Gas price: how much can you still afford?

[uls]

siguro na realize nung mga nagrarally na wala talaga tayong magagawa dito.
and siguro na realized in nila na instead of holding rallies, they have to earn a living also.

or maybe wala nagbabayad sa kanila para mag rally hehe

kasi nasanay sila binabayaran sila mag rally...

so wala sila incentive ngayon mag rally

[puroy]

i think i saw just this week that some group from the news na may mga ilang tao nag-rally sa tapat ng petron bldg dito sa makati. :D

[uls]

meron ung binato ng red paint yung building ng isang oil company..

pero konte lang ung mga rallyist.

Di tulad sa ibang bansa... mas grabe

[Jun aka Pekto]

My wife was shopping at Costco when she noticed regular unleaded was $3.73/gal. So she filled up the Ford even though the gas tank was still half full.

Sure enough, there it is:
http://www.tucsongasprices.com/

[ghosthunter]

meron ung binato ng red paint yung building ng isang oil company..

pero konte lang ung mga rallyist.

Di tulad sa ibang bansa... mas grabe

I guess there wasn't enough budget leftover after buying that can of red paint to hire more rallyists.

[wewoy_romero]

i use my car once a week na lang. kapag friday-gimik-day na lang. the rest of the week, lrt na lang ako.

mas mabigat kasi sa bulsa yung gas sa mga katulad ko na malayo ang inuuwian.

[_Cathy_]

What is a reasonable monthly allotment (% from your whole salary) for Gas?

[tidus1203]

In reality although I am bursting with emotions when gas prices go up the percentage of my gas expense as a totality of my monthly income is very very low. Mababa kasi talaga mileage ko I spend probably around P1200 a week on all my cars.

[Eismann]

We've been in this situation when the fuel price hiked so many times before and people and systems adjusted. We are all too stubborn to surrender ain't we? So we'll probably carry on. Commodities and utilities will be costly but we will cope, these are hard times but there'll be worse times ahead. We're ultimately headed there and all we can do is be prepared.

I don't want to sound corny but all I can tell you guys is to never lose hope and always trust His providence, grace abounds.

[afrasay]

What is a reasonable monthly allotment (% from your whole salary) for Gas?

600 a day, 3,000 a week (workdays), 12,000 a month, 144,000 a year. Jeez this is equivalent to a big plasma tv!!!

[slamtaz]

used to be that our gas expense is about $175/month sometime end of 1st qtr this year but now it has gone up to $230/month... that's more than 30% already... :thatsit: pero ala tayo magawa except bumili ng :bike:

[Eismann]

My data on our fuel cost ranges from 3k to 7k pesos per vehicle per month, the driver of which are holidays and family occasions. Cost cutting dictated that MOA and Trinoma trips will have to be foregone for now. My kids are starting to enjoy going to SM-Santa Rosa now which is just 8 km from home and my wife and I now enjoy riding a crowded commuter van at Festival Mall/Ayala Town Center in Alabang when when we need to.

All for the sake of sticking to the budget...he-he.

[Galactus]

When using the Accord, I maximized my 150 liter monthly allotment. But now that I'm using the FD, I only utilize about 100 - 120 liters.

[ghosthunter]

We've been in this situation when the fuel price hiked so many times before and people and systems adjusted. We are all too stubborn to surrender ain't we? So we'll probably carry on. Commodities and utilities will be costly but we will cope, these are hard times but there'll be worse times ahead. We're ultimately headed there and all we can do is be prepared.

I don't want to sound corny but all I can tell you guys is to never lose hope and always trust His providence, grace abounds.

You can't just sit around and wait for God to solve your problems.

[ghosthunter]

My data on our fuel cost ranges from 3k to 7k pesos per vehicle per month, the driver of which are holidays and family occasions. Cost cutting dictated that MOA and Trinoma trips will have to be foregone for now. My kids are starting to enjoy going to SM-Santa Rosa now which is just 8 km from home and my wife and I now enjoy riding a crowded commuter van at Festival Mall/Ayala Town Center in Alabang when when we need to.

All for the sake of sticking to the budget...he-he.

Aside from your fridge-on-wheels, what other vehicle do you have at your disposal?

[Eismann]

You can't just sit around and wait for God to solve your problems.

Boss GH...."the mythbuster".....

This is the reason why I'm seriously contemplating LPG conversion for our Sentra and MB100. Right now, my friends and I are also looking at "drive with water fuels" and the like which can be ordered for $150 daw....he-he that's not sitting around is it?

[Eismann]

Nga pala boss GH, if I may ask lang po. I might have missed in previous pages or threads but I want to find out how true this proposition is from this website:

http://www.runyourcarwithwater.com/?hop=myaffmedia

Eto po yung $150 daw. We want to test this on a 2008 Innova.

[ghosthunter]

Nga pala boss GH, if I may ask lang po. I might have missed in previous pages or threads but I want to find out how true this proposition is from this website:

http://www.runyourcarwithwater.com/?hop=myaffmedia

Eto po yung $150 daw. We want to test this on a 2008 Innova.

Personally, just save your $150 and look for forums that discuss "water-for-fuel". You'll find guys who would send you the plans for free.

My stand, although electrolysis of water works, the electrical load of the "cell" will increase the alternator load on the engine which would make the engine burn more fuel. So you end up burning gasoline to produce hydrogen/oxygen to burn as fuel. Kinda something like stealing from Paul to pay Peter.

It might not be mention but you will need some sort of system to adjust the fuel flow... something like a Super AFC (Air-Fuel Controller). This should reduce the amount of gasoline since it is supposed to be replaced by hydrogen.

And then you need to cross your fingers that your SAFC setting is correct and doesn't result in your engine running too lean in your quest of better FC figures. That or invest in an oxygen sensor gauge if your vehicle is already equipped with an O2 sensor. Or buy an O2 sensor and gauge if your car doesn't have factory O2 sensor... kinda expensive stuff here.

SAFC = P14K new or P8K used (labor = P1.5k)
A/F gauge w/ O2 sensor = $289 * sumit racing website = P13K
sub-total = P27K if all new.

and then add the $150 for the plans = P6750
Final total = P33,750.00

That price doesn't yet include parts for the actual electrolysis cell and the time and fuel you will use up going back and forth to the local hardware and kitchen supply shop.

And you aren't even sure if that device will save you any money in the short and long term.

Maybe you can just add another P10K and you have already installed GREENFUEL's auto-lpg kit.

[pup2]

I have 4 contingency plans for each 5-peso phase of gas price increase. With each one, I hope to save on either kms travelled and/or FC improved. The second one got triggered at 60 so I have to say up to 70 minimal ang effect sa akin.<p></p><p></p>
I think even as we are able to communicate as if it was a smaller world though, much of our daily lives would jave to revolve around a smaller area now.<p></p><p></p>
Baka kaya ang daming SM na tinatayo!?!

[Eismann]

I think even as we are able to communicate as if it was a smaller world though, much of our daily lives would have to revolve around a smaller area now. Baka kaya ang daming SM na tinatayo!?!

Well it's better than hacking it out with the high cost of fuel and making your finances suffer. If it's not an all important trip, the car would have to travel the 10 km radius only...he-he