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Old 05-08-2008, 08:13 AM
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Default $4.00/Gallon for *#&%+$ Premium!!! *COUGH*

Now that premium has broken through to $4.00/gallon this morning...how are your summer driving habits going to change?

I'm sorry, but $4.00 a gallon for gas is the tipping point for me....no road trips this year. That's it. I've thrown in the towel. Just putt-putting around town locally on the weekends for car shows and events is all I'm going to do.
Old 05-08-2008, 08:22 AM
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What a bunch of $%#^%$#$%%^$% Its 3.89 here for Regualr and $4.09 for Premium. It continues to go up EVERY Week and NO ONE is doing a &()&)(()&()&0 thing about it.
Then the cost of everything else has to go up because of it. I know a lot of people scaling back on plans
Old 05-08-2008, 09:52 AM
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Diesel has been well over 4$ for a while..
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I just paid $4.17 this morning for Ultimate at BP!
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For me it wont change a thing, Ill still do just as many road trips and cruises. The worst part is I will probally use the boat just as much which is where its gonna hurt
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I filled up Premium this morning for $4.05 at a Mobil in Palatine. The Shell across the street was the same price. Less than a mile away, two other stations next to each other wanted $4.19 for Premium. It pays to look around.
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Originally Posted by pentavolvo
For me it wont change a thing, Ill still do just as many road trips and cruises. The worst part is I will probally use the boat just as much which is where its gonna hurt
Same thing, I plan on going out every weekend I can get free this summer on the new jet ski's.. not to mention the quads..
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Originally Posted by pentavolvo
For me it wont change a thing, Ill still do just as many road trips and cruises. The worst part is I will probally use the boat just as much which is where its gonna hurt
I may have to go back to the old college mode and eat Raymen noodles so I can fill up the 92 and drive her around!
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yup, i will be scaling back some on the driving, but not much. This is why im working over the summer, so i can afford to drive the vette oh and we've had it at $4/gal for a week now at least. reg started to hit $4/gal this week, damn you china for consuming too much oil.
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hmmm, i got some gas in my vette from last fall that I paid probably 2.75 gallon for to fillup for winter storage. I can syphon it out for you, and you can buy it for $3.00 bucks a gallon?

But, look at the miles your saving on your car LOL
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Originally Posted by YLWFVR75
hmmm, i got some gas in my vette from last fall that I paid probably 2.75 gallon for to fillup for winter storage. I can syphon it out for you, and you can buy it for $3.00 bucks a gallon?

But, look at the miles your saving on your car LOL

First in line for the $3 recycled gas
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Originally Posted by FLY LOW
First in line for the $3 recycled gas
I have 18.5 gallons ready to go
Old 05-08-2008, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by wmupaprmkr
I may have to go back to the old college mode and eat Raymen noodles so I can fill up the 92 and drive her around!
Time to donate more plasma!
Old 05-08-2008, 05:39 PM
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Kinda makes a motorcycle at 40+ mpg look real good.
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That price shouldn't bother the "garage queens" much!!

If I end up not being able to put gas in the Vette, then I might as well sell it. NOT
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im actually seriously looking at swapping in a 5 speed tranny now, and then its on to fuel injection. that could very possibly be my next 2 winters projects.

with that said, once this things back on the road again, its going to be my daily drive until the snow falls. gas prices be damned.
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Any one looking at running Plus instead?

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dad puts regular in the c5 on and off never a problem but its also bone stock
Old 05-08-2008, 08:21 PM
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I might have to cut down on the smoke shows a little Yea right, I drive a 99 Kia everyday to save gas I will not let gas prices spoil my fun on the weekends
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be glad you dont live IN the city. this was on montrose and milwaukee.



The stations on north avenue have been that price for the last 2 weeks. I imagine they are even higher.


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