Or to phrase it differently: Americans complain that their fuel prices have reached European early-mid 2020 levels (the cheapest in two decades).
Current prices in Germany are about 2.90 USD per litre, which is roughly 11 USD per US gal..
So of course, we have little sympathy for those (USA), who caused our prices to rise by more than their total record price.
right! The ultimate road trip vehicle is a hybrid with a massive gas tank. My old 2012 ford fusion hybrid had a 16 gallon tank and I squeezed 600 miles out of it once. It was glorious.
My Impreza is killer on the highway. I’ve gone on a trip that was 90 miles. When I left home, my car said it had about 80 mile range remaining with the gas I had in the tank. I figured I should stop to get gas. I never did and my range went up as I was driving and I ended up at my destination 90 miles later with an estimated remaining 70 miles. I don’t normally drive on the highway, but if I do, it’s easily 35+ MPG.
Yeah sorry the ultimate road trip vehicle is a 2000s 1.9TDI Passat, its perfect happy going 160 (100mph) all day and uses about 5-5.5l/100km so you can get 1000-1200km (600-750 miles) from a single tank.
If you have restraint and only go 130 all day, you can get it as low as 4.5l/100km and almost 1400km of range.
I've have a couple cars like that. Surprisingly, didn't have that issue with mine.
I have a 2017. It's well insulated, compared to my old car, so I've caught myself driving like 80mph when I thought I was going 70mph. I just noticed my "MPG gauge" floating somewhere in the low-20s MPG at those speeds, verses like 40 MPG at 60MPH.
I wish I had an extra gear, but I'm not sure that 1.5L engine could produce enough power to make it worthwhile lol.
I really wish that VW didn’t fuck up with Dieselgate in the US. A diesel hybrid would be insane for MPG’s. I also had a Passat but the 2.0 variant. I was regularly seeing 900 miles to a tank, adding a hybrid to that would be incredible.
Had a moment like this once. I inherited my grandparents Cat Eye Silverado, after my paps cancer and my gram breaking her left hip keft her unable to use the clutch. Came from a Buick car before this. So, as always I put the pump in and went into the store. Came back out, pump shut off at a similar number. Turns out their truxk had the tow package, a 34 gallon tank.
My 70 yr old MAGA father has been making fun of Prius since they came out. I really don’t get why buying a car that gives you good gas mileage makes you a pussy.
They’ve been psy-op trained to consume as much oil as possible. EVs and hybrids bad, gas-powered trucks good. I remember when then Prius was first released the backlash 9n right wing media against it. By the time the first Tesla launched, Fox was railing against it all the time.
Oil is not just a commodity but is important for national security. Conserving what we have should certainly be a priority. Even from the aspect of plain old personal virtue, why would it bother one person if another conserves that which he himself wastes? If nothing elise, it keeps a commodity of limited supply at a lower cost to all. The mantra to “hurry up and waste it” by the current US administration is vexing from every angle but that of oil company profits.
Thankfully our prices haven't gotten that high yet at the Costcos here in the Seattle area. Plenty of Chevrons, Shells, and Arcos at $6+, but the Costcos currently range from $5.19 to $5.49 (for regular grade fuel).
why? a vast majority of truckers got what they voted for. Freedom fuel. The moment dear leader got re-elected, I knew everything was gonna get way more expensive.
Feel bad for yourself too. Diesel prices will put upwards pressure on everything else since so many things use it. Especially when it comes to farming, combine that with an upcoming food shortage because of the fertilizer shortage and things are gonna get expensive.
Anyway, I brought my EV in for scheduled maintenance, and they gave me a gas loaner (an Audi A6) for the weekend. When I went to fill up the loaner before returning it, just 10% of the tank cost me $18. Meanwhile, I spend about $30/month charging my EV.
EVs are just vastly cheaper. These guys out here paying $172x26=$4,472.00 a year in just gas assuming every two weeks. I pay $30/mo so $360/year. Never going back
One of my coworkers has an EV and he's driven us to a few things. Every time, it feels so smooth. He's also shown off the insane amount of torque those things have when you accelerate. So they're silky smooth and insanely powerful when you need them.
I want my next car to be an EV. They seem a better fit for the lower amounts of driving that I do, need less maintenance, and while adoption isn't quite where I thought they'd be, they still seem to be the future of cars. Once BYD finally starts selling here in Canada, I have my eyes on them. Mostly I'm intending to drive my Prius into the ground first, as it works perfectly fine so far.
It’s not just the torque. It’s the lack of hesitation when you press the accelerator, the lack of shift klunks,etc. it’s a totally different experience. My C8 under hard acceleration is how pretty much every EV feels
The truck my dad had in the late 90s, a Dodge Ram, I think had two 20 gallon tanks. He never let it go more than halfway empty because it cost so much to fill the thing all the way up.
My car only holds 13 gallons and its cost a shocking amount a couple times recently. I can't imagine what his newer, bigger truck costs to fill from E.
F$$ insane. You don't need a prius, but if the bed isn't full more than half the time, you don't need a monster truck. Get something cheaper that costs less too.
Hell, most blue collar jobs still only need a car. It's not like it's their truck that hauls the equipment around. Well... Unless it's also their company.
It's $3.85 a gallon here in NC. People need to understand that gas prices are different across all the states too (cost of living, tax, regulations .etc)
Yeah no kidding, we have a standard size 1/2 ton truck and I just filled it up today. It was literally less than half of the cost of this. Some is probably due to location but still.
Just sold my (paid off) 21 F-250 7.3 godzilla bought a camry hybrid.... F-250 was getting 9.8mpg and I couldnt justify it anymore... Sold my travel trailer so didn't really need the truck. I loved the truck and miss it but dropping $200/wk on gas is stupid unless you really need it.
Nothing more maga than paying more money for a product that was significatly cheaper less than a year ago. "affordability" who needs money when you got daddy maga
You’re paying about $5.40 per gallon. At roughly $2 per litre here in Romania, that’s $7.57 per US gallon, about 40% more. That same fill-up would cost around $241 here instead of $172.
And honestly, I can’t get over how many people worshipped Trump and convinced themselves a spoiled billionaire gave a fuck about ordinary people struggling to pay their bills. He’s that rich, entitled douchebag from school who always got whatever he wanted. We all know the type. Somehow, people looked at that and thought, “Yeah, let’s give him an entire country to play with.” The people who cheered him into office need to own that choice.
How does America go from Obama to this fucking joke? It’s an unbelievable downgrade. Hopefully, next time voters wake up and choose someone who actually puts ordinary people first. New Yorkers choosing Mamdani was a step in the right direction, in my opinion. America deserves better than being some billionaire’s personal toy.
You guys? As if the USA will allow itself to suffer alone. We all in this boat together. Unless you live in a fishing village at top of the world, self sustaining fishing the baltic in your sailboat, milking the occasional narwhal, to which I ask, who got you guys internet?
Still can't figure out why 77.3 million decided this shit is what they wanted.
I mean record breaking energy bills, a new forever war, a massive oncoming financial meltdown, multiple trade wars, a depleted military, and an AI surveillance state.....
Can any trumpists explain it to me? Maybe I'm just gonna need a diagram with crayons to see how this shit is all awesome and I should be thankful for it.
if trump tossed a grenade into a small room with three maga idiots and three democrats, the three maga idiots would be thrilled because the democrats are getting blown up too. that's basically the sick psychology that drives his supporters, that and trump gave them permission to be racist and hateful out in the open.
you need that truck though! who else is going to take up all the parking spaces and use up all the gas?
but you probably voted for this anyway, so you should be proud
Most people in my area use trucks for groceries in the back seat not even in the bed. Maybe they helped move something ONCE. But man do they love the space and feeling like they're moving around in a living room.
Though many people where I work (home depot) genuinely get a huge use from their trucks. Interesting to see which one is OP
What's infuriating is the person bitching about having to take care of the thing they purchased. If you can afford more than $20 at a time in fuel, you are doing better than a lot of people.
I just got an RV with an 80 gallon tank. I went to fill it unknowing the size and ran in the station to use the bathroom. The pump stopped at $200 and I only had 3/4 tank.
I just got an EV and you get employee discount on charging at work. So i pay about $20 months for charging that car. Here in Sweden thats like 2 gallons of gas.
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u/Southern_Salary_2253 12h ago
I filled up yesterday at 3.77. Today its 4.15.
It's like low stakes stock trading. :)