying to get out of their SUV's. Bubba will start to worry IF it's "got a Hemi" in it. The used market will be flooded with guzzlers which will make them dirt cheap. And prices on more efficient vehicles - which those manufacturers are in short supply of - will climb because demand will exceed supply. And it won't take long before someone, in the name of supporting the domestic auto makers, posts a "Boycott the purchase of 'foreign' vehicles that get good gas mileage - they're gouging us on the price". Oh my. Here we go again.
As for me, I think I'll let both of mine run on down toward "E", and fill them both up on the 19th. I own stock in energy companies. Gotta do my part to help 'em out.
) and not have to pay! Anyone heard of this before, done it? The theory is simple (I think) take a CNG tank, put it in your car somewhere, get a regulator, plug it into your fuel system and have at it. The questions I have about that is can you run a gas through stock injectors? and would it run ok on natural gas instead of gas? or would i need a new computer for my car to make it work? Also, the ever important hp gains/losses I might suffer? Anybody have any ideas? Thought I'd throw it out there.....
