are fuel prices gonna kill peoples cruising and car show participation this year?

[Dirtyrat]

This is actually one of the reasons I decided on a more modern powerplant, however the goal will be to run it on an alternative fuel as well, no gasoline or diesel...

 

[LilD]

most is hype. say you drive 100 miles a week @ 16mpg. At $3.75/Gal it will cost yo $23.43 to do it. same distance and mileage @ $4/ gal will cost you $25. So for all the hype and whining it comes down too just $1.57 more to do the same thing you are already doing. I'm not staying home for a meer $1.57 how about you?[S

@ 10 Mpg it comes out to be a $2.50 difference for every 100 miles driven. So that 400 mile trip is $10 more. Lame if you stay home. Sell some of those old clothes you got and go!

Thats a very good point. Recycling a bag of aluminum cans will make up that difference

 

[izzy]

drive less

Since the weather broke early in michigan, to save a little on fuel I have been strapped to my bike and today I took the wifes to work. I drive a full size dodge truck and my wife has her V-8 Volvo so we save were we can so we can still drive the A. I filled my bike for 12.50 and filled hers for 8.25 today.

 

[sgtpontiac]

This mid 70's stuff is crazy!!!

Scares me a bit as I'm curious what we can expect down the road..?? Time will tell.....problem is the darn yard and lawn work is starting WAY TOO SOON!!!!!!!

 

[JeremyL]

Fuel prices cut out most of my cruising/swap meet/car show participation several years ago. I made a good portion of the Texas swap meets in 2006, and the Turkey run in 06 & 07. I went to a couple of the Dallas/Fort Worth area meets in 2009 - 2010 but after that my participation has been nill.

 

[Tim...Ok]

I don't like paying more at the pump, but I agree it doesn't really make that much difference,I don't drive any less, just pay a little more..my DD is a 1 ton dodge with the Cummins in it..A year ago it would cost me $90+ to fill it up, now its running about $105 or so..I'm still going to go where I want to go..

 

[sgtpontiac]

Yep.....I agree...

Kid just picked up a 99 7.3 Ford crew cab...got a hypertech programmer and has this thing up to 22 to 23mpg...heck the wifes flex only get a mpg more..and his is 8500lbs..