[crv16]

"1200 mile round trip, 15 MPG = 80 gallons...Yep, that extra $80 is going to change folks' plans. If it does, they need to stay home and work...."

Look at it this way - average family with two cars putting on a total of 30k per year, and each car averaging 20 mpg, an increase from $2.50 to $3.00 results in an extra $750 dollars in yearly gas costs.

That's a weeks pay for a lot of people.

// 40mpg Civic and 30mpg Accord owner
/ It's conservative to "conserve"

[poobear]

"average family with two cars putting on a total of 30k per year, and each car averaging 20 mpg, an increase from $2.50 to $3.00 results in an extra $750 dollars in yearly gas costs."

Just an ignorant observation here, but it seems as long as the economy seems to absorb this 60 to 66 dollar a barrel, I don't see it EVER coming down to 35 or 40. Why would it? (Just an education from a small college in marketing/advertising and Bus/admin.)

[dakine]

2 cars, 30k miles a year each? Then $750 better not be a week's pay...