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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2005Tri-State Meet... anyone rethinking?
With gas in the area hitting $2.75-$3.00/gallon, is anyone rethinking about going to Asheville next weekend (or any other meets)? I'm not trying to put the hex on the meet, but I live in Lexington, SC (162 miles away) and it's going to probably cost me at least $75 in gas round trip... I can't imagine driving across 2-3 states to attend. This $150 weekend is probably going to be more like $250... and that's not buying anything. Lee >With gas in the area hitting $2.75-$3.00/gallon, is anyone rethinking about >going to Asheville next weekend (or any other meets)? I'm not trying to put [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Lee If I get the Hawk Back we are going uto the NE Zone Meet near Mass. According to GPS it is 218 miles eac waay plus an extra 80 plus miles to see the Asa Hall auction. Our Navigator now cost ober $ 90 to fill the tank, but the Hawk gets about 23mpg so we ar looking at about $30 each way. If you look at Great Britain they pay $ 6.17 a gallon and they are on par with us now with the cars they drive. BMW, Mercedes etc. Yeah, but you don't have to drive a lot of miles to get across England. Loy >>With gas in the area hitting $2.75-$3.00/gallon, is anyone rethinking >>about [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > they are on par with us now with the cars they drive. BMW, Mercedes > etc. And most of that $6.17 per gal is taxes... JT > Yeah, but you don't have to drive a lot of miles to get across England. > Loy [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > they are on par with us now with the cars they drive. BMW, Mercedes > > etc. for what its worth,I am staying home from Auburn this year because I dont want to $pend it all on ga$ You cheap BASTARD. . . That's my beer budget for a day at these events. <G> And gas is still cheaper then BEER! Rick (Staying home and Drinking the expensive stuff) Courtier > With gas in the area hitting $2.75-$3.00/gallon, is anyone rethinking > about going to Asheville next weekend (or any other meets)? I'm not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Lee I don't know what's going on... the gas stations around Columbia/Lexington all decided to go to $2.89-$3.00/gallon and on the way home you'd think they were giving away gas. People must be freaking out... nearly every station I drove past people were stacked 2-3 deep at every pump. Hopefully things will get back to reality after Labor Day. Or we'll be paying $3.50/gallon by next weekend around here. Gas may be cheaper than beer but my car won't run on beer and I get a headache from drinking gas. Lee (should I go cut the grass or just buy a goat?) > You cheap BASTARD. . . That's my beer budget for a day at these events. > <G> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Lee This morning, gas down on the corner was $2.45 a gallon. I got a call from a friend of mine who drives a Coke truck, and he said that he was watching them raise the prices to $3.10 a gallon. My boss came in and said her husband went inside Meijer, gas was $2.50 per gallon and when he came out 15 minutes later, it was $3.19. If I'm looking at this right, we saw nearly a .70 cent per gallon jump today. Do you really think it'll drop 70 cents a gallon after Labor day? I personally doubt we'll see gas under $3.00 again. Hope I'm wrong. Mark > I don't know what's going on... the gas stations around Columbia/Lexington > all decided to go to $2.89-$3.00/gallon and on the way home you'd think they [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >> > >> Lee They were saying this afternoon that the pipeline(s) that carry 90% of the gas to NC is out of commission because of the storm, and it's going to be about 5 days before it's fixed. THAT is a big problem! Jeff DeWitt > I don't know what's going on... the gas stations around Columbia/Lexington > all decided to go to $2.89-$3.00/gallon and on the way home you'd think they [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> >>>Lee They said the pipeline into SC is scheduled to be fixed on Thursday... tomorrow. Lee > They were saying this afternoon that the pipeline(s) that carry 90% of the > gas to NC is out of commission because of the storm, and it's going to be [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>> >>>>Lee They were saying this afternoon that the pipeline(s) that carry 90% of the gas to NC is out of commission because of the storm, and it's going to be about 5 days before it's fixed. THAT is a big problem! Jeff DeWitt > I don't know what's going on... the gas stations around Columbia/Lexington > all decided to go to $2.89-$3.00/gallon and on the way home you'd think they [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> >>>Lee >I don't know what's going on... the gas stations around Columbia/Lexington >all decided to go to $2.89-$3.00/gallon and on the way home you'd think >they were giving away gas. People must be freaking out... nearly every >station I drove past people were stacked 2-3 deep at every pump. There has been talk about rationing. May be urban legend, but folks will react based on what they hear, causing a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I thought it were true, I would fill up all five cars today, just to have fuel on hand by using three of the tanks to store fuel. Since I don't think it's real (yet) I won't. But, others will, and that may make me feel like I have to, which would make it real, because I know they are affecting the supply, in a very real way. We are only seeing the early stages of panic. It starts with those that are "directly" affected, and spreads like the flu through the rest of the population. Hope I am wrong! Wanna bet?  SignatureDave Lester www.davesplaceinc.com The Studebaker Hang Out Casbah of 'Sheba the Tramp, and Goliath the Hateful Truck That's a pretty astute analysis, Dave. I think, given the potential for panic buying leading to totally unnecessary shortages, that the government should impose gas rationing right away for say a six week period, with a definite end point. That might defuse a potential major mess. Gord Richmond My friend Julie saw gas for $6.00 a gallon this afternoon in Atlanta. > You cheap BASTARD. . . That's my beer budget for a day at these events. <G> > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >>Lee SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 GT Hawk (on ebay) 61 Hawk 60? Hawk 54 Starlight(sold) 53 Starlight Yeah but in Atlanta you probably got a rock of crack with each 5 gallon purchase. Lee > My friend Julie saw gas for $6.00 a gallon this afternoon in Atlanta. Depending on what I drive and what I bring with me to the meet to sell, I am looking at a fuel bill somewhere between $350 and $525. I am beginning to believe my days as an evil vendor are quite over. Either that, or USED Studebaker parts are going to have to DOUBLE in price for it to be affordable for me to attend these meets as a vendor. The big enclosed swap meet trailer is for sale out at the road as I type this. I used to be happy at Asheville if I sold $1200 in parts at the meet. With prices being what they are, I'll have to easily pass the $2k mark for it to be worth while. I enjoy that meet a LOT but I know that $2k in sales just plain "ain't gonna happen' there. Actually, the same holds true for York and Reedsville. The distance to those meets is not far from the distance to Asheville and the associated running around miles. If I were to bring the truck and trailer loaded with parts, a couple nights out for supper and 3 nights in a motel, I'll easily spend $800 to attend a meet. >With gas in the area hitting $2.75-$3.00/gallon, is anyone rethinking about >going to Asheville next weekend (or any other meets)? I'm not trying to put [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Lee Lee DeLaBarre Daytona62 Hey Lee,I bet A LOT of touristy places,and events like the US Nationals are going to suffer attendance wise. There aint gonna be a ripple effect,more like the wave effect! I wouldn't miss it for the world.... (Just filled up in Georgia at $3.05 gal) Jeff ( cough up the extra $10 and go..) Rice "Lee Aanderud" wrote... > With gas in the area hitting $2.75-$3.00/gallon, is anyone rethinking > about going to Asheville next weekend (or any other meets)? I'm not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Lee Besides the cost is the problem of availablity. There are already stations in NC that do not have fuel to sell. As Jeff DeWitt said, it is a problem when 90% of the supply is cut off. The governor called for a reduction in not essential driving. I guess I'll have to wait and see how things are next week. Of course if I can get up there I guess I can always coast back home. The price of regular hit 2.76 today, up 23 cents in two days. Of course that was 2 o'clock this afternoon, no telling what it is now. Joe Roberts In Southern Indiana (near the Louisville area), gas went from 2.57 on sunday to 2.59 this morning to 2.79-to-2.99 at some stations later in the day. In Louisville itself, Some stations are charging up to 3.19 gal or more. Some station owners/managers on TV say their allocations have been reduced by their suppliers. > Besides the cost is the problem of availablity. There are already > stations in NC that do not have fuel to sell. As Jeff DeWitt said, it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > telling what it is now. > Joe Roberts Sorry to say this but anything Sleezly says I need to have verified three different ways before I believe it. If on a sunny July day he said it was hot out I'd have to go outside before I'd believe it. He used to be the second worse governor in the country, then California recalled Davis. Jeff DeWitt > Besides the cost is the problem of availablity. There are already > stations in NC that do not have fuel to sell. As Jeff DeWitt said, it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > telling what it is now. > Joe Roberts This is amazing: http://www.atlantagasprices.com/ I never thought I'd appreciate the low prices here in LA. > I wouldn't miss it for the world.... > (Just filled up in Georgia at $3.05 gal) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >>Lee SignatureRemove all the x's to email. The only label that fits: http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6966.shtml "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ---Teddy Roosevelt, 1918 1953 Starlight Coupe 1954 Starlight Coupe R1/4-speed 1958 Silver Hawk 1960 Frua Italia Larks (2 - they're here!) 1962 Lark VI 1962 Lark Convertible 1963 Avanti R2 R4324 1963 Lark Cruiser (R2 3/4 clone in progress) 1963 GT Hawk 1963 Daytona Wagonaire 1964 Cruiser (Survivor) 1956 2E7 2004 Porsche Carrera 4S 2000 Ducati 748 2002 Jeep Overland 2004 Ducati Monster 1000 http://homepage.mac.com/pdrnec/PhotoAlbum81.html Right on! Having recently returned from the National in Spokane, I can say that the cost of fuel was peanuts compared to the room and the meals. Heck, I spent way more on Stude toys than I did on gas! If a Stude meet is big event in your life, you can find other ways to cut back on gasoline expenditures. Gord Richmond Next weekend,the Sherbrook village car show is on Sat and Sunday. Im taking all three,but hope to have a little help with the gas bill from my other drivers(G) If its a show you really like go. Up here,its one of the last of the season,and if I survive the Stones concert this weekend Ill be there(G) > Right on! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Gord Richmond Whaaaa! 162 miles, oh well there is always a date with momma palma and her four daughters <grin> |
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