Got Gas?

[nmainguy]

Are you guys REALLY arguing about a "59% increase" over a 25 year period?

Dude, Niche has addressed every single aspect of every one of your posts. You need to read them more closely.

"Dude", no one is arguing about the 59% I asked niche to address his/her contridiction. He/she didn't so maybe you need to read a bit more closely.

...and I am so done with this silliness.

[TheNiche]

"Dude", no one is arguing about the 59% I asked niche to address his/her contridiction. He/she didn't so maybe you need to read a bit more closely.

...and I am so done with this silliness.

You have yet to explain where I've contradicted myself...but I'm just as done with the sillieness as you are. I'm fine leaving it at this.

[Houstonian in Iraq]

Can we at least all agree that gas is too damn high, right now?. . .and it ain't even Summer yet.

AMEN

[Ashikaga]

Yes, I would agree that today's price is below the inflation adjusted $90 by about 13%, though I did not say inflation in my statement. They don't adjust home runs for the lively balls either.

But, back to gasoline. The all-time high in inflation dollars is $3.11 (post-Katrina hit $3.06). Today, gas is at $2.80, 90% of the all-time high. But, here's the kicker. According to USDOT, 90% of drivers in 1980 drove cars, averaging 24.5 mpg. Now, well over half of all drivers drive light trucks and SUVs, with a 21.5 mpg average, 13% less. For that percentage of the population driving trucks and SUVs, the cost per mile of travel, even when adjusted for inflation, has never been higher, at $.1302 per mile, versus $0.1269. Factor in longer average commutes than in 1980, and it really gets expensive.

From "Cruisin' with Pedro de Pacas and Man" on Cheech & Chong's Biggest HIT, when the car wouldn't start:

Chong: "Hey, man. Maybe we're out of gas".

Cheech: "No, man, we can't be out of gas. I put in 59 cents worth two days ago".