I just gassed my car up, that hurt!

[fightforfreedom]

Inflation, soaring gas prices, can be rough on people like myself who are on a fixed retirement income and also dealing with cancer.

Un-like the Republicans I am not going to blame Biden, the Democrats because that would be stupid. The way I look at it, shit happens and you do the best you can, you deal with it, you ride it out, make sacrifices. I am not going to bitch about. I am going to drive less, spend less, I will adjust.

Biden did not create covid, completely mishandle the covid pandemic which fucked up the supply system, he did not start a war in Ukraine and he is not price gouging like corporations are doing. If there is anybody to blame, it is Trump and the rich fucks of America.

In time things will settle down, people will adjust, it's just the way it is.

[Omnipresent]

1. Everytime i gas up here in south Florida...

I fail to see any gas lines, as there is no shortage driving costs up.

[Walleye]

2. It is difficult for us old people. Most people are still driving like maniacs out there

If the price gas was a problem with them, they would modify their habits a little. I know how you feel though. Seems like I just got my budget on track and everything went to shit

[Emile]

3. I drive the speed limit and it causes a lot of road rage.

You would think people would slow down to improve their gas mileage.

[Walleye]

4. Exactly my point. If they were really hurting they wouldn't be wasting so much

In fact I would say road rage is becoming a bigger problem than gas prices. Stay safe out there and pay no attention to the assholes.

[a kennedy]

6. I know, NO ONE DOES THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ANYMORE.....

AND I HATE THEM ALL. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[rownesheck]

29. Yes!

I've finally found my sibling from another mother!

I feel the same way!

[a kennedy]

31. 🥰 🥰 🥰

[Zeitghost]

47. People are changing their habits.

Try finding a new hybrid or other fuel efficient vehicle right now. I parked my Jeep and bought a gently used Civic to commute. Didn't really want a car payment again, but the fuel savings offset ~75% of it and it will keep miles off the Jeep now that it's a weekend toy.

Wanted to get a new one, but markups are 5K-8K on new Civics. No shortage of trucks on the lots though.

[Walleye]

48. That sounds like good news. I would expect that to happen but you know these days

[3Hotdogs]

5. $50 per tank-full for me.

Luckily, on impulse, I bought a hybrid that was on the showroom floor ... 2001. A customer took it out for a spin and I told the sales guy, "If he doesn't want it, it's mine."

The guy came back 20 minutes later and walked away. I test drove it. The car had "pep," even though it was a hybrid 4 cy.

Gas was around $2.00 then.

I'm smiling now. Averages 47 m.p.g.

[True Dough]

9. What? You're still driving the same 2001 hybrid?

How much has it cost you in maintenance over the years, do you figure? Was it a Toyota? They were ahead of the curve on hybrids.

[LittleGirl]

19. Toyota hybrids are the best

They are rated #1 in customer satisfaction, maintenance costs and drivability etc. we’re on our third Prius and won’t look at anything else when we upgrade. Avg mileage for us is between 35-50 miles per gallon with 11 gallon tank. Change the oil once a year, do the 30k and 50k maintenance and you’re good to go. Honestly, I didn’t like it at first but before I filled up the second tank of gas (after 350 miles), I won’t buy anything else ever again.

[3Hotdogs]

42. Fuck ... can't even blame it on spell check.

2021 Hyundai Sonata Ltd.

[True Dough]

44. Oh, I see

Just a typo. No big deal. I Googled "first year Prius" and the response was 1997 so it was technically possible that you were still driving the same 2001 model. I thought that was remarkable though. Not a lot of 20+ year old hybrids still on the road.

[3Hotdogs]

45. Every electrical part of the Hyundai is guaranteed for 10 years.

I will trade it in for a plug-in hybrid in about5 years. The first 30 miles of the day are "on the house."

[DFW]

23. About double that for us where we live

We adjusted. We usually take the train or the tram to go downtown anyway. My wife's mom lives in a town a 2½ hour drive from our house, and it has no public transportation in or out. But she just got a new hybrid fuel-efficient car after 13 years of her old one, so we figure we're done looking for new ones for her for the next ten years or so. If we're still driving (or even alive!) in ten years, get back to us.

[Bengus81]

7. Strange how Republicans have forgotten food price hikes in 2020

IF you could find anything on the shelf. Hell it looked like Russia for a few months. Strange how that major inflation never even caused a blip with them.

[NewHendoLib]

8. I didn't typically enjoy my 25 years in big pharma,

But now feel fortunate for having endured it. My wife and I have always been frugal (we don't like to shop, or eat out, or take big trips). So all that saving provided a cushion for these types of times.

I empathize with all those who are really being hit by prices these days.

[Liberal In Texas]

10. i just plugged mine in.

I'll never buy a gas only powered car again.

[DFW]

24. If they ever have charge posts all over the place here, neither will we

Fully electric vehicles are still pretty exotic here, though, so we figure it will be at least five years before it's practical to own an electric car if you have to make long trips on a regular basis.

[Diamond_Dog]

11. I still see plenty of pickups and large SUVs on the road

So people either can still afford gas or they’re cutting back on other things.

I’m a cancer survivor…. Best of luck to you in your journey.

[Amishman]

15. I'm hoping to buy a used pickup cheaply in a few months

My current truck has 200k miles on it and even careful maintenance isn't keeping the rust in check.

Looking to grab a used RAM 1500 in a few months for less than they're going for now. Won't get many miles on it; one commute to work a week, then just hauling stuff around when I need to. If I didn't need a truck to get the trash to the road each week, I'd reconsider - but there is no way I'm wheeling the giant heavy trash bin three hundred yards each week.

[Blues Heron]

16. Of all the justifications to buy a pickup "to take out the trash" is a new one to me!

Learn something every day!

[Amishman]

21. you try dragging a 75+ pound full trash can 900 feet over gravel every week.

It gets old really quickly. My driveway is about 1/6th of a mile. Every other week is recycling, so that is two giant 100 gallon bins to get from the house to the road. Can't exactly put those in a normal vehicle either.

Not to mention hauling wood from the back of my property, plus getting hay and straw.

In winter my driveway is 4WD accessible only as often as not, even with me being diligent plowing with the tractor. Drifting is a pain in the ass with that much length and open ground.

Not everyone lives in the city or burbs

[drray23]

22. Where I live in rural america, there is no trash pickup

You have to drive your trash to the nearest county dump. Mine is 2 miles away so yes needing a vehicle to do that is not unheard of.

[Blues Heron]

25. not a truck though - overkill much?

[usonian]

28. Same here.

Town "dumpe" is 15 miles away. A deer totaled my 20 year old pickup, and I'm not transporting stink 15 miles in my "new" SUV. Unless I move it's a pickup or trailer.

[moonscape]

17. Or have to get somewhere but

can”t afford to switch out their vehicles.

[keithbvadu2]

12. When I was a kid, it was fun to fill up dad's car and make the numbers spin fast.

When I was a kid, it was fun to fill up dad's car and make the numbers spin fast.

It's not fun anymore.

[Blues Heron]

13. So many bloated gas guzzlers out there wasting precious fuel

We need to bring back thrift as an American virtue.

[DeeNice]

14. I'm applying the dollar cost averaging concept to my gas tank.

I only put in $30 at a time. I know that means I'll have to buy more often, but as it averages out I'll get more gallons at a lower cost.

[Cozmo]

18. The shit that is happening right now can be blamed on the greedy oil and gas industry

[quakerboy]

20. I will blame corporate america for supporting Putin

If they would go back to work from home whenever possible, We could cut the amount of gas and electricity used. prices could come down and the unused portion of our normal production could be sold to any of the euro countries being held hostage for Russian energy.

Same with all the right wingers out there "rolling coal" in wasteful vehicles.

[Ron Green]

26. This is the world we made; most people want to travel conveniently and comfortably,

and we built infrastructure over the past hundred years that favored cars everywhere, but marginalized people outside of cars.

In other words, you gotta drive. And for a hundred years we did it, because the true costs of the system were externalized, largely onto the environment.

The bill has come due, and we don’t know what to do.

[Vinca]

27. It occurred to me today that we haven't heard a peep about why Saudi Arabia isn't increasing

production to try to ease the world markets. Probably all about the money. Gouge, gouge, gouge. The military equipment they acquire from us should come to a screeching halt.

[LiberatedUSA]

30. People will be earning just enough to afford to drive to work...

…to make more money to afford to drive to work again.

[a kennedy]

32. I want an electric car......we have solar panels on our roof, and if we buy a electric car???

we’ll be losing our “credit” with our electric company……some stupid ass rule that if you buy an electric car AFTER the installation of the solar panels, the electric company will dock us for it. 🤬 🤬 🤬 and what’s really bad??? Our solar panel company is no longer in existence. But I want an electric car…….and those Teslas are mighty fine looking cars. To damn expensive but shoot they are good looking, AND their batteries are fantastic.

[WarGamer]

34. that IS a terrible rule...

[a kennedy]

35. I know.......

[WarGamer]

36. I've got a little i3... fun little EV...

Only a little over 100 miles range though... I'd love to get a Model Y.

[a kennedy]

37. So jealous of you having one already.....100 miles is just fine. 👍🏻

[WarGamer]

38. They're the best bargain in EV's...

You can get a 2019 i3... 180 mile range... less than $30K (55k new 3 years ago) and will have like 25,000 miles.

Great for city driving, wouldn't like to drive from LA to San Diego.

[a kennedy]

39. Oh my, nice looking.......but those really high priced Teslas ARE GORGEOUS.....

and I WANT ONE. 😁

[WarGamer]

40. I see tons of model y's around... my fave!!

[WarGamer]

33. SoCal... 6.45 for Premium yesterday... all time high

[Xolodno]

41. My little Mazda 2 gets 40 MPG.

Bought it when I knew I was going to drop out of the vanpool (we had someone who worked hourly and she kept taking earlier shifts, me one day driving the van, I found myself falling asleep...with Metallica playing and everyone else in the van was out cold). So I drove to work 3x a week and worked from home 2x. Now I'm fully remote, but I might buy another car next year. I still want to buy that Jaguar (used of course), but that Tesla Model 3 looks very promising. My sister just got a hybrid (didn't want to buy in this market, but her car was on its death throws) and says she is already saving on gas. I might look into it.

[Dial H For Hero]

43. Each of my vehicles (SUV & sports car) get around 20 mpg.

I don’t drive enough to need something more fuel efficient, thankfully.

[Novara]

46. If fully electric cars were less expensive I'd buy one

I just put in an order for an efficient traditional gas-powered car. If I could have bought an electric all wheel drive car (I live in Michigan) for the same price, I'd have jumped at it. I do mostly city driving and an electric car makes sense.

But it's going to hurt to make monthly payments on this new car as it is - I can't afford electric. I'm glad it will take 3-4 months for the car to be made so I can save a little more for the downpayment and make the monthly payments a little bit more reasonable.

I feel a little bit of guilt for not buying an electric car but 1) they're too expensive for me to afford, and 2) the charging infrastructure just isn't here yet.

I'm furious that the gas companies are gouging us so badly.

Link to tweet

[fightforfreedom]

49. It's hard to buy any new car these days.

The lots are empty. I would love to try an electric vehicle but the lack of charging stations is a problem. I drive a small KIA and I am going to drive it until the wheels fall off.

What I really like is the new ford maverick hybrid truck, 40mpg. Base price around $20,000. Can't find them anywhere. I think they could be big sellers. Handy little truck with good gas mileage that doesn't cost too much. It's been a long time since there was a cheap good truck.

My very first new vehicle was a truck. A little Mazda, sticker price $9,200. I loved that little truck. It ran really good and it was a 4clyinder, stick, good gas milage. It was black with red pin stripping. It was sharp looking.