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Man gas price is the United States is getting worse. I know some of you in other countries have it a lot worse than us, but we are catching up! I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee that I regret buying. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can make this gas guzzler more gas friendly ... I'm ALL EYES on this one.
 
发表时间 Wed 09 Apr 08 @ 10:29 pm
Yeah..seriously, increase its performance......look into high flow air filters...make sure its properly tuned...ask about high performance plugs...loose weight...if there is a lot of stuff in the back empty it out.....fill up more frequently, and when its cooler outside.....plan your trips better....or sell it and buy one of these...

 

You think you've got it bad over the pond, I've got a 1.6L Ford Focus and it cost me 40 quid (about $80) to fill her up. We are nearly at 5 quid ($10) a gallon over here, bloody Rip off, it is.

I Know a couple of lads that have converted there diesel 4x4's for run on waste cooking oil ( chip fat oil from there local chippies), with minor changes to the engine and ignition system, but the police don't like that idea at all.

 
Seen those around, they look goofy but they are EFFICIENT... lol Seriously though... My equipment has definitely gotten lighter. As far as the tune up and air filters I will look in to.
 
jimmy b wrote :

You think you've got it bad over the pond, I've got a 1.6L Ford Focus and it cost me 40 quid (about $80) to fill her up. We are nearly at 5 quid ($10) a gallon over here, bloody Rip off, it is.

I Know a couple of lads that have converted there diesel 4x4's for run on waste cooking oil ( chip fat oil from there local chippies), with minor changes to the engine and ignition system, but the police don't like that idea at all.


HOLY S*** Dude... where are you located?
 
SpeedDemond29 wrote :
jimmy b wrote :

You think you've got it bad over the pond, I've got a 1.6L Ford Focus and it cost me 40 quid (about $80) to fill her up. We are nearly at 5 quid ($10) a gallon over here, bloody Rip off, it is.

I Know a couple of lads that have converted there diesel 4x4's for run on waste cooking oil ( chip fat oil from there local chippies), with minor changes to the engine and ignition system, but the police don't like that idea at all.


HOLY S*** Dude... where are you located?


Nottingham, England. It's fcuking stupid the petrol prices over here. It goes up every week.

 
One day we'll all be driving flying cars that run on happiness and we'll look back and laugh at these times...
 
averaging $3.19 - 3.25 per gallon where i'm at. glad i have geo thats paid for and live close to work. only having to tank up once a month helps alot.
 
iammrcandyman wrote :
One day we'll all be driving flying cars that run on happiness and we'll look back and laugh at these times...

Were you sleeping when you thought of this ? lol ... Flying cars that run on nothing but air. Don't think it'll be in our lifetime.
 
Oil prizes are above $100/barrel - who do you think are paying?
 
At least in Europe yous have an affordable, comfortable and practical passenger rail system for distance traveling...her ein the US the polititians are so in bed with the oild companies it brings new a meaning to "lube job"

Mag-Lev trains....that's the way to go, virtually silent, very efficient, 400mph. There is a company that wants to build a line from Phoenix to Las Vegas and Phoenix to Los Angeles. They want to put it down the middle an above the existing I-10 to LA and have it split to Vegas following the Colorado rriver following the existing highway and they will do it with ALL PRIVATE FUNDS!!!!!!!!! The government won't let them sighting too much negative environmental impact during construction.....who cares, over the course of the 1st five years of operation it will SAVE so much in auto emmissions, jet emmission and gasoline, kerosene and oil it will more than make up for the construction negatives.......but of course why would the government want anything that would save us money, savce us gas and oil, make our trip productive (we could be working instead of driving), cut the Phoenix to LA trip from 6 hours (on a good day) to an hour anytime, round trip fare less than gas one way, 1/3 the cost of air travel and COMPLETELY built with private money.
 
Local Gas price in Edmonton today: $1.149 / litre or $4.35/ US gallon

Myself and the GF have 2 vehicles between us
Hers: 1996 Grand AM with the 2.4 DOHC 130hp 4 cyl Cost to fill 50.00. normal city driving range 500KM
Mine: 1998 GMC safari with 4.3 L OHV 230hp 6 CYL. COst to fill 70.00 Normal city driving range 450KM

The van has been stripped - the rear sets are in a dumpster somewhere, I've been experiencing a lack of power when moving form a stop lately, I'm gonna fix that today (my day Off)

I bought the grand am for 1000.00 - needed an engine (1500.00 used eng) Installed myself
I bought the VAN for 500.,00 cause the guy was told it need a trans to repair it. It has a wireing problem i think
 
Man... Just think, the people who own the oil rigs and oil companies, are getting richer and richer.
 
They say by 2020 oil will be gone...
 
DJ-ALF wrote :
They say by 2020 oil will be gone...



That's 100% false.

There is enough oil in Saudi Arabia, to last far beyond that. The Royal family tightly controls production (along with other O.P.E.C members) There is AS MUCH oil right here in Alberta in the OILSANDS. This is oil that was uncovered in the last Ice Age, and when the Glaciers melted the oil mixed with the sedimentary sand forming well for lack of a better word - mud. The major obstacle to getting the oil, is of course Canadian Weather. It gets to -50 deg Celsius during the winter here and that's the best time to MINE for oil. The oilsand is also surrounded by Muskeg bogs so in the summer it's almost impossible to get the heavy trucks to haul the oilsand to the upgrader.

P.S. Canada is the largest Supplier of OIL to the U.S.A
also ELECTRICITY, Softwood, Medical Nuclear isotopes (to the world actually), and due to the U.S.A's record of the enviornment they are currently trying to access FRESH WATER from Canada for bulk export. Canada has 1/3 the worlds supply of fresh water located in it's lakes rivers and arctic.

I hate to phrase it like this but it is true, The U.S.A should be more worried about pissing off Canada than the Russians, or terrorist groups. They can only attack. We can shut down your infrastructure.

But because we're such good friends, we wont.
 
DJ-ALF wrote :
They say by 2020 oil will be gone...

I don't think so... all the baby boomers will be baried which will produce a new batch.
 
I live in the UK and being a DJ I own a Transit it costs £90 to fill it and I use a tank a week. Can we as DJ's put our wages up? no because everyone’s as skint as we are.

Anyway I think we will be in recession soon.


 
I wonder if any scientists have pondered what the eco effects of running out of oil might be, I've often wondered what role it might play while still buried beneath the soil. Gas here is about $3.50 a gallon, so I take the bus everywhere except to gigs & to buy groceries;^]
 
DJ Marcel_1 wrote :
DJ-ALF wrote :
They say by 2020 oil will be gone...


That's 100% false.

There is enough oil in Saudi Arabia, to last far beyond that. The Royal family tightly controls production (along with other O.P.E.C members).


And thats the truth... There are oil for decades to come, but OPEC only delivers a certain amount of it to the market each year, to keep high price. Most would say its a cartel, of arabic, african and latin nations to maintain high price for oil/gas.

But cartel control is a bit in the past, as the 2 largest nations for exporting world; Norway, Russia, that are NOT part of OPEC. But have up until recently had agreement with Opec, to only put a certain amount out on the market.

Net Exports :
Saudi Arabia 9.0
Russia 7.0
Norway 2.8

Trust Norway for a better future ;) hehe. If we ditch OPEC deals.. and we can ;)



 
 
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