Is there an internet petition for anyone to sign?

I have to take my car into the dealer for a minor recall tomorrow. One of their sales managers would like to see me when I drop it off. Oh dear god. Please give me some will power not to come home with a new car. "lol"

This quote is from LLC, I lost the quote thingys "Yeah, all American's do is bitch and moan. It's our thing. Basically, the 70s came, and it was just such a horrible decade that everyone got really fucking stupid."

I have no idea what you are referring to. Being I was around in the 70's, I guess I got stupid and no one told me. Gee, thanks, that explains a lot.

Hey MaryCas, we Brits moan too!

I could be wrong but I THOUGHT I read that the Exxon name would still be posted at those "independent" stations.

You bring up a good point, though. Tiger Woods is a popular favorite; Tony the Tiger is still greeeeeeeeeat; but the Exxon tiger is a fucker now!

Consider what you are getting in return for the oil company profit that you calculated and what you are getting from the federal, state, and local taxes you are getting. Also consider the methodology through which the oil companies arrive at what they charge and the methodology through which America's governments authorize taxes. I don't think any of us has any input into the oil companies methodology.

By the way, what jurisdication applies local taxes to gasoline?

There are three levels of taxes here - federal, state and county.

What's the county and what is its gasoline tax?

It varies. There are dozens of counties in NY, and they each have their own.

Went to my nephew's 8th grade graduation tonight... left around 4pm... on the way home, around 5 hours later... prices were about 5c higher than they were a few hours ago.

This bullshit is ridiculous!

At this point, I want to shove a 55-gallon oil drum into every ass that determines gas prices!!

I guess we're lucky here (for now, knock on wood) to still be under $4/gallon ($3.95++, if you consider that "lucky") but only 50 minutes north it was pushing $4.20!! WTF??!

I'll curse too much if I go on... but it should be self-explanatory...

On the weekend past I got gas at a WaWa - $3.95. Yesterday that station was $3.93. WTF. JG, if you need help with those 55 gal. drums, let me know.

AZ, like NJ, is a low gas tax state. But even at Costco, regular is $3.97 and hi-test (91 octane, not even 93) is $4.15

I'm in my dealer's waiting room waiting for my car. I just left the showroom, and they're trying to get me take home a Cadillac SRX. The thing is gorgeous, and they have incredible deals on them. But if I went home in an SUV, my wife wouldn't divorce me. She'd kill me!

A fancy chain convenience store nearby just opened, and they're charging $3.89. It won't last long. Prices here are usually $3.99

Anybody here drive a Prius? I am seriously considering buying one next year. I'm curious if the the claims of 44 MPG are accurate.

Apparently, there are abount 60 counties in New York state. The county gasoline tax you referred to is actually a sales tax that the county may impose on all sales with a few exceptions.

Yes. As I said, there are dozens. The tax breaks down to about 18 cents from federal, 35 cents from the state, and then whatever your county (and it sometimes varies even within counties, as cities can impose their own) charges. That's why the "average" is about 58 cents per gallon. Which is almost $9 on a 15 gallon purchase.

Which is what I said to begin with.

My coworker's daughter has one. She needed his Highlander because she was going upstate during the winter, so he took her Prius. The little meter that indicates the average MPG showed 42 if I remember correctly. It was also quite comfortable and had a nice ride.

I think Saladbar owns one. They are certainly expensive, though, and the tax credits that they give don't amount to a whole lot.

A good friend has a Prius here in AZ. He and his wife regularly get over 40 mpg in it. I've ridden in it and it's a nice, quiet, comfortable car. But I'm not sure I'd want to pay a premium for it.

My wife and I have two cars here. Our day-to-day car is a 2002 Honda Civic with the regular (non-VTEC) 117-hp 4 cylinder engine and auto trans. We've never gotten less than 30 mpg under any driving conditions, and up to 38 on the road. Great car. The other is a 2000 BMW M5, a real hot rod with a 400-hp, 5-liter V8 and 6-speed manual. The Bimmer has gotten as much as 27.5 mpg when I've been able to drive it, on cruise control, in 55-mph zones with no traffic or lights. But once I get off the cruise control and into urban traffic, it drops to 19 mpg or less.

I have an '01 Civic coupe (w/ AT), but honestly cannot remember what model (DX/HX/LX/EX) as I got it used a few years ago. Love it! I've been meaning to calculate my MPG from gas receipts, but didn't think it was 30+ ... cool! (Well, maybe a bit less for me since since I accelerate like a jackass when I'm impatient (24/7) lol). About $40/tank to basically fill it, I guess more now since the last time (used to be half that ).

Mr. Babe and I went to Costco to fill up his car. I had gone Tuesday night, and it was $4.09. Last night it was $4.14. It took $65 to fill up his tank.

Thanks for the feedback on the Prius. We priced them this past winter and it was $22,000 with basic features. I agree, the prices should be more affordable to the greater population. But Toyota is a large corporation and the demand is great, so there is no financial need to lower the price in the current climate.

I have a Santa Fe that will be paid for in September. Ideally, I would like to get 2 years of no car payments and then trade it in for a Prius. But my decision will depend upon how much gas continues to climb.

$4.49 in White Plains this morning.

Yowwwww.

I'm beginning to think that $5.00 is not out of the question this year.

I could NOT believe my eyes. It was a Getty station, just off of I-287 and Tarrytown Road, so it's HIGHLY trafficked. But still . . .

Yeah.... that's the highest I've heard in the area.

I just got a good laugh. The local news station just showed a snippet of W giving a speech blaming the Democrat controlled congress for the high gas prices. All the while I'm thinking he's saying, "Ka-ching, ka-ching" (as he's counting all the money his family is making from these record prices).

Well, 7 more months and he's out of office. Then he'll get to start writing his memoirs. I heard that Laura already gave him a new set of crayons.

I've lived on Staten Island for 10 months now, and haven't bought gas here not 1 single time. I buy it in Jersey. It's on average 30-40 cents a gallon cheaper there.

Yes, she did. And he says the brown ones really taste good.

If the Democrat-controlled Congress is stopping the repeal of off-shore drilling, why didn't the Republicans do anything about it when they were in control for 6 years???