Rediculous GAS PRICES!! solution?
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From: GA
Rediculous GAS PRICES!! solution?
Simple... dont drive 
No but seriously, I remember on tv a couple months ago, guys were making diesel engines run on cooking oil. But we dont have diesel engines. Thank God. Gas prices for diesel is high also. But what about those racing guys(nascar) they use methanol. Is methanol the same as racing gas? If so cant we try to run on that or make it for that matter? I got my organic chemistry book and I sure hell would try and figure out how to mass produce this stuff if it doesnt harm our engines. Just a thought lol (hope mr bush doesnt see this thread) oops lemme shut up 
btw gas is 3.09 for super in nyc
No but seriously, I remember on tv a couple months ago, guys were making diesel engines run on cooking oil. But we dont have diesel engines. Thank God. Gas prices for diesel is high also. But what about those racing guys(nascar) they use methanol. Is methanol the same as racing gas? If so cant we try to run on that or make it for that matter? I got my organic chemistry book and I sure hell would try and figure out how to mass produce this stuff if it doesnt harm our engines. Just a thought lol (hope mr bush doesnt see this thread) oops lemme shut up btw gas is 3.09 for super in nyc
Methanol....(Methane)....not good for the stock engine.....little too volatile...
Ethanol on the other hand....works nice....Its used a bunch in Brazil.
Bush and the "big oil guys" will never allow it here...Not with all the "soccer moms" picking up their special little bundle joy in Hummers and Tahoes.
Ethanol on the other hand....works nice....Its used a bunch in Brazil.
Bush and the "big oil guys" will never allow it here...Not with all the "soccer moms" picking up their special little bundle joy in Hummers and Tahoes.
There was a somewhat simple solution created earlier....but no-one would participate in it, cause getting everyone to do it would be hard. Well here it is....boycott from some specific gas stations. If everyone stops going to a certain gas station in our entire nation, that company will feel a hard hit in their pockets, they will in turn drop their prices, causing others to follow in suite in order to keep sales. I read this a while back, and i think it would be a good idea, only problem how to get everyone to do this.....
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From: GA
Originally Posted by neuro4you@
Methanol....(Methane)....not good for the stock engine.....little too volatile...
Ethanol on the other hand....works nice....Its used a bunch in Brazil.
Bush and the "big oil guys" will never allow it here...Not with all the "soccer moms" picking up their special little bundle joy in Hummers and Tahoes.
Ethanol on the other hand....works nice....Its used a bunch in Brazil.
Bush and the "big oil guys" will never allow it here...Not with all the "soccer moms" picking up their special little bundle joy in Hummers and Tahoes.
As for the soccer moms..... milf! lol jk
Btw is me or does it seem like were gettin less and less gas mileage? Im fillin up more and more and driving the same way. Something aint right
There was a somewhat simple solution created earlier....but no-one would participate in it, cause getting everyone to do it would be hard. Well here it is....boycott from some specific gas stations. If everyone stops going to a certain gas station in our entire nation, that company will feel a hard hit in their pockets, they will in turn drop their prices, causing others to follow in suite in order to keep sales. I read this a while back, and i think it would be a good idea, only problem how to get everyone to do this.....
Its hard, but would work if even 35% of people did this. Also....trade in the Hummers and Excursions...
Btw is me or does it seem like were gettin less and less gas mileage? Im fillin up more and more and driving the same way. Something aint right
The Gas price thing just plain bugs me!!
My boat takes 250 gallons "premium"....at 1 mpg avg. per motor....that's going to suck!!!
plus figure 35-50cents higher price on the water.
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From: GA
Originally Posted by Jewtheist
There was a somewhat simple solution created earlier....but no-one would participate in it, cause getting everyone to do it would be hard. Well here it is....boycott from some specific gas stations. If everyone stops going to a certain gas station in our entire nation, that company will feel a hard hit in their pockets, they will in turn drop their prices, causing others to follow in suite in order to keep sales. I read this a while back, and i think it would be a good idea, only problem how to get everyone to do this.....
Reports say prices are gonna go up this summer.
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From: GA
Originally Posted by neuro4you@
I've thought that too.....quality has gone down maybe???
The Gas price thing just plain bugs me!!
My boat takes 250 gallons "premium"....at 1 mpg avg. per motor....that's going to suck!!!
plus figure 35-50cents higher price on the water.
The Gas price thing just plain bugs me!!
My boat takes 250 gallons "premium"....at 1 mpg avg. per motor....that's going to suck!!!
plus figure 35-50cents higher price on the water.
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Originally Posted by SC3005SPD1
Oh ok so but yea ethanol is mixed in gas = gasohol which is usually 10% ethanol. But would a car run PURELY on ethanol? BTW ethanol is bacially drinking alcohol. Then next up is Isopropanol which is just rubbing alcohol.
Stupid $1.45/L for 98RON fuel... gah!
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Originally Posted by neuro4you@
Bush and the "big oil guys" will never allow it here...Not with all the "soccer moms" picking up their special little bundle joy in Hummers and Tahoes.
And as far as " soccer moms " in big SUV's go, there is a reason why they drive these large vehicles in spite of high...and climbing.....gas prices. And it is just what you point out....that little " bundle of joy " there in the child seat. The mother's protective instinct to surround her child......and herself.........with as much vehicle and as much metal as possible for crash protection. This, and the fact that because of the EPA and gas mileage regulations, TRUE full-size cars and wagons went out in the late 1970's, leaving large SUV's to essentially take their place. Even today's RWD " full-size" cars like the Crown Victoria and Town Car are no bigger than 60's-70's vintage mid-sized cars.
( In fact, speaking of large SUV's, I plan to review a new Tahoe this afternoon )
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Originally Posted by neuro4you@
Methanol....(Methane)....not good for the stock engine.....little too volatile...
Ethanol on the other hand....works nice....Its used a bunch in Brazil.
Bush and the "big oil guys" will never allow it here...Not with all the "soccer moms" picking up their special little bundle joy in Hummers and Tahoes.
Ethanol on the other hand....works nice....Its used a bunch in Brazil.
Bush and the "big oil guys" will never allow it here...Not with all the "soccer moms" picking up their special little bundle joy in Hummers and Tahoes.
Originally Posted by neuro4you@
I've thought that too.....quality has gone down maybe???
The Gas price thing just plain bugs me!!
My boat takes 250 gallons "premium"....at 1 mpg avg. per motor....that's going to suck!!!
plus figure 35-50cents higher price on the water.
The Gas price thing just plain bugs me!!
My boat takes 250 gallons "premium"....at 1 mpg avg. per motor....that's going to suck!!!
plus figure 35-50cents higher price on the water.
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From: Maryland
BTW that email chain about boycotting Exxon-Mobil to "force" lower prices will never work in a million years, and that same thing gets circulated every summer once gas prices start to go up. The fundamental flaw is that you're not changing net demand. If you boycott all gas on Thursday, then that'll just be balanced out by a surge in demand on Wednesday and Friday. Nothing changes. And if you boycott one specific company, demand surges at other companies. So E-M lowers their prices, but why does that mean that other companies have to also, when people are lining up on the streets to get gas from them when they're not E-M. Localized demand at other companies surges, so they can raise their prices. Eventually E-M would lower their prices enough to lure people back over and break the boycott. But since overall demand never changes, the overall price at the pumps won't either.
It's just pointless. If you want to get lower gas prices you need either hugely increased supply, or much lower demand. Get more fuel efficient cars, drive less, develop alternate energy source cars, stop filling yachts that need 250 gallons of premium and get 0.5 mpg overall (LOL!!!)
It's just pointless. If you want to get lower gas prices you need either hugely increased supply, or much lower demand. Get more fuel efficient cars, drive less, develop alternate energy source cars, stop filling yachts that need 250 gallons of premium and get 0.5 mpg overall (LOL!!!)