YeuEmMaiMai

lol i seriously doubt you will be saying that by the end of this year.....but don't worry I'll be here to remind you that "you gotta pay to play"

when I bought my car in 2006 gas was $2.50 for premium vs over 4 now.......

I hate cars

If I still had to commute 210 miles a day I might complain. The extra dollar a gallon comes out to about $15 per month for me now. I've just recently stopped eating fast food which is saving $350 a month. Paid the TL off which is $701 a month, cut back on my internet and cable which I never used anyway which is $100 less per month. I now take the van pool option to work 90% of the time which saves an additional $150 per month. Fuel price hike is a very small cost in the grand scheme of things.

With that said, I don't want to see it go up. Comparing us to Europe is pointless. Why would we want to be like them, they want to be like us. My first trip over there was a shock. The first time I went to get gas it was roughly 3 euro so I was happy because I heard how expensive fuel was over there. Then I realized that was per liter lol. Luckily the car I drove most was a POS 1.3L Peugeot which got like 65mpg. The TL wouldn't even fit in the streets of Greece.

JETSPD1477

common sense and simple arithmetic seems to break in people when gas prices go up.

TLtrigirl

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i'll still be saying that by the end of the year. i knew what i was getting myself into when i bought the car new in '05 with regard to putting premium in the tank. yeah does it cost me extra per tank like everyone else?? sure, but that's life. nothing you can do about the gas prices, so you deal with it. would i like to keep the cash spent on fuel in my bank acct, yes, again nothing i can do about it. does it change my lifestyle?? no. if it gets to $5 a gallon, then yeah it sucks, but nothing you can do about it except change your driving habits (ie alternative transportation) if it disturbs you financially. personally if i was in college and paying my way (which i did), my thinking would be different b/c of the limited income and tight budget. the thought of driving a TL for me in college wouldn't have been on my radar b/c of affordability (upkeep, MPGs, insurance). i waited until i started my career and got a real paycheck to get a car i really wanted, my TL is a fine example of where i put my hard earned money and dammit i'm gonna take care of it.

IHC mentions he has made some changes in where he allocates his income and that's just being financially responsible. other TL owners had bigger fish to fry with other financial obligations like family and a house, so they unfortunately trade in the TL for a more affordable family friendly vehicle.

so please don't presume that i haven't put some thought into my statements. i stand by it.

DuongBros.

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Gas has gone up, but I'm starting my new job next week which is about 3 miles from my place instead of my 30 mile commute.

Maybe i'll take the trek to work on nice days!

heza

When I got my car, my father reminded me that the car required premium (which I knew) and that it would elevate my yearly operating costs. I told him I knew that and it didn't matter since I always used premium in my last car even though it didn't require it. In my eyes, I knew gas was going to rocket up this summer. But to me, an extra $0.20 a gallon is nothing for a motor providing so much fun with the 31 mpg I usually get on my work commute.

EDIT: I hate cars... let me finally note (in this random post) that Grand Nationals are amazing machines and I'd love to know more about yours. I often find myself looking for the GNX I can't afford or the clean low mileage Syclone to kinda fit in.

h2point2

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gas here is 4.31gal sucks for my tl and 400whp civic