I really do feel sorry for all the people who have these problems.

One of the things I read in this thread is that europeans shouldn't complain about gas prices because we earn 3 times as much. Now I can tell everyone that 3 times as much would be nice but it's not the case. However we do earn more. But...(yeah I know always a but) the costs of living are more expensive here too.

I used to have a fiancee from Texas. We lived together in the Netherlands for a while and got to compare things very well. But if you ad all the things up than things can be hard in all countries.

I do have some advice if you don't want to rely on the government to help you (because I believe they won't).

*smaller cars are cheaper in fuel usage
*getting a job closer to home if possible
*drive along with others if possible
*use public transport if possible
*bicycles!!! (here people will use a bicycle for distances of 5 mile... trust me you will get used to it)(also easy with finding parking space
)
*make your car as light as possible (clean out your trunk,strip unneeded things of your car)
*have enough air in your tyres
*combine routes (in other words, pick up groceries straight from work, drop of kids at friends places when you drive to work)
*if you buy a new car invest in a hybrid
*diesel cars will run on sunflower oil ( I don't know how well this is for your engine though)

I know the whole gasprice thing is a **** but try to make the best out of it and try to come up with creative solutions. I believe 90% of the people on this board to be very inventive, so let us hear your tips on how to survive high gas prices!

Do what I do. Take public transit. It is very cheap and you will save a lot of money. Or how about biking or walking to work if its not too far away? Buy a cheap car with great fuel mileage so you don't have to pay as much.

There are many things a person can do other then complain.

rikriley, first it was the EMF blocking "chip", now its the gas saver "chip", STOP trying to scam people! I am not going into the physics of why magnetics and infrared won't do a dam for ANY part of function of the car, as no one probably cares about this post or that rikriley is SCAMMING ATS members and visitors.

This gas saver chip is a fridge magnet sticker, no electrical connections, no silicon waffer chip...the fact that it can flex says it all. If terrorisim was a real ongoing problem here (US/Can) he would have an anti-terror chip that works on tachyons.

The best way to stick it to the man is to use full electric very small vehicles, bikes, scooters and mobility scooters/power chairs (modded to go faster) with a small back up generator. Sure it would be funny to see 500 people like that going down the road at 40kph but the energy it takes would cost 1-3 dollars a day. Now if light gas "toys" were legal and there was no social "issues" with it, we would need about %10 or less gass then we do now.

In the end it comes down the better battery/capacitor tech, free energy and most of all social "I'm better and bigger then you" attitudes.

Make sure your cars motor is running at peak efficiency. Use Iridium spark plugs and high flow spark wires. Do the best you can in the situation until some magic 100+mpg engine mod is available for your motor.

I can convert your car to electric.

PM me.

120+ mpg equivalent

gas prices reach $5.00 well the president could declare martial, take control over oil companies under executive orders already passed covering martial law and drop the prices down to where they should be. but then again do we want martial law in usa ?

I'm currently working from home and watching the rugrats when they get home from school. I'm saving about $300 a week in gas.

I haven't figured the savings in maintenence on the vehicle yet but there will be!



My living expenses have increased a little ( High speed internet and electricty) but the savings in gas far exceed them.

Many employers offer incentives to work from home.

Look into it , for earth's benefit

Originally posted by Double Eights
The United States is not like Europe. We can't use public transportation or bikes or walking to get to work. Most Americans live 20+ minutes (driving) away from their place of work.

Good point. I drive 30 miles to work everyday. I think that the way america was built could have been wrong. I'd like to live in a place like rome where everything is close, but that would mean that we would all have to live very tightly and crowded.


still, it's a shame all the money i'm spening in gas.

Jedi, take it from a Digital Jedi, the rising gas prices is due to a large increase in Oil demand by China's booming economy.

It was engaging and appeasing China that is destroying the US economy through a huge trade deficit and stressing Oil supplies.

You can't expect 1 billion people in China to have the same quality of living we do in the states. Doing this requires immense resources and will stress the global economy much further. They are paying much higher Gas prices everywhere else too, expect Iran of course.

Umm. Here's a freaking solution, drill anwar, North Dakota, offshore, more refineries and nuclear power plants. It's pretty jacked up the chicoms can drill off FL but the US can't. At the same time find other means of power. Ween off the system. But that will never happen. So enjoy $8.00 a gallon while we are held hostage to OPEC because a bug might have to relocate in Alaska. Oh yeah, thanks congress for inflating our food supply cost for your hair brained ethanol scheme.

The fact is the greed of the oil companys is going too far. That along with week leaders in our goverment we can not seem to stand up and fight. Last time i checked the word American ment i can do anything if i work hard enough and i will not let the stupid people of this world stop me from bettering my life and the lives of my children. I would not live in any other country in the world but it's time to start pushing for change start finding leaders to believe in. We as Americans are far from perfect but i can tell the world this don't bet against us cause we will find our way and in the end we will only be stronger for it.

Richard