Average pump price hits record $3.07 a gallon

[Dorado]

Originally Posted by AirbusMech

I see a lot of anger at having to spend an additional 14.00 a tank "average" but no where do i see any outrage for the 14% of your pay check that disappears everyweek for social security tax, a tax most of us will never benefit from nor will be able to bequeath to another upon our deaths. 14% of a life time of earnings gone.
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Not to mention the other "costs" of fuel when the US has to import from abroad already over 60% of the petroleum it uses each day. So in a way, each time you fill up at a service station, unless you fill up with US produced ethanol or biodiesel, 60% percent of your money dissapears...

[dunno513]

Originally Posted by Dorado

60% percent of your money dissapears...

Unless you're married.. then it all disappears

[QQQ]

Originally Posted by dunno513

Unless you're married.. then it all disappears

I'm trying to unmarry. Hopefully, all of it will reappear again.

I took a ~1100mi round trip this weekend and only used two fillups at a cheap truck stop along the route. I even brought an extra 5gallon jug. Saved me about another $12 to fill up there ($2.55/$2.56) rather than near my house ($2.89). Jeez, I'm such a cheap @ss.

[dunno513]

So yesterday I modify my fuel spreadsheet to include a RUG / D2 price spread. Pretty sad indeed. Anyone bitching that RUG is expensive, stop your crying until it's 50 cents more than diesel cuz thats what we saw all winter here in the NE.

The black #'s are when D2 was more expensive and the red #'s are when RUG was higher. you will see that the red #'s are much lower than the black #'s on average.

[ChristopherC]

Western burbs of Chicago: D2 $2.85, B11 $2.88, RUG $3.59.

[QQQ]

What's the miles/dollar column? I would thinm the cheaper the fuel the more miles you would have.

[from Margaritaville...]

Originally Posted by dunno513

At first I felt bad for whoever lived there, but after reading the story, realized that it was just a disgruntled station owner who has had enough with Shell as a company and decided to give it a black eye.

Yeah, but it was still halting to see those prices posted at a name brand station. It was enough to give me pause...

[callisto9]

dunno, what's your city/highway mix? i'm curious where your mpg comes from, mostly city driving?

[dunno513]

Originally Posted by QQQ

What's the miles/dollar column? I would thinm the cheaper the fuel the more miles you would have.

It's just a simple calculation of total miles / total price of fillup. Varies depending on two factors, price of fuel and MPG of tank. Just a friendly reminder of how far a dollar goes

[dunno513]

Originally Posted by callisto9

dunno, what's your city/highway mix? i'm curious where your mpg comes from, mostly city driving?

It's mostly 55-70 mph cruising with limited stops. Some around town driving, but mostly just my commute. I am no MPG addict, so I love a good romp now and then. I could easily do better, but why?

[callisto9]

Originally Posted by dunno513

It's mostly 55-70 mph cruising with limited stops. Some around town driving, but mostly just my commute. I am no MPG addict, so I love a good romp now and then. I could easily do better, but why?

i was curious what the TDI gets in town...with ONLY city driving.