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once again, look at the price? 2.50 a gallon? It was earth shattering that it was going to be 1.00 a gallon back in 1975. Take into account inflation, the liquid is cheap.NCGAPilot said:I still think the whole thing is over-hyped.
If we were running out, do you think we'd be getting it cheap as it is now? P.S. take the state and federal taxes off the gas and it gets real cheap.
When the price of filling your car up exceeds the price of operating an alternative fuel car, you'll see the move over to alternative fuel cars...I heard that one 30 years ago as well.
This topic is old hat, we were discussing this back in the mid 1970's and look at what we got for rolling road blocks now...Escalades, Jeep Wagoneers, Blazers, Navigators, Ford Explorers, HUMVEES, expanded cab urban assault pickup trucks and the roads are littered with motorcycles that get nada for gas milage...look at all the harleys out there. Not to mention all the dicks with personal watercraft that are making lakes such a fun place to relax on.
It's the same old story from 30 years ago...and that last fuel crunch was right at the tail end of a long war as well. Once uncle sam calls off the war and the go juice market feels the overcapacity syndrome, gas will go back down again.