Gas prices keep going up, I might have to sell

[ezratty]

it is starting to get way out of control. I love the Marauder but with 17mpg and 3.25 a gallon and on the way up I am starting to think it might be time to make a move....but then again when I get behind the wheel I say to myself this is too much fun.

What if any will be your breaking point? $3.50, $4.00, $5.00

lets hear it........

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[BirchMarauder]

It sounds like you need to make some financial changes to compensate for the higher gas prices. Man up son. There ain't no quittin the Marauder cuz you can't afford fuel. Cut back on groceries, refinance your home, get a second job. anything is better than selling. REALLY!!

[88LTDCV351]

My solution for myself has been to walk a half an hour to the train station, take the train, then take a free shuttle and then take the light rail which leaves me outside of my place of employment. Then i have fun in the Marauder on weekends.

[sailsmen]

15K per year @25 MPG @$3.00 is an annual fuel costs of $1,800

15K per year @18 MPG @$3.30 is an annual fuel costs of $2,750

Before you sell consider exactly how much you will be saving $950 per year or $79.16 per month.

Assuming no aditional aquisition costs, as in an even trade.

[Taemian]

Well, I detuned from my 94 tune to the 91 tune, and drive my big-butt diesel work truck home as often as possible. I also try to keep the revs to 2k max during my morning commute, no jack-rabbit starts etc. We are at $1.19 per litre here, so we already pay more than you.

As others mentioned, I too walk more. Not hopping into the MM to go a few blocks to the store anymore!

[GODFATHER]

make some financial changes :

1. get rid of the old lady:help:

2. stop drinking beer:beer:

3. stop smoking :flamer:

4. consolidate your credit cards:shake:

5. find a sugar mama:eek:

6. get a part time job:mad2:

7. seek help from a financial adviser

8. give it to me ill fill the tank...lol

[TiTo35]

Just buy a $1000 car...and keep it up and park the Merc!
My breakin point for gas is $4.00...I remember when it hit $3.00 a gallon I said I was goin to stop driving and crash into a gas station...What I do...bought a Marauder...:rolleyes:

[ImpalaSlayer]

Just buy a $1000 car...and keep it up and park the Merc!
My breakin point for gas is $4.00...I remember when it hit $3.00 a gallon I said I was goin to stop driving and crash into a gas station...What I do...bought a Marauder...:rolleyes:



thats what im lookin at doing. aint no walkin here son closest anyhting is 5 miles

[UncleLar]

My son told me he paid over $4.00 a gallon for that crap premium near Redwood City,CA today.
I paid $3.79 for 93 octane Shell here in Chicago. $18 to fill the tank on a Harley,DAMN!

[Pat]

I paid $3.35 for 93 octane today. Not sure when the bottom will fall out. But I am driving less per day, by more than 30 miles, for sure. That's nearly two galllons.

I've had to double my gas budget from this time last year, bummer.

[Raudermaster]

Yea, gas prices suck, but I wouldn't sell my MM over it. Be a man! That's a bit extreme.

[Aren Jay]

Wow looks like I will be able to pick up a Winter Marauder soon.

[Hacklemerc]

I "try" to stay off of the gas pedal. it doesn't really work most of the time but... i don't really know what price i would quit buying gas at. lets face it they have us by the short hairs. We need it, they have it... damn... they also lead the world market in sand production too... damn... what dont they have...

[DOOM]

There is no breaking point when it comes to my marauder. Try filling the tanks on 2 of these beasts. Gas here is 3.50 now and i wouldn't care if it was 4.50 my marauder AND my vic aint goin nowhere! Gotta pay to play son.

[RoyLPita]

I'm not letting my MM go regardless of gas prices. Now I lose a side job or two, then yup, I'll sell it before it gets repoed.

[ckadiddle]

The way I see it, the rising gas prices are what helped me buy a second Marauder for the wifey. :)

[jonroe]

I'm fortunate enough to be in a financial position that it's not an issue for me and I will scrimp in other ways before not driving a fun car. I just spent a week driving a rental Dodge Caliber. Even though that is an okay car for what it is, it ain't for me. Cars are way more than transportation for me - they are my main hobby as well. So, I'll save money not spent on booze and women I guess!

[SC Cheesehead]

I'll cut back in other areas first.

You want to get gas prices to drop, write your congressional representiatives demanding that he/she support drilling for oil in the ANWR and off-shore Florida. We do that and start supplying more or our own oil and we can tell OPEC to take a hike.

SCCH

[ctrlraven]

My MM isn't going anywhere regardless of the gas prices. Even though my wife has said no a million times if it gets $4.50-$5.00 a gallon I am buying a motorcycle.

We still have better gas prices than most of the world. I'd hate to live in Europe where its $6-8 (in US monies) PER LITER!

[baltimoremm]

My MM isn't going anywhere regardless of the gas prices. Even though my wife has said no a million times if it gets $4.50-$5.00 a gallon I am buying a motorcycle.

We still have better gas prices than most of the world. I'd hate to live in Europe where its $6-8 (in US monies) PER LITER!


I'm already motorcycle shopping! Increased gas prices are a great excuse to get a bike. My wife isnt convinced yet either, though.

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[88LTDCV351]

I also use cruise control a lot now and go the speed limit. Premium is almost $4 dollars here in California now. Its really jumped up rather suddenly in large spikes. And I don't acclerate as fast.

Just really hurts when I have to get gas for my Marauder and my 88 vic. Guess that is what happens when you use one car until it needs gas but then start using the other car until it needs gas. You last twice as long, but then you have two tanks to fill when they are both empty, ha ha. But I go to Costco and they seem to have the lower price around here. And the AM/PM convenience store/gas station.

There are also tips I've heard about how to get the most out of your gas. Like filling up at certain times, etc. Due to the vapors in the gas. Also they say not to fill up at the maximum flow level. It puts more vapors in the gas. Also don't fill up when the gas tanker is there. Etc. I'll see if I can find the list and report back.

[Bluerauder]

What if any will be your breaking point? $3.50, $4.00, $5.00

lets hear it........
$5.879 will be a magic number for me. That's when it will cost $100.00 per 17 gallon fill-up. That doesn't mean I am getting rid of the MM. :D

[dreydin]

with my car creeping closer to 100k miles and these gas prices... i dunno if i can hold out much longer :(

[BigCars4Ever]

I commute 35 miles each way. Mostly at 80mph. I average 20 to 21mpg with my 4:10's. I could buy a Prius or a Corola or an Accord ad get 30mpg but then I think to myself....what's my life worth? When an Expedition driven my a multitasking soccer mom plows into me at 70+ mph I'll just become part of the crumple zone for her car. Physics says mass wins every time. I at least want a fighting chance!

[arejayesss]

$5.879 will be a magic number for me. That's when it will cost $100.00 per 17 gallon fill-up. That doesn't mean I am getting rid of the MM. :D

Actually that will cost you $99.94, when gas hits $5.88235294117 per gallon, then you will be very close to $100.00:D

[Dragcity]

I already stopped driving my Marauder.

My Marauder Drives Me !

[KillJoy]

To beat gas prices, and bad weather, I bought a 1988 Pontiac Grand Am. I paid $400 for it with a blown Head Gasket.

To Date, I have about $1400 in it, including new Head Gasket, New Alt, New Water Pump, New Starter, New Tires, New Brakes, New Shocks, etc.

The thing runs like a champ, and gets upwards of 28MPG on the highway.

:up:

KillJoy

[SC Cheesehead]

If I want gas mileage, I use Ms. CH's Escape Hybrid. Get's between 32 and 34 mpg.

SCCH

[Cheeseheadbob]

Rex, you are very fortunate that you can refer to your other half as Ms. CH... If I did that, I would probably get smacked in the head with a wheel of Gouda!:D Direct quote while we were visiting the upper mid-west... "why would anyone want to live out here?" I began to rattle off the reasons until she told me to shut up and hit me in the head with a wheel of Gouda!
If I want gas mileage, I use Ms. CH's Escape Hybrid. Get's between 32 and 34 mpg.

SCCH

[SC Cheesehead]

Rex, you are very fortunate that you can refer to you other half as Ms. CH... If I did that, I would probably get smacked in the head with a wheel of Gouda!:D Direct quote while we were visiting the upper mid-west... "why would anyone want to live out here?" I began to rattle off the reasons until she told me to shut up and hit me in the head with a wheel of Gouda!

Yeah, well I talk that way on the board.

If I try that in front of her....well, you already know what happens.:bop1:

SCCH

[Paul T. Casey]

No magic number here either. Of course gas mileage wasn't even a consideration when I bought it, and it isn't now. I used to own a 70 Road Runner. Got about 11 mpg right after a tune up if I kept my foot out of it. The Marauder is an economy car compared to that.

[QWK SVT]

At the pumps, the price for 94 was $1.235/liter, this morning. Call our dollars at par, and I'm paying $4.66/gal, and getting ~16mpg in the daily grind of heavy stop and go, using winter formulated gas. I'm still not thinking of unloading, yet... I have other commuting options available to me (pretty good public transit system), but this one is the most comfortable, and well worth the cost...

[Taemian]

I'll cut back in other areas first.

You want to get gas prices to drop, write your congressional representiatives demanding that he/she support drilling for oil in the ANWR and off-shore Florida. We do that and start supplying more or our own oil and we can tell OPEC to take a hike.

SCCH

That isn't the real supply problem. The REAL problemis that the gasoline refineries are operating at max capacity, and there have been no more built for nearly 16 years now.

[vkirkend]

The Maurader is the most economical of the vehicles I currently drive. The truck gets 10.5 mpg. Becareful what you wish for.... How can you put a price on Happiness!!!!!!

[High-C]

Were this gas increase really hits me is in my other hobby... Powerboating... Try filling a 300gal tank on a boat with twin 540ci big blocks. We don't talk miles per gallon, we talk gallons per mile. :eek:

[SC Cheesehead]

That isn't the real supply problem. The REAL problemis that the gasoline refineries are operating at max capacity, and there have been no more built for nearly 16 years now.

You're right on target there! Even with efficiency improvements made in the existing refineries over the last 10-15 years, demand is outstripping production capability.

SCCH

[Bigdogjim]

The hidden problem is the way most people drive, jackrabbit starts from each lights, speeding up on the interstate (20+ MPH) to get in front of someone rather than s-l-o-w down and fall in behind, you get the picture.

I see ever day when driving a tour bus. I hear people tell me all the time how high gas prices are and they are thinking about selling or trading in their car for a smaller car.

Hear is news flash***LEARN HOW TO DRIVE*** :soapbox:

My F-150 is my daily driver...10.4. MPH vs. 24. in the big Merc. I am almost ready to park the truck and drive the Merc.

Filled the truck last night in Lawrenceville 16 gallons @ 3.01= $48.00

Mo offence to anyone here but, if your going to sell/trade the marauder for something with better MPG's then you're going to take a big "hit" on the value of the Merc and pay more for a small car because of market value.

[freakstatus]

I used to get a carwash ($12 extra) with my fuel. Now I just cut that out and go back to washing at home. Problem solved.

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Gas is now $2.77 a gallon. I have been averaging about 12-15 MPG.
i have a Reinhart tune and I love this car.

[Bigdogjim]

Where is that? New Jersey is 3.45 avg for high test.

[knine]

If gas keeps going up, I may have to drive BLUE MORE :banana:. She gets over 2x the mileage of my daily driver (Durango).

[Bluerauder]

Of course gas mileage wasn't even a consideration when I bought it, and it isn't now.
Same here .... MPGs didn't even enter the equation.

[DOOM]

Gas is now $2.77 a gallon. I have been averaging about 12-15 MPG.
i have a Reinhart tune and I love this car.

Where do you live???

[turnintires]

This is the only upside to the "marshmellow" being CNG at $1.65 /Gallon (equililent) $.58 / Litre, the higher the prices go the more i drive the Crown!!!:banana2:



Well, I detuned from my 94 tune to the 91 tune, and drive my big-butt diesel work truck home as often as possible. I also try to keep the revs to 2k max during my morning commute, no jack-rabbit starts etc. We are at $1.19 per litre here, so we already pay more than you.

As others mentioned, I too walk more. Not hopping into the MM to go a few blocks to the store anymore!

[Tom Doan]

"Gasoline is the cheapest trill", Blue Oyster Cult sang that in 1973 as I sat in a gas line 2 hours long and they only gave out 10 gallons at a time, I was driving a Bug so it was a fill up for me. Now it's still cheaper than beer, water, Bourbon and a host of my other faults. Shamu gets 22 MPG on the road and while not the best of the cars I have owned none of them had 460 RWHP at 5000RPM.

[lastdaze04]

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[burt ragio]

Our Marauders get respectable gas milage for the cubic displacement compared to others. I personaly have an addiction to fill called feel the Gs. We may not like the gas prices but it is here to stay. I have a friend in Maine who wrote a book called "Peak Oil" by John Howe some of you my find it interesting also see alternative sorce energy.

[rayjay]

I love my DTR, but with 93 at $3.70+ here and rising almost daily, I am looking. Being a lowly civil servant with a family and retirement looming in the not too distance future I have to make a choice. I won't drive a junker for a DD. I will be looking at a Fusion probably on Monday. I also have a line on a, dare I say it, Cheby HHR SS. :flamer: Hard to find around here. Fits my needs for size, MPG and the need for speed and handling. Its all a mute point if they don't give me enough $ for the DTR on trade... The three sources I checked vary quite a bit on the current value. BTW, the wife and daughter are dead set AGAINST me trading the DTR. Go figure :rolleyes:

[Aren Jay]

For the cost of an HHR how much gas can you buy?

Why get an HHR when an Escape Hybrid can get you much better mileage?

So how much do you want for your DTR? How many miles?

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A red one, $20K, 31Kmiles, 4x4, 2006.

On the otherhand you might want to hold out for a Ford Flex.

[rayjay]

For the cost of an HHR how much gas can you buy?

Why get an HHR when an Escape Hybrid can get you much better mileage?

So how much do you want for your DTR? How many miles?

A red one, $20K, 31Kmiles, 4x4, 2006.

On the otherhand you might want to hold out for a Ford Flex.

Drove the HHR yesterday. nice vehicle, but not for me. It was definately quick.

[shodude]

i filled the marauder the other day cost me 61 dollars. crazy but hey as they say you gotta pay to play. and this blue is not leaving me anytime soon. i need to get my SHO fixed that got great mileage for its size 28-32mpg.

[rayjay]

Sunoco 93 is now $3.80 here.... :mad2: I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I will be this fall.

[hdwrenchtx]

considering selling the marauder... gas prices just another excuse for me to get what i have my eye on right now

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/2008_Motorcycles/2008_Motorcycles.jsp?locale=en _US&swfsection=family&swffamily=so

link did work right but i am lookin at a flstsb cross bones

i know i'll regret it if i sell the MM...

can't fight it much longer :beer:

[bigbillybbs]

DO NOT SELL you will never live it down !!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek:

[ctrlraven]

I paid $3.55 a gallon the other day cost was $59.00. The higher it goes the less the car will be driven and finally become just a weekend car which it should of been since the day I first brought it but it is just too much of a joy to drive to leave it parked.

[dpotter]

Any of you guys with a DBP, just let me know when you're ready to sell... I'll be keeping my old 6 cyl Explorer for rainy days and the kids soccer games/practices so as to keep my MM in show condition but I do plan on driving it, certainly more than my Cobra has been driven!

[Bluerauder]

Any of you guys with a DBP, just let me know when you're ready to sell...
Don't hold your breath ..... mmmmmKay !! :P

[dpotter]

Don't hold your breath

I'll try not to turn blue!

[dreydin]

im considering a 2007-08 Saturn Aura.. but its nothing final, thats for sure. /puts on his flame suit


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[rayjay]

im considering a 2007-08 Saturn Aura.. but its nothing final, thats for sure. /puts on his flame suit


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No flames here, they are on my considering list also.

[dfjkl]

That's actually a nice looking machine... I'm happy w/ the Mazda 3 I got to replace my T-Bird. My T-Bird was getting a little pricey w/ gas going up...but it didn't have a payment...so that more than balanced it out. Mazda has a payment...but I don't get any worse than 25mpg no matter how I drive it...so I gotta like that (plus it was an awesome bang for the buck).

[airborne_mp84]

get a mopad:D but keep the MM

[dfjkl]

I've achieved most of my "multi-vehicle" plan along w/ an added bonus (motorcycle). The Marauder isn't going anywhere....along w/ the Mazda 3 S-Touring, and the '71 Monte Carlo. Add the '01 Sport Trac and the '06 Scion tC (wife's vehicles primarily) and we're all good to go. Use the Beemer to save some gas here and there and have fun ('86 BMW K100RS).