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Replying to: paisan (Apr 06, 2007 4:15 am) I'm just glad I am here to be able to spend the money on the gas! Well I'm glad you are also......  You put it into that perspective I suppose we should all feel lucky to be able to spend money on gas. So you have twin 502's on your cig boat ? Where do you take it to run one of those at ? Lake Ontario ???? Two 415 hp engine's  Holy Smokes !!! I also would say a lot of us wished we could take the train to work with these current prices ! Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Apr 06, 2007 4:35 am) Yep, I take the #1 train down to wall street, not a bad commute. I replaced my 22ft boat that had a single 454 carburated that got 2.5mpg and if I drive somewhat sanely at 45-50mph I get about 3-4mpg with the bigger 33 with twin 502s since they are fuel injected and sip the gas better. To put this back on track, yup, after that experience, I could care less where gas prices go, and won't drive a hybrid, just to drive a hybrid, life is way way too short to get caught up in driving or doing something you don't want to do. -mike |
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...what I already do, but cut down on unneccessary travel. I'd probably would quit my part-time gig as it requires a lot of travel. I'd have to get a sizable raise to compensate for the higher fuel prices or else it would no longer be cost-effective.
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digging my new '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. On a recent trip 40 miles north to Safford, AZ, my wife and I averaged 37.2 mpg with our CVT in 'D' for drive. Sunroof open, of course! On weeks that I'm working I probably only put about 10 miles on the car, so that certainly helps with our energy costs! |
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is that I'll continue to do what I've been doing, since fuel shot up to +$2.00 a few years ago: Drive only to work and back home - wish I could stop that but unfortunately there isn't a bus / train line I could take Drive at the speed limit (only takes a few minutes longer to get to work) Cancel all trips Combine trips/errands, i.e. get fuel on way to work/home, go shopping on way home, take alternate route to accomplish this) Reduce spending, i.e. no dining out, shopping sprees, maintain the basics Get rid of all luxury items - my only luxuries are DirecTV and my celly, and unless traveling for work picks up again the celly go bye-bye |
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....might be more interesting if the question was $6 or $8/gallon. At 1000 miles a month, gas going from $3 to $4 does this:  10mpg, your monthly bill goes up $100 (300-400) 30mpg, your monthly bill goes up $33 (100-133) Not too bad. But from $3 - $6, it looks like this: 10mpg, your monthly bill goes up $300 (300-600) 30mpg, your monthly bill goes up $100 (100-200) And from $3 - $8, it looks like this: 10mpg, your monthly bill goes up $500 (300-800) 30mpg, your monthly bill goes up $167 (100-267) A 30 mpg vehicle looks like effective gas price insurance 
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Well I wanted to move anyway so I moved from 30 miles to work, to < 4 miles to work. All other driving is optional as I can run errands at the stores between home and work. If things get really bad - like $8/gal gas, I'll make the wife get a 3rd job. 
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Replying to: kernick (Apr 07, 2007 6:09 am)
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