Smokin Ace
Posts:246
 | | 06/25/2008 8:16 AM |
 Alert | What did your last trip cost at the gas station?
$82 for some Gas and a soda. Could be worse right? | |
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jettasmom
Posts:205
| | 06/25/2008 8:25 AM |
Alert | | 48.23 and I only have 4 cylinder. That is a lot for me. When I first got it I could fill it up for 20.00. I am thankful for the 10 cents off at Fry's right about now! | | | |
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regancolston1214
Posts:210
| | 06/25/2008 8:27 AM |
Alert | | To fill up my 16 gallon tank on my Kia Sedona it is now close to 70 bucks!!! So now we do a lot of just sitting around the house. Can't afford to go anywhere now. | | | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/25/2008 8:49 AM |
Alert | | I can remember when I got my first car (1986 Trans Am) it cost .89 cents a gallon. $13 bucks would fill the tank for the week. I think everyone sits around a bit more due to gas. | |
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vinny
Posts:691
| | 06/25/2008 8:57 AM |
Alert | | $66.50, for 14.5 gallons. I get about 700 miles out of a tank, and about 48 mpg. I buy fuel every 2 or 3 weeks. | |
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twostep23
Posts:1741
| | 06/25/2008 9:34 AM |
Alert | $92.00 for the last fill up. Thank goodness I save cans and taken them to Mesa for $0.85 a pound.  | |
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alanf
Posts:1601
| | 06/25/2008 9:38 AM |
Alert | Who gives you $0.85 a Lb twostep? | | | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/25/2008 10:00 AM |
Alert | Posted By vinny on 06/25/2008 8:57 AM
$66.50, for 14.5 gallons. I get about 700 miles out of a tank, and about 48 mpg. I buy fuel every 2 or 3 weeks.
Prius huh? That is pretty impressive. Do you have a cloud plate? I wanted to get a Prius with one but they are done with that for now.
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Rabbit
Posts:250
| | 06/25/2008 10:20 AM |
Alert | | my last tank of gas (premium at that) was about 16 bucks...and 50ish miles a gallon. | |
"Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. Then on the way out, slam the door." | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/25/2008 10:23 AM |
Alert | Posted By Rabbit on 06/25/2008 10:20 AM
my last tank of gas (premium at that) was about 16 bucks...and 50ish miles a gallon. Motorcycle? | |
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Rabbit
Posts:250
| | 06/25/2008 10:24 AM |
Alert | Motorcycle?
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/25/2008 10:29 AM |
Alert | | Trying to get the better half to let me get one but she had a few friends hurt on them. So she is still saying no. Have to take the class to learn to ride one first LOL. I would love to have a $16 gas bill. How many gallons does it hold? | |
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JasonY
Posts:3446
| | 06/25/2008 10:46 AM |
Alert | Can't afford to fill up, I stop around $40..........
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vinny
Posts:691
| | 06/25/2008 11:25 AM |
Alert | Posted By Smokin Ace on 06/25/2008 10:00 AM Posted By vinny on 06/25/2008 8:57 AM
$66.50, for 14.5 gallons. I get about 700 miles out of a tank, and about 48 mpg. I buy fuel every 2 or 3 weeks.
Prius huh? That is pretty impressive. Do you have a cloud plate? I wanted to get a Prius with one but they are done with that for now.
no prius. Diesel VW. I chose to go with an engine that has been around since the 1800's, and can run on vegetable oil. Plus VW has had diesels in the US market since the 1970's with a proven track record of efficiency and reliability.
I don't trust the hybrids yet. I bought this car to have for the next decade. I don't know if the prius will reliably make 10 years with reasonable prices and availability on parts. I think its pretty absurd that a gasoline burning prius can get the "alternative fuel" plates, but someone driving a diesel using domestically grown and refined biodiesel can not. | |
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OBG II
Posts:630
| | 06/25/2008 12:25 PM |
Alert | 40 bucks in CG. Hyundai Accent | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/25/2008 12:37 PM |
Alert | Posted By OBG II on 06/25/2008 12:25 PM 40 bucks in CG. Hyundai Accent
Is CG Cheaper?
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 06/25/2008 2:48 PM |
Alert | Plus VW has had diesels in the US market since the 1970's with a proven track record of efficiency and reliability.
VW and reliability in the same sentence.  | |
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Rabbit
Posts:250
| | 06/25/2008 3:08 PM |
Alert | [quoteTrying to get the better half to let me get one but she had a few friends hurt on them. So she is still saying no.
its hard when you know people who have been hurt, but saving upwards of 200 bucks a month in gas, depending on your commute is a compelling argument. also...i have found that taking them for a ride is a great tool for convincing them as well. finally, its sometimes easier to get forgiveness, than it is to get permissions.
Have to take the class to learn to ride one first
Id suggest the class regardless. I had been riding for quite a while when i took it, and still learned some cool stuff. plus, its a bonus not having to take the motorcycle skills test, that thing is a pain.
How many gallons does it hold?
holds something like 4.06 gallons...which is about average for a sport bike i think. | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/25/2008 3:21 PM |
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I will have to take the class and go from there. I rather not ask for forgiveness since the garage would be a bit warm to sleep in this time of year  | |
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