gas prices

ghostinthemachine · Post by **ghostinthemachine** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:04 pm

look how they are affecting batman

Rumble · Post by **Rumble** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:58 pm

I wonder what he would drive on this side of the pond!

Rumble.

ghostinthemachine · Post by **ghostinthemachine** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:02 pm

a swynn ten speed

Dead End · Post by **Dead End** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:09 pm

As much as I hate those dinky toy-town cars, I have to admit I so want that Batmobile!

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:01 pm

It's classic looking!! I can't drive and I want one!!

S0und_wave · Post by **S0und_wave** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:21 pm

lol thats funny

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:47 am

I'd drive it. That's fricking awesome. x3

Rodimus Prime · Post by **Rodimus Prime** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:58 am

All you Americans would know your arse from your elbows if you had to drive in the UK. Last time I calculated it, which is over about a month ago now, it costs approx $13 a gallon here. Not even Batman could afford that!!

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:36 am

Oh I'm aware of the high prices outside of America. Pity other people have to make such a damn fuss when you've been living with it for a while now.

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:54 am

Makes me glad that I don't drive!

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:03 am

I ride my bike.

Arcee · Post by **Arcee** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:31 am

You know, I would really love a motorbike. I would buy one if it were practical for me, but unfortunately, I wouldn't even have a place to store it, really. We don't have a garage, and I'd be too paranoid to leave it out in our driveway ... plus, with the winters we get here, it probably wouldn't be the smartest thing to have. I keep thinking it would be awesome during the summer months, and it would save me a ton of cash that otherwise goes to my gas-guzzler ... *sigh*.
But, yeah $13 a gallon is completely absurd. We hit $4 here and everyone went nuts. I can't imagine the uproar if and when we get up there with you Brits...

Dinobot · Post by **Dinobot** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:37 am

My motorcycle saved me around $200 a month. My truck loves to eat gas, so having a motorcycle is a good investment. I would ride my bike, but there are a few conditions why I dont. 1- too far to go to work. 2- too many crazy people driving my direction, one accident a week on my route. 3- I only have a BMX, so riding that 18 miles a day would really suck.

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:39 am

I ride 10 miles a day back and forth to work.

Grimlock · Post by **Grimlock** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:07 pm

We have to have 2 four wheel drives because of our jobs. Derick has a Land Rover 110 and I have a Land Rover Discovery. The advantage that we have is that we both run on sunflower oil it costs 34p a litre and goes much further than diesel. Sadly the tractors dont like it so we use " red " diesel and even that is 75p a litre now.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:49 am

Sunflower oil cool

petrol is around $1.50 per litre at the moment not a happy chappy and I need to drive my car to work it has all my tools in it otherwise I would just ride my bike

Rumble · Post by **Rumble** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:27 am

I would ride my bike to work, but by the time I finish I doubt that I would be in the mood to ride it home again.

Rumble.

Post by **Time Traveller** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:35 am

Thing is, europeans also typically make more, plus a lot of places in the EU have public transportation available. as for US public transportation...
I can't recall if it was GM or chrysler, but one of those two companies bought a city's entire trolley/streetcar infrastructure and took it apart. just bought and dismantled it. So they could sell more cars.

Rumble · Post by **Rumble** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:41 am

Well I do have access to public transport for my commute to work, but the price of it (£1.50 each way) means that by the end of the month I have actually paid more then I would for petrol for the car. Also the car is more stylish!

Rumble.

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:42 am

That's the problem with the US. We're too greedy. our plant workers are greedy and always want more then they make enough. There's no reason why ALL cars can't get upwards of 40 miles per gallon, the only reason we're not doing it is because the car companies would lose money.

I happened to see a commercial for Dodge the other day. You can really see that our interests have changed because they were giving a big percentage off on the big gas guzzling trucks and SUV's. It was like 20% or so off of the MSRP.

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