Have you paid $4+ a gallon for gas yet?

tld221 · #1 05-26-2008, 09:37 PM

$4.13. sheesh

more and more ppl at the bus stops.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/news...l/usgas_price/

the cliffnotes version of the article:

Bogged down
Most expensive places to buy gas
Rank Country Price/gal
1. Eritrea $9.58
2. Norway $8.73
3. United Kingdom $8.38

Cruisin'
Where gasoline is cheapest
Rank Country Price/gal
1. Venezuela 12 cents
2. Iran 40 cents
3. Saudi Arabia 45 cents

to which i say, to the last part... ah duhhhhhhhh!

jon1856 · #2 05-29-2008, 10:23 AM

Just heard this on National news on CBS radio:
"The State Bureau of Weights and Measures, as of Wednesday, will allow stations to sell gas by the half-gallon, provided they can show proof they have ordered new pump computers.
New computers have about a 20 back order currently and cost about $400.00 each."
If not done yet by other states, would not be surprised if they follow along in changing their rules as well.

RU OX Alum · #3 05-29-2008, 10:42 AM

it was $4.009 the other day

jon1856 · #4 06-09-2008, 02:39 PM

Bad news for anyone thinking of buying a hybrid any time soon:
Battery shortage hurts hybrid sales

With gasoline at $4 a gallon, the market is screaming for more hybrids. But sales of hybrids dropped significantly in May.

Battery shortages are crimping supplies of the Ford Escape Hybrid and Toyota Prius, two of the top-selling hybrids.

Prius sales dropped 37.5 percent in May to 15,011 compared with May 2007. Combined sales of the Escape Hybrid and its stablemate, the Mercury Mariner Hybrid, dropped 26.0 percent to 2,378 last month.

General Motors' big SUV hybrids are not selling well because of their high prices and limited fuel savings.............................
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01