Date:         Wed, 28 May 2008 18:20:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Gasoline
Comments: To: Scott Foss - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <483DFE7C.5060408@turbovans.com>
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29 mpg / $4.18 = 6.9377 miles per dollar for the Jetta (last fill up).
I haven't driven the '84 Westy enough yet to have a 'honest' mileage,
just over 20 mpg for the one 180 mile run I figured but then again
I'm not sure the miles counter part is accurate. I know the
speedometer reads 10% high.

Rob



At  5/28/2008 05:53 PM,Scott Foss - Shazam wrote:
>Hi Rob, for the fun of it ( very telling to ) what is your miles per
>dollar ?
>just divide your mpg by what your fuel costs in dollars per gallon.
>
>for example, my 20 mpg turbo volvo sedan at $ 4.00 per gallon, gets 5.0
>miles per dollar.
>Say you get 24 mpg  ( gas ? or diesel ?  ) on 4/gal gasoline - you'd be
>6 miles per dollar, which is even good these days.
>scott
>www.turbovans.com
>
>
>Rob wrote:
>>I use my Jetta for the work commute (80 miles r/t) and if it went up
>>to $10/gal I could still afford to go to work ( I sat down with a
>>calculator and did the math). With that in mind I AM looking for a
>>job closer to home as I can't see gasoline going down. I like to
>>drive the bus once a week just cause I like driving it and I am
>>planning on doing some serious (for me) traveling this summer with
>>the '84 Westy.
>>The world HAS changed, lot's of us are just now learning to deal with
>>it. My hope is that something better will come along, I keep in mind
>>that the stone age did not end because they ran out of rocks.
>>
>>Rob
>>becida@comcast.net
>>
>>
>>
>>At  5/28/2008 09:12 AM, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Yeah, that's about $8/gal in our terms.
>>>
>>>
>>>When gas prices reach that high I'm buying a horse (or working from
>>>home).
>>>
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>