FWIW, I just went vacationing in my 07 Honda CRV, auto trans, AWD, 4
cyl. 4 adults and related luggage, combo of highway and city driving,
averaged 31 MPG (on board computer always telling you). I thought that was
impressive.
John Lee
At 07:19 AM 7/3/08 -0700, Bahrs, Art wrote:
>Hi Craig,
> Sorry got you beat easily... $4.29 here in Beaverton, Oregon... Um...
> About 8 days ago... My regular station went DOWN from 4.27 to 4.19 and
> back up yesterday to 4.23... Note that I saw $4.39 last weekend in SW
> Portland... For Regular not Premium!
>
> I recall (would have to check receipts) $4.59 on I-5 driving home from
> Disneyland May 2007 but that was one of those stations where you buy only
> because there is only one station and it is the middle of the night and
> you need gas ...
>
> On a side note...
>
> I took the input from several on the list... Got my gas mileage up a
> bit on me little Ford Ranger :) ... Still not where my 1977 Rabbit was
> for gas mileage back in college but either am I :) hehehe
>
> On the issue of driving vs the bus - The bus costs $2.05 each way...
> And to get to my office a scant 3.8 miles (as I drive it) away takes 2
> buses (transfer at the Tigard Transit station) and about 65 minutes... So
> $4.10 at a time of 2 hours 10 minutes ... Whereas driving costs about 2/3
> gallon of gas (@ $4.23 ~ $2.75) and 15 minutes each way for about $2.75
> at a time of 30 minutes ... So when the company provides the pass (next
> month I hope) I will save money... But till then... Taking the bus would
> cost me about $1.35 a day more than driving (I know I know... Maintenance
> and all that isn't in there but I ain't Wirt and just not as good at
> Scientific Reporting as he is :) hehehe
>
> Just to let people know... Learned a lot from the posts...
>
>
>Thanks,
>Art
>Art Bahrs, CISSP
>Security Engineer
>Providence Health & Services
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>Of Craig Lalley
>Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:24 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: OT: Gas and The 4th of July
>
>--- On Wed, 7/2/08, Kent Wallace <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>I paid 4.21 in Federal Way Wa last night.
>
>I will make a personal bet that I have paid more for gas this year than
>anyone else on this list. I have receipts to prove it. ($4.28 in NY was
>the highest so far)
>
>I drive a 2004 Toyota Sienna, approx 26 mpg (w/o ethanol).
>
>Driving to job interviews puts a lot of mile on the car. :-)
>
>-Craig
>
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