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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 10:00 am
Dh topped off the tank at $1.15 last night, because he was told today it would be $1.19.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 10:05 am
I tell you what, it's times like these that I'm happy I work from home and live in a city where I can walk to everything. And also glad we've got a very small car for when we do need to drive -- though those SMART cars are looking better and better every day!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 11:08 am
We'll have to replace DH's S-10 w/in a year (it's over 10 years old and on its last legs), and we are DEFINITELY getting a hybrid (probably Honda as they're more affordable). We live in an area where 4WD is a necessity, but my Jeep will just have to do for next winter. DH's and my jobs are close enough that when weather is bad (usually Dec. - Feb.), I can drive him to work, take DS to school, then go to my job. It will be a bit more time consuming, but having a hybrid for use when weather is passable will be worth it. Our prices finally came down a bit -- from $3.48 to $3.20. Maybe we should get a scooter! LOL
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 11:16 am
In 1973 the oil crisis forced driving restrictions in Germany. For a month there was no Sunday driving. Only taxis and emergency personnel were allowed on the road. It was kinda fun. People went out for walks, rode their bikes etc. You wouldn't believe how quiet it was. Wonderful! The speed limit on the Autobahn was 100 km/h, too. We would tease my uncle mercilessly, because he insisted his beamer needed more gas at that speed.
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Suitsmefine
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 11:18 am
$3.00 yesterday and today it was $3.09....I had to pay 44.00 to fill my tank, THIS SUCKS!
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Pippin03
Member
08-24-2005
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 12:17 pm
1.35 a liter yesterday 1.47 today. That is 5.59 per gallon. I think I may take up walking.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 12:29 pm
Teachmichigan- look into the Ford Escape hybrids...or some of the new Jeep Libertys are diesel and are supposed to be pretty efficient. Gas is all over around here -I was driving around the Green Bay area today looking at duplexes for rent and saw $3.29 on the high end to $2.99. Most were $3.09.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:01 pm
Okay, I've had it ... gas is too high ... I've bought a Texas motorcycle. What do you think?
A Cowasaki!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:02 pm
Sorry, Kaili -- no Fords in our house, and the Liberties are too small for carting a teen and his "stuff" around. Backseat has no space. My Jeep is only 6 years old, so it will go a long time and keep us from getting stuck in snow -- and a Civic should fit our family needs nicely when the snow isn't burying us. (However, I am still contemplating a scooter -- do they make 2-seaters? I have to pick DS up after school, so I'd need "saddlebags" too for our bookbags and stuff! )
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:05 pm
Alot of gas stations in the Charlotte area and in the Columbia, SC area are capping sales at $25-30 per customer. Very smart move. I was astounded at the people of all ages who are stockpiling gas in containers. Prices range from the high $2s to the low $3s in our area.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:18 pm
Tim has a Jeep Cherokee (as well as my old Sentra- that's what he drives 99% of the time now)- I stuck with a car when I replaced the Sentra. The way I see it, we get a good amount of snow, but the roads are usually only really bad a few days out of the year. We end up with more cold than anything else. Tim is looking for a car to get for when the Sentra finally dies (it's closing in on 225,000 miles)- he was back and forth between another Sentra or the Civic (the Toyota Echos are just to tiny and tin can-y), but the Civic gets the best mpg. My stepdad has one- loves it. I was going to get one, but they don't lose their value and for what I wanted to spend, I could only get in the 1996/1997 range- the Sentra is a 1992 and I wanted to jump forward more than that. I got a Hyundai Elantra. I love it and it gets pretty decent mileage (about 30 mpg).
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:22 pm
Lol Ladyt!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:55 pm

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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:58 pm
Kaili, My first car was a Sentra -- it was GREAT! We didn't replace it until we had a baby and needed 4 doors. It was old enough that it still had some clearance, and I drove it through all kinds of weather. My Grand Gherokee is a great vehicle, but not so hot on gas mileage. We're in the snow belt, so 4WD is necessary for at least 20 of 30 days each month during winter (they don't believe in plowing our dirt road more than once a month -- once we get to the paved roads, it's OK). Glad to hear the Hondas are well-liked.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 2:13 pm
Sentras do have a lot better clearance than my Hyundai does...which I realized the firts day I got it and pulled up to my parking spot- the bottom scraped on the curb. The Sentra always went right to the tires. I'm nevous about driving this in the snow the first time... the tires are a lot wider though. My stepdad and mom live in northern Wisconsin a few miles from Lake Superior and get a lot of snow- have a 2 mile dirt road to take before hitting the real road- he does pretty well in the civic but usually they depend more on my mom's Subaru in the snow for the AWD, height, and weight. That thing does great in the snow. Oh! from what I hear, the Honda CRVs get pretty good mpg too- (well, 23-29 mpg for the 2 WD)- Subaru Forester AWD 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Auto(4), 22-27 mpg Honda CR-V 4WD 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Auto(4), 22-26 mpg Go to FuelEconomy.gov to compare cars...
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 3:37 pm
A bit of humor in the gas prices. click here Gas went up over 20 cents over night again her in SW Ontario. It is now at $1.359 per litre..this is insane, but what can you do.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 3:48 pm
I, too, had a Nissan Sentra prior to buying the Civic Hybrid. I loved my Nissan and drove it as long as I could(it was a 1992). I just got the Civic early this year. It is my first new car ever! In gas news, Governor Purdue suspended the state gas tax temporarily to lower gas prices. They estimate prices in the state will drop by around $.15/gal. The U.S. Department of Energy has a "Gas Hotline" for reporting suspected price gouging(the DOE site also has some pretty interesting info on gas & gas prices). According to reports a BP in Gainesville, GA was selling gas for $5.89/gal, which is just ridiculous. I hope Gov. Perdue carries through on his threat and levies some fines for that. I don't know what,if anything, the Federal Gov't plans to do to gougers.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 4:08 pm
Skootz, thanks for the link. That video was quite funny!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 11:08 pm
Love your Cowasaki, Ladytex!
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Pepper
Member
09-02-2005
| Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 5:09 am
The price of gas in Suburban Maryland was over 3 bucks yesterday.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 6:36 pm
Bought some for $2.81 today. Station right next door had it for $3.18.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 6:49 pm
It's up .30 more today, to $3.39. That's a total increase of .76/gallon since Monday. I'm glad my Honda gets good gas mileage.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 8:03 pm
Paid $3.49 per gallon today in Chicago. For $20 I got about seven gallons. I'll definitely be riding my bike more often.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 1:48 am
$3.03 down the street from us. Neighbor and I drove across town yesterday to pick her hubby up from work. We drove by Costco, which has their own gas station for members (and last time we checked they were only a couple cents cheaper than the station down the street.) I don't know if they've gotten much cheaper or what, but cars were lined up out to the street. Here's what I want to know, and maybe it's been discussed before and I've missed it? How come one place can be (I'll use Juju's post as an example, lol) $2.81 and right next door it's $3.18? Why such a big difference? A couple of cents I can sort of understand, but I've also seen stations like that right across the street where there's a 20 cent or more difference! And I really don't understand why someone would pay that much when you can get it cheaper next door. It would make no sense for us to drive across town to get gas at Costco (unless we were there to begin with) to save a couple of pennies, but when two stations are next to each other with such a big difference I'm going to the cheap place! Darren's back to talking about getting a motorcycle for work. I'm still not too encouraging about it, lol. I grew up around bikers, have nothing against them, and I know he knows how to drive one safely. But, most of the time he leaves the house before the suns up and the idea of him driving that far in the dark makes me a bit nervous.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 7:00 am
$3.69 in my town Friday night...dropped to $3.49 by Saturday evening.
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