# Gas prices- wtf?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [October 22, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796 "2009-10-22T18:39:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/41 "2009-10-22T20:03:16Z")
> [@Best Zombie Movie?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-zombie-movie/24811/14):
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> Ive got like 3 worthless Trustco stocks. Not even worth getting rid of.
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> From what I understand the stations raise their prices because the gas companies do.
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> I dont believe the BS that gas stations only make 3 cents on a gallon or whatever they claim to be making. If there wasnt a decent profit they would find something with a greater profit margin to sell.
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> A $1 candy bar wont break me but having to spend $65+ on a tank of gas once or twice a week sure can drain my wallet.
Well how much do you think they make a gallon?
$1 candy bar won’t, but you’re missing the point of getting mad at a company over their profit margin. You’re really going to get mad at a house builder that he wants $300,000 for a house when it costs him $270,000 to make? 10% is a baby profit margin, yet you’re the type to sit here and say “Look at him making $300K” by looking at the gross not net.
If you really don’t like oil companies and their prices, do it yourself and buy yourself a diesel.
If you’re not willing to put all that work into getting your own gas and you want _others_ to do that for ya, then sit down and stay quiet.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/42 "2009-10-23T18:03:34Z")
Im thinking they must make atleast $1 per gallon when its at about $3 now.
Diesel really isnt cheap either. I had to fill the truck at work today and it was $2.899. That truck gets 9 mpg and its a 4 banger diesel.
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### Author:  [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/43 "2009-10-23T18:06:13Z")
> [@Official 24 Thread - 2007](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-24-thread-2007/22722/176):
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> Pjb you don’t play the stock market do ya? If not then oil is the only example of a constantly changing consumer product and without understanding the science behind it, it will be confusing.
:rofl PJB understanding science !
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/44 "2009-10-23T18:15:41Z")
> [@MARDI GRAS!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mardi-gras/24826/2):
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> Im thinking they must make atleast $1 per gallon when its at about $3 now.
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> Diesel really isnt cheap either. I had to fill the truck at work today and it was $2.899. That truck gets 9 mpg and its a 4 banger diesel.
If gas stations made a dollar a gallon profit we’d be seeing mid $3 a gallon prices right about now :ponder
And a beautiful thing about Diesel is that you can make your own with biodiesel.
You can always run full on electric as well…
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/45 "2009-10-23T18:17:25Z")
The way the prices are going up we’ll be seeing it for that price in a week or two.
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### Author:  [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/46 "2009-10-23T18:19:22Z")
> [@This is nice](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-nice/24799/12):
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> The way the prices are going up we’ll be seeing it for that price in a week or two.
dude, stop worrying about gas prices…
consider this…
GUY A stresses out over gas prices going up, spends more money
GUY B knows he cant do shit about gas prices, spends more money
SO whats the difference? GUY A spends money AND stresses out, bitches up a storm, grows grey hairs, and has a negative thought process going on…
GUY B…spends more money
just be GUY B and shut up about gas prices
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/47 "2009-10-23T18:23:01Z")
PJB, why do you need a truck? “Because I really love it” dosen’t count…
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/48 "2009-10-23T18:29:19Z")
> [@We are doomed....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/we-are-doomed/24827/5):
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> dude, stop worrying about gas prices…
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> consider this…
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> GUY A stresses out over gas prices going up, spends more money
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> GUY B knows he cant do shit about gas prices, spends more money
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> SO whats the difference? GUY A spends money AND stresses out, bitches up a storm, grows grey hairs, and has a negative thought process going on…
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> GUY B…spends more money
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> just be GUY B and shut up about gas prices
Well my main reason is that paying more makes me have less cash to spend on other shit. It sucks being broke.
> [@We are doomed....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/we-are-doomed/24827/7):
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> PJB, why do you need a truck? “Because I really love it” dosen’t count…
One of the main reasons I got it was to haul my quad around and then I can also tow my car with it if I have to. I was able to tow my quad with my old car but really I didnt trust going far with it like that. Now I can haul one and tow another on a trailer if I have to like last weekend.
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/49 "2009-10-23T18:34:48Z")
> [@FS: 93 ford ranger](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-93-ford-ranger/24781/13):
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> Well my main reason is that paying more makes me have less cash to spend on other shit. It sucks being broke.
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> One of the main reasons I got it was to haul my quad around and then I can also tow my car with it if I have to. I was able to tow my quad with my old car but really I didnt trust going far with it like that. Now I can haul one and tow another on a trailer if I have to like last weekend.
Doesn’t the fact that you can apparently barley afford to fuel the truck point to the possible fact that you are living beyond your means?
Not being a dick, as I lived that way for too long.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/50 "2009-10-23T18:36:45Z")
Well right now Im able to afford what Ive got. Sure not much extra but Ive got stuff I want.
If I dont get it now Ill never be able to.
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### Author:  [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/51 "2009-10-23T18:42:46Z")
> [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/899):
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> Well right now Im able to afford what Ive got. Sure not much extra but Ive got stuff I want.
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> If I dont get it now Ill never be able to.
Do you live at home??
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/52 "2009-10-23T18:49:12Z")
> [@Alleghany Cruise??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alleghany-cruise/24753/29):
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> Do you live at home??
Yeah, why?
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/53 "2009-10-23T19:18:30Z")
> [@FS: 93 ford ranger](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-93-ford-ranger/24781/13):
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> Well my main reason is that paying more makes me have less cash to spend on other shit. It sucks being broke.
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> One of the main reasons I got it was to haul my quad around and then I can also tow my car with it if I have to. I was able to tow my quad with my old car but really I didnt trust going far with it like that. Now I can haul one and tow another on a trailer if I have to like last weekend.
You need a truck to tow, you don’t need an '06 Truck to tow.
Basically it points down to this, you want to save money and spend less but you buy a new(er) truck.
You want to spend less on gas, yet your DD is a truck.
You don’t like buying gas, yet you didn’t buy a diesel or electric.
You want certain things, but you don’t do a damn step towards them. :ohnoes
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/54 "2009-10-23T19:27:37Z")
i just spent 40$ on 5 gallons, get over your failure of a life PJB.
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### Author:  [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/55 "2009-10-23T19:29:09Z")
> [@Chiropractor? Anyone know a good one near the city?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chiropractor-anyone-know-a-good-one-near-the-city/24821/21):
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> Yeah, why?
Life gets even harder when you leave.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/56 "2009-10-23T19:41:06Z")
> [@MARDI GRAS!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mardi-gras/24826/7):
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> You need a truck to tow, you don’t need an '06 Truck to tow.
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> Basically it points down to this, you want to save money and spend less but you buy a new(er) truck.
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> You want to spend less on gas, yet your DD is a truck.
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> You don’t like buying gas, yet you didn’t buy a diesel or electric.
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> You want certain things, but you don’t do a damn step towards them. :ohnoes
I wanted the newest truck I could afford. I didnt want some old POS. When I bought it gas was cheaper (less than $2). I dont need a 3/4 ton or bigger truck so a diesel was out of the question.
The only electric trucks Ive seen are baby trucks- S10’s and Rangers and theyre useless for hauling since the batteries take up bed space.
> [@anyone been to Splash Lagoon in Erie PA?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-been-to-splash-lagoon-in-erie-pa/24820/29):
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> i just spent 40$ on 5 gallons, get over your failure of a life PJB.
Race gas is not a necessity.
> [@FS: 1998 Maxima SE](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1998-maxima-se/24773/9):
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> Life gets even harder when you leave.
Ill bet it does.
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/57 "2009-10-23T19:42:52Z")
> [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/901):
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> Race gas is not a necessity.
ok christy crybaby, how about this, i just put 30$ in my gti, 30$ in my toyota, and bought 40$ of race gas. … math says, 100$ in fuel in 2 days. gee willikers.
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### Author:  [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/58 "2009-10-23T19:43:56Z")
paul doesn’t use race gas. he uses 87octane. his truck gets 12mpg.
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/59 "2009-10-23T19:45:38Z")
> [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/902):
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> paul doesn’t use race gas. he uses 87octane. his truck gets 12mpg.
thanks for clarifying that.
if i were a broke 27/8 year old i wouldnt have bought a gas hog, newish truck, i would have bought preloved, Diesel truck for far less money and get better fuel mileage.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/60 "2009-10-23T19:46:56Z")
> [@You are alone on an uninhabited island and you have to choose](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-are-alone-on-an-uninhabited-island-and-you-have-to-choose/24806/35):
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> ok christy crybaby, how about this, i just put 30$ in my gti, 30$ in my toyota, and bought 40$ of race gas. … math says, 100$ in fuel in 2 days. gee willikers.
Ill bet if I filled both of mine and my quad it would be over $100. The car runs on 93 and so does the quad.
Luckily Ive only had to put gas in the car once in the past year.
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