LAT

Assuming a $3.00 per gallon increase

Let see, 6,000 km per year per car= 3,600 miles per year = 200 gals per year = $600.00 per year per car.

So will I keep my cars for $1,800 year, yes, and not much more to say on this.

NOH20

Chris, it's the futures market traders and the weak dollar that is drving up the cost of a barrell of oil. The U.S. DOES NOT pay $120.00 for a barrell of oil, this is the price on the futures market. This is the real kick in the pants. We are paying close to $4.00/gallon because of WHAT might happen in the future. The governement (fed reserve) needs to stop lowering interest rates and sending out inflation worries to the market. Until this happens, oil will continue to rise.

leeshephard

the uk is £1.09 ish a litre atm which is about $7.88 a (US) Gallon and its set to rise :-(

cabrio993

I noticed you're form Caracas, did you bay Eloy's red 993 when he moved to Miami?

Welcome to the Madness!

993TurboS

I don't have a NA 993, but my 964 gets the best mileage of my four cars, so I guess I should be driving it more now, not less.

Anyway, Porsches are a luxury. If you have to worry about how much gas you are using when you drive it, or whether lugging it below 3000k RPMs will save you a few bucks, perhaps you shouldn't have bought it in the first place. Even if you drive it 15k miles/year (which almost no one does), and get 15 MPG, you are talking about 1000 gallons a year. If gas goes to $7, from $2 a couple of years ago, you are talking about an extra $5000/year. Switch to a prius and triple the mileage and save $4500? What is the point?

And that is assuming worst case; really, people drive their 911s about 5k/year typically, and the alternative is not a Prius, and gas is at 4, not 7. So you might be spending an extra 4*(5000/16-5000/48) = $800/year on gas to drive your 911 vs a Prius. I think the choice is pretty obvious.

clipstone

I'm currently paying around $120-$130 to fill up the 993 on super-unleaded, and $130-$140 to fill up my Audi with diesel (current price = £1.18 per litre ).

We are already being told to expect prices at around £1.50 per litre by late summer.

$7 per gallon sounds like a bargain to me ...

993inNC

Oh I agree, as long as the broadcasters paint an "almost" rosy picture about our economy, the futures guys will keep pushing the market. Why not right? Apparently the jobless market isn't as bad as predicted, corporate profits are still in check (although down) and the bad credit woes are only effecting a few percent of the countries population..........everyone else has good credit, a great paying job and tons of money....................or so they'd make it seem!

I predict this country implodes within the next year. Where's a good terrorist attack or hurricane when you need one Someone/thing needs to wake this countries powers that be up, they are bringing the unrest and economic turmoil of the late 60's early 70's back.

Steve 96C4S

Guess I'll have to reconnect my Prozac IV and focus on earning a bit more or cutting back on some small stuff if the price differential is less than $600-800 a year for gas at $4 vs $7 for my 993. It didn't occur to me that the price difference is that "small" when I first saw this news bit last night. When you see people's shocked reactions on your 11pm news to $7 a gallon gas, their hysteria is little infectious.

Thanks for your replies, well, for most of them at least. I still might end up with a more economical 2nd car though at some future point.

Steve R

95 C4 993

Working out of the house and not having a commute probably saves me hundreds of dollars in gas a month. Plus, I get a car allowance every 2 weeks. It by far and away subsizes my gas throughout the month.

Im also an avid video conferencing user and had it in my house for the past 5 years. It requires no gas and my company pays for my network connection. Im meeting with a client in WA next week over video rather than flying there. Not only do I sell video conferencing and Telepresence technology, I use it. I dont mind traveling but air and windshield time are extremely unproductive aspects in day to day life, in my opinion. But they are facts of life for many people.

I could see myself driving a Prius down the road.

H.H.Chinn

I can't help it but it just upsets me every year when the major oil companies announce their annual profits.

Mark in Baltimore

Oh, man, I;m dying so hard ove rhereI can'ttype!

AOW162435

Where's that monkey picture when I need it?


Andreas

95 C4 993

The monkey's and I at Busch Gardens last week

Terry Adams

I drove my TT 4200 miles last week.
29 mpg @ 75 mph
26 @ 85
22 @ 100
18 city with occasional boost
I have no other vices or pleasures that are so economical. Tires probably cost me as much per mile as gas.

bluejam

I will keep my 993 even if all I can do is stare at her. Food will be the bigger worry with $7 a gal gas.
I am SO looking forward to less traffic!
I am close to my job and in a city with fantastic public transportation. My legs work and my bicycle rocks.
No worries here.
I do pity folks that make less than 50k a yr as they will be hurtin' bad.