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OMG...I Just Filled My Tank & It Cost Me $120

duggroduggro Posts: 1,343
edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
(or the £ equivalent at least)


sucks to be british sometimes


$85 to fill a car is something i've long left behind, so think how lucky you are america in comparison to us
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    that sucks.

    its getting out of hand.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    If my fucking explorer would stop breaking down long enough for me to save up some money, i'd buy a very teenie tiny car. i waited too late to decide to get a new one (its 12 years old.) and now im payng for it.
  • duggroduggro Posts: 1,343
    MrSmith wrote:
    If my fucking explorer would stop breaking down long enough for me to save up some money, i'd buy a very teenie tiny car. i waited too late to decide to get a new one (its 12 years old.) and now im payng for it.
    pretty much sucks for everyone just now :(
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,298
    duggro wrote:
    (or the £ equivalent at least)


    sucks to be british sometimes


    $85 to fill a car is something i've long left behind, so think how lucky you are america in comparison to us

    Holy crap!!! :eek:

    I drive a '97 Nissan Sentra. It's totally a lame car, but I love it! I get like 36+ mpg on the highway. :)
  • Model Roll ModelModel Roll Model Posts: 215
    duggro wrote:
    (or the £ equivalent at least)


    sucks to be british sometimes


    $85 to fill a car is something i've long left behind, so think how lucky you are america in comparison to us

    the news here said 75% of your cost is due to taxes. 75%!!!!! Is that true??? sucks to have a monarchy you have to support!! ;)
  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    i am seriously thinking about getting rid of my jeep grand cherokee. tough vehicle to unload when gas prices are high as shit.

    i would like to lease the smallest car on the market please.
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    Guess what mine was $85.01 and I fill up in the morning and I may just top that figure from last week.

    One thing is for sure gas prices aren't going down any time soon.

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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I've stopped buying coffee, I make more lunches, I drive less, & am thinking about buying a bike. Luckily I don't have to drive too far to work.
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  • duggroduggro Posts: 1,343
    Model~Roll Model wrote:
    the news here said 75% of your cost is due to taxes. 75%!!!!! Is that true??? sucks to have a monarchy you have to support!! ;)
    its a stupidly high amount of tax yeah. strangely the ol' queen and her family are innocent in all this. the government knows it can get a huge amount of money from petrol to fund its activities, therefore they are unwilling to relent even when prices reach stupid levels

    they are cuntybags. big ones.
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  • writersuwritersu Posts: 1,867
    I heard this before but my son also heard this somewhere else so I guess this is confirmed......

    Alaska has enough oil to sustain us for like 35 years even at our current (over)usage.

    Alaska's government says yes to drilling it.

    Alaska's citizens say yes to drilling it (probably would help their local employment)

    US says no.

    check on a government site to see who is lobbying for the drilling and add your name to the cause.

    someone told me that lower government is where the bills are started so one more voice couldn't hurt. If i find the link I will add it later.

    there is strength in numbers
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  • NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    duggro wrote:
    (or the £ equivalent at least)


    sucks to be british sometimes


    $85 to fill a car is something i've long left behind, so think how lucky you are america in comparison to us
    how about.........plan your life better?

    120 bucks to travel, big deal
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    how about.........plan your life better?

    120 bucks to travel, big deal

    It's great that your life is so planned out but maybe he has no choice.

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  • samicksamick Posts: 373
    Funny it only costs me $40 tops to fill up..............
  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    riding the bus is great

    i don't worry bout gas
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    IT takes about $45 to fill up my Eclipse....maybe $50!!
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  • bubbamackdaddy69bubbamackdaddy69 Posts: 576
    Yeah damn expensive....
    It costs me about 55-60$ to fill up my 2003 Grand Am GT and about
    100$ to fill up my 1979 Trans Am...
    It's crazy but I still pay it...
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  • duggroduggro Posts: 1,343
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    how about.........plan your life better?

    120 bucks to travel, big deal
    haha i was waiting for someone like you to rear their moany, self-righteous head
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Get the train :)
    Its easier, cheaper and a lot more relaxing than being stuck in traffic
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  • Drew263Drew263 Birmingham, AL Posts: 602
    Slip Kid wrote:
    riding the bus is great

    i don't worry bout gas

    You don't worry about gas? Do you make your own food, goods, and services as well?

    The entire economy is driven around energy costs. So..you should worry about it.
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    duggro wrote:
    (or the £ equivalent at least)


    sucks to be british sometimes


    $85 to fill a car is something i've long left behind, so think how lucky you are america in comparison to us
    it's becoming crazy.
    last week, it cost me 71 euros (= 106 USD) !!
    and I have to fill my tank once a week....
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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Get the train :)
    Its easier, cheaper and a lot more relaxing than being stuck in traffic
    sometimes it's just not possible.
    it takes me 40 minutes to go to work by car. By train, I should change twice and it would take 2,5 hours...
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  • duggroduggro Posts: 1,343
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Get the train :)
    Its easier, cheaper and a lot more relaxing than being stuck in traffic
    theres no train or bus (well i could get 3 different ones) from my home to my work
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    duggro wrote:
    theres no train or bus (well i could get 3 different ones) from my home to my work
    Ah that sucks :(
    Guess you just have to grit your teeth and pay it then.
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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Ah that sucks :(
    Guess you just have to grit your teeth and pay it then.
    yes, that's all we have to do.. soon, 1 liter of petrol will be more expensive tahn a bottle of wine !
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  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    samick wrote:
    Funny it only costs me $40 tops to fill up..............

    that's what it cost me yesterday...
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    how about.........plan your life better?

    120 bucks to travel, big deal
    :D There's always one who thinks they're so much better than everyone else :rolleyes:

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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Drew263 wrote:
    You don't worry about gas? Do you make your own food, goods, and services as well?

    The entire economy is driven around energy costs. So..you should worry about it.
    True... but I don't drive so I can afford food, goods and services ;) TBH... I haven't noticed things I buy go up at ALL :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
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  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5521696&postcount=16
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,436
    writersu wrote:

    Alaska has enough oil to sustain us for like 35 years even at our current (over)usage.

    I had a right wing friend tell me there was enough oil up there to last us forever (he also wants to sell McCaribou breakfast sandwiches :eek: ). Anyway, all the research I did pretty much said the same thing.....no one knows with any certainty how much oil could be pulled from the Artic. Could be buttloads; could be diddly.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    $75.01 this morning at $3.99 a gallon, well like someone said on the radio this may change America. In that many families will cook and eat at HOME, instead of going out to eat, riding bikes, taking trains, taking buses which in turn will or may produce a more healthy America.

    A high percentage of America are obest this predicament may change that.

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