Gas Prices Expected to Skyrocket
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By Brandon McCormick -

   

Set your wallet and bank accounts on “withdrawal.” Gas prices are on the rise.

Gas prices are up nearly six cents this week, and that’s just the beginning according to CNNMoney. Tom Kloza, the chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service said to CNNMoney, “We’ve got another 10 to 15 cents of catching up to do in the next few days.”

Penn Manor students are strategizing about how they will tackle the rise in gas prices.

“I’ll drive less,” said Bo Perez, a junior at Penn Manor. “It’s hard to pay for gas now.”

“I’m not going to stop driving [completely] because of prices,” Perez said.

Perez has a 30-minute round trip to school everyday. His 1984 Chevrolet S-10 gets about 17 miles per gallon.

Penn Manor senior James McElroy drives a 1995 Ford Mustang which gets 13-14 miles per gallon.

“Yes, I’m going to keep driving to school even with high prices,” said McElroy.

With only a 20-minute round trip to school everyday he said he has different things to worry about.

“It wouldn’t be so hard to pay for gas if I didn’t have to pay $40 for a parking spot.”

Gas prices have jumped 4.2 percent from the beginning of February. Prices increased about 35 cents in 13 days.

Getting only 8 miles per gallon, Josh Morgan of Penn Manor has his own way of dealing with the climbing prices, “I’ll cut back on driving but I’ll work more to pay for gas.”

Gas currently costs an average of $3.49 per gallon. At that rate, Morgan pays $5.24 PER DAY to drive to and from school.

This doesn’t come close to the $60 PER WEEK Ryan Wissler had to pay to drive to and from school when he was driving his 2002 Ford F-350 Power Stroke pickup truck.

“Gas prices are ridiculous,” said Wissler. “I got a car because the money I would save on gas would pay for the car.”

Wissler bought a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt in hopes to save cash over driving his truck. The Cobalt gets 30 mpg versus 11 mpg of diesel fuel in his truck.

Crude oil hit a price of $102.23 per barrel, breaking the $100 mark for the first time since September 2008. With these prices, even teachers are cringing at the pump.

Start Worrying When You See "E."

Steve Hess, a physics teacher at Penn Manor sold his 2002 Dodge Ram and upgraded to a 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit.

“The main reason is fuel economy,” said Hess. “I get 50 mpg versus 13 in my truck.”

Hess commented about the political side of the price increase, “Worst part is it’s such a political thing and the government won’t do anything about [prices].”

The true reason for the price rise may be at question, but all drivers need to know is to be ready to pay at the pump, and pay, and pay.

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Had to park the 4x4 ford cause 6mpg.Started driving blazer 20mpg when weather gets better out comes the bike.I guess I will put the miles on the triumph.And it aint much better.I dont live where carpooling is an option.
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Yeah here we go again the Middle East stubbs it's toe and the gas price skyrockets. (not making light of the situation over there) But there hasn't even been a drop in production or supply. It's all Hype and Bull!!! Bs_sign Or as stock market people call it "Speculation"! It doesn't have a Damn thing to do with supply and demand. You want gas prices to come down. Get the government to stop "oil speculation" (google it). Fat Chance, the Sob's are getting rich and not having to do a thingt to earn it! I remember a time when you had to do something or provide a service to get paid. OH! I'm sorry that doesn't apply to the Rich! Naughty Sorry guys I'm just venting. All I can say is drive the cheapest vehicle you can. Motorcycles are great on fuel mileage but a little damp in bad weather, but you can be assured I will be riding mine as much as possible!!! F#%& the oil companies and the speculators!
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I agree, but we are the just the little people. If we as a country would refuse to buy gas for one week the prices would come down. Complete work stoppage the whole nine yards!
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(03-08-2011, 02:08 PM)Mach 1 Club Wrote: I agree, but we are the just the little people. If we as a country would refuse to buy gas for one week the prices would come down. Complete work stoppage the whole nine yards!
How come the prices started jumping just one day after we were told about the new fighting had started . This should have taken about a week or longer to start price of gas to start going up . At the time price per barrel was very low . Gas price came down very little . But after the last vote we had the prices have been climing ever sence . Now the man has added more tax,s on top of everthing else . We do have our own oil in the U S A but how many of these well,s are being opened up . And if the man will let them be opened up . You are not going to see the price go DOWN . The gas should not have gotten over a $ 1.50 a gal. and why do we have to pay the 9/10th a cent per gal on every gal we by . If we open up the oil fields the big oil are still break it off in our backside . The Goverment has been in the oil companys pocket for ever . We need to fight back or the country could be done as we know it . C.L. SCo_hmmthink

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Oddly enough, with all the performance plans I have for my Mach 1, it'll still get better gas mileage than my daily driver: 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4.

Time to get crackin', I guess.
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