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03-03-2008, 07:45 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lockeford,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates, Genesis 427 S/O
Posts: 300
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Gas prices?
Will the high gas prices change the way you drive your car or the fuel you buy? 
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Ephesians 2:8
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03-03-2008, 07:55 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Prince Frederick,
MD
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #212, 392 stroker
Posts: 147
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Not anytime soon. I work too damn hard not to have play time! 
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Ned
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03-03-2008, 09:15 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: TACOMA,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: Everett Morrision FE 427 so 2-4s
Posts: 2,025
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It is with a lot of regret it probably will cause me to restrick my driving even more than it was in the past. Good news for the Insurance companies. After all the saving, work, and expense ,it now seems extravagent to spend money like that. ten minute warm up +10 mpg if I drive like it's a lump. A run to my sons' house easily $15 but an $80 ( 25 gal x $3.50 + additave) tank of gasoline turning to varnish is a terrible image.
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03-03-2008, 09:16 PM
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Beam Me Up Scottie
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Squantum (part of Quincy),
MA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF1049 Titanium w/black stripes, 351W with Trick Flow Heads, Tremec 3550
Posts: 7,592
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Nope, not at all
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Warren
'Liberals are maggots upon the life of this planet and need to get off at the next rotation.' (Jamo 2008)
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03-03-2008, 09:18 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central California,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: Bennett Cobra
Posts: 70
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Who cares!
Ahhhh....the smell of race gas when I drive my car, yes it's $7.50+ a gallon but I didn't build a Cobra for gas mileage. It's the smiles per gallon I want.  |
03-03-2008, 09:37 PM
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Banned
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
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I hope I never have to eat my words, but the short answer is NO.
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03-03-2008, 09:44 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Roseville,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: Scratch built Bowtie, C4 suspension, Fiberjet body, 427 Rat
Posts: 118
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Probably not the quantity of trips but definitely the length. Probably stay closer to home. At least until the kids move out. . . .
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03-03-2008, 11:37 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: San Diego,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 2,979
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Nope. Filled it up twice over the weekend at $3.79 per gallon. First time was just over 25 gallons and the second was 18.5
Averaged just over 7 mpg. 
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03-04-2008, 01:38 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Uppsala, Sweden,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #696, Ford 427/482 CO
Posts: 76
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You guys are spoiled!
In Sweden normal gas is now $7.50+ per gallon.
And I get less than 10 mpg 
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HOB
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03-04-2008, 02:30 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Nuerburgring/Germany,
Posts: 104
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7,30$ over here!
You guys got a long hard road ahead of you yet 
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From Germany
Aloys
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03-04-2008, 03:28 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 26,593
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Our high here last summer for the tourist trade was $4.29. I am sure they will make it higher than that this Summer as our low for the Winter was around $3.29 at most of the major stations. One place up in the canyon I heard was above $5 a gallon but I can't say that for a fact as I never drove up there to see.
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03-04-2008, 05:38 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McLeansboro,
Il
Cobra Make, Engine: LA Exotic
Posts: 235
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maybe we all need to recalibrate the fuel systems to burn that good old midwestern corn based alcohol...considering converting mine to E85 105 octane and cheaper than high octane fuel.
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03-04-2008, 06:10 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
wa
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,027
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I don't worry about it. It's SPM (Smiles Per Mile) for me. |
03-04-2008, 06:27 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Arps/Burroughs/Hurricane/428FE
Posts: 1,346
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Hey Boys, I remmeber saying back in 74' that if gas gets up to $1.00 per gallon "I'll sell my cars and boats and just ride my bike".
Well, I only have added my Cobra to the fleet and still do ride my bike, but just for exercise. I hope the government ups my social secuity check to cover the increase in gas before I die.
Oh well, I can dream!
Bill
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03-04-2008, 06:47 AM
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Canadian Gashole
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Quebec, Canada,
QC
Cobra Make, Engine: Johnex 427 S/C, 351W, 472 HP, 444 lbs. torque
Posts: 2,455
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Gas prices change here almost every day. The price will go up 10 cents per litre (40 cents per gallon) one day then begin to slide a cent or two each day, then bounce back up another 10 or 12 cents. Regular is selling for about $4.20 a gallon right now but it could be a lot more tomorrow.
I don't do a lot of mileage in my Cobra so I don't think that the higher price of gas will change my driving habits much. The price of gas hurts me a lot more when I fill up the Explorer however. 
Wayne
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03-04-2008, 06:49 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique
Posts: 153
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gas
The cheapest I remember gas was 19.9 cents a gallon. When it hit $1.00 a gallon I wanted to scream, now I'd be happy for $2.00 a gallon. Sadly we have the oil in our own backyard, just aren't allowed to play in it. I'm wondering how high it will have to go before people change their minds. There are tests out now that say E-85 is actually worse than modern gasoline. |
03-04-2008, 07:55 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Carlsbad,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2932 with 438 Lykins Motorsports engine. Previous owner of FFR 5452.
Posts: 2,616
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I'll cut back somewhere else if I have to.
NOT in the amount of time I drive the Cobra!
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03-04-2008, 08:12 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Perrysburg,
OH
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #298 427 FI
Posts: 497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hans-Olof Blom
You guys are spoiled!
In Sweden normal gas is now $7.50+ per gallon.
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We are not spoiled, you are just getting hosed So are we, but thats ridiculas. |
03-04-2008, 08:30 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates/Shell Valley Street Cobra
Posts: 892
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No way
The cost of fuel for a specially car is probably less than 5-10 % of the cost of ownership given the low number of miles driven...but...it provides 90% of the fun....don't worry, be happy. |
03-04-2008, 08:33 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Ridgewood,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports, Southern Automotive 428 FE
Posts: 420
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it wont impact me yet....
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