Something else to make your wallet scream

by CStingray78

Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:17 am
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:04 pm
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sigh.. I wonder how long it would take me to ride a bike to/from VJC.. 20 miles each way.. If I can get 4mph on average, that's only 5 hours.. ..meh.

lol




-THE SURGEON GENERAL WARNING NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SMOKING A FORD
Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:33 pm
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Tell me about it I was sinking over 10$ a day into gas while driving the mustang most the summer... I just got to be to much with this latest price hike, so back to driving the focus. Which is still costing me like 5$ a day. Blah.. Rolling Eyes

Jeremy


Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:49 pm
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yeah, it sucks. I drive 45mi each way to work in the 4.0 Jeep. Yeah, you do the math.
Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:47 pm
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Ok....it cost me $23.95 to till up my Saturn last night.....Its only a 10 gallon tank, yes the breaks down to 9.3 gallons....I was on fumes.

When I bought it it only cost $10 to fill up. God help me when I drive the mustang......


99 Roush Stage III Mustang
91 GT 306
Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:57 pm
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When you winterize it this year, you're gonna want to have a safety deposit box to put the gas in! sheesh.
Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:31 pm
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I guess I get lucky... I dont have to fill mine up till Dec 1..........


When I was home though... I put 1100k miles on the car so do the math....


2001 Zinc Yellow Convertible Roush Stage 3 ROEA Member A-00032
Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:50 am
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I've been doing some serious planning around these hikes in gas. I'm just trying to get as much done when I'm out as I can, that way I'm not driving 15 miles to Target to get one thing.

Also, it's been a great exuse to get the bike out more. I filled up the other night(a whopping 3.4 gallons) which gets me about 160 miles...almost 50MPG!!

About the only thing that makes me smile with this whole increase is that all these princesses driving around in their Escalades and Navigators have to put close to $70 a tank in maybe twice a week. Is that worth it to haul one person around and try to show other people how cool you think you are?! Oh, and when they go to sell it because gas doesn't stop going up I hope they get a horrible trade-in...who's going to want something that takes a fortune to fill up as a daily driver? Twisted Evil


2000 Trans Am WS6, 1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, 2003 Yamaha YZF-R6
Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:39 am
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Only problem is, most of those yuppies with Escalades have the $$ to fill that tank no matter how much that gas goes up. Evil or Very Mad
Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:00 am
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But a lot of those yuppies are cheap regardless how rich they are
Believe me i mow their lawns and those bastards are cheap.