Comments on: Why $5 or $6 Gas Won’t Deter You From Driving http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/drive-less/why-5-or-6-gas-wont-deter-you-from-driving/ Increase Fuel Economy and Save Money at the Pump Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:23:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: art http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/drive-less/why-5-or-6-gas-wont-deter-you-from-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-59112 art Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:08:46 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=339#comment-59112 I dont live in England or have all that great of a job,I WILL stop driving all together! I dont live in England or have all that great of a job,I WILL stop driving all together!

]]> By: Jay http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/drive-less/why-5-or-6-gas-wont-deter-you-from-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-14443 Jay Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:37:29 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=339#comment-14443 I lived in England for a couple of years. What I found was this: the English do drive smaller cars, but they also overwhelmingly drive cars with diesel engines. These cars get about 1.5 times the mileage as our cars do, which when you do the math shows that they are only paying a small percentage more than we are. I estimate that they are paying about the same amount to travel a mile as we are at $3 to a gallon gasoline. I lived in England for a couple of years. What I found was this: the English do drive smaller cars, but they also overwhelmingly drive cars with diesel engines. These cars get about 1.5 times the mileage as our cars do, which when you do the math shows that they are only paying a small percentage more than we are. I estimate that they are paying about the same amount to travel a mile as we are at $3 to a gallon gasoline.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/drive-less/why-5-or-6-gas-wont-deter-you-from-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-14397 Andrea Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:46:07 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=339#comment-14397 I think that for many people who are on a budget, they are driving less. The people in the McMansions in my neighborhood with large incomes may have the luxury of not being concerned about gas prices, but people who don't make a lot of money do pay attention and adjust. To save money and help the environment, I bike to work, darpool more, take the bus and metro more often and have limited some of my weekend activities that involve driving. I think that for many people who are on a budget, they are driving less. The people in the McMansions in my neighborhood with large incomes may have the luxury of not being concerned about gas prices, but people who don’t make a lot of money do pay attention and adjust. To save money and help the environment, I bike to work, darpool more, take the bus and metro more often and have limited some of my weekend activities that involve driving.

]]> By: brainscan http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/drive-less/why-5-or-6-gas-wont-deter-you-from-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-14392 brainscan Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:55:03 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=339#comment-14392 Europeans do two things: 1) they drive small cars (like the SmartCar) and therefore they get way better gas mileage than Americans get and 2) they walk almost everywhere, which doesn't use any gas. Even if the amount of fuel being used in Europe has increased recently, it doesn't mean that the $6 gas hasn't discouraged driving or that $6 gas wouldn't reduce gas usage here in the US. It may not reduce DRIVING, but I guarantee that it would decrease gas usage (via better gas mileage). Europeans do two things: 1) they drive small cars (like the SmartCar) and therefore they get way better gas mileage than Americans get and 2) they walk almost everywhere, which doesn’t use any gas. Even if the amount of fuel being used in Europe has increased recently, it doesn’t mean that the $6 gas hasn’t discouraged driving or that $6 gas wouldn’t reduce gas usage here in the US. It may not reduce DRIVING, but I guarantee that it would decrease gas usage (via better gas mileage).

]]> By: coRank http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/drive-less/why-5-or-6-gas-wont-deter-you-from-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-14367 coRank Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:36:29 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=339#comment-14367 <strong>Why $5 or $6 Gas Won’t Deter You From Driving</strong> Despite the costs of owning and operating an automobile, people choose automobiles the world over because no other form of transportation comes anywhere close to providing comparable speed, flexibility, privacy and convenience. Even at $6 per ga Why $5 or $6 Gas Won’t Deter You From Driving

Despite the costs of owning and operating an automobile, people choose automobiles the world over because no other form of transportation comes anywhere close to providing comparable speed, flexibility, privacy and convenience. Even at $6 per ga

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