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Subject:Re: Cross country fuel costs / Gotta love IOWA rest stops
From:Max Wellhouse
Date:Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:16:50 -0500

Yeah, the wifi is a good thing.  If you can take the 12 mile detour
south of Des Moines to a town called Indianola, they had $1.99 a
gallon gas earlier this week.  It's $2.10 up here in the NE part of
the state and usually the cheapest gas in NE Iowa is just west of
Waterloo at the Flyig J trruckstop on Hwy 20.  They also have 93
octane for you premium heads.

DM&FS

At 01:57 PM 9/22/2006, Paul Guzyk wrote:

>After a relaxing trip through Labrador and Newfoundland I just did a
>power drive from NJ to Seattle in our packed 86 Syncro with stock 2.1
>engine.  (2,940 miles in 80 hours, including sleep/eat/etc).
>
>If you have to drive cross country on Interstates, go through Iowa.
>All their rest stops have FREE Wi-fi and no signs that prohibit
>overnight "parking".
>
>--
>I started saving receipts in E. Stroudsburg, PA (after visiting Hans
>at Vanaru.com)
>
> From E. Stroudsburg, PA to Seatac, WA, Sept 18 thru 21, 2006
>
>Total miles 2847
>Total fuel gallons 158.64
>
>average gas price per gallon: $2.452
>cheapest gas: Walcott, IA $2.179
>most expensive gas: Hardin, MT $2.699
>
>Average MPG 17.95
>Total fuel dollars $387.23
>cost per mile:  13.6 cents/mile
>
>-Paul
>http://www.PaulDotTrip.com
>
>
>
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