Gas Prices Suck!
03-11-2011, 12:35 AM
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Hence why I am getting rid of my truck can you say 10.4 MPG of combined driving...I never fill up below half because I don't want to have a heart attack...lol
03-11-2011, 12:39 AM
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Honestly though, high gas prices drive innovation and more efficient engines. Considering gas is still considered cheap in the US, we don't have much to complain about.
03-11-2011, 08:17 AM
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I drive 25,000 miles a year. I average about 21MPG. That is about 1190 gallons a year. At $4 a gallon, I am spending just under $4800 a year on gas. As the price of gas gets higher, the numbers get even higher.
This is not to mention that you no longer have to perform a lot of the maintenance you do on a gas car, ie oil changes.
The questions for me is more, how reliable are they going to be and what will the real range of the car be? They are claiming up to 300 mile range, but how will speed and electronic devices in the car affect that.
03-11-2011, 08:50 AM
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At 58K, it would take no where near that long. This is not the Roadster.
I drive 25,000 miles a year. I average about 21MPG. That is about 1190 gallons a year. At $4 a gallon, I am spending just under $4800 a year on gas. As the price of gas gets higher, the numbers get even higher.
This is not to mention that you no longer have to perform a lot of the maintenance you do on a gas car, ie oil changes.
The questions for me is more, how reliable are they going to be and what will the real range of the car be? They are claiming up to 300 mile range, but how will speed and electronic devices in the car affect that.
I drive 25,000 miles a year. I average about 21MPG. That is about 1190 gallons a year. At $4 a gallon, I am spending just under $4800 a year on gas. As the price of gas gets higher, the numbers get even higher.
This is not to mention that you no longer have to perform a lot of the maintenance you do on a gas car, ie oil changes.
The questions for me is more, how reliable are they going to be and what will the real range of the car be? They are claiming up to 300 mile range, but how will speed and electronic devices in the car affect that.
03-14-2011, 07:54 AM
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I wonder if they will be able to produce them in any quantity.
03-14-2011, 04:21 PM
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I noticed that, too. During the last price hike I noticed people driving slower and fewer cars on the road, especially on weekends. Not seeing this during this go-around of rising gas prices. Talk about conditioning, huh? It will probably take another buck a gallon to see any change in habits.
03-14-2011, 04:50 PM
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During the last price hike I noticed people driving slower and fewer cars on the road, especially on weekends. Not seeing this during this go-around of rising gas prices. Talk about conditioning, huh? It will probably take another buck a gallon to see any change in habits.
10' Sentra SR 2.0 --> 12 gallon tank x $3.75 per gallon (87 octaine) = $45
10' G37X --> 20 gallon tank x $4 per gallon (93 octaine) = $80
The range for a full tank on both is about the same with a 50%/50% split of highway/city, and in mostly city driving the Sentra gets more miles per tank than the G
So, financially, the Sentra is Winning!!
03-14-2011, 05:06 PM
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seeing as you never drive to empty your prices are little high...average on the sentra would be about 38 and the G about 68..
will 5 bucks change my driving habits i doubt it..it would need to reach about 7 dollars before i would do that.. i was paying way over 110$ a fillup on my truck back in 08..and that was every 4 days..
will 5 bucks change my driving habits i doubt it..it would need to reach about 7 dollars before i would do that.. i was paying way over 110$ a fillup on my truck back in 08..and that was every 4 days..