Comments on: Hummer Owners Feel the Pain of Filling Up (Boo-Hoo)

By: Camilo Buitrago

Camilo Buitrago — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:09:45 +0000

I prefer the bicycle option, as a student any dollar helps, and more when you are trying to save them for the future…so no hummer.

It also gives me a green feeling that I’m helping the world…he he he

By: Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:31 +0000

@LJ – The price of diesel must be a killer.

My wife and I drove to the mountains this weekend. We saw lots of RVs and “fifth wheels.” I thought: “With the price of diesel, who can afford an RV?”

Nobody ever expected the prices to flip-flop like they did.

And like you pointed out, sometimes you just need a truck — for instance, when you live in the hill country of Texas.

(You don’t need a Hummer to drive around downtown Denver though.)

By: LJ

LJ — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:31:01 +0000

I understand to the large cost of filling up a large truck or SUV. My husband has a 4 door Ford F350 Diesel Truck. The cost of filling up is around $130.00. So to help reduce the cost of gas we bought on clunker for him to drive to and from work. I know what you are thinking….why not get rid of the large truck. Well, we live the Texas and have land in the hill country which require us the need for a large truck. When he purchased the truck the price of diesel was a lot cheaper per gallon than regular unleaded gasoline. Unfortuately times have change incrediably over the past few months. Never would I have dreamed gas prices sky rocketing like they have. I am afraid that we haven’t seen the last of difficult times. One good thing – the clunker costs alot less to drive and we were able to put our 16 year old daughter as the primary drive on the 1997 vehicle which has saved on our insurance premiums.

By: Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:55:48 +0000

Kate – There is now a real cost/benefit analysis to driving just about anywhere.

A “free” meal at mom and dad’s house might actually cost $8 or more in gas. Certainly, I continue to drive to my parent’s house for get-togethers, but the cost of gas makes you think.

I’ve considered getting an Element before. I like them. And I love your nickname: Chummer… LOL!

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:51:23 +0000

I know I stopped a ton of unproductive business networking activities because they took me all over the S. Indiana / Kentucky region and the prospecting wasn’t worth the fuel costs. Its amazing the impact of $25 providing 5.2 gallons of gas.

Thankfully I drive a Honda Element which gets 25mpg, not huge but a lot better than the HummHogs.

I refer to the Element as my mini-Hummer… a Chummy or Chummer. ;>