Oops! No gas at the gas stations because it isn't being produced, and the gas can't be transported there because there is no gas for the trucks. And no money to buy the gas when it gets there, unless you have gold or can barter.
I don't know if they are going to be able to chase the resources, though I like the idea.
I am beginning to wish I were more familiar with horses.
“Oops! No gas at the gas stations because it isn’t being produced, and the gas can’t be transported there because there is no gas for the trucks.”
Yes you are right. It will indeed come to that point. But it will get bad for a long time before it gets to that point and you will still fare better than most. When it does come to that point we will be in caveman stage again anyhow. That is when you find a safer place to park with natural resources available for personal survival. You will still have shelter and minimal power at least and won’t have to live in a cave. And the industrius with mechanical knowledge will know how to make the vehicle run such as wood gas. Or even steam power. Just like third world countries there will be no EPA or Government regulations to worry about being enforced anymore anyhow.
Here is the perspective about horses. A small steam engine adapted into a vehicle is still enough power to move it along at 15 miles an hour in low gear. 15 miles an hour is still better than only 20 miles a day for a horse. :)
Here is a vehicle with only a 6.5 horsepower engine and it gets a hundred miles to the gallon. But it doesn’t go fast of course, but it goes...
A small wood fired steam engine could be adapted to do the same thing in any vehicle. I know your capabilities and knowledge so it would be no problem for those like us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSc9CVyje5Y