<p>CGM:</p>
<p>I’ve told you already. THEY DON’T MAKE MONEY OFF OF GASOLINE. They make it off of oil, hence OIL COMPANIES. When the oil supply in the Gulf was shut down, prices went up. Pretty simple, but you still can’t get it through your thick skull, huh?</p>
<p>CGM: Another high school business class, supply and demand. How much supply is there, how much demand, you do the math. Of course prices will go up and of course they will be passed on to the consumer…in fact, almost all taxes on business are eventually passed on to the consumer but that’s college econ. And please refer to the post above and my post on reserves…they will answer alot of your questions.</p>
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<p>My MPG pulls in the mid 20’s (also a Volvo - '97) only when traffic is moving at a somewhat decent clip with few stops (15-20mph). When it goes bumper-to-bumper on the Beltway, my gauge reads down into the high teens…I can get 30’s without traffic, however.</p>
<p>I only wish 25mpg was a good average estimate for most cars out there. </p>
<p>Hopefully, people DO realize that they should pick up more efficient vehicles, properly maintain said vehicles, walk and bike, not make unnecessary trips.</p>
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<p>But you also have the hybrids (more common), the Honda Accords, the motorcyclists… and, logically, if you’re commuting 75 miles each way, SOME of that is in traffic and some of that is early in the morning or late at night or away from the city - so you’re zipping along and hopefully getting decent mileage. Assume 15 mph for 75 miles - that’s five hours, each way. I really really don’t think that “extreme commuters” are sitting in bumper to bumper traffic all the way - they would never get where they are going, literally. Even if they left at 6 am, you’re 15 mph over 75 miles takes until 11 am. I’m sorry, but so much of that mileage has got to be at least moving - I think we can assume an average of 30 mph for someone with a long, long commute, which was really the question about how you spend $100/week in gas. </p>
<p>My father, by the way, is a salesman; he has to drive all over the place for a living. While he lives about 7 miles from the “office,” most of his work is with clients. That’s the bad part. The good part is that when he’s driving down the highway at 11 am, it’s pretty empty and he’s getting good mileage. </p>
<p>Just find it impossible to believe - and the numbers don’t work out - that you could, even now, spend $100/week on gas normally. Such are the exceptions and far, far from the norm. </p>
<p>How much do y’all spend weekly? (Right now, I’m at about $10, max. That’s when I make a lot of grocery trips.)</p>
<p>My Volvo never gets more than about 28. It’s so consistent - almost freaky. It just keeps doing what it does, all day, every day, for 15 years. :)</p>
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<p>That’s actually quite an amusing picture. However, I remember reading about an article in the washington post about some (insane) people who would commute from near Frederick into DC daily, leaving at 4 or 5 am. If I can find it, I’ll post up a link. Obviously in this case, their long commute and gas usage is based on choice, not necessity, so it may be a moot point.</p>
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<p>If that’s the assumption, then yes, 25mpg is [hopefully] reasonable.</p>
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<p>Looks like this rebate won’t fly…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/02/oil.congress.ap/index.html[/url]”>http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/02/oil.congress.ap/index.html</a></p>
<p>Gee, and they thought they could buy off the American People…It amazes me that they even thought it would be a good thing, what planet these people on that they thought $100 would do anything</p>
<p>Anyone still have the tax rebate we got a couple of years ago, anyones life change after that? And aren’t our services SO much better now</p>