| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/8/2008 6:19:35 PM | This kinda goes along with another thread recently started. I was wondering how high will the gas prices have to go before you consider alternative moods of transportation?
The second question, once prices get there what will be your choice for getting around? | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/8/2008 6:34:19 PM | | It certainly did. That will go nicely with the fact that people can carry weapons on their person also. It will be just like the old west only people bathe more often. | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/8/2008 10:29:09 PM | I don't know about the horse thing.
They'd pass a pooper scooper law for horses.
Hell, Columbus is already known as a cow town.
Isn't that enough?
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 12:24:26 AM |
buy a horse! it worked in the old days! I would have thought you preferred and Iron Pony | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 12:48:23 AM | $3.00 was my breaking point... I have my deposit in on a Karma by Fisker.
http://www.fiskerautomotive.com
I also considered a Tesla, however I liked the solar roof, on-board generator of the Karma and it's kick-ass styling for a sedan.
http://www.teslamotors.com | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 3:42:50 AM | | so lets think here. who is benefitin from gas prices going up? people are finding themselves trading in their gas guzzlers or buying a 2nd car that is easier on gas. sooooo maybe they are working with the gas company for a nice kick back! | |
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Posted: 5/9/2008 4:01:47 AM | | The rising prices for gas in this country and world wide are a result of oil exporting countires. The oil producing companies are giants compared to the American auto industry. As noted in the post gas is 5 dollars a gallon in Canada. The United states is not the only country hurting from this. Prices in England are much higher as well. | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 5:39:35 AM | Already there.. i have a gas guzzler (mini van) due to the kiddies...
Cant get a smaller car so its back to disels (dis foot get me there, dis foot get me back) and bikes...
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Posted: 5/9/2008 6:42:44 AM | | bikes are a good idea... that would be my choice.....CHEAP, and great exersize... although i think i would probobly end up dead on 71 trying to ride my bike 25 miles to work! | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 7:45:15 AM | how high will the gas prices have to go before you consider alternative moods of transportation?
I'm already in an alternitive mood, the mood not to drive! I've only put 2K on the car since Mid October.
My summer car is going to become a conversation piece sitting in my garage this year, I ought to pull it out as it gets a bit better milage than my beater.
I'm with Platinum, 3.00 was my breaking point. | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 7:51:34 AM |
so lets think here. who is benefitin from gas prices going up? people are finding themselves trading in their gas guzzlers or buying a 2nd car that is easier on gas. sooooo maybe they are working with the gas company for a nice kick back!
The auto makers?? They are in on it too.
FYI Our goverment is giving billions in tax breaks to major oil companies even during their record profits. These breaks are suppose to encourage them to invest in research into alternative fules, yet the CEO's & stockholders are pocketing this money!
In a nutshell the American taxpaying public is getting fleeced again!
They can stick their incentive check, I want my life to go back to the way it was before November 2000.
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 8:16:39 AM |
I'm with Platinum, 3.00 was my breaking point. The electric motors have only about a dozen moving parts compared to a combustion engine having 1,000's. Wouldn't that eliminate oil changes, tune ups and all that other crap? Then again it will cost several thousands every 100,000 miles or so to replace the batteries.
At the current fuel cost that would be $16,000 in fuel to drive 100,000 and $8,750 in tune-ups. Totaling $24,750 to run your car 100,000 miles compared to an electric car at $6,000.
In the next 5 years I would guess that Fisker and Tesla will both have cars that are in the average consumers price range. | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 8:53:37 AM | | 80-100K The Tesla has to be one of the lowest priced cars that goes from 0-60 in less than 4 seconds. | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/9/2008 10:09:14 AM | | HOLY FUK...... yup... thats the only thing i need a RICH man for! ......what does it run off?...just batteries? | |
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Posted: 5/10/2008 6:43:10 AM | 80-100K The Tesla has to be one of the lowest priced cars that goes from 0-60 in less than 4 seconds.
Is that that 1 passenger peanut car?? I don't know if the ones that can afford this would be seen in one let amone there would not be a viable market on this.
GM had the feasable technology with the Impact, yet most of them had to be 'destroyed' , the remaining few are being locked in a fortress in Arizona, what gives with that?
......what does it run off?...just batteries?
Batteries & a regenerative charging system, the fact that the automakers say most of us 'need' a car that will go over 160 miles between charges is lucritive. For the most that wiould fill the needs of over 90% of the American public.
The GM Volt is suppose to be out as a '10 model, likely will be too expensive again. | |
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Posted: 5/10/2008 4:31:20 PM | I have reached the point where I am making changes in my lide style. Fewer trips out to eat and for entertainment.
Perhaps we need to rediscover mass transit in the United states? We need to consider all ideas with an open mind and determine what will work without waiting for technology to become more affortable. | |
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Posted: 5/10/2008 6:34:25 PM | I really just try to not do anything because everything costs money on top of gas. But then again, I am a poor guy in college... maybe after I hit it big with these nice college-requiring jobs I'll start doing things...
But really, I think oil companies are potentially going to screw themselves if they don't get it under control. The prices will only go so high and with the high prices now it will start pushing alternate fuel sources and vehicles to take advantage of such things, and once those get so much 'exposure' that'll be the end of it. The only question about that is when that happens.
I usually try to avoid driving alone when I can get a ride or offering a ride for friends or whatever if I'm out with a group of people, but aside from that, I try not to drive too much because of gas. It'd be nice if it wasn't for the price though, going places is fun. | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/11/2008 7:13:26 AM | I wasnt much for going out before gas prices went wild, but now, I most definitely check to see how much transportation costs will impact what I want to do. My job requires I drive something large enough to carry tools, manuals, and parts. If I could, I would use a motorcycle or a scooter as a primary means of transport for work. I do use my motorcycle as much as possible for personal transportation.
Just think, if all the people commuting in low mileage SUV's alone would car pool, or they drove something that got triple the mileage, we could possibly reduce the demand, and the price increases associated with demand.
With global demand for petroleum increasing so rapidly, the age of cheap gas is now behind us. | |
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Posted: 5/11/2008 3:07:26 PM |
HOLY FUK...... yup... thats the only thing i need a RICH man for! ......what does it run off?...just batteries? Both are just batteries. The Karma has a generator with a 1-gallon gas tank to generate power for 250 miles.
yeah batteries in 4 sec -RIGHT What sort of HP is in a "diesel" locomotive? The diesel part of a locomotive just runs the generators. the wheels are turned by electric motors.
Is that that 1 passenger peanut car?? I don't know if the ones that can afford this would be seen in one let amone there would not be a viable market on this. The appearance of both cars is that of exotics. My original post stated that the Karma is a sedan. | |
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| Whats your breaking point?
Posted: 5/11/2008 3:32:36 PM |
Perhaps we need to rediscover mass transit in the United states? We need to consider all ideas with an open mind and determine what will work without waiting for technology to become more affortable.
For starters the US is way behind the rest of the world in Mass Transit, It will be hard to get the public to accept this mode of transportation. In my area Mass transit is limited to where you can go or plain unavailable. | |
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