I take the bus to work most days. Takes 25 minutes, same as driving my car, so why bother?

 

no!

 

Yes and no.

It hasn't changed the way I drive or intend to drive the P car but it has changed some of our daily driver habits. My wife and I carpool to work (which is awesome) but filing a 25 gallon tank with super unleaded is getting old. We're definitely being careful to coordinate errands, etc.

 

No, as long as I can buy gas I'm not worried. It's a crisis when there is none to be had, this is nothing more than a price spike.

 

I don't get my C4S until next Tuesday, but I'm already going to say no. But it is definitely figuring in on my decision regarding what I'll trade my S4 in for next year.

 

My car only has 7,700 miles on it since I bought it almost 1 1/2 years ago. My mechanic always tell me, "You should drive your cars more!"

 

R500 ~15mpg
300C SRT8 ~15mpg
997 C2 ~17mpg

I guess I must drive the P-Car to save the planet. BTW, it's $4.75 per gallon

 

I probably drive more in 6th gear than before.

 

An interesting and maybe related point:
I drove the speed limit RT (takes discipline!) to the airport a couple weeks ago and averaged 24 mpg over 50 miles.

Considering our cars are in the 95th+ %-tile of the cars on the road for speed/performance but likely in the 50th %-tile for MPG....that's pretty impressive.

 

Are you really asking that?

 

Not me, but the guys with hats on backwards and jacked F-250s have discovered another layer of natural selection. ..besides, the 997 get's mid-20's?!

 

mal,

I made a joking reference to this idea in another thread. But $4 is a damn good price, I'm paying practically $5. I don't mind paying what the commodity is worth, but I do get the feeling of being "man loved" by the oil comapnies who have been jacking prices just to see how much the American public is "willing" to pay. C'mon when diesel costs more than super?????? So on principle I try to drive less to let my $ do the talking.

 

Well, for the first time, I actually calculated the mileage using the receipt from the station. It was 15.9 for mixed driving. This week, I've tried to be gentle and was suprised to get 20.6mpg this morning for a 12 mile drive through the suburbs. This contrasts with 12.7mpg on Wednesday...and Wednesday was a much more fun drive.

 

Not to be obnoxious, but hasn't changed a thing Something about the old adage that if you have to ask the price..... Anyway, I figure if I have a sweet ride in the garage, the least I can do is feed her and exercise her regularly.....

 

I'm paying roughly $4.30/gallon for 93 octane here in RI. What was a $45 dollar fill up is now $60-65 fill up.

I'm fortunate enough that this increase does not hurt my budget. I've not started driving less, nor has anyone else in this state.

While doing 75 mph on my way to work, I am still passed regulary by much larger vehicles.

I do find myself enjoying each drive even more. As richc says, the real panic will be if gas is no longer available.