Fill 'er up
07-19-2008, 09:53 AM
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Fill 'er up
Bought my '91 in '91 and couldn't fit $10.00 worth of gas in it.
Last night I was on empty and it took $42.00 and I still had a lot of miles left in the tank before stopping.
Thank God I don't have an SUV to run around in.
Last night I was on empty and it took $42.00 and I still had a lot of miles left in the tank before stopping.
Thank God I don't have an SUV to run around in.
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07-19-2008, 10:32 AM
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I was on "E" stuck behind an accident for about 45 minutes going up hill on a road with no exits. I had just finished making fun of two friends who were with me for paying for high priced gas in the next state when traffic backed up. 
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07-19-2008, 10:55 AM
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$38.01 for me in thursday and It wasnt even on E. However $40 to fill up the Miata dosent bother me considering gas stations wont allow me to buy enough gas to fill the Expedition. 
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07-19-2008, 12:55 PM
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When my needle is exactly on the "E", it needs exactly 10gallons... which is perfect for calculating mileage. I get 26mpg right now, boosting A LOT.
And don't blame everything on the oil barons. Quite a bit of the rise in gas costs is simply due to the US economy being in the *******. The value of the dollar is down and everything costs more. There was a great article in Car&Driver this month or last that broke down every penny in a dollar of gas... they don't make as much money per gallon as you'd think. And even if they were seeing $2 on every gallon, they have the right (maybe the responsibility) to charge what the market will allow... just like every other product in a free-market economy.
This statement might not be popular, but the American public still isn't to the point that europeans reached 20yrs ago when it comes to purchasing smaller fuel-efficient cars. Soccer moms still think they "need" an Excursion. Until we get to the point that we only "need" a 1.3turbodiesel Corolla wagon, and we end the war so the economy can recover, it's $4.50 and we can just suck on it.
And don't blame everything on the oil barons. Quite a bit of the rise in gas costs is simply due to the US economy being in the *******. The value of the dollar is down and everything costs more. There was a great article in Car&Driver this month or last that broke down every penny in a dollar of gas... they don't make as much money per gallon as you'd think. And even if they were seeing $2 on every gallon, they have the right (maybe the responsibility) to charge what the market will allow... just like every other product in a free-market economy.
This statement might not be popular, but the American public still isn't to the point that europeans reached 20yrs ago when it comes to purchasing smaller fuel-efficient cars. Soccer moms still think they "need" an Excursion. Until we get to the point that we only "need" a 1.3turbodiesel Corolla wagon, and we end the war so the economy can recover, it's $4.50 and we can just suck on it.
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07-19-2008, 02:32 PM
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When my needle is exactly on the "E", it needs exactly 10gallons... which is perfect for calculating mileage. I get 26mpg right now, boosting A LOT.
And don't blame everything on the oil barons. Quite a bit of the rise in gas costs is simply due to the US economy being in the *******. The value of the dollar is down and everything costs more. There was a great article in Car&Driver this month or last that broke down every penny in a dollar of gas... they don't make as much money per gallon as you'd think. And even if they were seeing $2 on every gallon, they have the right (maybe the responsibility) to charge what the market will allow... just like every other product in a free-market economy.
This statement might not be popular, but the American public still isn't to the point that europeans reached 20yrs ago when it comes to purchasing smaller fuel-efficient cars. Soccer moms still think they "need" an Excursion. Until we get to the point that we only "need" a 1.3turbodiesel Corolla wagon, and we end the war so the economy can recover, it's $4.50 and we can just suck on it.
And don't blame everything on the oil barons. Quite a bit of the rise in gas costs is simply due to the US economy being in the *******. The value of the dollar is down and everything costs more. There was a great article in Car&Driver this month or last that broke down every penny in a dollar of gas... they don't make as much money per gallon as you'd think. And even if they were seeing $2 on every gallon, they have the right (maybe the responsibility) to charge what the market will allow... just like every other product in a free-market economy.
This statement might not be popular, but the American public still isn't to the point that europeans reached 20yrs ago when it comes to purchasing smaller fuel-efficient cars. Soccer moms still think they "need" an Excursion. Until we get to the point that we only "need" a 1.3turbodiesel Corolla wagon, and we end the war so the economy can recover, it's $4.50 and we can just suck on it.
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