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"As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds."
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The comment below came from by Usatoday.com"We're the victims of circumstance, but I don't necessarily understand what that circumstance is," she said.
Kristi Newmeyer Jenkins, 36, of cape coral, Fla., said her family will forgo a summer trip to visit family and friends "up north." Instead, she says, "we'll do one-tank trips."
Two days a week, she and her husband, Jim, carpool to the Catholic church where they both work.
On Friday — her weekday off — "I try to go only places I can walk," she said.
The couple's car and truck get fair gas mileage, she said. Unless gas prices skyrocket, they will keep both vehicles.
"Until gas is over $5 a gallon and we pay off our current cars, I can't see us buying more fuel-efficient vehicles," she said.
Contributing: Mike Chalmers, The News Journal in Wilmington, Del.; Laura Ruane, The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla.http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2011-05-16-rising-gas-prices_n.htm
Answer to should you get a Hybrid plug-in or scooter?
Yesterday, Rene, the head editor of FCPD consulted with a sustainable energy consultant who also happens to be a motorcycle / scooter instructor. If your budget for a cheap mode of transportation is $5,000 to $6,500 until the plug in hybrid rolls off the assembly lines I recommend that you either:
- Spend $5,000 on a 5 year old Toyota Echo or Mini Cooper Classic or
- Spend $5,500 on a brand new Honda 250 motorcycle that comes with anti lock braking system. You will also have to factor in $800 to $1,200 for 30 hours of one on one lessons with your motorcycle instructor. Going to the gas station to fill a full tank will not break your budget even if the gas goes up to $5.00 a gallon. More like $10 to $15 dollars for a full tank.
