Gas blows

[sal_amanda]

i fucking paid $2.699 for gas today. that fucking sucked.

now i received a couple of those e-mails where you they tell you that everyone should just not get gas on a particular day.

if anyone is interested and hasn't heard, the day in question is September 1st.

the thing is, i don't entirely get how that works. i mean, everyone will probably just make sure they have gas the day before if they're really worried, or wait until the day after if they can. or not really care because they won't need gas that day anyway. either way, people will still buy the gas if and when they need it.

so does this really work? i applaud people wanting to do something to protest how ridiculous this is, but something bigger needs to be done.

hybrids are starting to look extremely appealing now that they're making some with 4 wheel drive.

Comments

[datashade.livejournal.com]

Those emails are crap.

Most hybrids still aren't actually worth the cost - my first NEW new car is going to be a hybrid but until then I'll stick with my 15-year-old 5-speed manual getting 25+ mpg when I drive it not entirely like a madman or my '96 Taurus that gets 30+mpg if I never take it over 2000RPM.

If you want to be a crazy hippie, then start letter-witing campaigns and take public transportation.



I'd also like to point out that at these prices, you're better off buying premier-grade gas, because 1.) It's less than a 10% increase in cost, 2.) you get a bit more mileage out of it, and 3.) it's better on your engine and exhaust.

[sal_amanda]

my mom likes to hassle me because i have a Toyota which isn't an american car, despite the fact that it was made in ohio and more Toyotas are probably made in this country or canada than the american cars are.

but i like to point out to her that not only do i get all wheel drive on my little teeny Matrix, but i also have way better gas mileage than her Blazer.

it's too bad the suburbanites surrounding me are afraid of minorities, because i would love to be able to actually take the subway somewhere. but since they don't want anyone with a different skin tone in their neighborhoods, they blocked the subway from making it out this way, thus making it rather pointless for most.

[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

I so want a hybrid. If they come out with a hybrid minivan, I will probably buy it. In the meantime, I only use my car to go to work (about once a week) or get groceries, or if I have someplace to go to that is too far to walk. I am very lucky that I live someplace that I can walk to almost everything. That is how I can justify having a minivan that uses a TON of gas. If we could afford to have two cars, we would have a small hybrid for quick trips around town and a minivan for longer trips with the kids.

[sal_amanda]

toyota's highlander is coming out hybrid so i'm eyeing it up for future reference. the price of the vehicle is a little more pricey, but in the end, it probably pays off. i miss burlington for the fact that i only drove to work at the mall. i walked everywhere else because my house was perfectly located. actually, most houses are perfectly located in burlington, which is one reason why it's such a great place.

[i-am-solid.livejournal.com]

Mom bugs you about that? I've never heard her say boo about the Mighty Geo, and it's completely Toyota under the hood.

[sal_amanda]

i didn't know that about your car and i bet she doesn't either. i always thought it was a chevy.

she doesn't hassle me so much anymore and once even sort of admitted that our japanese cars are probably just as american as hers.