What would you do if gas suddenly became $5 a gallon?

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  • Gitaroo Man
    Desafortunadamente
    • May 2002
    • 1536

    #16
    Invest in a hydrogen fuel cell car

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    • gimp
      Registered User
      • Jan 2001
      • 2368

      #17
      Get the hose so I can siphon out of peoples tanks

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      • EsPo
        Dosehead
        • Jul 2002
        • 4140

        #18
        find a way to make gas from natural things?
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        • Timmee
          eBay addict
          • Apr 2002
          • 1770

          #19
          Originally posted by EsPo
          find a way to make gas from natural things?
          Like bean burritos?
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          • Python14
            Norsk
            • Jun 2001
            • 3343

            #20
            Originally posted by EsPo
            find a way to make gas from natural things?
            But doesn't gasoline come from oil? Which conviently, is natural.
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            • Gitaroo Man
              Desafortunadamente
              • May 2002
              • 1536

              #21
              Yes it does. And that process takes millions of years to get new oil since it comes from dead plankton compressed under much pressure

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              • Python14
                Norsk
                • Jun 2001
                • 3343

                #22
                Sadly, I have yet to see a truely effective alternative fuel. Most that can provide the power that gas does are far too expensive, or just not widely available. For the time being, gas and diesel are about the only choice.
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                • 1stdeadeye
                  Still around????
                  • Jun 2002
                  • 8501

                  #23
                  Haha

                  Originally posted by gimp
                  Get the hose so I can siphon out of peoples tanks
                  ROFL!

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                  • Jack_Dubious
                    ubi dubium ibi libertas
                    • Apr 2002
                    • 922

                    #24
                    What about using alcohol? Ive always wondered why we couldnt use alcohol as an alternative fuel. Maybe perhaps gasoline would still be cheaper. Alcohol can be made from almost any organic substance.(IIRC) The farming industry probably produces a lot of organic waste that could be converted into alcohol.


                    JDub

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                    • 1stdeadeye
                      Still around????
                      • Jun 2002
                      • 8501

                      #25
                      Good idea but...

                      Originally posted by Jack_Dubious
                      What about using alcohol? Ive always wondered why we couldnt use alcohol as an alternative fuel. Maybe perhaps gasoline would still be cheaper. Alcohol can be made from almost any organic substance.(IIRC) The farming industry probably produces a lot of organic waste that could be converted into alcohol.


                      JDub
                      It is a good idea and they are trying it, but it isn't practical. It is called Ethanol (sp). The problem is that is not feasible without massive government subsidies! It takes more energy in the creation then it makes. i.e. farm equipment, processing, refining. Unfortunatly, there is no other fuel source that gives you anywhere near the bang for the buck that you get from gasoline!

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                      • Restola
                        Certificated Cloud Buster
                        • May 2001
                        • 2230

                        #26
                        Re: Not gonna happen!

                        Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
                        Plus Saudia Arabia cares what we pay for gas
                        Yes they care...

                        They care to keep the prices JUST low enough that none of the other ideas in this thread are financially practical. There are few things I want more for the world than the US to become more independant with our energy and do more buisness with russian oil. Then the damn saudis who "care" about us can go eat sand.

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                        • spydervenom
                          Superior Member #2
                          • Mar 2002
                          • 475

                          #27
                          they say that around here it is supposed to jump to 1.60 a gallon in march, but i just skoff at that because its at 1.55 a gallon

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                          • TransMan
                            Man Beast!!!
                            • Apr 2002
                            • 3152

                            #28
                            I say we just go ahead and buy greenland so we can buy a gallon of gas for 10 cents

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                            • Kevmaster
                              Owners Group Div: Director
                              • Oct 2001
                              • 5475

                              #29
                              Id join the Army and provoke war with Iraq to get their oil

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                              • cphilip
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                                • Jun 2026
                                • 16216

                                #30
                                Very clean Diesel fuel can and is made from Soy Beans....


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