OT: Most You Have Paid For Gas
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The market is worldwide. When supply is taken away the price goes up.
I think it was approaching $1/gallon during that time period - a price we thought we'd never see.
Just under $7 a gallon in Ireland in 2018. It’s over $8 now. It’s no surprise their vehicles are so damn small
I have a 2012 F-150 with a 36-gallon tank. The last time I filled it up a couple of weeks ago at Walmart in Columbus it was pretty close to $100. I don’t remember what the price was per gallon. I don’t drive that vehicle any more than I have to for that very reason.
Most of my driving is done in my 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid for a number of reasons, but gas prices is certainly a significant one of them. For me to go from home to a ball game at Mississippi State it’s about 120 to 125 miles of driving (round trip). When I get home it costs about $3 to recharge the battery for that amount of driving. That’s also the vehicle that I use to go on trips because I really enjoy the full self driving feature.
Tesla supercharging on trips is more expensive than at home - about 2-3 times as much so for 200miles of driving it will usually cost me somewhere between $12-$15 to recharge depending on the local electricity prices.
If I really want to save money, I can go in my older 2017 Tesla Model S P100D which has unlimited *free* supercharging but the full self driving aspect is not as capable as it is in the newer car.
There’s no doubt that EVs don’t sound as good as ICE cars do on the outside but, as I’m older, I can do without the good-sounding throaty exhaust sound of ICE cars and trucks in order to to spend less on fuel and zero on oil changes.
Most of my driving is done in my 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid for a number of reasons, but gas prices is certainly a significant one of them. For me to go from home to a ball game at Mississippi State it’s about 120 to 125 miles of driving (round trip). When I get home it costs about $3 to recharge the battery for that amount of driving. That’s also the vehicle that I use to go on trips because I really enjoy the full self driving feature.
Tesla supercharging on trips is more expensive than at home - about 2-3 times as much so for 200miles of driving it will usually cost me somewhere between $12-$15 to recharge depending on the local electricity prices.
If I really want to save money, I can go in my older 2017 Tesla Model S P100D which has unlimited *free* supercharging but the full self driving aspect is not as capable as it is in the newer car.
There’s no doubt that EVs don’t sound as good as ICE cars do on the outside but, as I’m older, I can do without the good-sounding throaty exhaust sound of ICE cars and trucks in order to to spend less on fuel and zero on oil changes.
Paid $155 for a Ribeye, mashed potatoes, and fried Brussels sprouts. Those sprouts were violent. Damned near blew the Mrs out of the bed.
I don’t think it’s that we are tied to Hormuz. Just think it’s a supply and demand thing.
Total supply is down. Price goes up.
Are you slow?
I think it’s pretty clear what I’d be betting.
the 4 year average from 2025 to 2028 will be lower than 2021 to 2024.
can you read?
79 was Carter and that gas crisis. Reagan wins in 1980 election. The 73 oil embargo was worse. The price didn't matter because you were happy just to get some. You had to plan your day around getting gas. You had to get in line at 4 am to get your allotted amount.
The guy prefaced his comment with a significant qualifier.
You are betting on something that relies on the qualifier. If the qualifier doesn't happen...who wins the bet?
Also, you could bet on the qualifier itself.
That easily confusing bet is why I was reminded of the famous Seinfeld scene.
No, I have no idea when or If Hormuz will be opened. Nobody else does either.
Yeah you don’t get it.
either he wants to bet or he doesn’t.
I’m betting the average will be lower regardless of his qualifier.
how about you crawl back in your bubble and mind your own business!
unless you wanna bet!
As pointed out earlier, there are multiple bets that could have been made, since you want to bet something that ignores a fendamental part of this post that you took issue with.
So responding to me with 'are you dumb' and 'can you read' was unnecessary.
Are you dumb?
I’m asking someone to bet.
if I bet on a football, I don’t get to say I’ll bet you unless Lebby makes a bad call.
$5 is high and is going to be painful for a lot of people but that would be like $3.80 when Biden came into office?
but I think you’re going to see a lot of countries decide they want to do something about Iran if Iran wants to keep the strait closed through the summer. Not sure how many countries can provide meaningful help, but the pain will be bad enough they will want to.
I don’t remember the exact number but I was in Hawaii last summer for a week and gas prices were about double what they were in MS at the time.
I use the same strategy as you, but I put the money you spent on two teslas into index funds. Now the gas and oil changes for my 2007 Tundra are free.
I have 2 Teslas because I’m not very smart.
I’m the World Champion of buying vehicles without getting rid of the previous one like any smart person does. I’d be embarrassed for you to know how many vehicles that I (a widower whose children are all grown and have moved far away) have here at my house. I could drive a different vehicle every day of the week with vehicles left over. That’s not very smart. I should sell some stuff.
Nah man. If you can afford it, and you like them, keep doing what you do. I was just poking fun at the idea of spending a lot of money to save a few grand on gas. I hope to have more cars than are practical one day myself. It’s motivation to work hard.
some of y'all need to be using the Upside app.....its not much, but in 16 months of using it, ive gotten back $765 in cash....im a road warrior though and my gas is paid for....still helps if you are on the road a bunch.....ill send you a promo code...
If you know when it will be opened I firmly expect you to donate several hundred million to our NIL shortly thereafter. There is my bet. I'll be watching.
This is AI generated and I haven't checked, but it looks like the highest gas prices in the US on record were in June 2022. Gas was $5.53 in 2026 dollars. Before that, in 2008, gas was $5.40 in todays dollars, although in the same answer it references 2008 gas being $6 in 2026 dollars.
When I left State in May of 1973 I filled up @ 33 cents/gal and plentiful. By the end of that summer it was $1 and there were gas lines .
It was sometime in 2022. I don’t recall spending more than $5 though. It might be surpassed this year if Hormuz stays closed. This time around I’ve paid $4.20 at the highest.
Same here. I don't go out of my way to use it, but have made probably $160-ish over the last few years
So you really don’t know when it will be open. Neither do I.
but I stand behind my original statement
gas will be cheaper from 2025 to 2028 compared to 2021 to 2024.
either bet or stfu
You’re not alone. It costs what it costs. Easy for me to say when it takes about 12 gallons to fill my tank & I fill it about 3 times per month. Heck, I’m still buying premium (my car can run on regular but for best performance they recommend premium).