Gas Prices...what's your breaking point?

[Ferenczy33]

Well we are paying close to 5.40 US a Gallon based on conversion up here in Canada for 94 Octane. I would say if it gets to 8 gallon I would seriously have to think about another commuter car.

 

I would gladly pay that much for some good quality 94 oct.

[sooberoo]

Maybe the U.S. should switch it's pricing to by the litre instead of the gallon....

 

...at least it would sound cheaper!

 

Back in the day before going metric, here in Canada we used to buy gas in imperial gallons, which is slightly larger than the regular gallon (I think it is 1.2 times larger). The metric equivalent for mileage is litres/100km which I can never seem to get my head around. The Transport Canada stickers on the new cars quote litres/100 km but also list MPG, but in imperial gallons. Back when I was considering my GT purchase I looked at a 2.5i Legacy wagon and was surprised by its 40 MPG highway rating!

 

Anyway as you can see Canadian MPG bragging rights go a wee bit further when we base our mileage on the imperial gallon!

 

As for current price of gas, I am currently driving to the transit station where I take the light rail transit to work. I'll probably be driving the Miata to the train station a lot more this summer and am considering moving to a place within walking distance to a train station. I have also started filling my cars up at a discount fuel station where the price for premium is lower than mid grade right now $1.19/litre vs. $1.22/litre! Most service stations in Calgary are selling regular at $1.25/litre right now. The kicker is that the discount fuel station is two blocks from work, which means weekend commutes downtown just to fill up.....

 

Eventually I will be considering the purchase of a diesel powered car (maybe a diesel Legacy?). From what I am seeing the hybridtechnology is not the way to go right now. Mileage figures are about the same, theres the battery pack replacement issue, and you can go dino or biofuel with a diesel.

[fishbone]

Euroland goes by % and to me it makes more sense because I grew up with it. Basically, how many litres do you need to go 100 kilometers. You could just as easily say how many gallons are needed to go 60 or 100 miles. This in turns becomes a sort of percentage issue. What percent does your car burn. There are calculators and tables online that you can use to make the conversion.

Instead of using the gallon/litre as a baseline of calculation, distance is used.

[CTlegacy06]

Euroland goes by % and to me it makes more sense because I grew up with it. Basically, how many litres do you need to go 100 kilometers. You could just as easily say how many gallons are needed to go 60 or 100 miles. This in turns becomes a sort of percentage issue. What percent does your car burn. There are calculators and tables online that you can use to make the conversion.

Instead of using the gallon/litre as a baseline of calculation, distance is used.

Both MPG and L/100km are pointless calculations since one set number can never cover the infinite different driving conditions and driver techniques used in cars. It simply better to rely on your own manual calculations that reflect your own environment and driving habits.

[MerkLGT]

So YOU are the guy driving up and down Route 59

 

 

Most likely, Yeah! OBP with the spoiler, debadged. I live off just off of North Aurora.

[Throttlejockey]

I'll just pay till I run out of money

 

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[fishbone]

Both MPG and L/100km are pointless calculations since one set number can never cover the infinite different driving conditions and driver techniques used in cars. It simply better to rely on your own manual calculations that reflect your own environment and driving habits.

They are not pointless, they are meant to give you a ballpark figure on what you can expect of the car under most normal driving conditions. Anyone that takes mpg-ratings as an absolute science is insane. That being said, plenty a folks get pretty close to the quoted manufacturer mpg, at least nowadays with the revised calculations anyway.

[dr_sharp]

I multiply manufacturer's mpg by 0.75 and am always right on the money. by no means pointless

[whobaru]

I'll just pay till I run out of money

Same here. My habits won't change, but my savings account might.

[rs6er]

I love the fact that the Legacy's tank is so small. (I thought I'd hate it.) My old Audi A6 had a 21 gal tank, my Porsche has a 21 gal tank, and my Suburban has a 32 gal tank! When I pay for the Legacy's gas, it just plain seems cheaper.

[eL GaTo]

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[CTATV]

I love the fact that the Legacy's tank is so small. (I thought I'd hate it.) My old Audi A6 had a 21 gal tank, my Porsche has a 21 gal tank, and my Suburban has a 32 gal tank! When I pay for the Legacy's gas, it just plain seems cheaper.

 

suburban has 32 gal? i guess now i understand why my boat is so expensive to fill up its 29 gallons i didnt think it was THAT big. even last summer filling it up from empty (only needs 87 thankfully) it was like 70+ bucks. On an average afternoon I only used half a tank give or take. Depends how much driving aorund we do and how much drinking/listening to music we do

[Scooby Fan]

In the '70s, when gas in Western Canada went from $.35 a liter to $.43 everyone said "I will have to stop driving" Now that it is $1.40 for 91 octane (Yup...that's $5.95 a gallon), there are more people driving gas guzzlers than ever....I doubt if there is a "Breaking point" :(

[sactojesse]

I don't have a breaking point. I will continue to drive, only less so. I own too many things that rely on gasoline for fuel: 1) 05 LGT wagon, 2) 98 Nissan Frontier 4x4, 3) 69 VW Karmann-Ghia coupe, 4) 66 VW Karmann-Ghia convertible, 5) 00 Kawasaki KLR 650, 6) Bajaj Chetak 150 scooter. I think I will start gravitating towards using numbers 5 and 6 more often, as they get 50 mpg and 80 mpg respectively.

[CTATV]

I don't have a breaking point. I will continue to drive, only less so. I own too many things that rely on gasoline for fuel: 1) 05 LGT wagon, 2) 98 Nissan Frontier 4x4, 3) 69 VW Karmann-Ghia coupe, 4) 66 VW Karmann-Ghia convertible, 5) 00 Kawasaki KLR 650, 6) Bajaj Chetak 150 scooter. I think I will start gravitating towards using numbers 5 and 6 more often, as they get 50 mpg and 80 mpg respectively.

 

what tires you have on the KLR? running dualsport rims or some 17s

 

I ride a CR500, it really doesnt get good mileage since i have to pay for Klotz syn/castorbean blended oil

 

its street plated and setup for supermoto

[rs6er]

suburban has 32 gal? i guess now i understand why my boat is so expensive to fill up its 29 gallons i didnt think it was THAT big. even last summer filling it up from empty (only needs 87 thankfully) it was like 70+ bucks. On an average afternoon I only used half a tank give or take. Depends how much driving aorund we do and how much drinking/listening to music we do

 

My 92 Suburban had a 40 Gallon tank!

[CTATV]

My 92 Suburban had a 40 Gallon tank!

 

 

yeah we had a 96 or 98 suburban I think... it cost like 70 bucks to fill up back then my mom drove it... But shes not the standard soccer mom shes an avid horseback rider and up until them we had an F250 as a designated trailer towing vehicle. We got the suburban as a daily driver/ trailer towing vehicle and she only drove around town...

[fishbone]

Pretty sure the LGT tank is 17 gallons.

Later edit: according to MSN Autos, it is 16.9gal

[sactojesse]

what tires you have on the KLR? running dualsport rims or some 17s

 

I ride a CR500, it really doesnt get good mileage since i have to pay for Klotz syn/castorbean blended oil

 

its street plated and setup for supermoto

I'm running Avon Gripsters, which are more street oriented than the stock Dunlops, more like 80/20 street/off-road versus 50/50 for the Dunlops. They're stock sizes on stock spoked wheels: 90/90-21 F and 130/80-17 R. That CR500 sounds like a supermotard beast!

[CTATV]

I'm running Avon Gripsters, which are more street oriented than the stock Dunlops, more like 80/20 street/off-road versus 50/50 for the Dunlops. They're stock sizes on stock spoked wheels: 90/90-21 F and 130/80-17 R. That CR500 sounds like a supermotard beast!

 

it is we clocked me at 88 shortly after a corner and blind hill, (they put the town radar machine infront of my driveway this summer)

 

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right after i picked it up

 

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but this ones my fav

 

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[bigb3630123]

it's got such nice curves! ^

[CTATV]

it's got such nice curves! ^

 

1912 all original

[Eblues70]

The price of gas is already causing me to consider moving closer to my wifes work. She drives my 98 GMC Sierra extended cab with a 5.7L V8. A true gas guzzler... At least my LGT is getting 22 Hwy, and 13ish intown. I guess it could be better, but it is so hard to resist the temptation to enjoiy my 2 mile commute...

[Jerboa113]

simply put, the only time I'll make a change is when it is cost effective to do so.

 

I do not enjoy paying these prices at this time but when the LGT is nearly paid off it makes no great sense to return to debt for a gas saver, it would simply redistribute the money spent to another location.

 

When the market and technology catches up to work around the problem I'll look into it.

 

I commute 33 miles a day, its all city, I get 18mpg and we only have 87 89 and 93 here so I have to run premium. I have however considered switching to the "economy" mode in my cobb AP. I just dont know if I will be able to stand it. They make it pretty clear its not for spirited driving and I'm really more of a lead footed psychotic driver.

[Bbc84]

simply put, the only time I'll make a change is when it is cost effective to do so.

 

I do not enjoy paying these prices at this time but when the LGT is nearly paid off it makes no great sense to return to debt for a gas saver, it would simply redistribute the money spent to another location.

 

When the market and technology catches up to work around the problem I'll look into it.

 

I commute 33 miles a day, its all city, I get 18mpg and we only have 87 89 and 93 here so I have to run premium. I have however considered switching to the "economy" mode in my cobb AP. I just dont know if I will be able to stand it. They make it pretty clear its not for spirited driving and I'm really more of a lead footed psychotic driver.

 

 

Just about the same as you, I have a ~32 mi commute round trip each day, all city. Only fill up with 93 oct, and my last fill up yesterday cost me 55 dollars I have SI- drive and I dont seem to be gaining that much mpg in I mode. I think if I have to pay over 4.25/gal, ill flash to the Econ mode on my AP.