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Gas - $4.00/gal - What Day?

What day in 2008 will regular unleaded gas reach $4.00/gal?

  • Memorial Day - May 26th

    Votes: 21 32.3%

  • Fathers' Day - June 15th

    Votes: 11 16.9%

  • Independence Day - July 4th

    Votes: 19 29.2%

  • Labor Day - September 1st

    Votes: 9 13.8%

  • Not going to happen in 2008

    Votes: 5 7.7%
  • Total voters
    65
$4.00 national average right? I am pretty sure that in some places gas has already broken the $4 mark, at least temporarily.

I voted for July 4th, if gas is going to be $4 a gallon it would most likely be during the mid summer.

Perhaps though the oil speculators will back off a bit on the news of poor consumer confidence, add that to the fact that people have cut back their driving a bit and hopefully prices will fall.
 
I voted Memorial Day, but in truth I believe it will be Monday, August 25, 2008...

I drive ~60 miles/day, live in Cali, and I'm not happy. Well, I'm not happy about GAS prices, that is...
 
My guess is late June/early July for the national average.

As mentioned some parts are already there - if not close.

But - that could come sooner if the dollar continues to weaken and people pour money into commodities (crude/mogas).

Or later if the dollar strengthens relative to the Euro.

The summer blends for gasoline will be required shortly - refineries are gearing up to lower RVP (Reid Vapor Pressure) blends. This means a smaller mogas pool - because you can't blend something like butane (too high of an RVP for summer).
 
I voted by September, but I believe it'll be more around the beginning/middle of August as that will be the peak of summer traveling. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see it hit 4.50/gal in the more expensive states this summer.

Hooray for our savior, corn to ethanol! /sarcasm off
 
The government seriously needs to start taxing cigarettes and gasoline so we can start paying off the deficit.


....and alcohol too.
 
I don't think people don't care, I think people don't understand. They think of it as a big credit card balance. They don't realize that within the next decade or two foreign countries like China will own more of America, than Americans will. Because its other countries, and large financial institutions that the gov't borrows from.
 
Nabisco said:
I don't think people don't care, I think people don't understand. They think of it as a big credit card balance. They don't realize that within the next decade or two foreign countries like China will own more of America, than Americans will. Because its other countries, and large financial institutions that the gov't borrows from.
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exacly my point.

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Yeah the price of gas is definitely a sensitive subject for me to discuss...I'm currently looking into a 35+mpg CAR and still in college so not like I can go out and get a Hybrid for maximum fuel efficiency...
 
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You should have put an option for 'It won't reach $4.00 in 2008', because I don't believe that it will.
 
ReaperX said:
The government seriously needs to start taxing cigarettes and gasoline so we can start paying off the deficit.


....and alcohol too.
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The government already does seriously tax cigarettes and gasoline, both the fed and state. If I am not mistaken we already pay 60 cents on a gallon federal tax on gas.

Here is a better idea.

You want to cut the deficit? How about the government stop spending so much of my ****ing tax money?
 
What I hate about how the price of gas fluctuates is that if the barrel price increases gas prices go up that same day...if the price per barrel decreases (like it did the other day by $10 dollars I believe)...it takes a day or two for it to drop...(which was 1 cent in my area...)
 
ReaperX said:
The government seriously needs to start taxing cigarettes and gasoline so we can start paying off the deficit.


....and alcohol too.
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The government seriously needs to seriously stop wasting your hard earned tax $$$ on the iraq war.

see a link below to get a real time cost.

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it salready 3.50 for the cheapy stuff round here in so cal... I bet by fathers day if not earlier it will hit 4 dollars... and its jsut gonna kill me.

They are seriously trying to put the country into a friggen recession eh?
 
bush and all his buddies are stashing their oil reserves those goons.

gas only goes up about 10cents and at around 3.50 now so itll be late this year.
 
poopypants said:
it salready 3.50 for the cheapy stuff round here in so cal... I bet by fathers day if not earlier it will hit 4 dollars... and its jsut gonna kill me.

They are seriously trying to put the country into a friggen recession eh?
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If it doesn't reach 4 dollars it will come awfully f'n close!

P.s. Recession?...we are in a recession lol (maybe not by full definition but it will be soon enough)
 
poopypants said:
3.75 in so cal now.... gettin up there....
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Yup, it's outrageous. I wonder how many billions the oil companies made this past quarter. I bet it exceeds last years. Probably 15 billion.

$4/gallon or close to it by memorial day would be no surprise. It's already over $4.50/gallon for diesel so it's only $100 to fill up my truck which subsequentally I'm not driving as a result.
 
I'm paying $3.25 a gallon right now. And that's at SAM's where there is a discount for members. The average here for non-discount pumps is $3.35R / $4D.

Thankfully, I am pretty close to the major area's that I travel in town. I live 1 mile in toward the country in a private community, but the Expressway is close.

I think they should raise the cost for things like smokes to combat high fuel cost, then pay the oil companies the difference. Tax the sinners! LoL!
 
Iron Lungz said:
I'm paying $3.25 a gallon right now. And that's at SAM's where there is a discount for members. The average here for non-discount pumps is $3.35R / $4D.

Thankfully, I am pretty close to the major area's that I travel in town. I live 1 mile in toward the country in a private community, but the Expressway is close.

I think they should raise the cost for things like smokes to combat high fuel cost, then pay the oil companies the difference. Tax the sinners! LoL!
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LMAO :toofunny:
 
This and the incrase in whey protein have made me re-think my spending habits. Less luxury items for me from this point on.
 
Gas here on base in Japan is $3.10 a gallon which is suprising because gas on base is usually way cheaper than it is in the states. I can't really complain though because the Japanese pay like $6 bucks a litre for gas.
 
3.45 a gallon here, highway robbery......I remember when 9-11 happened I was working at Sheetz (gas station/convenience store) and gas was 1.19 a gallon, and people were buying it like crazy afraid it would go to.....3 dollars a gallon.....
 
ReaperX said:
Thanks ! :head:.


I bet I'm the only one who will think this. :head:
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nope, i voted not in 2008 as well (my vote assumes the national average will not exceed $4). my speculation is that it is a price bubble that will eventually burst. once our economy rebounds, and its supposed to bounce back with a vengence in Q3 and Q4 of 2008, people will start investing in domestic stocks again and the whole commodity index will decline.

Recent economic data is much closer to Wall Street estimates with a lot of the reports being favorable. It looks like the bottom has been realized and we are turning the corner.

Also, i think there is a lot of misinformation about why gas prices are high. India and China are consuming much greater amounts of crude oil causing the recent spike in international demand. if our war efforts are successful, a stable iraq will actually allow for greater producton driving costs down. its all economic law. there is a threshold that people are unwilling to pay for gasoline, and when as prices rise, more people are ditching their SUV's, taking the bus, carpooling, etc. even with the seasonal demand approaching, i dont think the average will top $4.

Light sweet crude oil currently trades for $116.16! Who wouldn't sell that! greedy bastards...
 
I've already paid over $4/gal in southern CA..notably Blythe and Indio. It's $4.09 for medium grade and $4.29 for premium. Granted those are stations along I-10 that tend to rape travellors.
 
bioman said:
Granted those are stations along I-10 that tend to rape travellors.
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Thanks for the tip :lol:

The I-10 and I-8 used to be my get away roads to the coast. Used to roadtrip E/EO weekend for pennies. Now it's almost easier and cheaper to fly :(
 
WannaBeHulk said:
nope, i voted not in 2008 as well (my vote assumes the national average will not exceed $4). my speculation is that it is a price bubble that will eventually burst. once our economy rebounds, and its supposed to bounce back with a vengence in Q3 and Q4 of 2008, people will start investing in domestic stocks again and the whole commodity index will decline.

Recent economic data is much closer to Wall Street estimates with a lot of the reports being favorable. It looks like the bottom has been realized and we are turning the corner.

Also, i think there is a lot of misinformation about why gas prices are high. India and China are consuming much greater amounts of crude oil causing the recent spike in international demand. if our war efforts are successful, a stable iraq will actually allow for greater producton driving costs down. its all economic law. there is a threshold that people are unwilling to pay for gasoline, and when as prices rise, more people are ditching their SUV's, taking the bus, carpooling, etc. even with the seasonal demand approaching, i dont think the average will top $4.

Light sweet crude oil currently trades for $116.16! Who wouldn't sell that! greedy bastards...
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I dont think the Us economy is going to bounce back by Q3/Q4 2008. Wether it enters "recession" or not doesn't really matter but i'd be very suprised if there aren't some more major rightdowns from the big banks still to come. Citi just announced a further $15Bn on Friday and there wil be more to come. There is no confidence in the market, i also wouldnt be listening to the analyts on wall st, afterall they're the idiots who didn't see this coming in the first place. House prices may have bottomed out, especially with the low interest rates. I do feel sorry for the hardworking people who took out big mortgages last year who are now paying off a house worth $100k less then what they paid for it.

As for gas prices, people WILL pay whatever the price is available, they won't like it but they will pay it.
 
California needs special blended gas due to their pollution problems.

I think once the national average is $4.00 is when you can say that it is $4.00/gal.
 
ReaperX said:
The government seriously needs to start taxing cigarettes and gasoline so we can start paying off the deficit.


....and alcohol too.
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Cigarettes, gas & alcohol are all highly taxed already. I don't know the current millage rates or percentages, but cigs & adult beverages have been subject to heavy "sin taxes" for decades - with the intention of discouraging smoking & drinking by driving the prices up. Gas has perhaps dozens of federal & state taxes on it, most of which is *supposed* to be earmarked for bridge & highway construction & maintenance.

It wouldn't surprise me if the taxes on these things ran around 30-35% of the final price - or even higher.
 
I am going with labor day. I think it will slow soon, but another push towards mid summer
 
I'm already paying higher than $4.00 for medium grade.
Memorial Day is my pick for the national average... most refineries are in a transition mode from winter gas to summer blend so there's lots of down time right now which will push prices higher at a faster rate, but once all refineries made the change expect gas prices to come down by early summer.
 
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