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Old 04-11-2011, 04:02 PM   #31
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it'd be a great time to make a deal on a diesel or V10 one ton


Yeah, bought mine too soon.

$4.09 for diesel...
$3.79 for 87

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Old 04-12-2011, 01:33 PM   #32
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it'd be a great time to make a deal on a diesel or V10 one ton


yep I scored a pretty good price on mine because no one was buying them. I needed one to pull a camper. seen lots of folks around here dump their trucks last time price went up and then had to buy them back when they realized the little car they bought wouldn't haul anything.
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Old 04-12-2011, 01:38 PM   #33
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yep I scored a pretty good price on mine because no one was buying them. I needed one to pull a camper. seen lots of folks around here dump their trucks last time price went up and then had to buy them back when they realized the little car they bought wouldn't haul anything.
I liked how when gas prices went back down, people started buyin gall the gas guzzlers again thinking this wouldnt happen again. Silly people

With the earthquake and toyotas slowdown in production I wonder how that will affect the market for more fuel efficient cars.
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Old 04-12-2011, 01:48 PM   #34
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[QUOTE=tommymac;463339]I liked how when gas prices went back down, people started buyin gall the gas guzzlers again thinking this wouldnt happen again. Silly people

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yep, that's exactly what they did here. must have been a pretty good deal for car sales. LOL I leave the truck at home and use it just for hauling.
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Old 04-12-2011, 01:49 PM   #35
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I liked how when gas prices went back down, people started buyin gall the gas guzzlers again thinking this wouldnt happen again. Silly people

With the earthquake and toyotas slowdown in production I wonder how that will affect the market for more fuel efficient cars.
I would think it would result in a benefit for the domestic auto companies, but I don't believe they have figured out how to make money on small cars yet.

Forget trucks, if you really want to get a good deal start shopping for larger boats, figure 26 feet or more. The market for a toy that gets under 2mpg, requires a large truck to move, and when using marina gas costs around a dollar more per gallon isn't likely to be robust.
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Old 04-12-2011, 01:52 PM   #36
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I would think it would result in a benefit for the domestic auto companies, but I don't believe they have figured out how to make money on small cars yet.

Forget trucks, if you really want to get a good deal start shopping for larger boats, figure 26 feet or more. The market for a toy that gets under 2mpg, requires a large truck to move, and when using marina gas costs around a dollar more per gallon isn't likely to be robust.
I live right by the water too, house around the block from me have bulkheads in the backyard, but I was never a big boat person. I ewanted a bigger truck for the wife and all the baby/kid stuff we will be hauling but righ tnow we both have rather long commutes so we will see how things play out.
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Old 04-12-2011, 02:50 PM   #37
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I liked how when gas prices went back down, people started buyin gall the gas guzzlers again thinking this wouldnt happen again. Silly people
Eff that - we did the opposite!
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Oil went down like 3 dollars a barrel today, should I expect a sudden price drop at the pumps?
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Old 04-12-2011, 02:52 PM   #39
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Eff that - we did the opposite!
Same here. I went from a Dodge Dakota to a Mazda 5. Now I'm paying as much to fill the 5 as I did the pickup.
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Old 04-12-2011, 02:54 PM   #40
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Not a fucking chance. Now that the oil companies have an excuse to jack prices up they'll keep climbing.
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