Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 18:05     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:The rural and suburban with tight budgets who love large cars are going to be in trouble.

This represents a not-insignificant part of the population! Hence the upcoming GOP loss at the midterms.

As soon as gas prices come down, of course, they will revert to form.


The prices will remain high for years. Lots of damage done to the Persian gulf’s oil infrastructure.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 18:18     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
The rural and suburban with tight budgets who love large cars are going to be in trouble.

This represents a not-insignificant part of the population! Hence the upcoming GOP loss at the midterms.

As soon as gas prices come down, of course, they will revert to form.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 18:02     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No their big SUVs are more important to their image than anything else.

OR...it doesn't make sense to buy another vehicle bc the price difference in gas would not make up for the increased vehicle cost / depreciation of my vehicle for a long time.


That doesn’t explain why they paid $30-50k more for it to begin with. Image.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 08:05     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A lot of the people who buy those cars probably don’t care. They can afford to pay 25% more or even 50% more for gas. I just looked up the capacity of a Chevy Suburban and it holds 28 gallons. So at $3/gallon it costs $84 to fill the tank from empty. At $4/gallon it costs $112. So for a family that fills up once a week that’s $1456 more a year. A lot to some of us but not a factor for others. If the inflated car prices and crazy high interest rates haven’t deterred them yet, I don’t see this moving the needle for new car sales.


^This. In a K-shaped economy, the upper branch of the K have been the ones buying the Suburbans and Denalis, and they are unphased by $4 gas.


Have you been to middle America? The people buying these cars are not exactly one percenters.



Are you joking! I see multiples of these types of cars on my 15 minute drive in DC. On some of these narrow streets it’s impossible to it to remain a 2-way street due to the size of these gas guzzlers.


Because your experiences on DC streets is relevant to middle America
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 08:02     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A lot of the people who buy those cars probably don’t care. They can afford to pay 25% more or even 50% more for gas. I just looked up the capacity of a Chevy Suburban and it holds 28 gallons. So at $3/gallon it costs $84 to fill the tank from empty. At $4/gallon it costs $112. So for a family that fills up once a week that’s $1456 more a year. A lot to some of us but not a factor for others. If the inflated car prices and crazy high interest rates haven’t deterred them yet, I don’t see this moving the needle for new car sales.


^This. In a K-shaped economy, the upper branch of the K have been the ones buying the Suburbans and Denalis, and they are unphased by $4 gas.


Have you been to middle America? The people buying these cars are not exactly one percenters.



Are you joking! I see multiples of these types of cars on my 15 minute drive in DC. On some of these narrow streets it’s impossible to it to remain a 2-way street due to the size of these gas guzzlers.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 07:59     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No their big SUVs are more important to their image than anything else.

OR...it doesn't make sense to buy another vehicle bc the price difference in gas would not make up for the increased vehicle cost / depreciation of my vehicle for a long time.


too much sense here
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 00:32     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:No their big SUVs are more important to their image than anything else.

OR...it doesn't make sense to buy another vehicle bc the price difference in gas would not make up for the increased vehicle cost / depreciation of my vehicle for a long time.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:28     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
I could not care less... also, current prices are what I paid a few years ago and it didn't effect anyone's habits back then either.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 23:05     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
I drive a Bolt and have had random strangers in parking lots ask me about it, so at least some people are considering EVs. Unfortunately the worst time to buy and EV is when gas is expensive.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 23:00     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
No their big SUVs are more important to their image than anything else.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2026 21:52     Subject: Re:Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
I live in Southern CA and $4/gallon sounds like a dream to me!
Sadly…..

Our current fuel price stands now at $6/gallon and is predicted to increase to $7/gallon by summer.

In CA, everyone needs a car since our public transportation system is not very accessible.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2026 15:08     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A lot of the people who buy those cars probably don’t care. They can afford to pay 25% more or even 50% more for gas. I just looked up the capacity of a Chevy Suburban and it holds 28 gallons. So at $3/gallon it costs $84 to fill the tank from empty. At $4/gallon it costs $112. So for a family that fills up once a week that’s $1456 more a year. A lot to some of us but not a factor for others. If the inflated car prices and crazy high interest rates haven’t deterred them yet, I don’t see this moving the needle for new car sales.


^This. In a K-shaped economy, the upper branch of the K have been the ones buying the Suburbans and Denalis, and they are unphased by $4 gas.


Have you been to middle America? The people buying these cars are not exactly one percenters.


DP. They may not be one percenters, but they are people who are buying $75k vehicles when they really need a $35k minivan. So you should realize that many of them have more money than you think (and probably more than you) and many at least have enough money to make exorbitant monthly payments. Even in “middle America.”

—east coast one percenter who has a minivan and two hybrids


Houses are like $68k in middle America though. Almost no expensive restaurants. They wear uniforms to work. Dang let them have a car.


Uniform people should just be bussed to work.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2026 15:06     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Nope. I am buying a Grenadier. And my husband drives the Toyota LC...it is a hybrid that takes premium gas as well.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 17:53     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Studies show $5 plus will change drive habits and mpg considerations. Large gas guzzlers have big tanks like 22-30 gallons.

Gas prices would have to remain high for a year or longer.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 05:23     Subject: Will $4 a gallon gas hurt gas guzzler sales?
Anonymous wrote:A lot of the people who buy those cars probably don’t care. They can afford to pay 25% more or even 50% more for gas. I just looked up the capacity of a Chevy Suburban and it holds 28 gallons. So at $3/gallon it costs $84 to fill the tank from empty. At $4/gallon it costs $112. So for a family that fills up once a week that’s $1456 more a year. A lot to some of us but not a factor for others. If the inflated car prices and crazy high interest rates haven’t deterred them yet, I don’t see this moving the needle for new car sales.

How are you doing the math? That's $5,824 per year, not $1,456, at $4 p/g and 4,368 at $3 p/g.