IF Gas Prices reach $4 a gallon or higher...

[donnyonee]

. what a difference at the pump.

[bull8042]

Originally Posted by donnyonee

i sold my 2006 mustang gt, very lo miles, like new cond, supercharged, 565 hp on the motor.
now im driving a 77 hp little car and loving it! i bought dougs catback for the 6 hp. what a difference at the pump.

Can I get you to elaborate a little on your post? I would really like to hear what difference the DTH cat-back makes... Can you tell a difference in the "butt-dyno"? What about gas mileage, any real change?
I guess what I am asking, can I justify forking over $350+ for more than a pretty silver can and a sticker?

[BobDiaz]

Looking back at the time I first posted the message, things have gotten worse and we may see $5 per gallon by summer. Higher prices seem to be a given....

Bob Diaz

[donnyonee]

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[bull8042]

Originally Posted by donnyonee

it sounds much better
it goes faster on my butt
milage will always be improving as im learning the car and it me.
if you want it, get it.
its nothing fantastic just better.
some dont like the sound, some do.
if i told you no, youd always wonder,
if i told you yes, youd blame me.

Now THAT is a "non-committal" type response, but actually just what I was looking for. It seems that is was a worthwhile investment for you. As soon as one of the local boys gets theirs on and I can listen for myself, I can make a decision. Thanks for the help...
And Bob Diaz, great work. Pity it is not Open Office format, but at least it isn't Mikersoft. hehehe

[parnami]

All I know is since gas prices have gone up, driving has become much more pleasurable due to fewer cars on the road. Let the rise continue!!!!

[roscoe]

That's true, but its a political/social decision we've made as a nation- Euro countries use that tax revenue to fund alternative transport like trains, subways, buses etc that we don't have. Now we have no options but drive yourself or air, while the euro's can ride their vast public transit infrastructure, like 200+ km/hr trains, while we have nothing....I guess you get what you pay for. Admittedly our situation is different with a lot more distance low density in the midsection of the country, perhaps we're more like Russia in terms of distance & density. We are dealing with 75 years of planning decisions & infrastrucutre and that's not gonna change overnight.

[rawlus®]

untralight personal aircraft is the answer!

[gotta have a SMART]

It's $4.03/ gallon for Unleaded now near Annapolis, MD

[cosmart]

Originally Posted by roscoe

That's true, but its a political/social decision we've made as a nation- Euro countries use that tax revenue to fund alternative transport like trains, subways, buses etc that we don't have. Now we have no options but drive yourself or air, while the euro's can ride their vast public transit infrastructure, like 200+ km/hr trains, while we have nothing....I guess you get what you pay for. Admittedly our situation is different with a lot more distance low density in the midsection of the country, perhaps we're more like Russia in terms of distance & density. We are dealing with 75 years of planning decisions & infrastructure and that's not gonna change overnight.

Rural Russia never built their society on auto transport. They *have* trains in Russia between towns, and people tend to live *in* the towns. They will be OK.

The US is most at risk during this shift away from fossil fuels. The people in CA who have chosen to live 60 miles from where they work in an area without transit are already regretting their decisions, because their real estate values are plummeting. Same with Phoenix. The only other countries in the world that have the exurban, no transit structure that exists in the US are Australia and Canada, and they are hurting in exactly the same way.

Buses will be the only options for these areas for the foreseeable future. We don't have the money to build a rail infrastructure like that of Europe or Japan. By the time we get around to building that infrastructure, it will be exponentially more expensive to build. Why? Because the easiest way to build rail is with diesel powered machinery. This is why we need to start building new electric infrastructure now, while we still have the oil to do it. Either that or hire hundreds of thousands of manual laborers and run coal fired trains, which is how the original rail infrastructure was built in the US.

I think investing in companies that make NG fueled and electric buses would be a good idea right now.