I'm not driving the truck on weekends

[TboneMan]

Well, the price of fuel in central New York is hovering around $2. 10.



Running errands on weekends with the truck really kills my fuel mileage. To help me out at the pump, I've decided to drive the truck only if absolutely necessary on weekends. My wife is paying $0. 40 less a gallon for gasoline so we take her Intrepid.



So the truck sits in the garage.



If fuel prices stay at this level this summer, it is likely that we will be camping in our back yard instead of a campgrounds.



While it is not going to break me financially to pay these prices, I JUST DON"T WANT TO.



I have placed a ceiling on what I am willing to pay for fuel at $2. 25. If it goes any higher than that and gasoline prices are still disproportionately lower, the truck will stay in the garage and we will become a one vehicle family.

 

[Jeff H]

Our government better do something before this summer. If diesel is not under 1. 50 a gallon forget any vacation. They say were not in a recesion. BS read the paper. Watch the news. Now the government is laying off people. Then you add the war over in Iraq wich we will being paying 100% this time. I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Things seamed to have changed when Bush came into office.

 

[schu777]

Really doesn't matter here in Omaha, NE - the price of Diesel is about the same as gas - so the difference my car (with almost 200,000 miles on it) gets verses the truck is maybe 5 miles a gallon, figure in the fun factor of the driving the truck and that takes that away. As for "things have changed when Bush came in" - I have a theory, right or wrong, I see that that any president, Demo or Rep president inherits the success/failure of previous president actions. Some of the changes that one president does may not have an effect for a year or more. Also, does the president have that much pull than the Senate/Congress does? Don't we (the people) have more of an effect of how things are done in Senate/Congress? Unfortunately, it seems that the a good number of the people have the attitude of "as long as it doesn't affect me, who cares what they do/what happens" - I Know I have that attitude at times. Just need to get more involved letting your congressman know what you think and tell him/her to vote your way. If you don't voice your opinion to them, then they will vote their way that they think is best for the people they represent.



Okay - enough - I'm stepping off the soap box...

 

[illflem]

It doesn't have anything to do with the president, just greedy oil companies. Heard the price of gas is expected to hit $3/ga by summer.

 

[BV]

Price of fuel

Originally posted by illflem

It doesn't have anything to do with the president, just greedy oil companies. Heard the price of gas is expected to hit $3/ga by summer.

Not so sure about this - Could it be that the Prez and his family are filling their pockets with some of that oil money.



$3 bucks a gallon - Better get my mountain bike tuned up for those weekend errands

 

[gitchesum]

Is it greedy oil companies or greedy oil producing countries?

Crude oil is upwards of $36. 00 a barrel.



That $. 85 a gallon before you get into the refining, transportation, marketing, profits, and TAXES.

 

[RustyJC]

Oil prices (crude oil, home heating oil, fuels, etc. ) are set by market forces - the law of supply and demand. The prices for future delivery contracts are established by traders in commodity markets. Three primary factors are responsible for the high crude oil and fuel prices we're seeing today:



1. The PdVSA (state oil company) strike in Venezuela has lessened supplies.



2. A colder-than-normal winter in North America has increased demands.



3. Iraqi war fears have the market betting on shorter supplies in upcoming months - there's supposedly an $8 to $10 per barrel "war premium" in market prices for crude oil today.



Tight current supplies, higher demand and investor uncertainty regarding future supplies all serve to drive the price of any commodity up. A capitalist market system at work.



Rusty

 

[lmills]

Maybe someone could shed a little light on this subject for me. There is one thing I don't completely understand. I have a list of oil producing company's that supposedly do not import any oil . So in theory when the prices go up on the imported oil from eastern country's and Venezuela, why should there's? The crunch from the eastern country's and venezuela shouldn't have any direct impact on them if they are producing there own and not importing it from one of these country's. But yet every time the price goes up their goes up also. Someone's pocket is getting lined with our money. I guess it is time for the truckers to parade around the nation's capital again.

 

[TboneMan]

Here is a good article from foxnews.com



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80215,00.html



Like with any "budgeting" situation, if a particular expense is going up, and revenues are staying the same, you need to spend less in other areas.



Unfortunately, "recreation" will ultimately be heavily hit this year.

 

[WebCrush]

Originally posted by lmills

Maybe someone could shed a little light on this subject for me. There is one thing I don't completely understand. I have a list of oil producing company's that supposedly do not import any oil . So in theory when the prices go up on the imported oil from eastern country's and Venezuela, why should there's? The crunch from the eastern country's and venezuela shouldn't have any direct impact on them if they are producing there own and not importing it from one of these country's. But yet every time the price goes up their goes up also. Someone's pocket is getting lined with our money. I guess it is time for the truckers to parade around the nation's capital again.

1. I bet your list isn't accurate



2. If other oil companies charge more for their product, the lowest priced vendor will sell more, hence have less supply, thus charge more (simple supply and demmand).



3. Just because oil is not imported does not change the fact that it is a limited commodity and regardless of where the oil comes from, certain companies will sell to the highest bidder which will drive up the price.

 

[illflem]

Your list is part of an email rumor http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-boycott-oil.htm



The Energy Department's forecast is for a high of $1. 60 per gallon for this summer.

Looks like they already blew it.

 

[Steve M]

Crap! I just bought $40. 30 worth of Shell fuel. I like Hess but they don't have pay at the pump and it's all prepay. So I stand in line and give them my card, go fill up, go stand in line again and pay. I'll give Sunoco a try. If we ALL started buying from Hess, Sunoco and Sinclair, supply and demand would play into the price and price would go up. Supply would fall short and these companies would have to contract with the middle east oil squeazers to meet the demand. It's not an easy situation. I'm trying to trim the number of miles I drive during the day with my job and I'm using my trip computer to try and squeaze more mpg out of the Cummns. My trip computer has been accurate within . 02 mpg. Coasting to stops seems to help the average the most. Idling in gear (automatic) seems to hurt the average the most. Even more so than the launch...