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UncleBuck · 05-27-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nikon777

Everyone is complaining about gas prices, but they're still driving like a bat outta' hell. Anyone notice this besides me? I drive a pickup and i set my cruise to 54 MPH on my way to work now. Sure, it pisses people off, but with gas prices as they are, its the only thing I can really to to make the vehicle more fuel efficient.

I'm in no rush at all to get to my destination. People bitch about gas, but still do 75-80MPH on the way home from work. WTH??

Around here it is the same with an adder. Most of their little angels have $1000's invested in video games, $300 cell phones and mommy is hauling it hard in her Hummer to get them to soccer practice on time. If gas is soooo expensive why is it that the new Hollywood films are a filling their coffers with millions in one weekend... hmmmmm?

yeahYeah · 05-27-2008, 11:28 AM

there has not been a real slow down out here. i still see shiney new SUV's with temp plates on them out here and the soccer moms with the excursions. i do see a lot more SUV's for sale here though.

ONEBAD383STROKER · 05-27-2008, 05:14 PM

Im not a gas complainer. But I still do the speed limit and "get on it" all the time. Tried the stay beow 2000 rpms thing to see what happened. GOT WORSE so Im back to WFO.

JeffXD · 05-27-2008, 05:28 PM

I am still driving my Expedition that I bought used.... $15000 instead of $40000. It hurts when I fill it up and its $80, but it would hurt worse to have a car payment that is twice what I am paying now to have a fancy save the planet hybrid car that I can't haul lumber in, or mulch, or pull a trailer. Whats more, I like being able to KNOW that I have the power of that V8 to get on the highway when I need it and not bog down and get run over. My grandmother has a 88 Suburban that is payed for with a real Chevy 350. It gets crappy mileage, buy why get a car payment when you can just deal with paying for the gas. I am guessing that is the attitude of a lot of people.

Damn Battery Cars!!!!!

nasty79z28 · 05-27-2008, 05:29 PM

i've slow down and it has helped some. also consolidated trips. it seems like i see more small motorcycles like 250's and 500's but it may be because i pay attention to what people drive now.

btw, i do drink out of the bottled water containers but i refill them with tap water now.

Oreo · 05-27-2008, 05:34 PM

My friends all make fun of me because I drive so slow... which is generally about 10 mph under the speed limit.

Sirius1963 · 05-27-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1lowlife

There in lies most of the problem.............

Not with just the gas prices, but the war, the weather, the upcoming "hurricane season", and any other fear inducing story they can come up with.....
Gloom and doom, that is what sells in the big news media.
Keep us all afraid, not informed, but afraid.
Makes us feel like we need them to help us make it through the day.....
I've never fallen for it..........

Exactly! Here in Seattle, they talk about "time-saver traffic" reports. What a joke. There is one freeway going N-S and basically one going E-W. There are no alternates. Ok, so I hear there is a wreck on I-90, it's the only way to get from Issaquah to Seattle, how does that save me time? It's a good thing I listen to the news this morning, now I know I'm going to be late instead of figuring it out when I get to the on-ramp.

cobra · 05-27-2008, 05:50 PM

i hear yeah , I don't really complain about gas that much, heck i did just buy a 08 silverado a couple of weeks ago, but I did only get the V6 and I consolidate my driving into as few as trips as possible, and when possible ride my bike which gets 52 MPG.

all that being said if gas does continue on this path , this maybe the first and last full size pickup I ever buy.

**AZXD** · 05-27-2008, 05:53 PM

Nikon,
Is a radical

Speed Limit

Seems to be the mentality in Phoenix. If you go to slow some think they have the gas and the power to make you speed up.

You'll know it is bad when people start looking for stock width tires and get rid of those spinner's that catch the wind and turn backwards. No one will convince me that fat tires and spinners don't waste gas.

lobster_roboto · 05-27-2008, 06:16 PM

BAH!

My car gets 21mpg average.

I consolidate my trips.
and drive right at the speed limit (in the slow lane) and get over to let others pass (if applicable)

I plan my errands to the T
Today for example I had to go to the bank, the store and the post office.
I ended up forgetting something at the store for dinner tonight... So instead of going back to the store I opted to make tacos with what I had.

mmmm mmm tacos and corona!

05-27-2008, 11:28 AM	#22
yeahYeah XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vegas Posts: 9,652	there has not been a real slow down out here. i still see shiney new SUV's with temp plates on them out here and the soccer moms with the excursions. i do see a lot more SUV's for sale here though. __________________ MOΛΩN ΛABÉ "You got on British Knights and I ain't seen those sine 1987" - Red (Pineapple Express) If we don't take action now We settle for nothing later Settle for nothing now And we'll settle for nothing later A Place for Nevada Gun Owners: http://www.nevadashooters.com

05-27-2008, 05:14 PM	#23
ONEBAD383STROKER XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DEEP SOUTH TEXAS Posts: 76	Im not a gas complainer. But I still do the speed limit and "get on it" all the time. Tried the stay beow 2000 rpms thing to see what happened. GOT WORSE so Im back to WFO. __________________ A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

05-27-2008, 05:28 PM	#24
JeffXD XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 1,578 Blog Entries: 1	I am still driving my Expedition that I bought used.... $15000 instead of $40000. It hurts when I fill it up and its $80, but it would hurt worse to have a car payment that is twice what I am paying now to have a fancy save the planet hybrid car that I can't haul lumber in, or mulch, or pull a trailer. Whats more, I like being able to KNOW that I have the power of that V8 to get on the highway when I need it and not bog down and get run over. My grandmother has a 88 Suburban that is payed for with a real Chevy 350. It gets crappy mileage, buy why get a car payment when you can just deal with paying for the gas. I am guessing that is the attitude of a lot of people. Damn Battery Cars!!!!! __________________ This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way. - Jon Voight

05-27-2008, 05:29 PM	#25
nasty79z28 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Posts: 176	i've slow down and it has helped some. also consolidated trips. it seems like i see more small motorcycles like 250's and 500's but it may be because i pay attention to what people drive now. btw, i do drink out of the bottled water containers but i refill them with tap water now. __________________ Springfield XD40 Service

05-27-2008, 05:34 PM	#26
Oreo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The new USSR Posts: 148	My friends all make fun of me because I drive so slow... which is generally about 10 mph under the speed limit. __________________ "The society that separates its warriors from its scholars will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools." - Thucydides Support: - SCCC - 2nd Amendment Rights - US Armed Forces - GRPD - BPPD - SAPD

05-27-2008, 05:50 PM	#28
cobra XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: CT Posts: 852	i hear yeah , I don't really complain about gas that much, heck i did just buy a 08 silverado a couple of weeks ago, but I did only get the V6 and I consolidate my driving into as few as trips as possible, and when possible ride my bike which gets 52 MPG. all that being said if gas does continue on this path , this maybe the first and last full size pickup I ever buy.

05-27-2008, 05:53 PM	#29
AZXD XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the GUN Posts: 17,175	Nikon, Is a radical Speed Limit Seems to be the mentality in Phoenix. If you go to slow some think they have the gas and the power to make you speed up. You'll know it is bad when people start looking for stock width tires and get rid of those spinner's that catch the wind and turn backwards. No one will convince me that fat tires and spinners don't waste gas. __________________ . . The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John F. Kennedy The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings. John F. Kennedy *Birth Certificates are a "Reasonable"* Secret** So-called "reasonable gun control" measures will take us all to the day when the last single-shot shotgun that grandpa owned is cut into pieces.

05-27-2008, 06:16 PM	#30
lobster_roboto XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,689	BAH! My car gets 21mpg average. I consolidate my trips. and drive right at the speed limit (in the slow lane) and get over to let others pass (if applicable) I plan my errands to the T Today for example I had to go to the bank, the store and the post office. I ended up forgetting something at the store for dinner tonight... So instead of going back to the store I opted to make tacos with what I had. mmmm mmm tacos and corona! __________________ "Let's go straight to the source and ban crime"

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