Fuel oil prices in your area?

My Fiat Punto did 45-50 mpg :)

Though 45mpg Imperial I think is about 38mpg American, but my maths is appalling so that may not be right

Edited to apologise for butting in Baa...sorry

This message was edited Oct 13, 2004 8:56 PM

38 mpg is still pretty awesome. I thought I was doing good at 26 mpg!

Up here in Toronto yesterday regular gas was 85.4 cents per litre (39 oz in a litre) and 78.9 cents this morning. Do the math...sorry I don't know how many ounces in a US gallon, but I think it works out to something like $2.60-$2.80 a gallon.

According to the web, the average price for unleaded gas in SF, CA today is $2.45 a gallon.

Ouch.

I feel for those who have to commute via automobile.

I drive a basic car with a 1400 engine Sequee

No worries Philomel :)

I would love to try one of those hybrid cars. Does anyone have experience with these?

Sequee-Thanks so much for answering all my questions. It has been a real help to hear what kind of fuel bills I can expect. If it is really cold-below zero for several days our electric bill can run over $350.00 a month. We heat a 5 bedroom house, but we have a wood stove in the kitchen and a fireplace in the great room we can use if it gets really bad - or the power goes off, which happens frequently in ice storms which are common here in winter. I heard the weather channel folks say the other day that it was going to be an especially cold winter- I hope they're wrong!!!

Oh Boy! I feel sorry for the people that use their SUV's for major transportation. What is the gas mileage for those gas guzzlers?

I think that people who can afford those outrageously expensive SUVs can afford the gas. It's the old Haves vs. the Have nots.

Yes, but what about the families that are just about making ends meet? Thet will be forced to sell --- but who will buy it? When they purchased it the price of gas was 20-25% lower! You see what I mean? And we are talking 9 miles per gal.

Concerning the SUVs .. it all depends upon the particular SUV make/model !

And more so associated with the vast differences in the specific engine size
under the hood. .. ie: V-6 compared to a V-8 (cylinders) engine.

But there are indeed some mitey hefty V-8 gasoline engines in quite a number of SUVs.
^ Those, would, in all likely-hood .. be easily considered the 'gas-guzzlers' of today ...

And altho todays engines are considered far more economical, than some years ago - the engine
size can easily dictate just 'how economical' .. the fuel use/consumption actually is - in ANY vehicle!

So much, also depends, on .. if it's a gasoline or diesel engine! Diesel powered engines,
have usually been considered the top dog power houses in vehicles, but still usually deliver
far better fuel mileage/economy .. as compared to the equivalent size gasoline engine!

- Magpye

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woodspirit, I have friends who just came back last week from a 2-week trip to Arkansas. They have a Toyota Prius, which they love. Getting great mileage. I have a 2002 Toyota Camry, which is the 6 Camry I've had, so you know I love them. I get 30 -31 mpg. But here in the country a person puts lots more miles on a car just to go to the grocery store. I am pres. of our local Senior Center and drive almost 10 miles every Mon, Wed. and Thur. for that. The nearest large city, Spokane is 175 miles distant. Donna

I have what I like to call "the Miata of SUV's". It's a little Suzuki Vitara Convertible. Has 4-WD and averages about 26 MPG...and it's soooo cute! I love it!

The Sierra Club is usually too political for me, but this web site does amuse me. http://www.sierraclubplus.org/hummer/

But as I said before don't get me started on city dwellers and their SUVs in a place where it doesn't even snow.

amused me too! It's really funny!!!

I drive a 1992 Nissan pickup, smallest 4 cyl. engine that had, and so stripped only the driver's door has a button to automatically turn on the overhead light inside. No radio, no AC, no nothing ( I DO have heat.... of sorts!).

I get, at best 12-14 mpg and a round trip to the hardware store os 80 miles, round trip to the grocery (opposite direction) is 60 miles. My friend's 4 year old Dodge 4WD truck, 6 cyl. gets 20-24 mpg. Go figure.

Mine doesn't cut it on a social security income.

I just filled up yesterday at a Chevron at $2.29 for the cheap grade. Today, it was up to $2.34. I drive a 4 door, long bed, 3/4 ton Dodge pickup and get 16-18 mpg on the freeway. that is a lot better than my previous Dodge truck which only got 10-12 mpg. Needless to say, I now walk more often than before and plan my trips more carefully. I am often driving back and forth to Arizona and sometimes think it is cheaper to fly than pay for the gas. Only problem is that the dogs can't fly and they love the truck.

I know what you mean. When I fly to Florida to visit my sisters parking and gas cost more than the flight. Of course, now that I garden, vacations are a thing of the past. Now I do day trips - with stops at all the nurseries, thrift shops, garden shops, farm stands, etc. along the way. Ahhh...

Ah, yes, the Road Trip! I keep promising myself to take one of those each spring. I want to visit nurseries on the Kenai Peninsula. It seems silly that I haven't been to many of them, though I've lived on the Peninsula for about 30 years! Of course, it is a 120 mile drive to Kenai and 190 miles to Homer, but road. I'd need a bank loan for that. As of yesterday, gas was $2.16 gal. at the pumps here in Seward yesterday.

I just filled up the '04 Toyota Sienna with $2.14 petrol. 24 mpg around town 22 @ a "little " over the speed limit on the highway. we do running around in an 89 celica when we're in NY in the summer. 31 mpg, 140,00 miles on the odometer and runs like brandy new.

Gas keeps climbing a little everyday. I thought everything was more expensive up north in Alaska and now, Weez reports that it is 20 cents cheaper up there. Here I am, surrounded by oil wells, refineries, tankers lined up at the docks, and I still pay the highest price for gas in the US. What is wrong with that picture ??
Maybe it is the price I have to pay for nice growing weather 12 months a year.

Nada, fuel oil went up to $1.90 per gallon. I, too, was hoping we'd see a drop just before the election, but now I'm beginning to doubt it. We need to purchase about $1,000 worth of oil to get us through part of the winter, and we still have about 200 gals. in our home tank.

Yes, it does seem strange that oil is so expensive down there. Actually, prices have been equalizing in most things in the last few years, but increased shipping costs to Alaska have made all products more expensive for us. Keep in mind that we have oil coming down from the North Slope and an offshore site on the other side of the Kenai Peninsula with a refinery... still expensive... sigh!

Sigh? I don't think so - sounds more like a groan!

Throw in a 'Holy Mackerel!' and a 'Good Grief!', & it may come close to expressing it.

Gasoline here has gone up 10¢ per gallon since I posted above on Octobr 11, 6 days ago.