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May 20, 2004 | 05:30 PM

mrthundercleese

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One expensive 8...

I just wanted to show everyone what gas cost me today 5/20/2004. It sucked for me...

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May 20, 2004 | 05:31 PM

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cost you nothing?

May 20, 2004 | 05:39 PM

mrthundercleese

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oops...

May 20, 2004 | 05:55 PM

TheDosDog

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2.16 would be a bargain in NorCal.

May 20, 2004 | 05:57 PM

rxeightr

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Be glad you are not filling up a nice big SUV.

The best mpg I ever got out the Tahoe was 17, and it had a 31 gallon tank.

May 20, 2004 | 06:05 PM

TheDosDog

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My Diesel SuperDuty is 38. Funny thing, it gets about the same fuel economy as my 8

May 20, 2004 | 06:05 PM

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it's 2.90 for premium down my street.

So Cali Rocks! I love high gas prices!

May 22, 2004 | 11:59 PM

Pinhy

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i actually got to $30 the other day...and that was stopping it myself...it didnt stop on its own. i was NOT going ot pay more than $30 for gas, even if it meant not being totally topped off..haha

May 23, 2004 | 01:07 AM

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Filled it for $34 this morning.

May 23, 2004 | 01:59 AM

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takahashi

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How many litres are there in a gallon?

May 23, 2004 | 07:36 AM

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Spin9k

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Quote:

Originally posted by takahashi
How many litres are there in a gallon?

3.7854 approximately.

May 23, 2004 | 07:40 AM

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At those rates, it'd cost me $220.00 to fill up my RV with premium. Good thing it takes regular.

May 23, 2004 | 09:17 AM

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$2.03 for 91oct in north carolina

May 23, 2004 | 09:46 AM

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I get upset whenever I have to pay over $20.00 for gas... then again I've got a Civic. I did have to put 22.50 in it yesterday at $2.14/gal. Good 'ol 35 mpg... crappy performance. I figure somewhere there's a nice equalibrium in there... not sure where though... hmmm

May 24, 2004 | 01:14 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Strider
I figure somewhere there's a nice equalibrium in there... not sure where though... hmmm

There is. It's called electric cars. If you find a good enough motor, you get really good power 100% of the time. None of this "getting up to my power band" stuff. That is why the Prius has 295 foot pounds of torque at 0 - 1,200 rpms (I reckon 1,200 is where the electric motor switches for the engine?).

If you have the spare change, you might want to look into the tzero. By spare change, I mean "could afford a ferrari."