Gas
Tuesday, General Motors announced that they will be closing four truck and suv plants. The company is considering dropping the Hummer Line. People can’t afford to put gas in these large vehicles.
I mentioned on the air that is cost me $50.00 to fill up a Honda Accord. Gas prices are getting out of hand!. This subject prompted P1’s to call in-or send a text message to express thier opinions. Here is what you said: P1 Elite Nate says it costs him $840.40 a month in gas. (That is the two of his truck payments.) P1 Zenny says that she is going to get a horse and buggy. P1Fed Ex Guy says don’t get a diesel truck because diesel prices or very high. Its costs him $350.00 to fill up, P1 that girl says that her Ford Focus costs her $43.00 to fill up. P1 Mufiin man says he gets sick everytime he fills up his tank, because it costs him $500.00. P1 300zx says to drive a Honda or crotch rocket. It costs him $30.00. P1 Palmetto girl says she pays $35.00 to fil up a Cavilier.
Inconclusion, P1 SnakeBoy called in to say that he heard gas is in now $11.00 a gallon in London. Our Government needs to step up and do something. What if this is they way it is going to be for the rest of our lives. Could gas prices get any higher?
Feel free to leave your thoughts or comments.
Paige
June 7th, 2008 at 9:48 am
It is not only our government that needs to step up, but us as a community. We need to start biking more, walking more. Stop using our cars so damn much. Sure, it’s not practical when you live 30 minutes away from work, but when you just run down the street. What is stopping you from getting a bike and riding down there?
When you are sitting in your car outside a store…shut your car off. It’s the little things.
Yes, our government needs to take some part in it. But what more can they do then urge inventors to make a car that is affordable AND gas free? What do we want? a magic wand? We need to start with ourselves first. STOP buying the gas guzzling SUVs. STOP running your car when you don’t need to. WALK or BIKE.
June 10th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I agree about the gas prices. It is causing me to get gas and tumms arent helping. I happen to drive a Ram truck and the cost of that bugger is over a hundred a week. I can’t afford to trade it in for the smaller car which will no doubt skyrocket in price. America needs to stop driving for two days a week. I will bet money that the gas will come down. It is all about supply and demand, and right now, I demand that the prices they are supplying come down. This country is slowly being forced into a rich man poor man Two classes will their be, the rich and the poor, Paige, I will see you in the poor house, if not, May I shine your shoes???
July 13th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Cars in London are also twice as energy efficient. They realized long ago we would be facing a gas crisis and began the necessary changes to aid it. Meanwhile, oil companies in the US said “no, we don’t want to do that b/c we wouldn’t make as much money”. So the gov’t said “ok” and here we are today.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:53 am
We will never get help from our government until the bastard sitting in the oval office stops making money on oil.
We have all been suckers of a grand plan contrived by a combination of Auto Manufacturers, Oil Companies and government officials starting back as far as the 1930’s… when GM was instrumental in the removal of the Red Car for the express purpose of gaining roadways and customers for their cars.
Since then, they have run roughshod over us, planning the demand for us… telling us what kind of cars we want, rather than listening to us.
GM killed the Red Car, they Killed the Electric Car… and we LET them.
I’ve said it on the P1 Board and I’ll say it here. We will never see a break in gas prices until demand goes down. And the only way demand will go down is if we force the issue of alternate fuels that cost LESS and cars that are more attractive in looks and price than what is currently available.
I urge everyone… if you need a car… buy USED and gas efficient. The less new cars auto manufacturers sell, the more reason they will have to make them the way WE want them.
The way I would like to see them is electric, running on solar grids or electric power not derived from coal… and getting 140 miles per charge. I’d like this car to cost 10,000 and have guaranteed (by our government) financing.
Until I see that, I’m not buying a new car.
I even signed a letter to this effect and sent it to 6 auto manufacturers. I told them that the first auto manufacturer that provides me what I want… I will buy a car from them.