Please joint in the "Gas Out" - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

BENZ-LGB · #10 05-03-2007, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt L

No excuses needed. People keep buying it, so the price keeps going up. When you see people dumping their SUVs due to the price, it will have to come down. Until then, it won't.

I agree. Gas prices in So. Cal. are outrageous. Still, people keep buying their obscenely wasteful SUVs. I can understand it if you have lots of stuff to move around or if you have a big family. But about 90% of the SUVs I see on the road are single-occupancy.

Last summer I was able to convince my wife to give up her beloved Yukon and start driving the E320. Boy am I glad I did!

One question for you boys and girls (maybe I'll make this a separate thread).

With gas prices going through the roof, are you giving up something in order to save moeny for gas? Maybe postponing a major purchase? Trimming down
on vacation plans?

If gas prices keep going up, there will eventually be a negative impact on the economy. Most people can't afford to pay for the extra cost of gas AND still spend like they used to do before the gas price hikes.

We haven't given up anything...yet. But we are far more careful about making needless car trips and are going out to dinner less often. Not a big sacrifice yet...