Mass market gas price hysteria- $12 a gallon gas

[Warp Daddy]

NO so Mondy -- it was the DRIVING FORCE of "planned obsolescence" that killed that tire and ANY further development

 

[mondeo]

NO so Mondy -- it was the DRIVING FORCE of "planned obsolescence" that killed that tire and ANY further development

Actually, I'm not arguing that point. All I'm saying is traction would've been crap, because you would've needed to use a pretty hard rubber. Especially in the 60s.

Oh, and there are tires with a 80K mile warranty. Change 'em once over the life of the vehicle. To me, it's about equivalent.

 

[drjeff]

Actually, I'm not arguing that point. All I'm saying is traction would've been crap, because you would've needed to use a pretty hard rubber. Especially in the 60s.

Oh, and there are tires with a 80K mile warranty. Change 'em once over the life of the vehicle. To me, it's about equivalent.

If you believed all the rumors that have come out of the auto industry, by now we should all be driving flying cars that get about 100 mpg

 

[Warp Daddy]

$4.29 /gallon - today

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

$4.29 /gallon - today

Prices have stayed steady all weekend here around $3.85..

 

[wa-loaf]

$4.29 /gallon - today

Is NY super expensive? I saw prices from 3.81 to 3.89 today.

 

[eatskisleep]

www.gasbuddy.com

 

[mondeo]

Is NY super expensive? I saw prices from 3.81 to 3.89 today.

Yeah, it is. So is CT.

During the ski season, I'd reliably fill up in MA for 20 cents/gallon less than I could find it in CT.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Is NY super expensive? I saw prices from 3.81 to 3.89 today.

There are more taxes..gas and sales taxes in NY than other places,...I think sales tax is 8-9% in the Empire State.

 

[deadheadskier]

I filled up in Haverhill, MA on the way out to the Berkshires for $3.81, it was $3.89 filling up today on the way back.

I think I'm going to frame my receipt from the last time I fill up under $4 and show it to my future children :lol:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I filled up in Haverhill, MA on the way out to the Berkshires for $3.81, it was $3.89 filling up today on the way back.

I think I'm going to frame my receipt from the last time I fill up under $4 and show it to my future children :lol:

Wit you mean these high gas prices aren't temporary..I thought they are high for Memorial Day weekend and tomorrow it will be $1.69 a gallon...ahahhahahahaha..

I need to just keep topping off my tank everyday.since the price doesn'[t look like it going down..

 

[mondeo]

There are more taxes..gas and sales taxes in NY than other places,...I think sales tax is 8-9% in the Empire State.

Gas: 0.443/gallon CT, 0.412/gallon NY, 0.238/gallon MA.

Sales: 6% CT, 5% MA, 4% NY - In NY, each county will then collect their own sales tax. So you typically see 8%, but it's 8.5% in some places (Buffalo, for one.)

 

[deadheadskier]

I wonder when we'll start seeing use/demand go down nationally. Currently in Maine consumers have purchased 3% less gasoline year to date than last year. I bet the real percentage is less though as I'm guessing more residents near the NH border are filling up out of state when they can. I'm fortunate enough to be on the road for work and I NEVER buy gas in state; always NH or MA.

 

[deadheadskier]

I wonder when we'll start seeing use/demand go down nationally. Currently in Maine consumers have purchased 3% less gasoline year to date than last year. I bet the real percentage is less though as I'm guessing more residents near the NH border are filling up out of state when they can. I'm fortunate enough to be on the road for work and I NEVER buy gas in state; always NH or MA.

well, there's my answer. I just switched over to cnn.com and found this at the top of the list.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/26/gas.driving/index.html

 

[Warp Daddy]

There are more taxes..gas and sales taxes in NY than other places,...I think sales tax is 8-9% in the Empire State.

Gas IS MORE expensive but sales tax here in St Lawrence county is 7 %

 

[drjeff]

A breakdown of the Federal and State Gas Taxes here:
http://www.connecticutgasprices.com/tax_info.aspx

 

[Warp Daddy]

Thanks Doc for digging that info out : that's one fugly set of data

 

[drjeff]

Thanks Doc for digging that info out : that's one fugly set of data

Well, when the state of CT is involved with the compiling of data, fugly is about as good as you're going to get

 

[ctenidae]

Sign of the times- went to fill up at the Hess in Brighton, payed with the debit card- the pump stopped at $50 and wouldn't go further. Not sure if that's a normal limit or not, since I've never had to buy that much gass before. Thank God we only fill up about every 2 weeks.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Sign of the times- went to fill up at the Hess in Brighton, payed with the debit card- the pump stopped at $50 and wouldn't go further. Not sure if that's a normal limit or not, since I've never had to buy that much gass before. Thank God we only fill up about every 2 weeks.

I think that's normal for a debit card and I think it's either $60 ot $80 with a credit card..