FHN
With the inflation the high price of oil is causing, and if it continues at this rate, our economy will collapse and the dominoes will fall in every direction, including yours. The whole world economy is in danger of collapsing should this continue.
When you left the j-dubs, you should have also left your doom and gloom attitude. Take a moment, relax, breathe deeply and repeat after me. Everything is going to be ok.
Sammie
Puleeze.....I know 2 people who owned Geo's only because they wanted to save on gas - the cars couldn't take the usage and broke down constantly after only a year. Know what the guy at the dealership told them ??? The GEO (and most cheap cars) were 'throw away' cars
Two people make your case? Believe what you will. It was a good product especially for it's price point. I've met hundreds of customers that bought them as I've worked at the dealership level for years.
btw, all vehicles are 'throw away' vehicles. At least that's how the American consumers treat them. Most trade in for a new vehicle, no more than 5 years after initial purchase. Many often trade in after 2 or 3.
Even if you don't like my example, it's ok. There are many available fuel efficient vehicles in the market and many more on the way. So I advise you to make a sound decision in your next vehicle purchase. Don't worry, financial armageddon will not arrive before then.
You all have convinced me. I no longer wish for 5 to 6 dollar gasoline. I'm now hoping for 7 or 8. If the rest of the world can survive prices higher than that(while earning less money), then I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. Other than the truck drivers on this board, I doubt any of you have spent as much on fuel as I do. My largest fuel bill was around 1800 for one month, yet you'll never hear me complain about it. I'm happy to see higher prices as it is the only incentive to creative alternative ideas, fuels, technologies, etc. If prices remained as they were 5 years ago, then nothing would change til the day we run out of oil.
This isn't the first time in history that there has been a fuel crunch. My grandparents rode a harley with a sidecar, even if the temp was well below 0 degrees. My parents had to deal with high gas prices and rationing during a time when jobless rates were double digits and interest rates were 20 percent. Study history for a moment and you'll realize how easy we've had it for more than 2 decades. Now that the US lifestyle and economy is being balanced out with the rest of the world we need to adjust accordingly. It does not mean we need to panic and predict doom and gloom.
