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Offline ShyGuy12

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Gas Prices
« on: April 26, 2008, 09:03:30 PM »
I hate the gas prices today. here where i live, its $3.57 a gallon and it never costed this much. I mean, the oil/gas companies are making like millions or billions of dollars each year, cant hurt to lower the prices, not like its going to be bankrupt. While on vacation in California, the gas was $4 a gallon!  :furious But the upside is that the people of where i live might be using public transportation more. Tell about your opionions of the gas prices where u live. <We should strike to the gas companies, but they might place an embargo on the gas prices around the world>   Invent the new alternative fuel already!!!!!
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2008, 09:23:14 PM »
You do know that gas companies only make 8 cents off of every gallon sold, right? However the government gets anywhere from 40 cents OR MORE and they don't do anything to make that gallon of gas.

I think we should complain more to the government to lower the price before oil companies.
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2008, 10:29:33 PM »
Quote from: Tango on April 26, 2008, 09:23:14 PM
You do know that gas companies only make 8 cents off of every gallon sold, right? However the government gets anywhere from 40 cents OR MORE and they don't do anything to make that gallon of gas.

I think we should complain more to the government to lower the price before oil companies.

then their profits come from?..........
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2008, 10:30:39 PM »
Quote from: ShyGuy12 on April 26, 2008, 09:03:30 PM
I hate the gas prices today. here where i live, its $3.57 a gallon and it never costed this much. I mean, the oil/gas companies are making like millions or billions of dollars each year, cant hurt to lower the prices, not like its going to be bankrupt. While on vacation in California, the gas was $4 a gallon!  :furious But the upside is that the people of where i live might be using public transportation more. Tell about your opionions of the gas prices where u live. <We should strike to the gas companies, but they might place an embargo on the gas prices around the world>   Invent the new alternative fuel already!!!!!

hydrogen.....google it ;)
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2008, 10:32:23 PM »
It's not that oil has become so expensive; it's that the Dollar has become so worthless. It's approximately only worth half of what is was only a few years ago.
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2008, 10:33:28 PM »
Quote from: Lumpy on April 26, 2008, 10:32:23 PM
It's not that oil has become so expensive; it's that the Dollar has become so worthless. It's approximately only worth half of what is was only a few years ago.

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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2008, 10:48:18 PM »
Quote from: Lumpy on April 26, 2008, 10:32:23 PM
It's not that oil has become so expensive; it's that the Dollar has become so worthless. It's approximately only worth half of what is was only a few years ago.

If that were the major cause, then why is SD67 paying $1.55 a litre? (Roughly $6/gal)
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2008, 10:50:12 PM »
Where does SD67 live?
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2008, 11:02:21 PM »
Australia. Our petrol prices are climbing sharply. I expect them to reach $2.00 a litre by the end of this year.

In such an event I will be paying over $100 for a full tank of petrol (66 litres) and I am lucky to get 350km out of that full tank of petrol.

This will equate to no less than $300 a month on petrol.

My car is not particularly economical, as you can tell by those figures, but it isn't a high performance sports car either so I expect many other Australians will be feeling the same pinch.

The amount of cyclists on the road is already a testament to that. Those stupid stunninghunks have a death wish.

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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2008, 11:05:29 PM »
I've got $3 dollars in my wallet. 1/2 tank of gas in the truck (22 gallon tank). $3.56 a gallon for gas. my truck gets 15 MPG. how long until I run out of gas?
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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2008, 11:06:04 PM »
Here the prices at the pump haven't changed more than a couple of % since 2005. 12.54 NOK average in 2005, 12.70 NOK now.
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2008, 11:07:07 PM »
Quote from: Xasthur on April 26, 2008, 11:02:21 PM
Australia. Our petrol prices are climbing sharply. I expect them to reach $2.00 a litre by the end of this year.

In such an event I will be paying over $100 for a full tank of petrol (66 litres) and I am lucky to get 350km out of that full tank of petrol.



Is the Aussie Dollar pegged to the USD?
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2008, 11:10:43 PM »
It is influenced by it but it does not adhere to it. Our dollar has been climbing against yours as it falls recently.

The last time I checked the AUD was up to .94 USD compared to 84 cents to the USD in recent years.
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2008, 11:19:40 PM »
I'm not an American, but if your Dollar is losing value too, and you are dependent on imported oil too, then you will both suffer higher prices.
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Re: Gas Prices
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2008, 11:48:41 PM »
Quote from: Lumpy on April 26, 2008, 10:50:12 PM
Where does SD67 live?

Not in the U.S.A., which is why his fuel was sold in litres.  :)
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