President announces deal to boost fuel economy (lol)

[BP]

Watch vehicle manufactures starts to pick up motorcycle companies. Sell an F-150, give a vespa, avg fuel economy = 62mpg.

Most 250cc scooters and bikes can barely hit the number. The little 50cc ones do no problem but they also can barely do 35 mph.

[ozzeran]

This is what is being overlooked. If cars go from 27mpg to 54 mpg, watch gas go from $3/gal to $6/gal. In the end, consumers spend just as much on gas and now more on the vehicle. This green/money-saving initiative will cost us more in the long run for sure. If they want to save us some money, make gas cheaper. It affects everything from manufacturing and shipping costs to our own transportation costs. The costs of goods would go down, businesses would make more money, and we'd have more disposable income.

Get the hell out of here with that common sense shit!

[Sgt Beavis]

If they really want to save us money on Gas, they would kill the damn Enron loophole so all this market speculation can be put back under control. Oh and get the Fed to stop flooding the market with cheap money.

[Broncojohnny]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch people can't figure out why a Honda Accord costs $30K. It is all very complicated!

[appelingogt]

In December 2008 it hit $1.35/gal.

where the fuck was i???

[Hobie]

Fucking retarded. Save money at the pump, get ass raped on your monthly car payment. I remember the last few months of Bush's term I was saving money at the pump. Why? Because it was $2.00/gallon.

This is what is being overlooked. If cars go from 27mpg to 54 mpg, watch gas go from $3/gal to $6/gal. In the end, consumers spend just as much on gas and now more on the vehicle. This green/money-saving initiative will cost us more in the long run for sure. If they want to save us some money, make gas cheaper. It affects everything from manufacturing and shipping costs to our own transportation costs. The costs of goods would go down, businesses would make more money, and we'd have more disposable income.

The economy sure would pick up some steam again with $2 gas prices.

My household disposable income would increase somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 a month if I was only paying $2.00 a gallon over current prices.


That five thousand would be in turn put directly back into the economy. I cannot figure out how they don't understand this. Everyone who owns a car has more disposable money with cheaper fuel prices. They go up, less money in circulation for wants = everyone has less money. period.

Bronco Johnny or Slow99 would know A LOT more about this than me. I'm just an idiot trying to learn, but tighten up the margins on the futures traders and force them to warehouse what they trade, gas prices will certainly come down.

http://blogs.forbes.com/robertlenzner/2011/05/14/exxon-mobil-ceo-says-oil-price-should-be-60-70-a-barrel/

Rex Tillerson, the boss of ExxonMobil admitted last week that the price of oil–based purely on supply and demand- should be in the $60 to $70 a barrel range. The reason it’s above $100 a barrel, Tillerson explained, is due to the oil majors using futures contracts to lock in current high prices, and speculation that is engineered by the high-frequency trading of quantitative hedge funds.

I think the same guy said something similar to "it's easy to trade millions of barrels of oil if all you have to do is keep it on a piece of paper in your desk drawer."

[01-GATOR]

yes, because no matter what happens in business or politics, one simple rule always stands...

Cash Rules Everything Around Me, CREAM, get the money, Dollar Dollar bills ya'll!

Damn! Haven't heard Wu Tang in forever.

[talisman]

I sure am glad this entire plan doesn't reek of bullshit smoke and mirrors or anything.. Can't wait for this fucktard to be out of office.

[BP]

where the fuck was i???

It was 99 cents a gallon in Benbrook when the Quiktrip opened next door to a Valero and across the street from a Racetrak.

Personally I think Obama should make a law requiring the weather to be between 65 and 85 degrees in the summer so we can all ride motorcycles everyday.

[ozzeran]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch people can't figure out why a Honda Accord costs $30K. It is all very complicated!

Or why some Mustang GT's retail for 38k!

Or why the Kia Forte 5 door they tested in Motor Trend retailed at 23k!

[BP]

Or why some Mustang GT's retail for 38k!

Or why the Kia Forte 5 door they tested in Motor Trend retailed at 23k!

Or why the Scion IQ is going to be $16k retail here but it's only 9,995 pounds in the UK!.

[Denny]

Or why the Scion IQ is going to be $16k retail here but it's only 9,995 pounds in the UK!

What do they add onto it in England to make it weigh so much? LOL

[Silverback]

What do they add onto it in England to make it weigh so much? LOL

Hey Now!

[Denny]

Hey Now!

You saw what I did there...

[Silverback]

You saw what I did there...

I seen it!