Would I like to spend $1/gallon instead of $3/gallon? Sure.

However, when you are spending $20K + for most new cars, the price of gas, even at $3+/gallon is such a small cost of ownership that it’s not really worth complaining about.

Want to save money? Buy a $2500 beater and drive it for 4 years and 100K miles like I did.

Total cost of ownership over the last 100K mile, including vehicle purchase: $12,800 or $0.128/mile. That includes purchase, maintenance, repair, insurance, tax, tags, title and of course, fuel.

Any $20K car purchased and drive for 100K miles with no repairs or maintenance is already $0.20/mile before you buy a drop of fuel.

So stop complaining about the price of gas and address the issue where you can do the most good, by making a more cost effective vehicle choice.

http://www.bullseyepredictions.com

This 3 day “gas cast” tells you the day that gas will be the cheapest so you can time your purchase accordingly. Every little smart way of doing biz, if we all do it helps to send a message and saves some money. And nope, no ads, no popups, its all totally free – just make a note of the best day to buy gas and be on your way..

The math is a little esoteric but – I decided to play them at their own game – there IS a relationship between gas prices in the futures (cash) market and the price at the pump. Its exactly what the oil companies do all the way up the chain, they divert tankers to the atlantic or the pacific coast, slow them down – choose the make up of the refinery output – all based on projected demand to maximize profit.

My predictions service creates a level playing field so we consumers can also take advantage of the demand information.

-K

Nearly a month after declaring that we should expect to see slightly lower gas prices this summer, the head of Department of Energy has backed off that assertion and now believes that we might break our record high average gasoline price.