At 4/27/2006 09:04 PM, Aaron wrote: >Some math... > >Say on your you drive 10,000 miles round trip and get an average of >17mpg (that's what my '85 1.9 averaged). That means you would burn >588 gallons of gas. Assume that gas averages $3.00/gallon. Your cost >of gas would be ~$1,765. > >What happens if gas goes up and averages: >$3.25 = $1,911 >$3.50 = $2,058 >or *gasp* >$4.00 = $2,352 > >So yes, it is a lot of money - much more than in the past, And I'll bet it's a lot less than it will be next year. http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx was a neat way to check gas prices, it even had the cost for places I go!
Rob becida@comcast.net Putting a '91 Subaru 2.2 into an '87 Vanagon in western Washington. Slowly, very slowly |
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