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Old 04-12-2008, 09:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Gas hits new record!

Here in Sacramento regular unleaded just hit $3.76 a gallon. In San Francisco it hit $3.91. Premium is well over $4.00, and I don't see it coming back down with summer coming. We're using our Smart for almost all our driving now. I just wish I had a third seat, but I'm not complaining!

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$3.999 last night to fill one of the 911's. (Though diesel has exceed that for weeks now.......quit driving the truck unless I'm towing.) Had not even driven one of them in two weeks, but I needed to bring one home and clear up shop space for awhile. So I've also been peeling the top back and driving the smart all over the place. Funny how you can not need 300hp to commute......
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$3.999 last night to fill one of the 911's. (Though diesel has exceed that for weeks now.......quit driving the truck unless I'm towing.) Had not even driven one of them in two weeks, but I needed to bring one home and clear up shop space for awhile. So I've also been peeling the top back and driving the smart all over the place. Funny how you can not need 300hp to commute......
or the one ton load capacity
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Drove to Sacramento last week, gas was .50 higher than here in AZ
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if you think you have it bad i filled up a couple of times over the weekend and was paying $2.25 a litre over the pond here in the uk !!!!!
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just filled up the Compass this AM......the price was 'down' to $3.27/gal.

sad, but soon we'll think that $3.50 is a real BARGAIN!
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if you think you have it bad i filled up a couple of times over the weekend and was paying $2.25 a litre over the pond here in the uk !!!!!
We're catching up with you quickly. Was in San Francisco yesterday. Premium was at $4.24. Thank-goodness the tank is only 8 gallons.

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if you think you have it bad i filled up a couple of times over the weekend and was paying $2.25 a litre over the pond here in the uk !!!!!
That's $8.50/gallon!!!
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That's $8.50/gallon!!!
Wow. Imagine owning a Hummer over there. You get to decide if you want to fill your tank or make your mortgage payment.
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$3.09 in NJ for regular.
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