Lots of cheap boats in the classifieds lately.....
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There are lots of rumours about this happening this summer.....

I personally don't think that it will but if it does, you're gonna see alot more cheap boats in the classifieds!!
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That won't matter for most. Gas is the cheapest part of ownig these boats. That'll just separate those living within their means from those living without.
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Fuel is on people's mind no matter how much they actually buy/need. People remember fuel used to be $1.00 a gallon, panic and start buying hybrids. My mom drives 8-10K miles a year, gas hit $4 and she was talking about hybrids for replacing her X3. She buys less than 500 gallons of gas a year, that is less than 10 gallons a week so even at $4 a gallon it is only $40 a week!
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I worked at a Saturn dealer when gas peaked. We had idiots taking $10K losses on their trucks to get a Saturn for the fuel economy. It takes a long time to save 10k in gas, even if you doubled your fuel economy.
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Hell, if gas sky rockets maybe I can lease a truck for cheap for winter. Funny thing is the truck would get better gas mileage than my daily driver.
I would think gas increasing would change boating behavior and not force people to dump them? I already don't just drive constantly for that reason, and expect more people to spend more time floatin/relaxing than driving.



