tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post752143885375477525..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: So what's it cost to fill up your tank today?bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-30627510142660398482008-06-04T23:21:00.000+01:002008-06-04T23:21:00.000+01:00A company in San Diego is making a a modern day Me...A company in San Diego is making a a modern day Messerschmitt:<BR/>http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-01-10-aptera_N.htmDisappointed in U.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00506823221344582465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-60009451184743106332008-06-04T13:52:00.000+01:002008-06-04T13:52:00.000+01:00Please explain to me, how exactly is buying half a...Please explain to me, how exactly is buying half a tank of fuel instead of filling up saving you ANY money on gas? You spend less that way? It lasts longer? I do not think that I follow the logic here, but what do I know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-64018280924911215712008-06-04T02:39:00.000+01:002008-06-04T02:39:00.000+01:00$3.84 Gallon at Sams Club,Utah.'86 Toyota CamryGet...$3.84 Gallon at Sams Club,Utah.<BR/>'86 Toyota Camry<BR/>Getting 28 mpg all in town driving.<BR/><BR/>If you want something that really works, get Redline Si-1 Complete Fuel System Cleaner.<BR/><BR/>If your intake valves have deposits, injectors dirty, this stuff really works. Added about 4mpg with my engine and greatly increased part throttle response. It's all about Poly Ether Amines (Research It).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-4338292574863456622008-06-04T02:14:00.000+01:002008-06-04T02:14:00.000+01:00"A Bernanke problem lol....... Yeah, we got a Bern..."A Bernanke problem lol....... Yeah, we got a Bernanke problem alright. We also got a Goldstein, blumenthal, Perle, Wolfowitz, Feingold, Chertoff, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc problem. Are these people related in any way????????<BR/><BR/>Honica Jewinski" <BR/><BR/>So now were blaming the Jews for high oil prices? The above post is borderline anti semitic. Bush and Cheney are not Jewish names the last time I checked, FYI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-87682736020434149452008-06-04T02:11:00.000+01:002008-06-04T02:11:00.000+01:00"60 years later, it's still hard to beat German en..."60 years later, it's still hard to beat German engineering."<BR/><BR/>Is that why they lost 2 world wars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-72708261320503481622008-06-03T23:58:00.000+01:002008-06-03T23:58:00.000+01:00Yes, "reality" the Messerschmitt would be classifi...Yes, "reality" the Messerschmitt would be classified as a motorcycle. But the 3 wheel thing will be less dangerous from being non-balancing, and with the fairing/fusalage usable in all weather. It'll never pass insurance crash tests, an obvious compromise. <BR/><BR/>Like how we greatly improved on the Me-262 jet, we could easally improve on that "car" invented by the same jet's designer. Consider a recumbent motorcycle with full fairing with spring-loaded "training wheels" and the fairing designed by Burt Rutan. <BR/><BR/>The drawback of a normal motorcycle besides it being balancing, is that the bike plus rider is not streamline and would have a bigger cross section compared to the recumbent faired motorcycle - exen with faired axles for the "landing gear" outrigger wheels. That Fritz Fend had the right idea. Reduce the frontal cross section first. You can see this made obvious with Bonneville Salt Flats racing cars and old (circa early 1960s) Indy cars. <BR/><BR/>Earth to Carmakers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-7244183873486895462008-06-03T21:04:00.000+01:002008-06-03T21:04:00.000+01:00You yahoos that think $5 gas is ok because it will...You yahoos that think $5 gas is ok because it will make people conserve, cut traffic or the best one....Because they can afford it, need to put some more thought into this. The price of gas is not an island unto itself. It filters through the economy increasing the cost of everything. Farmer use a lot of diesel, that boat that caught your lobster burns a lot of diesel. The bus company is paying a much bigger fuel bill, time to raise the fares. That should get you started on the thought process.<BR/><BR/>Everyone in America is taking a huge pay cut because of oil prices. If you can afford it, good for you. The rest of us would like some relief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-45590366097151618592008-06-03T16:02:00.000+01:002008-06-03T16:02:00.000+01:00"Is the world eating twice as much food this year ..."Is the world eating twice as much food this year as we were last year?"<BR/><BR/>No, but there are more than half a trillion dollars newly created in the last 10 months chasing everything up in the world. The housing price would have been cut in half and DJIA would be at 6000 if not for that new money sloshing around; likewise, commodity has been driven up. There are several ways for DJIA-to-pump price to be 3000:1, either DJIA at 6000 and gas at $2, or DJIA at 12000 and gas at $4 work out the same in terms of relative value. The savers who stash the US dollar and pensioners who have to live by fake inflation adjsutments are the ones screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-87624177745621823802008-06-03T15:55:00.000+01:002008-06-03T15:55:00.000+01:00"This contraption shows that once you think out of..."This contraption shows that once you think out of the box you CAN make a car good on gas."<BR/><BR/>This contraption would have to be classified as a motorcycle, not a car, to be US street-legal. Three-wheels and under 1800lbs would indeed qualify it as a motorcycle. There are plenty motorcycle and mopeds that can deliver 60+mpg, if safety is not one of the top priorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-25338755804397262072008-06-03T15:49:00.000+01:002008-06-03T15:49:00.000+01:00"reality sux. BWAHAHA!!"Ony if you managed to run ..."reality sux. BWAHAHA!!"<BR/><BR/>Ony if you managed to run your own life into a wall.<BR/><BR/>"They could eliminate the income tax if they taxed imports. Get with it reality."<BR/><BR/>Do some basic math before spouting off. At 100+% tarriff rate on all imports, smuggling would become the leading industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-24513365654204794142008-06-03T15:44:00.000+01:002008-06-03T15:44:00.000+01:00Anon 6:28,There are 42 gallons of liquid in a barr...Anon 6:28,<BR/><BR/>There are 42 gallons of liquid in a barrel of petroleum, not all of that can be turned into gasoline. The typical refinery yield of a barrle of oil is 23 gallons for gasoline, the rest for diesel, asphalt, paraphin wax, plastic etc.. You do the math, how can $3.20 commodity gasoline price (before tax bringing it to around $3.85-4/gal at the pump) be fully reflecting $132/barrel oil price? <BR/><BR/>"You know what's financially astute? Not talking out of your ass."<BR/><BR/>Look in the mirror please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-15842508144868856062008-06-03T15:29:00.000+01:002008-06-03T15:29:00.000+01:00People who are claiming that oil isn't a bubble wo...People who are claiming that oil isn't a bubble would have a case if it weren't for the fact that ALL commodities have done the same thing over the last year.<BR/><BR/>It's all being driven by commodities speculators. Supply and demand does not explain it.<BR/><BR/>Is the world eating twice as much food this year as we were last year? I hope not. I'm sure the "oil isn't a bubble" people would have you believe that, too. Wake up people - you're no different than the sheeple who were led to believe that condo prices had reached a "permanently high plateau".<BR/><BR/>It's another bubble, idiots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-46366841170158760272008-06-03T15:19:00.000+01:002008-06-03T15:19:00.000+01:00I got my licence in 1990. Gas was about $1 IIRC. N...I got my licence in 1990. Gas was about $1 IIRC. Now it's $4. But A movie was $3.50, now it's $10. I used to go to baseball games and tickets for the outfield upper upper bleachers were $1. Now cheapest seat for the same team is $6. Used to cost $0.75 to ride the subway - I know since I rode it to school every day for 2 years. Now it's $2.25. Dow Jones was 3000 in 1990. It's 13,000 today. <BR/><BR/>Only thing different about gas is the sudden jump in price. Had the price gone from $1 to $4 over 18 years by 10 or 20 cents a year, nobody would have noticed. But it jumps $2 in a couple of years and everyone freaks out. <BR/><BR/>Which is why I think once people realize this is the new reality they'll calm down and stop spending an hour in line to save $5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-84117395473419156782008-06-03T13:30:00.000+01:002008-06-03T13:30:00.000+01:00Gas is as cheap now as when I first learned how to...Gas is as cheap now as when I first learned how to drive, when its adjusted for inflation. Makes me laugh when people brag about how their house has doubled or triple in value since they bought it but cry about the cost of gas or milk. This is one of the best things thats ever happened to our society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-55721217287259250442008-06-03T11:50:00.000+01:002008-06-03T11:50:00.000+01:00Here in Thailand gas is $5 per gallon. Interesting...Here in Thailand gas is $5 per gallon. Interestingly the 8 hour daily minimum wage is $6 yet the roads are jam packed with everyone driving. I guess people view driving as a necessary convenience for now. How far can people stretch? I guess wait & see.<BR/><BR/>-BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-14694308769591176532008-06-03T06:35:00.000+01:002008-06-03T06:35:00.000+01:00In 1940, oil was $1 a barrel at the wll head, it ...In 1940, oil was $1 a barrel at the wll head, it cost me $4 to fill up my car. $4 was one days salary for me at thet time in San Diego.<BR/>One day's salary , minimum wage in California, is now $66. $66 /16 gallons is $4.15 a gallon<BR/><BR/>Gasoline now is cheaper than it was , in relation to salary, that it was in 1940 in San Diego<BR/><BR/>Wellhead price in 2007 was $64!<BR/><BR/>Based on well head price , gasoline should be about about 66 x.15 or $9.90 based on well head price 1940 compared to well head price 2007.<BR/><BR/>How bout them apples.<BR/><BR/>JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-26105412919612059472008-06-03T05:55:00.000+01:002008-06-03T05:55:00.000+01:00You're "Slacken" just a bit too much there - regul...You're "Slacken" just a bit too much there - regular unleaded gas in HB has already hit the $4.17-$4.20/gal mark.<BR/><BR/>Working at home is nice, I prefer it as well, and with prices jumping as they are businesses better start offering telecommuting to more workers.<BR/><BR/><I><BR/> HB Slacker said... <BR/>I agree Keith; I own a prius and work from home. i ride my roadbike alot too I live at huntington beach at the water cycling along the beach is easier then parking the hybrid. <BR/>i did notice today regular unleaded 4.05 at arco at 405 and brookhurst. I'm like hmmm it now costs me 40 bucks to fill up my tank a year ago it costs me 28 bucks. I think Im a best case scenario so I dont sweat it.<BR/>Amsterdam eh? is it herbpanic yet?<BR/></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-79403692604378740082008-06-03T05:44:00.000+01:002008-06-03T05:44:00.000+01:00Location: 40 miles outside BostonStation: ExxonPri...Location: 40 miles outside Boston<BR/>Station: Exxon<BR/>Price/gal: $3.98<BR/>Cost to fill Chrysler T&C Minivan: $64.24.<BR/><BR/>Unreal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-71029189694832638162008-06-03T03:24:00.000+01:002008-06-03T03:24:00.000+01:00I work close to LAX airport, and the price for Thr...I work close to LAX airport, and the price for Thrifty gas was $4.51 for regular 87 octane today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-43596181357282485462008-06-03T03:02:00.000+01:002008-06-03T03:02:00.000+01:00you're taking a train to Hampster Land?Where's tha...you're taking a train to Hampster Land?<BR/><BR/>Where's that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-13555047024444137352008-06-03T02:53:00.000+01:002008-06-03T02:53:00.000+01:00I saw something we can sorely use now. How does a ...I saw something we can sorely use now. How does a low-cost 80mpg car sound? Go to Google and punch in "messerschmitt car". This gem was made in the 1950s and 1960s and was designed by the same German engineer who designed the world's first fighter jet. <BR/><BR/>60 years later, it's still hard to beat German engineering. With a cleaner engine, this two-seater would be perfect now with the gas prices. But would it sell? <BR/><BR/>It's 3 wheel with one back wheel and the two seats are one in back of the other, like a 2 seater fighter jet. You enter and exit it by opening the bubble canopy, again, like a fighter jet, and the steering column looks like a flight yoke! The narrow body helps with aerodynamics for the good gas mileage. They came with a 200cc 2-stroke (dirty!) engine with 4 gears. <BR/><BR/>This contraption shows that once you think out of the box you CAN make a car good on gas. It'll just have to be streamline and airplane-like. Now, if you made this thing a hybrid, you'd get triple digit mileage with a triple digit top speed. A normal car has a wider cross section which worsens aerodynamic drag. The Smart Car 2 seater has this drawback so it gets "only" 50mpg in the non-hybrid version. Of course, we could use aerodynamics so it'll look more like a Tomcat instead of the WW2 fighters with crude aerodynamics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-8171811341555511992008-06-03T02:37:00.000+01:002008-06-03T02:37:00.000+01:00stop driving gas guzzler$ eeediots!stop driving gas guzzler$ eeediots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-38905640439437868672008-06-03T01:53:00.000+01:002008-06-03T01:53:00.000+01:00San Diego: $4.09/gal at Costco last Friday. Today ...San Diego: $4.09/gal at Costco last Friday. Today it's $4.19 at Costco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-13506971190375530052008-06-03T01:38:00.000+01:002008-06-03T01:38:00.000+01:00I had a speaking engagement up in LA today. It was...I had a speaking engagement up in LA today. It was 80 mph all the way. No traffic at all in either direction (53 miles each way). Absolutely amazing.<BR/><BR/>I guess the combination of high gas prices and illegals leaving is working. I say go to $6 a gallon!Frank Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625929422222490759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-9796426211554083382008-06-03T01:22:00.000+01:002008-06-03T01:22:00.000+01:00"Remember the study a few years back? They conclud..."Remember the study a few years back? They concluded that Americans could pay $5 a gallon and not feel the pinch. They were wrong...every SUV and Dodge Ram I see have "For Sale" signs on them but are only worth pennies on the dollar."<BR/><BR/>Who funded such a flawed study? Exxon Mobil??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com