Just filled up the tanks. I feel robbed.

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,644
edited February 2006 in Car Audio & Electronics
I just got robbed blind... hahaha...

First tank of gas filled up by me buddy and its a hard hit...
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2006
    And that's just the beginning.
    Michael ;)
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited February 2006
    yeah I hear ya... when I fill up my integra and put a full $25 in. MAN!

    Wait...
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited February 2006
    How do you think I am going to feel when I fill up my boat and truck?

    Truck holds 32 gallons

    Boat holds 57 gallons

    At 70MPH the boat gets .07 MPG :)
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    2.19 a gal..?!!!!!

    It`s 2.91 a gal here...that aint nothing..

    welcome to the real world....
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2006
    Granted, I expected to pay ALOT more than that, so I dont feel all that robbed, but Ive spent 60 dollars are much longer lasting things...hehe

    It is actually 2.25 a gal, but we filled up a Sams thing - so we got a 5 cent a gallon discount for being a Sams Club member.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    the part that really blows is how fast it goes and how often you get robbed every month..
    Ya got a nice ride though..!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2006
    Well...

    Assuming I get.............. 15 miles to the gallon AVERAGE... 16 gallon tank...

    And I live... 1.5 miles from school, and I might drive 10-15 extra miles a week...

    It would take, on average - 10 weeks to go through a full tank of gas...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    on paper..!
    That fuel milage only works at 55-60 mph on the freeway...if your truck is tuned up and you take 6 min to get up to speed..
    every time you start the beast up , it takes fuel...idling it takes fuel..
    start and stop...more fuel

    just remember..the gas guage moves faster when it below half tank
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  • pjdami
    pjdami Posts: 1,894
    edited February 2006
    Welcome to the start of what us adults call "bills." Get used to it because they only get bigger with time. Might slack off a bit when you finally pay off your first mortgage.

    I feel robbed because I live within 20 miles of 4 large refineries and I pay more for gas than what you paid. Now that just doesn't make any sense but low and behold state taxes on gasoline is just killer 'round here.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2006
    Yeah...

    I cant wait for the INSURANCE bill! ;)!!! LOL!

    Yeah, still... 70 days (heck 50 days) on one tank of gas is a LONG time...

    And Id still have another tank to go on...

    PS: It gets 14 in the city, 18 on the highway/IS

    15 average
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    you think that`s exspensive....wait till you get a girlfriend..!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2006
    Hopefully shell buy my gas... haha
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    Ms. Frizz close yer eyes...you too wingnut

















    you will find that girls think that because they have t*ts, that everything in life is free...

    and they`re pretty much right..!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2006
    Whoever my girlfriend is better hope I love her to death, because Im a tightwad, anyone who cost me alot of money has met the wrong guy.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    aaahhh to be young again..!!

    there`s no defence for what you are about to face , little bro..
    Try as you might..
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2006
    Sid, you will learn about THEIR power. Enjoy the ride my friend.
    Michael ;)
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited February 2006
    Unless you travel out of state and are not driving your own personal vehicle, you will NEVER.............EVER go 10 weeks on a tank of gas (especially driving a 5k pound beast).
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited February 2006
    But youre getting something for that extra money. Youre getting a big truck, plenty of room to stretch out in and a big engine! ;)
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  • hellohello
    hellohello Posts: 428
    edited February 2006
    "But youre getting something for that extra money. Youre getting a big truck, plenty of room to stretch out in and a big engine!"

    ^ ahh, america..
    Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery :)

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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited February 2006
    Trust us, sid... you're never going to get to go anywhere near that long on a single tank of gas.

    But have fun in your own little world, while it lasts :)

    I have a little excel spreadsheet here that I've updated with just about every gas receipt since I got my truck (a few missing here and there that I threw out accidentally)

    The numbers? (remember, this is for a Ford Ranger 4.0L...)

    Average price per gallon paid 2.169
    Average miles on trip meter 269.7
    Maximum mileage 23.840
    Minimum mileage 14.060
    Average mileage 18.775
    Total Price paid for gas on record $1,943.26


    And that's not including partial fillups... That's full fillups only. Since June of 2004
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2006
    for...

    $2,000 dollars I could buy...

    1) Table Saw (300)
    2) Drill Press (100)
    3) Radial Arm Saw (200)
    4) Planer (500)
    5) Band Saw (100)
    6) Miter Saw (200)
    Total = 1,400

    So..

    7) Xbox 360 (400)
    8) Power Cables (200)

    Gas sucks.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited February 2006
    nadams wrote:
    Trust us, sid... you're never going to get to go anywhere near that long on a single tank of gas.

    But have fun in your own little world, while it lasts :)

    I have a little excel spreadsheet here that I've updated with just about every gas receipt since I got my truck (a few missing here and there that I threw out accidentally)

    The numbers? (remember, this is for a Ford Ranger 4.0L...)

    Average price per gallon paid 2.169
    Average miles on trip meter 269.7
    Maximum mileage 23.840
    Minimum mileage 14.060
    Average mileage 18.775
    Total Price paid for gas on record $1,943.26


    And that's not including partial fillups... That's full fillups only. Since June of 2004



    Yeah I should do that when I start running my play toy this summer... I will
    probably use $2600.00 worth of fuel in three months... On second thought,
    I don't want to be that depressed!

    :)

    Plain and simple, the oil barons have us bent over the oil barrel, they know it
    and we know it... And we don't even get a kiss or a reach-around! :eek:
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited February 2006
    Welcome to the real world, son. Hey, you could always ditch the truck and get yourself a moped...

    Get used to it. Keep it tuned up and running good, it'll run more efficient that way.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    The prices are rising again..

    In the summer when I take the 24ft motor home with a ford 460 BB, pulling the 19 ft speedboat with a 455 BB olds in it....for the weekend, mind you...

    I will pay an average of 200-300 hard earned dollars in just fuel...

    Fuel on the water is 3.50 to 4.50 a gal in the summer time, and you are not allowed to refuel over the water with gas cans...either ya pull the boat out and fuel , or go to the fueling docks and get bent over..!

    Oh and that`s not counting the kids following me in my truck, or the "other" vehicles that may be in the caravan..dirt bikes, jet ski`s, etc.

    just be glad it`s just a truck you have to feed..!!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2006
    There is a reason I drive a Ford Focus. I put 20,000 + miles a year on a car. At an average of $2.25 a gallon, I save about $1,400 after tax dollars per year over driving my Mustang full time. I'm putting gas in 4 cars right now at the tune of $500 ± per month. Our stable of daily cars consists of a Ford Focus, Ford ZX2, VW New Beetle and Honda Element. The Element is the big gas user at 20-22 mpg. If we were driving big SUVs, trucks and so forth...my monthly gas tab would easily be over $1,000.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2006
    I bought a truck for a reason, and I expected the gas bill (and it to be higher actually)...

    Ive drove it 3 times, and 2 of those three times Ive hauled something a car couldnt. Sheet of MDF, 10 foot fence poles and chain link fence...

    I didnt buy it to look "cool" - I actually plan to use it... ;)
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    I knew ya would , little brother..!!

    I somehow figured wood would be in that bed quite often..!!




    I also have to cross a bridge to go to work everyday..that`s another 3.00 a day outta pocket..
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2006
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    I bought a truck for a reason, and I expected the gas bill (and it to be higher actually)...

    Ive drove it 3 times, and 2 of those three times Ive hauled something a car couldnt. Sheet of MDF, 10 foot fence poles and chain link fence...

    I didnt buy it to look "cool" - I actually plan to use it... ;)
    same here, but there are a lot of people out there that would never understand that. When I was in high school I had more than a couple people tell me i didnt need a 3/4 ton truck when I would have to haul around trailers a lot. Now that I dont have to do that, I still have a truck, but its only the wimpy 4.8L. Still need a bed though. Besides, theres something women like about a pick up truck:D
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited February 2006
    what it costs over £40 for a full tank in the GB

    i think
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited February 2006
    that was a strangely random post for a brit... and 40 pounds works out to nearly 70 dollars... ouch...
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