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Subject:Re: High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip
From:Rob
Date:Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:17:11 -0700

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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