Can It Get Any Worse? Some Analysts See $7 per Gallon Gas Coming

never mind locking the doors, better start locking those lids!

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 3:56:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

i need to get myself a motorbike

— KZ258 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:05:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

These are the "good old days" compared to what's coming in many different areas.

— TurboSpyder (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:25:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Can't wait for the New Ford 4.4L Baby Diesel to power the next gen of Crossovers. Then we will have true 50MPG and performance.
Wow. I see the Audi R8 Diesel produces 500HP at 25MPG. What a great new milestone!

I was interested in the Audi A6 Wagon, but the 4 wheel drive GAS engine gives about the same mileage as a Ford Explorer.

I will wait for the coming Diesel transition.

Audi R8 Diesel Supercar Video:
http://magazine.windingroad.com/windingroad/200806/?folio=91

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:26:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

My freind has a Nissan Exterra SUV. He gets lousy gas milage at 14MPG on the Highway.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:27:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I wish these "analysts" would STFU!!! We all know its coming... we don't need reminding daily!!!

— drew630 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:27:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I think the price of gas will go above $7.00 a gallon. Lets see for a 25 gallon tank fill up that's $175 or $200 for a 30 gallon tank(at $7.00).Large SUV's and Pickups will be for the ultra rich soon.Diesel Hybrids are the most practical in the near future until we can develop better alternative fuels then corn bred Ethanol.Also Diesels can be converted bio.At the moment I think this is our best bet.

— mini22 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:32:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Save gas. Switch to Touring Tires. The smoother tread means less rolling resistance.
Noisy Tires rob kinetic energy by wasting the energy in forms of Heat and Sound energy.

Same reason people take snow tires off the car for the summer. The softer compound on dry pavement is less efficient.

I’ve been using Bridgestone Turanzas touring. Great, premium tires.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:34:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Fuel Efficiency 101

Make sure you have 32-35psi in each tire.

I'm amazed at the people I see at stoplights with low air in their tires. Especially these green planet times.

How about not flooring the engine to go only 500 feet from one signal light to the next. Yet another common wasteful practice.

How about coasting to the next light? Your breaks and transmission will last longer as well.

Everyone seems to be late for something these days.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:46:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Potenza's are performance tires. I guess Cornering and handling are more important than Fuel Efficiency.

I'm not sure we are really ready to solve the energy crisis yet.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:49:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Toyota Prius sure is looking good right about now...

— silver1 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 4:55:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

It will get even worst as the US$ plummets, because Crude is measured in US$/Barrel. So the less the US$ cost, the more of it that it takes to purchase a barrel. Simple math.

— ThierryHenry14 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 5:04:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

drive a stick.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 5:06:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I wouldn't have so much of a problem with the gas prices (and jump on the leaner cars bandwagon) if I felt the gas companies were sharing the pain with me. It's one thing to say gas has gotten expensive from the source and there's nothing anyone can do but it's different to be paying these prices at the pump and then see the BILLION (with a B) dollar profits (again, PROFITS) these companies are making. Last year, Exxon had $40Billion in profits, BP: $31Billion, Shell: $27Billion. They're laughing all the way to the bank.

— Ironman273 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 5:18:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

My car is a flexfuel vehicle. But I havent seen E85 Ethanol anywhere. Where is it all going?

— w209w114 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 5:23:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

All Automatics have slippage, they will never match a stick.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 5:59:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Well some we need a business-level sedan without the need for BMW price and performance. The employees at my company drove from New York to Boston for company training, bringing a few suits and a week’s worth of luggage including briefcases, books and binders.
Those who drove the small imports had to take everything out of the back seat to make room for passengers in the drive from the Hotel to the office. It just took too much time. Everyone just jumped into my car, it was just easer. Everything was already packed into my spacious trunk, including the full size spare.

I was amazed watching people trying to shove the last suitcase through the back window and sitting on trunk lids to get the trunk closed. One guy had all his stuff scattered all over the parking lot, and he was looking for someone to help. Good grief.

I had ample room to even shuttle a few people to the train station in the next town over.

Small cars are good if you are picking up a quart of Milk at 7 Eleven, thats about it.

With Flex Fuel and Diesel here, driving an econbox isn’t the answer.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 6:19:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

lexusis350- “These days automatics are just as good on mileage, if not better, than manuals. “

You are probably referring to the Lexus 8-Speed Auto.

I agree this is a great idea, and probably more efficient due to the extra gears. But compare it to an 8-Speed Manual, and the Manual will still be more efficient.

Apple to Apples that is.

Ford should have built 6 and 8 speed Autos years ago. This is where they are behind the curve on efficiency, not in the engine department.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/9/2008 6:26:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Would anyone with any russian knowlege care to chime in . They are sitting on a mega oil and gas reserve and no mention is made how they are doing over there . Europe is selling it over here because it is more profitable . It seems to be the same old story, over and over but now it's played to a newer format . We are runing out , just like we did in the 70's . I hope sooner than later all the prices for everything will level out like they did back thaen and we will have all the oil we need for the next 35 years.

— toolatetorace (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2008 12:07:13 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Spicy , you are making up what comes to mind like evryone else is here. I'm even going as far as to what's going on at Wall st. during bidding time and who is doing the bidding . When you start to see a pattern as we are are seeing now such as the price going up a penny a day for the last couple of months and possibly resting at that point. Now someone comes along as says , prints or forcasts that it will double that figure , something is starting to smell like $hit. Could it be that someone or some group is bent on making this counrty fail or the whole world for that matter . Except where this blck gold comes from? These points may be over the top . Getting back to reality , maybe Exon needs money to drill these two and three mile wells five miles out in the ocean . After all when the power company needs money to build a new power plant , rates go up overnight . I wish we would get some answers , something our government seems to be glossing over

— toolatetorace (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2008 10:49:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Currently paying around £1.18 a litre for diesel, and some areas are up to £1.20 here in the U.K. Absolute rip off! And it's only going to get worse.

— Czelinski (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2008 3:12:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Buying a Florien Car isn’t really the answer.
These foreign cars are really gas-guzzlers in disguise.

I looked at the Audi Q7. It is a GAS 4x4.

Subaru Forester is bigger this year. And is again a Gas guzzling 4x4.

Toyota Sequoia is a GAS 4x4, and bigger than ever.

All these foreign vehicles are similar in size and Horsepower and have 4x4.

They get about the same mileage as a Ford Explorer.

The BMW 5 and 7 series are guzzlers as well, although somewhat less since they are 2 wheel drive.

Why does Audi and Subaru insist on the dinosaur technology of 4x4?

This market needs 2wd, Diesel sticks, today, not a decade from now.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2008 5:49:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Perhaps when China decides to take a shot at the title and goes to war with the U.S. to test its superpower muscles and Wal-Mart dollars.

Until then, the gov't still has to balance between alllowing people to be able to afford to live (doesn't do the gov't any good if all the money is spent on gasoline instead of other segments of the economy) vs. bribes from big oil.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2008 6:11:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

My Friend has a Nissan Xterra. He get 14mpg Highway.

The Explorer is All Wheel Drive also. The fact is, there are extra gears and transfer cases with heavy gear oil slowing things down.

Take your foot off the gas pedal of a rear drive sedan, and you coast for some distance. Take your foot off the gas of AWD or 4x4, and it feels like you are dragging anchor. Foreign or domestic.

— mercuryguy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2008 10:53:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

In Germany we are currently paying Euro 6.35 per gallon. That's US$ 9.81 per gallon (exchange rate as of may-12-2008).

Since gas deals are still cashed in US-Dollars, the States are somewhat privileged regarding gas prices. However, imagine the OPEC switching to Euro as official "gas currency"... then US$ 10 per gallon will be a reality.

— 9iide (View Profile)

Posted on 5/12/2008 6:39:43 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1