Daily Fuel Economy Tip

Gas Prices Still Heading Downward

Brian Carr — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:22:01 +0000

Over the past two or three months, we’ve seen wild fluctuations in the economy, stock markets, and commodity markets. People have been spooked that austerity measures will hurt the worldwide economic recovery (which, I would argue, never really started), which, in turn, would drive down consumer spending and demand for pretty much everything. This, of [...]

Oil Dips Below $70 Then Rallies

Brian Carr — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:49:01 +0000

The price of a barrel of crude oil dropped below $70 yesterday afternoon in intra-day trading for the first time since late February thanks to continued concerns over both the European debt crisis and weaker than expected demand. However, as the U.S. stock markets rallied to end the session in positive territory, the price of [...]

Not so Fast for $3 Gasoline?

Brian Carr — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:25:19 +0000

Turns out I may need to eat my words, because now it’s starting to look like $3 gasoline — this year — might not be so inevitable after all. Thanks to the European debt crisis, over the past two weeks the price of oil has fallen nearly 16% from its 18 month highs, while the [...]

Tips on How to Select Used Cars

Brian Carr — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:32:50 +0000

Cars are considered an essential assets to most people due to the benefits they offer. Most people would love to have new cars but due to different situations they cannot, in this case, used cars come to the rescue. There are quite a number of dealerships who sell used cars and therefore it is important [...]

The Inevitability of $3 Gas

Brian Carr — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:53:24 +0000

The national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline continued to climb overnight, and now stands at $2.88 per gallon. With the busy summer driving season rapidly approaching and more people buying into the economic recovery — I think it’s just a head fake before the second leg down — it now appears [...]

Oil Above $80 While Price of Gasoline Remains Flat

Brian Carr — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:08:24 +0000

The trading price of a barrel of oil climbed above $80 for the first time since early January based on the believe that the United States Federal Reserve will be forced to keep its key federal funds rate at record lows for an extended period of time. The Federal Reserve will likely have to keep [...]

How Much Does Your Commute Suck?

Brian Carr — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:04:59 +0000

One of the most painful things of any person’s day is the commute to and from work. In the morning, you’re half asleep, stuck in traffic surrounded by a bunch of idiot drivers, and heading into a job you’d rather not be at. In the afternoon, you’re drained from sitting through boring meetings, being stuck in [...]

Toyota Knew Of Accelerator Problems Back in 2007?

Brian Carr — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:34:31 +0000

It looks like Toyota’s recall problems and attacks on its reputation for quality and safety might be on the verge of becoming worse. According to an article by Peter Whoriskey, published in the February 4 issue of the Washington Post, back in 2007, investigators discovered that “at least three of every 100 Lexus ES 350 [...]

GM, Ford Gain From Toyota’s Woes

Brian Carr — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:05:37 +0000

As I stated last week, Toyota’s woes have been exactly what Detroit needed. According to an article released by the Associated Press, General Motors and Ford both saw double-digit sales increase for the month of January. Toyota’s sales fell 16% for the month. Not coincidentally, January was the month that Toyota announced a massive recall [...]

Toyota’s Recall is Exactly What Detroit Needs

Brian Carr — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:04:22 +0000

For years, it has been a common perception – or misperception as the case may be – that Japanese cars, particularly Toyota and Honda, were of better quality than their American counterparts, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. Don’t get me wrong, American cars did plenty to substantiate those perceptions, especially considering they were behind the [...]