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Posted: 7/16/2005 6:59:24 PM EDT

Had to fill up the car with a full 13 gallons at $2.33 a gallon for regular.

Final bill: $30.29.

My ass hurt after paying for that one

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:00:38 PM EDT

[#1]

IF I filled up it would come to $78.87 for 33 gallons

SGatr15

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:02:52 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
IF I filled up it would come to $78.87 for 33 gallons

SGatr15

That's not too much worse than I am. You're sitting at $2.39/gallon. Sucks for both of us though.

What kind of a vehicle do you drive that needs 33 gallons. Truck with dual gas tank?

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:04:55 PM EDT

[#3]

88 Ford Bronco, single tank.

Duals would KILL me.

but I can tow you all day long and never feel it.

Sgatr15

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:05:48 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
88 Ford Bronco, single tank.

Duals would KILL me.

but I can tow you all day long and never feel it.

Sgatr15

How many MPG? 12?

I thought all your Kalifornia folk rode donkeys and mules around to stop greenhouse gas emmissions and save the world

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:06:01 PM EDT

[#5]

It usually costs me around $40 bucks to fill up. If I still had my Silverado it would be about $65

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:06:36 PM EDT

[#6]

$40 for about 18 gal.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:07:01 PM EDT

[#7]

55 bucks, dual tanks, 23 mpg. gotta love diesels.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:08:03 PM EDT

[#8]

I'm in the process of selling my F150 and buying a mid-sized car. $40+ gas stops just aren't cutting it.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:09:09 PM EDT

[#9]

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I'm in the process of selling my F150 and buying a mid-sized car. $40+ gas stops just aren't cutting it.

Gonna try for a hybrid? I had thought of getting one when I bought my next car but I think I read you have to drive about 120,000+ miles on to have the savings on gas make up for the extra cost

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:09:31 PM EDT

[#10]

I feel your pain, $ 2.37 a gallon for regular.
The station across the street from my work knocked 50 cents off the price on friday, what a zoo!
It was crazy, people just parked in the road waiting their turn.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:09:34 PM EDT

[#11]

I have been paying that much for several months.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:25:09 PM EDT

[#12]

I filled up a .gov Suburban last week twice. 1st time $75.00, second time came to $72 and change. Ouch.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:29:18 PM EDT

[#13]

Filled up the F150 the other day. 38 gallon tank and almost 80 bucks! WOW.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:29:30 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Quoted:
88 Ford Bronco, single tank.

Duals would KILL me.

but I can tow you all day long and never feel it.

Sgatr15

How many MPG? 12?

I thought all your Kalifornia folk rode donkeys and mules around to stop greenhouse gas emmissions and save the world

8-10, and fuck the ozone layer! If it goes bad we will just line the sky with the feathers of a spotted owl.

SGatr15

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:31:41 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
IF I filled up it would come to $78.87 for 33 gallons

SGatr15

I feel your pain..

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:37:32 PM EDT

[#16]

$2.55 a gallon here .

My truck ( That Sits ) has dual 35 gallon tanks
and get 10 MPG on a good day .

But what really scares me is the price of heating
oil for the coming winter . My shop uses 400-500
gal a month just to keep it tolerable inside .

Ceiling height bay doors that get opened 40-50
times a day , let the warm air out pretty quickly

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:47:40 PM EDT

[#17]

Yesterday, 32.4 gallons Diesel @ $2.359/gal for $ 76.50. This is my new dollar record for the truck. Arrrrgggghhhhhh......

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:49:07 PM EDT

[#18]

Makes me glad i sold the 81 Ramcharger with the 42 gallon tank that someone installed aftermarket, For the record, I paid 2.39 here yesterday to fill the shitsubishi was 33.00 and some change, The K Blazer hasn't seen full in a while. Course I don't drive it much these days. On a "good " note , if you can call it that i filled the 2.2 gallon tank on the bike pretty cheap 3 days ago

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:51:26 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

I thought all your Kalifornia folk rode donkeys and mules around to stop greenhouse gas emmissions and save the world

All new donkeys in CA are required to have the anti-gas butt cork installed. This device also greatly reduces performance.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:51:44 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
88 Ford Bronco, single tank.

Duals would KILL me.

but I can tow you all day long and never feel it.

Sgatr15

How many MPG? 12?

I thought all your Kalifornia folk rode donkeys and mules around to stop greenhouse gas emmissions and save the world

8-10, and fuck the ozone layer! If it goes bad we will just line the sky with the feathers of a spotted owl.

SGatr15

You must get lonely in Kalifornia, there are not many out there like you. I spent all last week in
Sacramento downtown at the Grand Sheraton. I felt like I was at a MoveOn.org convention........

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:51:59 PM EDT

[#21]

My 90 K5 has a 32 gallon tank and gets about 7mpg...I fill up on close to 79-80 bucks. I dont drive her that often anymore. She rests in the garage except for sundays and when its bad weather

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:53:12 PM EDT

[#22]

I burn 30 gallons of 100LL every weekday at $3 a gallon. Sometimes more. My monthly fuel bill has topped $2500 occasionally.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:53:35 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
You must get lonely in Kalifornia, there are not many out there like you. I spent all last week in
Sacramento downtown at the Grand Sheraton. I felt like I was at a MoveOn.org convention........

You should have IMed me, I am about 5 miles away.

We could have argued in person.

Sgat1r5

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:55:33 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Quoted:
You must get lonely in Kalifornia, there are not many out there like you. I spent all last week in
Sacramento downtown at the Grand Sheraton. I felt like I was at a MoveOn.org convention........

You should have IMed me, I am about 5 miles away.

We could have argued in person.

Sgat1r5

I'm scared of you, I don't want to end up in a movie

It was too damned hot to be outside anyway, I sure felt like I was in Texas.
One thing I did notice (to sorta stay on topic) was that now that gas prices are so
high, California doesn't seem to be a lot higher than other places like it has in the past.
I guess it's just bad everywhere.

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:58:49 PM EDT

[#25]

Cali gas is "special" in it's forulation. Thus no gas from other states can be sold here until it gets "re formulated"

Sgat1r5

PS and I am MUCH nicer in person

Posted: 7/16/2005 7:59:16 PM EDT

[#26]

No kidding 2.27 for 87 octane and 2.51 for 93 at the local Costco here in Northern Virginia. Damn lucky I don't have a big commute to work every day. I sure hope GM/BMW/Honda get their "research" of hydrogen or something similar to market sooooooon. This is a Fvck....

http://www.geocities.com/officespacemovie/Pictures/samirmicheal.jpg

Posted: 7/16/2005 8:03:13 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
Cali gas is "special" in it's forulation. Thus no gas from other states can be sold here until it gets "re formulated"

Sgat1r5

PS and I am MUCH nicer in person

Ahhh, I always wondered why it cost more. What does the "re-forumlation" get you?

I'll be back in Sac soon, I'll let you know then and I'll buy lunch (love those expense accounts)

Posted: 7/16/2005 8:09:19 PM EDT

[#28]

so this is where the official pitty patty party for high gas prices is

OK, whaaaa whaaaaa 2.19 here..............but damn cigarette tax went up a additional 70 cents a pack, maybe I should start a pitty patty thread on cigarette tax