Comments on: Gas Prices: Can people do math? http://neorants.com/2008/06/10/gas-prices-can-people-do-math/ just another geek with a blog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:01:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bret http://neorants.com/2008/06/10/gas-prices-can-people-do-math/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Bret Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:55:51 +0000 http://www.neorants.com/?p=357#comment-784 Your examples use pretty high MPG ratings. If you jump from 15 to 20, you save over $700 per year. The effects are more dramatic with less efficient vehicles (SUVs). Your examples use pretty high MPG ratings. If you jump from 15 to 20, you save over $700 per year.
The effects are more dramatic with less efficient vehicles (SUVs).

]]> By: Redlow http://neorants.com/2008/06/10/gas-prices-can-people-do-math/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Redlow Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:47:01 +0000 http://www.neorants.com/?p=357#comment-781 Hmmm... I'm not so sure. I've lived in Chicago for about 3 years now. When I moved up here, I could fill my tank for about 25 bucks. It wasn't a large issue. Driving home (4 hours away; or somewhere in the vicinity of 270 miles) wasn't a biiig deal for 50 bucks. Over the years the price grew and grew, and last time I filled up it was 61 bucks. That's now 120 dollars. That is a giant leap. It happened over a course of time, yeah, which is the problem. If it's gradual, you don't notice it so bad, but at some point you have to stop and realize just how much you're blowing away on gas. And that realization, at least in my case, was very abrupt. As for a new car, I think people aren't laying down 25 grand for a more fuel efficient car all at once. They're managing their cash flow. If you were paying 300 a month before on a car payment, and can get a more fuel effecient car for the same monthly payment, then even though you're losing money in the long wrong, you're making it easier on yourself in the short term. No one *has* 25 grand laying around to spend all at once, so the long term question is really not a question at all. So you're making car payments 1 extra year. Big woop. Most people ALWAYS have car payments. by the time they get one car paid off, it's already time for another one. Car payments are just part of their monthly budget. Anyway... I dunno where that came from lol Hi bed! hehe Hmmm… I’m not so sure.
I’ve lived in Chicago for about 3 years now. When I moved up here, I could fill my tank for about 25 bucks. It wasn’t a large issue. Driving home (4 hours away; or somewhere in the vicinity of 270 miles) wasn’t a biiig deal for 50 bucks. Over the years the price grew and grew, and last time I filled up it was 61 bucks. That’s now 120 dollars.

That is a giant leap. It happened over a course of time, yeah, which is the problem. If it’s gradual, you don’t notice it so bad, but at some point you have to stop and realize just how much you’re blowing away on gas. And that realization, at least in my case, was very abrupt.

As for a new car, I think people aren’t laying down 25 grand for a more fuel efficient car all at once. They’re managing their cash flow. If you were paying 300 a month before on a car payment, and can get a more fuel effecient car for the same monthly payment, then even though you’re losing money in the long wrong, you’re making it easier on yourself in the short term. No one *has* 25 grand laying around to spend all at once, so the long term question is really not a question at all. So you’re making car payments 1 extra year. Big woop. Most people ALWAYS have car payments. by the time they get one car paid off, it’s already time for another one. Car payments are just part of their monthly budget.

Anyway… I dunno where that came from lol

Hi bed! hehe

]]> By: Elissa http://neorants.com/2008/06/10/gas-prices-can-people-do-math/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Elissa Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.neorants.com/?p=357#comment-780 No, people cannot do math. Really, they can't. Once you realize this it explains so many things. Also, yes, I'm a woman, and screw you:P No, people cannot do math. Really, they can’t. Once you realize this it explains so many things.

Also, yes, I’m a woman, and screw you:P

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