Gas Prices

paintninaz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515

I agree with desertgirl.....it's affecting my weekend plans.

I'm having to eliminate "non essential" trips to REI! Shocked

(fortunately there's a Popular close by when I start to go through withdrawls.... Wink

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Trishness · Posted: 5/12/2004, 8:13 pm Post subject:

I've been carpooling to work since last year since I have a 45 mile RT drive each day. At least I can plan all my stops on the way home from work!

But the price increases are still going to hurt and this is definitely going to affect my weekend plans. I was looking forward to spending many weekends on the Rim but it looks like another hot summer in the Superstitions.

Mr. Green

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Hikngrl · Posted: 5/13/2004, 7:57 am Post subject:

Hikngrl · Posted: 5/13/2004, 8:03 am Post subject:

Oh! As for my summer plans... I guess I don't really have any major plans that will have to be altered that much.... Hiking as much as possible and since I have to drive quite a ways for each hike I may have to resort to continuing to drive the little car ( which is against every thing I really want to do!) to the easier THs and save the truck for the tougher ones.....

Go figure! I finally buy a truck that is fun to drive and is a little tougher on gas milage and the gas prices go way up!!!!
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JW · Posted: 5/13/2004, 8:59 am Post subject: Whose fault?

roger · Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 262 Location: phoenix

SUN_HIKER · Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Posts: 1057

Oh Diane, I share you pain - got the same problem just got a bigger Rover and wham! Shocked

GB
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bzachar · Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 88 Location: Mesa, AZ

We're flying to our vacation destinations so gas prices make no difference.
Bill

JW · Posted: 5/13/2004, 10:14 pm Post subject: CarPooling?

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Hikngrl · Posted: 5/14/2004, 11:42 am Post subject:

Ok GB we will borrow the cartoon car for our next hike but you have to drive the thing! Laughing

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pfredricks · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Peoria, AZ

Well SUNHIKER
at least your not filling up the rover in Deutschland!!!!!
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roger · Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 262 Location: phoenix

Hey Pete,

What's a litre of petro run in Germany??? (in USD)

roger
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SUN_HIKER · Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Posts: 1057

Thank God! Also to drive with a big car on some of the village roads, not to mention parking - Ugh! However, last year when I visited Germany I had rented a brand new Mercedes Diesel, what a ride and the Diesel gave fantastic gas mileage. It was worth the extra$$ I had to pay for the rental. On top of that it had auto-sensors in the bumper, so when I went to park it in these tiny spaces it was almost "dummy" proof Laughing

Gabriele
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pfredricks · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Peoria, AZ

about 1.10 a liter
so, $4.40 / gallon

thats for the Germans though,

I can buy gas on post for just over $2 a gallon

luckily so, because the bimmer burns quite a bit on the Autobahn

-Pete
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