MPG drops like a rock after 55mph.
The peak is at about 40-45mph for a large truck or SUV.
Posted on 08/16/2005 4:29:30 PM PDT by RockinRight
I read that if gas prices hit $3.00/gal, it will cost the average 15,000 mile-per-year driver about $700 extra for $12 months.
That comes out to an increase of about $58.00 per month. An irritant, yes. But hardly likely to break most drivers' banks.
Well as a 30,000 mile per year driver, it's a tad more.
My wife and I play tag team with our Civic Hybrid. Whoever's driving further gets to take it for the day. We save tons and still have our Avalon for bigger loads. There really isn't a need for two fuel efficent vehicles in the family. Why pay more gas tax?
Also, we're in CA, so I'm just filling out the HOV lane paperwork now. Can't wait to pass up all those Lexus' in the regular lanes (heh, heh!).
Yep, a cost easily recouped by examining the monthly personal budget expenditures and buying/drinking less beer or going out to dinner one less time per month.
I have been riding the motorcycle a lot it gets 40 MPH and costs $10 bucks to fill, Ridiculous. My truck I leave in the driveway except when it cant be helped. My oil copmpany informed me that my fuel oil bil this winter wil be $1,000 more than last year. I am thinking of signing my pension over to one of the oil companies with a food mart and there just eating there and driving, I wonder if the family could sleep in a back room.
Not like there is any alternative. Stay home and sit in the closet?
What an idiot. Does he know realize every item we buy from a loaf of bread up will cost more because it costs more to get it to the consumers? If gas doubles, everything doubles. I'd like to know who uses a mere 10 gallons a week. It was $75 last week to fill up for us. This year, the kids are going to school on the bus and I've had to get a full time job close to home to make ends meet. Mr. M hasn't had a pay raise from the state in 18 years.
So how do you idiots who love Exurbia so much feel about your 50 mile commute now? ;-)
After 2-3 years of no raises, I'd look for a new job. Why hasn't he?
If other people are like me about 98% of their driving is soley to and from work. There isn't much you can do to cut that back. Joy riding has been reduced for many not because of gas prices. We are just to busy or tired to just drive for no reason.
MPG drops like a rock after 55mph.
The peak is at about 40-45mph for a large truck or SUV.
Yep, that's me. Plus the fact that "the state" made me park my CJ7 because I gutted all the emmissions equipment out of it years ago, and now it's required.
Regardless of what this article claims, we have cut back spending on everything to make of the difference were paying in high fuel costs. I mean everything. Even canceling my NRA membership after 25 years.
We like it better than you idiots who live downtown.
Touche. ;-)
LOL
Ha!...I just got home today from vacation...The Dells were packed....I've never seen so many cars, SUVs, campers, trucks pulling boats, RVs.,from all over the US...and the average price was about $2.70....give me a break, no one is staying home..
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