It keeps surprising me how people obsess over a 20% fuel price increase, but tak...

GJim · 2026-05-05T08:36:38 1777970198

Dito driving at 80 mph instead of a (legal) 70 mph on the motorway.

That extra 10 mph typically uses 25% more fuel.

(Guilty as charged yr'Honour)

citrin_ru · 2026-05-05T13:27:28 1777987648

I don't think there is a large intersection between these two groups at least in Europe. Price sensitive people didn't buy SUV. Better-off folks who buy SUV unlikely to be significantly affected by this price increase. In the US it may be different because most cars on the market are SUV/tracks and it's harder to find a small car.

MengerSponge · 2026-05-05T04:14:08 1777954448

People obsess and complain, but the interstate drivers around me aren't driving like gas is expensive yet (currently $4-4.20/gal)

JumpCrisscross · 2026-05-04T22:37:42 1777934262

> but take a 20% fuel consumption increase for granted when they buy a big SUV

My '22 Subaru Outback burns less per mile than my '03 Volkswagen Jetta did, for what it's worth.

sib · 2026-05-05T00:18:34 1777940314

I'd say that a 2022 Subaru Outback is not a "big SUV" - the EPA classified it as a small SUV (medium starting 2026), and it had a crossover station wagon body style.

Now I do wonder about those people who buy a Chevy Tahoe, Ford Expedition, or Toyota Sequoia and then complain about gas consumption...