Best comment I ever read on here. Any savings with gas or hybrids charging meters in the cities will likely see large price hikes as more buy into the technology.
My first car was a VW Bug at 16. Gas cost 36 cents a gallon. My typical fill up was just over 3 bucks. At 1.50 wage an hour in 1970, I never had any problem even as a high school kid. Nowadays my kids make around 8-9 bucks an hour. I totally see your point with the young today. They can't afford to drive much, even with jobs. The parents today have to help. I have one older child as well. With high rents and to even qualify for a home loan is tough. Kids remain at home or have a # of room mates. Even with 2 incomes, people are not saving enough. Maybe 50 plus MPG will turn life around for them. I feel pretty pessimistic however.
9th Jan 2013, 11:33
Best comment I ever read on here. Any savings with gas or hybrids charging meters in the cities will likely see large price hikes as more buy into the technology.
My first car was a VW Bug at 16. Gas cost 36 cents a gallon. My typical fill up was just over 3 bucks. At 1.50 wage an hour in 1970, I never had any problem even as a high school kid. Nowadays my kids make around 8-9 bucks an hour. I totally see your point with the young today. They can't afford to drive much, even with jobs. The parents today have to help. I have one older child as well. With high rents and to even qualify for a home loan is tough. Kids remain at home or have a # of room mates. Even with 2 incomes, people are not saving enough. Maybe 50 plus MPG will turn life around for them. I feel pretty pessimistic however.