Oil Prices - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Brucelee · 03-30-2007, 10:27 AM

When gas prices rise, folks do strange things. I saw a guy trade-in his 3 month old Durango because of a rise in gas prices. Hey said he could not afford to pay for the gas.

He lost $8,000 on the trade and never did a calc to figure out what his breakeven was on this trade.

Go figure!

Perfectlap · 03-30-2007, 10:41 AM

he did us all a favor...

unklekraker · 03-30-2007, 01:19 PM

I guess, i got caught by surprise and wasn't really thinking right this morning whe I post it up...

It is true that the money save on low octane gas will bite me in the rear after...
I just decide to ease off the gas pedal and cut down the revving

thanks guys

Perfectlap · 03-30-2007, 01:24 PM

that's an excellent point...if everyone drove a little slower and put a little more air in their tires the amount of oil that would be saved in a single day would be mind boggling.

03-30-2007, 01:29 PM

Very true PL!!

kelly1005 · 03-30-2007, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

that's an excellent point...if everyone drove a little slower and put a little more air in their tires the amount of oil that would be saved in a single day would be mind boggling.

Forget slower, if everyone drove a little smoother I bet we could save more!

(dog forbid someone gets it in their head again that going back to 55mph speed limits is the best way to control consumption since people are too stupid to think for themselves!!!).

unklekraker · 04-03-2007, 08:22 AM

just want to share this one:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ts/070329/10347252.html?.v=4&.pf=banking-budgeting

aren040 · 04-03-2007, 09:32 AM

At the end of the day the price difference between pumping 91 or 87 is negligible. The savings that people think are there just dont exist. Make sure the car is well maintained and adjust your driving habits and you will see better results.

-aren

porschegeorg · 03-30-2007, 01:24 PM

When gas was $1.00/gal for 87 octane, it was $1.30 for 93 octane. And now that its $3.00/gal it's still only 30 cents more. Actually instead of paying 30% more for 93 (at $1.00/gal) you're only paying 10% more (at $3.00/gal).

You're paying no more additional for premium now than when it was $1.30.

Does that make you feel any better. Sigh. I still don't feel better about the price either.