Gas Price Change For You

[JOACH1M]

Since insurance gave me a nice amount of money for sinking my truck, I bought a 04 f150 and gas is 3.99 cost me like 100$ to fill the tanks.  

[68ZooM]

49.5 gallon tank @ 4.35 for super = $215.32 which is just little over 1,025 miles on a full tank
That will be one arm and one leg  

[Spikes]

Is getting the higher octane gas really worth it? It burns better or whatever, but does the better mileage outweigh the price?

[F22RaptorDude]

---looks like ill be buying a chevy volt in the future... someone in MA got it to 140 MPG by extending something or whatever and its supposed to be 91mpg? i dont remember...

Its over priced and really isn't all that useful, there are pure electric cars that leave the volt in the dust without a drop of gas

From what I recall reading a month ago (To lazy to look up) you get between 30-40 miles on the battery then its back to a gas engine. With the Nissan Leaf for example you get a 100 miles range, and a minimum of 60 miles if you abuse the heck out of it

[vorticon]

works out to around $4.23/gallon


its only a 11 mile drive to work though.

[clerick]

Is getting the higher octane gas really worth it? It burns better or whatever, but does the better mileage outweigh the price?

it is ONLY of bennefit in forced induction or high compression or engines tuned for it. Higher octane fuel doesn't burn better, it is just more resistant to combustion to prevent predetonation.

People who put it in cars tuned for lower octane are throwing $$$ dwn the drain and if they claim their car runs better then there is probably some other issue.

[321BAR]

Its over priced and really isn't all that useful, there are pure electric cars that leave the volt in the dust without a drop of gas

From what I recall reading a month ago (To lazy to look up) you get between 30-40 miles on the battery then its back to a gas engine. With the Nissan Leaf for example you get a 100 miles range, and a minimum of 60 miles if you abuse the heck out of it

i also read a month back that this man had his nail 140MPG... so haha... i have no idea

[Bruv119]

why don't we have those Hydrogen cars mass marketed already?  

surely it is time the people of the world Unite and take down the big oil companies  

would cost me  £60 ($90)  to fill my tank which would get me 400 miles.   

[clerick]

i also read a month back that this man had his nail 140MPG... so haha... i have no idea

when you look at the extra cost of the vehicle and compare to what you might save in gas it doesn't save you anything compared to a reasonably efficient sedan.

[morfiend]

 65 bucks for a large bag of dogsled fuel,last about a month! Not sure what the MPB is{miles per bag},they use fuel wheter you run them or not!


  Roy,the powdercoat booth sound great,but isnt the oven part abit expensive to run on a small scale? I have a buddy who powdercoats small parts and uses an old stove to "bake" them!




   

[clerick]

why don't we have those Hydrogen cars mass marketed already?  

surely it is time the people of the world Unite and take down the big oil companies  

would cost me  £60 ($90)  to fill my tank which would get me 400 miles.   

Consumers wouldn't want to pay for expense of H2 cars. Forcing emerging technologies to market before they are ready is a foolish idea.

[homersipes]

I dont know how the rest of yall feel but, I cant haul my sled in a car, cant get lumber in a car, cant haul dirt or stone in a car, so I guess I wont be purchasing a car anytime soon, Ill just keep on sucking the fuel down.

[PuppetZ]

It sell for 1.41$/L (or 5.34$/USG) up here.

[CAP1]

---looks like ill be buying a chevy volt in the future... someone in MA got it to 140 MPG by extending something or whatever and its supposed to be 91mpg? i dont remember...

not 91mpg. more like 40.

[CAP1]

Its over priced and really isn't all that useful, there are pure electric cars that leave the volt in the dust without a drop of gas

From what I recall reading a month ago (To lazy to look up) you get between 30-40 miles on the battery then its back to a gas engine. With the Nissan Leaf for example you get a 100 miles range, and a minimum of 60 miles if you abuse the heck out of it

 where does the electricity come from?