Gas Prices

[BMW Rider]

Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer

Instead of complaining about how much oil companies make, join in. Buy some shares in them and enjoy the ride. A totally un Canadian thought, but hey, sometimes I think a little different. As for taxes have you filed yours yet? Enjoy. The "EVIL" United States celebrated tax freedom day today. Anyone care when guess our's is?

Yes, but their national debt is umpteen trillion dollars and growing rapidly. Not that I support our higher taxes, but I'd still rather live in our economy.

As for the oil companies profiting hugely every year while gas prices rise almost daily; as long as people continue to buy and drive ridicoulously oversized unecessary vehicles and burn more and more fuel, the oil companies will continue on this path. People complain about the cost per litre to feed their gas hungry SUVs and trucks, but they are as yet unwilling to get rid of them for a more ecomomical option. The gas is flowing out of the pumps just as fast as when the prices were half of what they are today. Good old rules of supply and demand.

I drive a full size truck too, but only as much as I have to. I do genuinly need a truck sometimes, which is why I own it, but my motorcycles are my primary vehicles. Yes, that's hard to believe in Alberta, but I do put nearly triple the miles on my bikes that I do my truck. So for those of you who can't manage the price of a Smart car or a hybrid; perhaps you should get a motorcycle. My R1100RS gets a lousy 45 mpg city and 55 hwy, while my little F650GS gets 65 and 75. Even burning premium, its still a bargain. And they're a ton of fun to boot.