Rising Gas Prices = More Ecomodder Interest?

[MeteorGray]

Now that the president has succeeded in slowing down domestic petroleum production and the price of fuel is rising, I wonder if it will spur interest in fuel economy again.

I see that the price per barrel in the oil fields has risen to $80. :-0

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Presumably there will be an increased interest, yet so many folks are more easily fooled into buying some "miraculous" device promising to increase their mileage rather than a more logical approach, which may involve either changing their driving habits or looking for some mods leading to an actual benefit to overall efficiency.

[oil pan 4]

Always.

[Isaac Zachary]

We'll see. The prices of everything are going up and wages seem to be too. When you see McDonald's hiring at a starting wage of nearly $20 an hour you know that there's been a pretty big inflation.

With all the rest going on I wonder how much people will look to saving money on their vehicles

[oil pan 4]

Remember in 2018 gas prices were under $2 a gallon in some places and tons of people went out and bought gas guzzlers and there is a new/used vehicle shortage.

[oil pan 4]

I saw an interview with the energy secretary about higher gas prices.
She is clueless. Aerohead would make a better energy secretary.

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary

We'll see. The prices of everything are going up and wages seem to be too. When you see McDonald's hiring at a starting wage of nearly $20 an hour you know that there's been a pretty big inflation.

With all the rest going on I wonder how much people will look to saving money on their vehicles

Considering more $100,000 vehicles and multi million dollar 400sqft homes have sold now than ever before
(I expect not). Unless those being left out of the feeding frenzy need to save $$$

Originally Posted by oil pan 4

I saw an interview with the energy secretary about higher gas prices.
She is clueless. Aerohead would make a better energy secretary.

I would support Aerohead for energy secretary

The thought for the last 40 years is to just make things more efficient to build bigger

Our levels of energy consumption do affect worldwide prices and availability, should get everyone on the forum to send Biden a note to put him in as a special advisor to the energy secretary, I doubt he would like the job though

[hayden55]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Considering more $100,000 vehicles and multi million dollar 400sqft homes have sold now than ever before
(I expect not). Unless those being left out of the feeding frenzy need to save $$$

Just because you can finance it doesn't mean you can afford it.

I would imagine we would be close to a recession. Gas going from 1.60/gal to 2.90/gal here and property values have gone up 35% in the last 18 months therefore rents are going up. I imagine a lot of people will start to feel the squeeze. Seems like with all of the pay changes and inflation it will mostly affect the "middle class"(?) (who would've guessed)

[Isaac Zachary]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Considering more $100,000 vehicles and multi million dollar 400sqft homes have sold now than ever before
(I expect not). Unless those being left out of the feeding frenzy need to save $$$

What do you mean by "need to save $$$". On the one hand it's going to be near impossible to save with rents skyrocketing so much. Sure, you can now get $20 at McDonald's, in a town where it's hard to find a two bedroom for under $2,000. Fuel, cars, food and everything else has gone up too.

The point is that were being affected by inflation. And during times if inflation is a bad time to save money. I've seen houses go from $100,000 to well over $500,000 in a few years. How is saving going to help when what you're saving for just keeps going up in price.

People's only hope is to leave the middle class. Either make more money per hour so they can afford the prices of everything, or forget it and get help from the government.

Right now there's a huge need for workers. I know several business owners that say they just can't get people to work. But purple know there's no point in making up to $15 or even $20 an hour anymore. What's the point in making an amount of money that can't afford you rent for someone's closet to sleep in but is too much to get governmental help?

With that said, getting better fuel mileage could help a little. But it's in the bottom of the barrel right now. If you can afford a little tiny two bedroom for $3,000/month, you can afford $3.90/gal gasoline.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by oil pan 4

I saw an interview with the energy secretary about higher gas prices.
She is clueless. Aerohead would make a better energy secretary.

I didn't see it, but I'd rather someone be honest about the full measure of their policy decisions even if it goes against my values than to be lied to.

Politics is at a point where half of the things said are dishonest and meant to deceive. We love the lies though, so keep 'em coming. While we're free-falling we can enjoy the weightlessness.