[shenmecar]

Gas tonight hit $1.408/L. Damn, I can already see this is going to be one expensive summer. Just like in 2007 when gas went over $1.50/L.

What is your method to save gas money? Or will you just get anal raped by the rising gas prices? Filling up in the states? Ie at Point Roberts?

For me, I am really considering monthly bus passes for the summer......$81 for a one zone pass for a month is substantially less than one fill up for me. I assume so for many many many other out there too.

Only thing I really look forward to now is the UPass for BCIT! (and other colleges too)

[EmperorIS]

take distance ed courses :)
and renew WoW subscription

[cococly]

One of the methods that I have been using to save fuel is have minimum engine warmup before setting off. Yes, it has its drawbacks, but then I don't go beyond 2500rpm before the engine has fully warmed up.

I still see people idling for 3-5mins, I wouldn't say this practice would help your fuel economy.

[MindBomber]

I turn off my car when I'm sitting in the timmy's line-up and wait until it's my turn to pull to the speaker to start it and pull forward, saves a couple minutes worth of idling.

[Bender Unit]

Keep rpm under 3000rpm

Mythbuster said Right Turn only on your route, save gas than turn left.

[asian_XL]

Gas price goes up and down. It doesn't affect too much unless you make minimum pay and drive a SUV. My car costs extra $60-70 more a month than when it was at $1.1, people can live with it.

I'm more pissed that house rent has gone up to an unaffordable level, but salary stays pretty much the same.

[HKSR]

Gas price goes up and down. It doesn't affect too much unless you make minimum pay and drive a SUV. My car costs extra $60-70 more a month than when it was at $1.1, people can live with it.

I'm more pissed that house rent has gone up to an unaffordable level, but salary stays pretty much the same.

$60 - $70 more a MONTH is still a lot of money... that's $720 - $840 a year.
For me, I just suck it up and pay the higher prices and don't complain. Nobody says I have to drive a non-economical car... that's my choice. You know what they say, you gotta pay to play. Plus I feel better when I pull up to the pump after a big SUV just drove away and see $150+ on their pump :woot2:

[Lowered_Klass]

Do I complain about the gas prices? Sure, but not that loudly.

A guy at work has a new F150 and his fill ups are wallet crushing. It's unreal. It's sad when my monthly gas bill for BOTH my cars, are what he pays for one and a half fill ups! And I'm using 91 for one car, 94 for the other.

I do wonder how close it will get to $2 a L :(

[twitchyzero]

Gas price goes up and down. It doesn't affect too much unless you make minimum pay and drive a SUV. My car costs extra $60-70 more a month than when it was at $1.1, people can live with it.

I'm more pissed that house rent has gone up to an unaffordable level, but salary stays pretty much the same.

rent is pretty consistent in vancouver...how much is gas in HK?

[BaoTurbo]

Read that the US is talking about some deal about oil sands and importing it from Canada. Maybe that will help us a little idk. But yea gas is hitting up pretty damn high and I only use the car to go out to places like with friends and I have to fill up about after a week. I also bus to school too now most of times if I can just to save that extra $5 or so going to to van from richmond and back

[spideyv2]

time for people to stop filling up their 89 accords with 94 octane

[1exotic]

time for people to stop filling up their 89 accords with 94 octane

Don't worry, I don't think anyone is filling up their 50hp accord with 94 octane....

[!LittleDragon]

I stopped complaining when I started to play the same game as the investors that drive the oil prices up. Invest in the spring and sell sometime in September. Enough profit to cover the fuel bill for the year.

[van_driver]

Still don't understand people driving around in F-350s and gunning it at every light...

[TRDood]

Can't afford it? don't drive. At least Translink is not increasing their monthly passes yet. Buses use gas too.

We shouldn't really complain. Taxi drivers and people who making their living on the road must be more hard hit than us "leisure" or "point A to point B" drivers.

[Euro7r]

Well, what can we do? It's not like we can go without gas. People still need the gas to drive, so even if it was $2/L, people will still have to pay for it.

[Anjew]

Still don't understand people driving around in F-350s and gunning it at every light...

same as the people that buy c63's.... they dont care. pay to play.....

[mruppal]

thank god for living right beside the school.. and a block away from skytrains :fullofwin:

[Vale46Rossi]

rent is pretty consistent in vancouver...how much is gas in HK?

There is no comparison there, you have to realize people can live without a car in HK and the major majority do because their public transit system actually works well and works with people.

Here we have piece of shit translink system where takes 45 min per bus and are always late which fucks people up all the time.

[asian_XL]

rent is pretty consistent in vancouver...how much is gas in HK?

I don't live in Vancouver, but I do have friends who paid extra $350 for a basement this year. Food is much more expensive too

btw, gas price hits $16.5hkd ($2.1cdn?) per litre here. I might start taking star ferry to work to cut travel expense lol

[E-40six]

Still don't understand people driving around in F-350s and gunning it at every light...

cause diesel is cheaper hahaha

[asahai69]

if you guys are complaining this much then ur lucky as shit that we arent paying Europe's gas prices

[icemiko]

Just filled up today, $77 for 49L. :devil:

[gretzky]

Just filled up today, $77 for 49L. :devil:

for regular or premium?

[06TLer]

for regular or premium?

77/49 = $1.57/L = Premium
:fullofwin:

[gretzky]

how much would 49L of regular be??

ok did the math 49x 1.35 = $66 damn....

[RevYouUp]

ahhhh premium gas is killing us!

[Qmx323]

I love people who answer their own questions

[RevYouUp]

yea that question was kinda.. lol

[Teh Doucher]

another thread about this? really?... i dont know how you guys can bitch and about gas prices when most of you drive small cars. i drive a pickup that fills up for $166 and i have never once bitched about it. shut. the. fuck. up.

[asian_XL]

oil price per barrel drops $1 + today!! LOL

The president of the United States, Barack Obama, announced to the world that the US forces located and killed the known terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

The known terrorist was located in Pakistan.

You can see here the announced of Barack Obama:

watch?v=3V0ISgosTlQ&feature=player_embedded

The commodities markets reacted to the news with declines:

The Nymex crude oil price, short term futures (June 2011 delivery) is traded at 112.60 USD / barrel, a 1.33 USD/b decrease or 1.17%, as of 09.11*.

The Dated Brent spot crude oil declines by 1.30$/b and it is at 124.76 USD / barrel as of 09.20*.

Current gold price, short term futures (June 2011 delivery) is traded at 1,553.3 USD / t oz. a 3.1$ decrease or 0.20%, as of 09.11*.

[asian_XL]

if you guys are complaining this much then ur lucky as shit that we arent paying Europe's gas prices

Europeans don't drive as much as North Americans.
and they have cheap diesel cars

[Amuse]

Can't afford it? don't drive. At least Translink is not increasing their monthly passes yet. Buses use gas too.

We shouldn't really complain. Taxi drivers and people who making their living on the road must be more hard hit than us "leisure" or "point A to point B" drivers.
No wonder Taxi drivers drive so damn fast. They need more customers.

[Death2Theft]

I like how people honk the crap out of you if you dont creep up if theres even half a car space ahead. Clutch wasters.
I turn off my car when I'm sitting in the timmy's line-up and wait until it's my turn to pull to the speaker to start it and pull forward, saves a couple minutes worth of idling.

[Acura604]

i made some adjustments myself... as a trial for May.. no driving to work..instead..invested in a 3zone translink pass and let them do the driving.

I can give up the nice car (although i'm quite content with the TL's mileage of, on average, 525-550km to tank of premium)...and settle for a civic 5spd manual which gets about 625km to a full tank of regular gas...but i'm not going to.

just gotta make some lifestyle adjustments i guess...for the interim... and yes, WOW renewal definitely!

[spoon.ek9]

so glad i have my EF for daily driving right now. averaging 7.0L/100km all city driving :D

the EK isn't too far off, but it uses 94 octane!

[monkeywrench]

Filled up the first time for my car. 86 bucks from empty. Fml
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[gretzky]

regular or premium... you will get fucked in the ass both ways... just not as bad with regular... i dont think downgrading to a 4 cyl civic would save that much gas..

[Volvo-brickster]

honestly...gas would have to hit $2.50 before i would even change any of my driving habits

driving is a privilege....enjoy while you can !

[Mancini]

i dont think downgrading to a 4 cyl civic would save that much gas..

It depends on what you drive. I have a 4 cylinder Subaru and it would still save me about 30%. That is already significant.

[hirevtuner]

i combine running my errands with one car trip so i don't have drive so many times

[cdizzle_996]

I've been going down to the states. I typically save 17-20 a tank. I live 5 mins away from the sumas border, so its not much of a hassle. I paid 45 yesterday for 10.9 gallons of premium for my S2000.
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[Delicieuxz]

This really helps almost not at all, but you can scope out your best local price on Vancouvergasprices.com (http://www.vancouvergasprices.com/GasPriceSearch.aspx?s=Y&fuel=A&area=Coquitlam&station=All+Stations&tme_limit=24&site=Vancouver&srch=0&list=0&typ=qck). Just switch it to your local region.

[Death2Theft]

For those with a boring commute to work anyways whats the point of doing the 9-5 commute doing bumper to bumper in anything but a beater? Leave you more money to enjoy your weekend toys and hopefully get out of the fwd econoboxes.
I'd rather get an ipad and browse RS while the bus driver does his job.

[sandbox]

140.8 today pfft,

[2damaxmr2]

1.30 @ Hope.

[optiblue]

Portland gas prices makes me want to leave Vancouver! $3.99/Gal!

It's like $20+ off every refill from what I'm used to :(

[i-vtecyo]

133.9 @ Esso tonight.....

i am set for a month..

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/69xchange/07-05-11_2113.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/69xchange/07-05-11_2114.jpg

[kyoshiro]

the bubble bursted for crude oil. Its now below 100 dollars per barrel and with oversupply in the market of oil. Numbers are showing lower demand for gas in US and gas prices will trickle down slowly. It seems that they're expecting a 50cent drop in gas per gallon by the end of summer.

[Timpo]

133.9 @ Esso tonight.....

i am set for a month..

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/69xchange/07-05-11_2113.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/69xchange/07-05-11_2114.jpg

the bubble bursted for crude oil. Its now below 100 dollars per barrel and with oversupply in the market of oil. Numbers are showing lower demand for gas in US and gas prices will trickle down slowly. It seems that they're expecting a 50cent drop in gas per gallon by the end of summer.

http://warehousestories.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/owned-baby.jpg?w=500

[Tq]

You put 87 in your mr2?




133.9 @ Esso tonight.....

i am set for a month..

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/69xchange/07-05-11_2113.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/69xchange/07-05-11_2114.jpg

[cococly]

the bubble bursted for crude oil. Its now below 100 dollars per barrel and with oversupply in the market of oil. Numbers are showing lower demand for gas in US and gas prices will trickle down slowly. It seems that they're expecting a 50cent drop in gas per gallon by the end of summer.

Mind sharing where you got these info :D? and the 50cent drop prediction.

[Qmx323]

if that is true...

:woot2:

[bcrdukes]

You put 87 in your mr2?

Hey. Some people are ballers on a budget. :fullofwin:

[kyoshiro]

Mind sharing where you got these info :D? and the 50cent drop prediction.

Oil pricing wise, Money CNN has commodities pricing chart. Silver also tanked hard along, Gold not so bad, others tanked a bit.
We also have USD being rallied and getting its value bumped back up. Gotta remember that Oil and commodities are also traded in USD.
finance.google.com = good place to look for market stuff anyhow.
http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2011-05/sector-update-energy-shares-lower-as-oil-futures-plunge-on-demand-concerns.aspx?storyid=74488


Nonetheless, commodities market is purely speculation. Oil prices were driven high due to speculation of emerging markets like China with oil consumption, along with a low valued USD. Tanking of USD usually drives commodities pricing too (uncertainty in currency= people buy gold)
Despite the emerging markets, the reports of US consumption of gas going down because of high gas prices has driven speculation that demand will fall (thus we see the bubble burst). We also need to take note that oil trading is via inventory and reselling them later on at higher prices. Theres oversupply, not enough demand thus again a reason for bubble burst.

"On the demand side, gasoline demand in the U.S. has been on a steady decline since last August, and dropped another 2.2% in the week ended April 29 to 8.94 million barrels a day, according to the U.S. EIA data. On a four-week average, gasoline consumption was 1.9% lower than a year earlier."

http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2011-05/speculation-does-not-explain-high-oil-and-gasoline-prices-please.aspx?storyid=74760
this will explain better.

and the 50cent drops:
http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/may/08/gas-prices-expected-to-drop-50-cents/

[tool001]

50cent drop!
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.thebvx.com/media/2010/05/50-cent-drop-50-pounds-nine-weeks-for-things-fall-apart-movie-590x787_284x160.jpg
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[kyoshiro]

^ well played

[Nightwalker]

"On the demand side, gasoline demand in the U.S. has been on a steady decline since last August, and dropped another 2.2% in the week ended April 29 to 8.94 million barrels a day, according to the U.S. EIA data. On a four-week average, gasoline consumption was 1.9% lower than a year earlier."

Anyone else find this extremely impressive?

[i-vtecyo]

You put 87 in your mr2?

noooo i would never do that. chevron 94 goes into my mr2 and 87 goes into my civic

[1exotic]

and the 50cent drops:
http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/may/08/gas-prices-expected-to-drop-50-cents/

:fuckyea:

[tool001]

comex markets are all based on speculation. regardless of what numbers say.

the recent drop in sil. gold and oil could be credited to changes in regulation withing the comex trading (mainly to drive out speculators). but this could change anytime.

now a days prices on comex markets dont reflect real world numbers but more reflect speculations.

[TheInfiniti]

Damn if that price drop is real then I'll be more than content.

[dark0821]

yeye... below $1.00 would be BAUSE =.=

seriously.. this is gettin me excited lol

[1exotic]

If gas is like $1.20 for 91/94 range that'll be good enough for me.

$1.50 is just a rip off...

[Glove]

I go to the states, costco more specifically to fill up my beater,

over there a full tank is 35 bucks,

here a full tank is near 60 bucks,

[!LittleDragon]

You put 87 in your mr2?

I do that... but then, it is what it is... a 20 year old car that I don't really care about anymore. It doesn't knock and it still hits 16psi on 87 so why bother paying more. Could care less if the car blew up.

[Death2Theft]

What do you think happened to gas prices when oil was half the price it is now? It's not going under 1$ at the pumps ever and I would venture to say it will continue going up since it's at 102$ per barrel now.

[kyoshiro]

yea commodities market is on the rise again with the stocks rising with it especially in the energy sector. its a rough cycle and who knows if the oil will get another massive sell off again by the end of the week

[flagella]

i combine running my errands with one car trip so i don't have drive so many times

guys, just give your gf less rides and you will save a lot of gas :troll:

[spoon.ek9]

gas is right back up to $1.389........... where's the god damn price break? they're quick to up the price for ANY reason but super slow and unwilling to lower prices.

guys, just give your gf less rides and you will save a lot of gas :troll:

what if you have no girlfriend? :alone:

[melloman]

Yup. 1 god damn day of $1.34 and back up to $1.39 SHIT!
I missed out, should've made some time to fill up.

All those blogs hopefully will keep speculating. The US has been consuming less and less gas, hopefully bringing prices down, I don't need it to hit below $1, but paying over $1.50 for 91 right now is stupid, pay to play but still, greedy asshats.

I figure as long as people keep speculating for a drop, and people start to hold out for said speculation drop, it will eventually come if people start holding out. Nobody buys gas=companies dont make money. I know I don't boost very often at all anymore, just to save that extra gas to last 1 more day of DD'ing.

[tool001]

This is the site to look for, will help u plan
tomorrowsgaspricetoday.com
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[melloman]

^^ .... if that site is ever correct I might shoot myself.

I go there, check Vancouver for the drop down.


Barrel of Crude Oil = $98... estimated gas price for Tuesday May 10 = $144.9

WTF?!?! Oil dropped $4/barrel since Saturday and prices are still jacking up, fuck that.

[Phil@rise]

Why am I so addicted to V8's. Nothin in my arsenal has less then 5.8 liters. :(

[cococly]

Gas price has just gone up to $1.43/L in Vancouver after midnight....

it was $1.36/L at 11pm :(

[Matsuda]

I filled up at point roberts at a $1.19 yesterday after work phew

[hotjoint]

Gas price has just gone up to $1.43/L in Vancouver after midnight....

it was $1.36/L at 11pm :(

yup saw that on the way to work. WTF doesn't look like the price of oil falling has any effect on these damn prices.

[evil_jigglypuff]

Anybody know how much gas is in blaine? Thinking of driving there this morning as I'm closer there than to pt roberts...

[melloman]

I don't know about Blaine, but damn 1.43/L is ridiculous.

[!e.lo_]

I saw 1.43 yesterday as well, but then 1.36 at another chevron.

btw
http://i.imgur.com/9f2lC.jpg

[tee-tea]

Gas stations should start showing porn movies on the screens at the pumps so that you can watch someone else get fucked the same time you do...

[spoon.ek9]

lol.. wow.. this is just massive, blatant, in-your-face price gouging.

[FerrariEnzo]

Gas stations should start showing porn movies on the screens at the pumps so that you can watch someone else get fucked the same time you do...
here you go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEkbaU1zLiI

[melloman]

I saw 1.43 yesterday as well, but then 1.36 at another chevron.

btw
http://i.imgur.com/9f2lC.jpg

I've seen this before. Yet you have to understand, the economies there in Europe are way more stable then here.. Price of living, there is actually reasonable. Here, you make pennys and are expected to pay millions for shit. (If that makes any sense)

The cost of living in Vancouver is just ridiculous and gas prices don't help, fucking inflation out the ass.

Edit: I'm just waiting for the bubble to BURST here in Vancouver, let the housing market crash, and let gas prices fall. Probably make life much easier for everyone.

[bigzz786786]

cost of crude oil went down 15%, eastern canada already dropped 6 cents

western canada will change too, so expect a 6 cent drop

[shenmecar]

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/261540_10150696221515504_653500503_19456249_294655 _n.jpg

RIGHT NOW AT 41ST AND MAIN. Havent seen the price this low in Vancouver in a very long time.

[RevYouUp]

i saw 129.5 at garden city and cambie

[TypeRNammer]

1.149 for regular at texaco in pt roberts

[1exotic]

a few days ago saw some stations in Coquitlam listed at $1.22... and it went back up to $1.31 the next morning... that was kind of fooked up.

[!Yaminashi]

Its funny how nowadays we think 128.x is CHEAP
I still remember when it was below 1.20, and before I was even able to drive years and years ago less than .80

[tool001]

^ lol people just get used to take it in deeper..thats all

[hirevtuner]

they had said that the prices in the summertime to be over $1.50/l
consider this not so bad @ $1.30

[Death2Theft]

Price of crude has NOTHING to do with the price at the pump you fucking newb. Look at how the price of crude has moved in the past 5 years and see if u see how you can possibly match that with the pump.
cost of crude oil went down 15%, eastern canada already dropped 6 cents

western canada will change too, so expect a 6 cent drop

[AlphaKappa]

bitches adding 2 cents extra for the c02 tax as well

[minoru_tanaka]

Price of crude has NOTHING to do with the price at the pump you fucking newb. Look at how the price of crude has moved in the past 5 years and see if u see how you can possibly match that with the pump.

Sure it does. When Crude goes up, gas prices go up. When crude goes down, gas prices don't go up as fast, usually.

[fliptuner]

Its funny how nowadays we think 128.x is CHEAP
I still remember when it was below 1.20, and before I was even able to drive years and years ago less than .80

I know we can do this all day but when I was a kid, in the early 80's, there were times when gas was actually cheaper than propane at $0.21/L. The other huge price drop in fuel was when ARCO came to town, sometime in the 90's IIRC. Prices dropped to under $0.45/L and diesel was under $0.30/L. Man, I miss those days.