When will gasoline prices be TOO MUCH?

It cost me $99.22 for gas to make a trip to CP last week. I used 25.2 gallons.If gas reaches the $5 mark by July 4th as some are predicting,that would translate the cost of gas as being $25.00 more ($124.22) I am already debating with my practical self whether I should just blow off the planned trip in July. I wonder how many people are having second thoughts about a planned CP trip because of the price of gas.

It's doubtful gas will reach $5.00 by July 4th, unless war breaks out with Iran or a hurricane halts oil production somewhere. Gas almost certainly will be rising to that level, but probably not until at least the fall, and more likely next year.

You might enjoy reading this thread:

http://pointbuzz.com/Forums/Thread/22654.aspx

We've had a lengthy discussion over this same issue over there.

That's why I'm getting one of these:

http://www.aptera.com/

300 MPG! :)

-TedFuzz

^it definitly says it only gets 100 mpg.

^ Click on the "Performance" tab at:

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

"Just over 100 miles we're just over 300 MPG, and just beyond 120 miles, we're around 300 MPG."

-TedFuzz

For some people gas prices are too much NOW. In our case we've made some adjustments in our driving habits because of prices, others I'm sure have done that as well.

I'm not sure about setting an exact price on fuel is going to somehow change into being too much. We were once told that drilling for our own oil in ANWR and the Atlantic Continental shelf would only be econimical if oil hit $100 a barrel. Well, we blew past that earlier this year and we're still not doing anything about drilling and I doubt we will anytime soon.

I 'm wondering if OPEC (who is refusing to increase oil production) knows something that we don't as far as oil goes. Or if they think wiping their butts with $100 bills instead of $20's is better for them.

~Rob Willi

^ - well, 10 years ago we were told that drilling in ANWR wouldn't be productive for 10 years, so therefore we shouldn't do it. Now its 10 years later, and we're still using the same excuse for not exploring new technologies (on top of not exploring new oil fields).

And I think the price per barrel right now has less to do with OPEC not increasing production, and more to do with the fact that the dollar has fallen too much. But that's just my opinion.

OPEC isn't increasing production because, *gasp*, its not a supply and demand problem!

It costs me about $90 to get to CP and back. I have a 17 gallon gas tank and when I arrive in Sandusky I have 1/4th a tank left. This is done by trying to keep the car at all times under 2000rpms. Do the math, 3.89 a gallon and you spend 90 bucks thats 23 gallons and some change, $4.19 a gallon comes out to 21.5 gallons. Basically I am saying what is even a 40 cent increase in gas costs?

Not even the cost of admission. You pay another $8 to get to Cedar Point. $5 a gallon starts to paint a new picture where you are spending more then just change on the difference.

The most expensive portion of our trip is paying for gas. Expedia has a "book with a mastercard and get a $50 gas card", Comfort Inn and other "Comfort" brands if you stay 3 times you get a $50 gas card. We are seriously considering these options to reduce gas costs. It was nice going last year for low to mid $3.XX prices, but you spent about what.... $76 instead of $90.

Gas will never get to be too much!! I have to drive close to 500 miles to get to Cedar Point. I have budgeted in $150 each way to get there. To save $17.5 each way we are taking a new route to avoid the tolls in PA. My family has spent Father's day and the following week in the park for the 6 years and we are not going to stop now. My kid's won't know it's Father's Day unless I leave them with their mother and I go off and ride the coasters. My little present to myself. We have decided this year to bring coolers to the park to make lunches and dinners to save money. But we will make other sacrifices before we give our trip th Cedar Point!!

But yeah speaking of gas if anyone wants to car pool this Saturday...I am going and will pickup any 2 people who are mentally stable.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

It's not the whole $8 or whatever more that it costs to go to the point that matters, it's all of the other driving (such as to work) that takes precedence over a trip to the point.

Now, I've already gone almost every weekend this year, but it is still quite the pain in the rear end, when a trip to the point causes "fill up day" to come earlier than I originally planned.

Josh

I saw this cartoon in our local paper. It had 2 men in it who were supposed to be the people who decide what gas prices should be. The one man was saying to the other, "Finally we have accomplished making the people think that $3 is a cheap price to pay for gas!" lol. And it is sad because that is true. A year ago we were complaining about $3 gas prices, and now that is cheap. How pathetic.

Well eventually if Gas becomes too high, Cedar Point is going to have to come up with some more money saving deals, or just lower the price of admission. And not just Cedar Point, other parks around the U.S. will be hurting. I'm sure they're attendance numbers are down along with the food prices and Souvenir prices. So they'll have to be creative.

Michigans Adventure is $25 to get in this year which is cheaper if I recall than what it was last year.

But they nickel and dime you with tube rentals and $10 locker rentals. That alone makes me not want to return to Michigans Adventure because each of us are spending $20 in locker fees and tube fees.

Won't ever be too much. I've still driven about 10,000 miles so far this year storm chasing at 20 mpg. That's a lot of gasoline.

Well its cut back on my trips, to Kings Island. Passed up an opportunity to go opening day this year, and was hoping to have one other trip before the 4th, which is not going to happen. However, the way Im rationalizing it, is that I fully plan to repeat what I did last year for the Haunt, I got a hotel and did a Friday/Saturday trip. It was a blast, and hopefully Ill be able to do it again this year.

I think that it's illogical to jump to the conclusion that gas prices will never be too much, unless referring to the self. Otherwise, for many, many, people, gas is already too much, and to say otherwise as a general statement is simply a reflection of not having ever had to use food stamps or unemployment.

Even those with big houses and big paychecks are starting to see the repo-man...

At some point in the chain of finances, everyone gets hurt by gas prices, and whether that loss of value is found at the surface, or is simply washed away in a myriad of credit card bills, un-frugal spending, or simple ignorance, the fact remains: everyone at some point will have to figure the high cost of gasoline, but those who are smart will figure it in, and move on with their life.

Gas prices aren't going anywhere but up, and fast, and neither is our dependence. Guess where the problem is...

^ - the devaluation of the dollar.

Bingo. Although what's interesting to me is the fact that they seem to be holding on to the hope that somehow, the dollar will magically gain enough ground against the Euro that it'll be able to shift oil prices down...