tighten your belt............

tomaustin · 03-06-2022, 06:07 PM

keep your tank mostly full...never below 3/4 if possible....

shift your priorities....those $4 stogies are a luxury right now...

oil changes aren't very hard to do yourself....check your vehicle manuals for the correct products.....

layoff the ammo purchases.....

fill up the second car gas tank and park it....use one car....

the panic will start soon....beat 'em to the service station and grocery store......

anybody over 60 has done this before.....

gunnertwo · 03-06-2022, 06:39 PM

If gas reaches $10 in Cali and $7 for the rest of the country all those cars and trucks waiting for chips, will remain parked.

Elections have consequences.

G2

cirelaw · 03-06-2022, 07:25 PM

How Long Do It Take At one Of Those Charges For Electric Cars. It takes five minutes to fill up!! How much does it cost? https://spectator.org/electric-vehicle-battery/

Major Tom · 03-07-2022, 10:58 AM

All those electric vehicles, 'they say', can go 400 miles before recharging. Like cirelaw said, how long to recharge? Ford even claims their pickup can run your household! Really?? Curious people want to know! BTW, I won't ever buy an electric vehicle, even my lawn care equipment is gas powered!

HerrKaiser · 03-07-2022, 12:39 PM

I can also get 400 miles per tank of gas in my car at only 10 gallons. I’m lucky. And I’m not getting an electric vehicle.

lugerholsterrepair · 03-07-2022, 03:21 PM

I bought an 80 volt electric chain saw and it's one of the best saws I have ever owned. I pulled my shoulder out of it's socket for the last time! I gave away both of my gas saws. No noise, no smoke and it saws strong for 45 minutes to an hour. I only saw oak. Takes only 30 minutes for a full charge. Set it down for a few min. and it's instant off, instant on. I will NEVER go back to a gas saw.

But a car is different than a chainsaw.

gunbugs · 03-07-2022, 08:30 PM

Well, number 1 fuel oil here in Fairbanks, Alaska, (the most common heating fuel used here), jumped 30 cents a gallon over the weekend, from 2.99 to 3.29 a gallon. 10% up. Gasoline has increased from 3.79 to 4.49 a gallon average around here over about the past week.
Does it bother me? Sure. Is there anything I can really do about it? No, not really.
So far it hasn't made me reconsider my new Corvette that'll be delivered in about 60 days hence.

tomaustin · 03-07-2022, 10:24 PM

ship that vette on down here to Texas....good homes available............

Doug G. · 03-07-2022, 10:44 PM

They are thinking about this all wrong. Retrofit all the roadways with electric strips and make cars like the old slot cars. Hell you don't even have to steer most of the time!

Mac Cat · 03-08-2022, 10:36 AM

How about just improving the existing crappy rail service ? Its pretty good in the NE, but horrible in the rest of the country. Lumbering, slow, uncomfortable and often interrupted by a break-down and getting put on a bus to complete the trip. A visit to Europe really makes me wonder what's wrong with our country's priorities.

Most of Texas rails are privately owned, making Amtrak forced to pull over when freight comes through late or off-schedule. Worse, there is only one set of tracks.

We have to go to Chicago to get to Denver - takes 2 days.

I just think rail should have been a bigger priority.

Roadster 02 · 03-09-2022, 04:38 PM

And costs too damn much, you can do an airline for less, and get there faster if you can put up with the TSA baloney. Myself I drive.

lugerholsterrepair · 03-09-2022, 08:14 PM

I just think rail should have been a bigger priority. I spent a year in Germany and grew to LOVE their rail system. Travel in luxury, read the paper, stare at the scenery and have a glass of wine..At the end of the line a REAL car would take you to your final destination. This is how a civilized society works. It was the one thing that was so disappointing about returning to the states. No train service. Our love affair with the automobile is like being married to an ugly fat woman. yeah, she might get er done but ho much sweeter would the ride be with a little hottie and her doing the driving!

Roadster 02 · 03-09-2022, 08:50 PM

I agree about the train service, I would love to ride the train for travel, just currently too expensive.

sheepherder · 03-09-2022, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunbugs

So far it hasn't made me reconsider my new Corvette that'll be delivered in about 60 days hence.

How about the 'frunk' flying open at 55+mph???

I've been reading the owner reports on CorvetteForum; GM claims there is no defect, it's the owners tripping the 'frunk' release...

tomaustin · 03-09-2022, 11:13 PM

tell it like it is..JERRY...................

sheepherder · 03-21-2022, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomaustin

ship that vette on down here to Texas....good homes available............

I've got an '86 L98 convertible I'd like to sell...Any buyers for the older Vettes???

Topped off the tank today. $4.35 a gallon for 89 octane/Regular. Seems stable. TV news says our region has one of the highest gas prices in the country. That was before the current price hike.

Edward Tinker · 03-21-2022, 01:07 PM

well, I traded in my 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee for a 2019 a few weeks ago. Its the V8, but I need to have a vehicle that can tow the horse trailer if needed.

Gas is $4.39 a gallon at the cheapest I saw yesterday, not counting the casino we drove past that had it at $4.18

And rail... if anyone has lived in europe for a few years, the rail system is very nice.
I love going by rail in the USA, did it many times as a kid. The gov't doesn't subsidize it and wish they did, because but they made it difficult and expensive.

gunbugs · 03-21-2022, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

How about the 'frunk' flying open at 55+mph???

I've been reading the owner reports on CorvetteForum; GM claims there is no defect, it's the owners tripping the 'frunk' release...

Considering how many they have made, I'm not too concerned with that. It seems pretty isolated. I've read the Corvette forums as well, and I think most of the problems they talk about there are actually scarce. Any new build is going to have teething pains. I'm prepared for that. I've got other rigs to drive if I have to. This will be 3rd year of production. It looks like they are correcting most of the issues they have had with the 1st year cars. Plus, if it becomes too much to handle, I can sell it down the road. Not like I'm married to it.

gunbugs · 03-22-2022, 02:18 AM

Noticed today that the No1 heating fuel was 3.96 a gal at the bulk plant if you haul it yourself. Up roughly 30% over the past month or so. 300 gallon haul works out to 1188.00. A lot of folks burn around 150 gallons a month or more if they have a big house. Letting your house freeze really isn't an option.

sheepherder · 03-22-2022, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunbugs

Letting your house freeze really isn't an option.

Isn't that what 'ample' wives are for???

Generac is flooding the airwaves here with their stand-alone nat-gas generator setups. One of my customers had one, an older lady, and it was set to self-test when I walked by. Loud sucker. Neighbor said it self-tested once a week/month (adjustable) and annoyed everyone around. Auto-cutout from Nat Grid power. Looked interesting. All I have is a small RV gasoline generator that I use to power my furnace when the power here goes out. Which is does, for 2-3 days a year. Ice storms usually. A pain, as local supermarket goes down too. No backup there.

03-06-2022, 06:07 PM	#1
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	tighten your belt............ keep your tank mostly full...never below 3/4 if possible.... shift your priorities....those $4 stogies are a luxury right now... oil changes aren't very hard to do yourself....check your vehicle manuals for the correct products..... layoff the ammo purchases..... fill up the second car gas tank and park it....use one car.... the panic will start soon....beat 'em to the service station and grocery store...... anybody over 60 has done this before.....

03-07-2022, 10:58 AM	#4
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	All those electric vehicles, 'they say', can go 400 miles before recharging. Like cirelaw said, how long to recharge? Ford even claims their pickup can run your household! Really?? Curious people want to know! BTW, I won't ever buy an electric vehicle, even my lawn care equipment is gas powered! __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

03-07-2022, 12:39 PM	#5
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	I can also get 400 miles per tank of gas in my car at only 10 gallons. I’m lucky. And I’m not getting an electric vehicle. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	I bought an 80 volt electric chain saw and it's one of the best saws I have ever owned. I pulled my shoulder out of it's socket for the last time! I gave away both of my gas saws. No noise, no smoke and it saws strong for 45 minutes to an hour. I only saw oak. Takes only 30 minutes for a full charge. Set it down for a few min. and it's instant off, instant on. I will NEVER go back to a gas saw. But a car is different than a chainsaw. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

03-07-2022, 10:44 PM	#9
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	They are thinking about this all wrong. Retrofit all the roadways with electric strips and make cars like the old slot cars. Hell you don't even have to steer most of the time! __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain

03-06-2022, 06:39 PM	#2
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 623 Thanks: 826 Thanked 930 Times in 363 Posts	If gas reaches $10 in Cali and $7 for the rest of the country all those cars and trucks waiting for chips, will remain parked. Elections have consequences. G2

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	How Long Do It Take At one Of Those Charges For Electric Cars. It takes five minutes to fill up!! How much does it cost? https://spectator.org/electric-vehicle-battery/

03-07-2022, 08:30 PM	#7
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 659 Thanks: 365 Thanked 1,178 Times in 394 Posts	Well, number 1 fuel oil here in Fairbanks, Alaska, (the most common heating fuel used here), jumped 30 cents a gallon over the weekend, from 2.99 to 3.29 a gallon. 10% up. Gasoline has increased from 3.79 to 4.49 a gallon average around here over about the past week. Does it bother me? Sure. Is there anything I can really do about it? No, not really. So far it hasn't made me reconsider my new Corvette that'll be delivered in about 60 days hence.

03-07-2022, 10:24 PM	#8
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	ship that vette on down here to Texas....good homes available............

03-08-2022, 10:36 AM	#10
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 731 Thanks: 2,095 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	How about just improving the existing crappy rail service ? Its pretty good in the NE, but horrible in the rest of the country. Lumbering, slow, uncomfortable and often interrupted by a break-down and getting put on a bus to complete the trip. A visit to Europe really makes me wonder what's wrong with our country's priorities. Most of Texas rails are privately owned, making Amtrak forced to pull over when freight comes through late or off-schedule. Worse, there is only one set of tracks. We have to go to Chicago to get to Denver - takes 2 days. I just think rail should have been a bigger priority.

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Roadster 02 User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 313 Thanks: 173 Thanked 252 Times in 87 Posts	And costs too damn much, you can do an airline for less, and get there faster if you can put up with the TSA baloney. Myself I drive.

03-09-2022, 08:14 PM	#12
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	I just think rail should have been a bigger priority. I spent a year in Germany and grew to LOVE their rail system. Travel in luxury, read the paper, stare at the scenery and have a glass of wine..At the end of the line a REAL car would take you to your final destination. This is how a civilized society works. It was the one thing that was so disappointing about returning to the states. No train service. Our love affair with the automobile is like being married to an ugly fat woman. yeah, she might get er done but ho much sweeter would the ride be with a little hottie and her doing the driving! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know." Last edited by lugerholsterrepair; 03-09-2022 at 11:29 PM.

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Roadster 02 User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 313 Thanks: 173 Thanked 252 Times in 87 Posts	I agree about the train service, I would love to ride the train for travel, just currently too expensive.

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tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	tell it like it is..JERRY...................

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Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	well, I traded in my 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee for a 2019 a few weeks ago. Its the V8, but I need to have a vehicle that can tow the horse trailer if needed. Gas is $4.39 a gallon at the cheapest I saw yesterday, not counting the casino we drove past that had it at $4.18 And rail... if anyone has lived in europe for a few years, the rail system is very nice. I love going by rail in the USA, did it many times as a kid. The gov't doesn't subsidize it and wish they did, because but they made it difficult and expensive. Attached Thumbnails

03-22-2022, 02:18 AM	#19
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 659 Thanks: 365 Thanked 1,178 Times in 394 Posts	Noticed today that the No1 heating fuel was 3.96 a gal at the bulk plant if you haul it yourself. Up roughly 30% over the past month or so. 300 gallon haul works out to 1188.00. A lot of folks burn around 150 gallons a month or more if they have a big house. Letting your house freeze really isn't an option.