If the gas tax holiday passes, will it change your driving habits?

[Cant trust em]

I was thinking about a little road trip this summer, but with the cost of gas what it is, I'm probably not going to do it. If they pass the gas tax holiday, then I might be able to make it happen.

What do you guys think?

[Hydra]

1. I only drive as much as I have to

And I don't think that will change.

Besides, watch the prices rise to the level the tax offset almost immediately.

[PVnRT]

2. No, because it won't make much of a difference at all

Let's see, 18 cents per fillup, on an empty tank for me, is about $2.16. One fillup per week for four months, $34.56. Drop in the bucket.

This gas tax holiday is pandering at its finest. It sounds good only because it sounds like "cheaper gas!"

[slackmaster]

3. No change

And I will keep fighting with my employer to let me telecommute regularly.

[AlCzervik]

4. 18 cents a gallon is enough of a savings to make or break your road trip plans?

i will save $2.25 a per fill up, that isn't even enough to buy a gallon of gas.

[Cant trust em]

6. 4 dollars is my psychological barrier

I have this whenever I buy things. There is some kind of line in my mind that if something is $10 or under then I'll buy it without thinking about it too much. If it's more than that, then I'll have to really think about if I really want it or not. If the price of gas is under 4, then I'll consider it. If it's above that, then the trip is kaput.

[AlCzervik]

8. gotcha, i feel the same way about certain items.

[Telly Savalas]

16. You're making the assumption that oil companies will pass the 18 cents

on to the consumer, which is unlikely.

Whether or not there's a gas tax "holiday" has no impact on the likelihood gas will be below $4/gallon.

[sandnsea]

5. Cheaper gas might

Where's the guarantee that they'll pass the cut on to us?

[notadmblnd]

7. no. the 18 or 24 cents that is saved by freezing the gas tax

will just be eaten up by the continuous and accelerating rise in prices. We'll not save a dime and our roads will go to hell (what hasn't already) too!

[tularetom]

9. F*&k no - the oil cos. will immediately raise their prices 18 cents

to make up for the gas tax holiday.

[underpants]

10. Hell YEAH with that $2.94 I kin get me a coupla tall boys LOOK OUT!!! YeeHAW!!!!!

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[Cant trust em]

11. add a buck and you can get yourself a 6 pack of PBR.

Quite thirst quenching.

[Initech]

18. Sad thing is, it's now cheaper to buy a 6 pack than a gallon of gas.

[taterguy]

12. I think people should stop assuming that everyone drives

[Cant trust em]

14. I don't have a car, but I can get one if I need one.

Mass transit usually does it for me, but I do like a good road trip.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. No, I drive so little that I usually fill the tank only once a month

When I moved to Mpls, I knew that I'd have to drive some, but I chose a neighborhood that had lots of stores and services in walking distance and what passes for good public transit in the Twin Cities.

[KatyaR]

15. Nope.

I figured it out. I pretty much go to work and the grocery store and that's it. If I continue driving like this, 12 weeks of tax-free gas would earn me a grand total of--


$19.37.


What a fargin' crock of crap . . . . :mad: :puke:

[Igel]

17. Nope.

Although I'd have hoped high prices would alter my wife's driving habits.

No luck, so far.