Obam,the oil companies and Re-election ???

usamamasan1

I didn't whine fellow citizen. Just stated fact related to the topic. Trucks get it done

Woot

Byrnzie

And there was I thinking the AMT might have had a chance of improving in the absence of certain trolls.




Oh well.



Business as usual.

usamamasan1

I don't understand. Are you discussing the topic? Please, move along if not.

Thanks.

BinauralJam

usamamasan1 wrote:

I don't understand. Are you discussing the topic? Please, move along if not.

Thanks.

:clap: Welcome Back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkUvmDQ3HY

Godfather.

usamamasan1 wrote:

paid $4.44 for the cheap stuff today.
It's pretty clear to me Obama wants gas to be even more expensive so we can switch to the green stuff.
decided it's time to bring back my Obama sticker on my truck. I often see Obama stickers on Prius and such but I like mine better.




I'm back. You're welcome.

welcome back my friend !

Godfather.

Jeanwah

brianlux wrote:

usamamasan1 wrote:

paid $4.44 for the cheap stuff today.
It's pretty clear to me Obama wants gas to be even more expensive so we can switch to the green stuff.
decided it's time to bring back my Obama sticker on my truck. I often see Obama stickers on Prius and such but I like mine better.




I'm back. You're welcome.

I gotta tell you man, that guy on your truck looks as much like Reagan as it does Obama.

I showed this pic to my hubby... he thought the pic was of George Bush.

JonnyPistachio

I saw two Chevy Volts and a Nissan Leaf around town in the last few weeks. They arent too concerned about gas prices.

JonnyPistachio

g under p wrote:

It's got to be around 80-90 bucks to fill that thing up. :shock:

Peace

My bet is on 120-135 bucks.
Mamasan?

polaris_x

JonnyPistachio wrote:

g under p wrote:

It's got to be around 80-90 bucks to fill that thing up. :shock:

Peace

My bet is on 120-135 bucks.
Mamasan?

i would guess that the truck has a 30 gallon capacity x $4.44 = ~$133 ... but that's at empty so you're probably not far off ...

maj4e

My little mazda wagon holds a ton with the seats folded and there's a rack on top. 30mpgs. I also have a small trailer when the stuff's dirty, like straw or bark from home depot. If you need a truck cool but 99% of people with them don't need. Home Depot also rents trucks for 25 bucks for the first 4 hours. Handles all my needs.

I say it all the time. Drive what you want, but don't bitch about gas prices or insurance or tire costs...

Jason P

maj4e wrote:

My little mazda wagon holds a ton with the seats folded and there's a rack on top. 30mpgs. I also have a small trailer when the stuff's dirty, like straw or bark from home depot. If you need a truck cool but 99% of people with them don't need. Home Depot also rents trucks for 25 bucks for the first 4 hours. Handles all my needs.

I say it all the time. Drive what you want, but don't bitch about gas prices or insurance or tire costs...

Most people working out of an office and live in the burbs don't need pick-up trucks, but a lot of blue-collar jobs require them. And there are a ton of fleet trucks that are required for business as well.

Monster Rain

Jason P wrote:

maj4e wrote:

My little mazda wagon holds a ton with the seats folded and there's a rack on top. 30mpgs. I also have a small trailer when the stuff's dirty, like straw or bark from home depot. If you need a truck cool but 99% of people with them don't need. Home Depot also rents trucks for 25 bucks for the first 4 hours. Handles all my needs.

I say it all the time. Drive what you want, but don't bitch about gas prices or insurance or tire costs...

Most people working out of an office and live in the burbs don't need pick-up trucks, but a lot of blue-collar jobs require them. And there are a ton of fleet trucks that are required for business as well.

I don't understand the new trend of old people driving the biggest SUVs they can find. Maybe Larry King needs one to take his kids to soccer practice, but the rest of them don't--and none of them can drive them even half as well as they drive normal cars (which is well below average already). They have an SUV whose seat is 4 feet off the ground and costs $120 to fill but they park their behemoths in the handicapped spots and bitch and moan if the cashier at McDonald's forgets to give them the Senior Discount on their cup of coffee.

inmytree

usamamasan1 wrote:

I didn't whine fellow citizen. Just stated fact related to the topic. Trucks get it done

Woot

I stated facts related to the topic, too...

trucks may "get it done", but they get poor fuel mileage (<

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fact)...

did you not know about the poor fuel mileage when you chose to purchase your truck..?

Shazam

maj4e

Jason P wrote:

maj4e wrote:

My little mazda wagon holds a ton with the seats folded and there's a rack on top. 30mpgs. I also have a small trailer when the stuff's dirty, like straw or bark from home depot. If you need a truck cool but 99% of people with them don't need. Home Depot also rents trucks for 25 bucks for the first 4 hours. Handles all my needs.

I say it all the time. Drive what you want, but don't bitch about gas prices or insurance or tire costs...

Most people working out of an office and live in the burbs don't need pick-up trucks, but a lot of blue-collar jobs require them. And there are a ton of fleet trucks that are required for business as well.

Thought that was implied but wasn't.. I agree that falls under the "need" category.

My neighbor has a tundra but uses it for work. His tires cost per tire what my entire set costs. It's insane.

brianlux

There's a great segment in the movie "The Parking Lot Movie" (which, by the way, if you haven't seen yet I highly recommend it- one of the coolest documentaries I've seen in a long time!) in which one of the parking attendants describe the growth in size of the American vehicle- and you often see single people driving these things around unloaded by themselves. The attendants often turn these people away, refusing to let them park in the lot because they're too damn big. Great movie- anyone else see it?

Godfather.

if one can afford the gas why would it matter to anyone else what someone else drives ?

Godfather.

g under p

Godfather. wrote:

if one can afford the gas why would it matter to anyone else what someone else drives ?

Godfather.

Hey not knocking it at all one of my modes of transportation is a truck/SUV I don't use it much except when I have to take the kids to their football games or hauling something on my trailer hitch. I mostly drive a Hyundai Elantra which the kids hate cause i won't turn the air on and it's just NOT glamorous enough for them. I like the wind blowing in the car even the hottest of days here in florida.

If you got the bucks for a SUV like that then more power to ya, just don't complain about the price of gas.

Peace

Monster Rain

Godfather. wrote:

if one can afford the gas why would it matter to anyone else what someone else drives ?

Godfather.

The only thing that bothers me about SUVs is that most of the people driving them can't drive them or they drive 5-10 mph below the speed limit because they're trying to save gas. People can drive whatever they want but don't drive like an ass. There are also the increasing number of SUV drivers who have decided that their precious vehicles can't handle driving over manholes and require 2 parking spaces.

brianlux

Godfather. wrote:

if one can afford the gas why would it matter to anyone else what someone else drives ?

Godfather.

I would not tell anyone what to drive, Godfather, but I would point out that our gas consumption is adding more carbon to the atmosphere which in turn drives global warming and we would be wise to limit our impact that way. But I assume that people who drive big trucks and SUV's who don't need that much vehicle don't believe in anthropogenic global warming. So yes, it matters a lot to me.

polaris_x

Godfather. wrote:

if one can afford the gas why would it matter to anyone else what someone else drives ?

Godfather.

the SUV is symbolic of the excess that plagues our western culture ... we waste precious resources for the sole purpose of self-gratification ... practicality and common sense have been thrown out the window completely ... yeah, people can make their own choices but those choices are reflective of a perverted logic ...