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We were a two car family, I wont buy new cars, because I cant really do all the repairs myself with all the computer stuff, and I just cant take my car to a mechanic... I always leave feeling like I got screwed and I come from the opinion that if you want it done right, you do it yourself, that's just me and a topic for another day, but we had a 87 el camino and my 77 chevy 4x4. Two V8 powered vehicles that used alot of fuel. The El camino got about 15mpg and my truck about 11mpg. Last year when we were headed for $3 the first time, we sold the El camino and bought the wife a '93 Saturn (an $800 upgrade) and I bought a '89 accord (for $1500) for myself for my commute. At the time I was doing alot of driving for work and billing 300 miles a pay period for reimburable expenses, and putting 80% of that back into my tank. I had to keep my truck for when I need a truck, not to mention I cant bring myself to sell it, that said in the past year, I have only put 800 miles on it. So the new cars cut my consumption by quite abit, The wifes car gets better than double the mileage at 35mpg and mine more than triple at about the same 35mpg, on top of that, I cut my commute by another 20% by now working 4- 10 hour days instead of 5- 8 hour days...
1 posted on 05/08/2006 7:01:23 AM PDT by AzNASCARfan
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I eased up on driving the L98 Fiero.


2 posted on 05/08/2006 7:03:12 AM PDT by L98Fiero (I'm worth a million in prizes.)
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Take the bus.


3 posted on 05/08/2006 7:04:28 AM PDT by mlc9852
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It's simple. I don't waste gas.


4 posted on 05/08/2006 7:05:08 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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I quit my job so I could stay home, watch SportsCenter and stuff my face aith pizza all day. And naps. Lots of naps.


6 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:06 AM PDT by Skooz (Chastity prays for me, piety sings...Modesty hides my thighs in her wings...)
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I stay at home and sulk...........


7 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (In warfare there are no constant conditions. --- The Art of War by SunTzu)
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cut fuel use????????/ I wanna use more. as a percentage of household income fuel is cheaper now than 30 years ago. I will use as much as I can, maybe even buy some of those cheap SUV's that the panic button pushers are selling off.........or maybe buy that jewelery in the pawn shop that people are pawning to buy gasoline.......


8 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:16 AM PDT by joe fonebone (When did being white, christian and conservative become a criminal offense?)
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I just bought a 04 Chevy Colorado and dam I love the thing...

I smile when I fill up.


9 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:32 AM PDT by Pondman88
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When alone, I ride a motorcycle.


10 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:35 AM PDT by just a dude
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Traded in a Jeep Grand Cherokee on a Hummer H3 and my wife's Merc CLK on a Mitsubishi Montero.. oops.. we're going the 'wrong' way.
11 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:40 AM PDT by mnehring (http://abaraxas.blogspot.com/)
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I drive to and from the airport once a week and always already combined all my errands on the weekends. My weekly fuel consumption is around 10 gallons (reimbursed by company for to/from airport).


12 posted on 05/08/2006 7:06:42 AM PDT by xrp (Fox News Channel: MISSING WHITE GIRL NETWORK)
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Every now and then I shift at 2000 instead of 5000. I'd rather eat out one less time a month and still have fun in my car :shrug:
13 posted on 05/08/2006 7:07:06 AM PDT by rattrap
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It is not what I have done, it is what they have done...

Those are the old, lower prices.

14 posted on 05/08/2006 7:07:44 AM PDT by BJungNan
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I drive a 2000 VW Jetta TDI, bought new. It gets 45MPG (Rated) highway / 49MPG (Actual).

And around 38-40 MPG around town.

I saw this crap coming a loooong time ago.


15 posted on 05/08/2006 7:08:15 AM PDT by roaddog727 (eludium PU36 explosive space modulator)
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I got rid of my SUV and replaced it with a much smaller vehicle. My mileage went from 22mpg to 17.5mpg, however. I just can't understand why.


16 posted on 05/08/2006 7:08:41 AM PDT by Glenn (There is a looming Tupperware shortage. Plan appropriately.)
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Nothing and I don't intend to. I can afford the increased prices even if they went to $6 a gallon.


17 posted on 05/08/2006 7:08:59 AM PDT by kabar
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I keep hearing how oil dependent we are and how higher consumption is driving up prices... I hear how it is adversely affecting 75% of americans, It seems like if that was the case, 75% of americans would cut the amount they use

Then quit listening to the professional liars, as the market, not higher consumption, is driving up prices.

America is prospering; therefore, energy will go up. However, the price is artificially high and will come crashing as these prices are sitting upon vapors.

Soon, going to buy a V-8 car and truck.

18 posted on 05/08/2006 7:09:14 AM PDT by BikerGold (Reliously Uncoooorrrrect...Reliously UUUUUUncorrect)
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I now drive a Ram 1500, the wife an E150 conversion van, and I commute by myself to work 35 miles each way 5 days a week. What more can I do?????


19 posted on 05/08/2006 7:09:40 AM PDT by nuke rocketeer
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Thank you for your thoughtful question.

Our servants polish the jet and fleet of cars every day, cutting air resistance and fuel consumption.

— John and Teresa Heinz-Kerry.

20 posted on 05/08/2006 7:09:47 AM PDT by dighton
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What have YOU done to decrease the amount of gasoline you use

Gas prices are not high enough for Americans to care to do anything about it. When the price of gas hits $7 a gallon, then maybe we'll get serious.

21 posted on 05/08/2006 7:10:07 AM PDT by frogjerk (LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
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I changed jobs so that I live closer to work.


24 posted on 05/08/2006 7:11:04 AM PDT by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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