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#1 Postby Janice » Tue May 01, 2007 11:54 am

Ok, what kind of cars do you have? Any gas hogs... :x

We just have one car now, a Toyota... we love it, great on gas.
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#2 Postby O Town » Tue May 01, 2007 12:13 pm

Gas hog is an understatement, we have a Dodge Ram Van with the biggest motor they make.
Hubby filled it up the other day and it took $97.00. :crazyeyes:

Thankfully I don't drive too far and that should last me a week and half to 2 weeks.
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#3 Postby Janice » Tue May 01, 2007 12:15 pm

Yikes...................... :(
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#4 Postby MississippiHurricane » Tue May 01, 2007 12:18 pm

1)1995 Mitsubishi Galant S 2.4L auto: 400 miles per tank
2)1990 Plymouth Accalim 3.0L(mitsubishi) auto: about 330 per tank

I fill-up every 3 weeks in my Galant: The Acclaim is my back-up car
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#5 Postby MississippiHurricane » Tue May 01, 2007 12:19 pm

lol you have the 5.9L:the same engine used in the older Ram trucks. Have fun with gas!:)
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#6 Postby sweetpea » Tue May 01, 2007 12:27 pm

We have a 2005 Chrysler 300 which isn't too bad. About $40 to fill up and it lasts me 2 weeks. BUT, my husbands 2003 cargo van that he uses for his business, takes between $70 and $90 to fill up and that is at least once a week. We do have one other car a 1990 Camaro that normally would cost about $60 to fill up but it isn't running right now. Which in a way is a good thing :wink:

We have a friend that has a 2004 Dodge Ram Pickup Dually (sp?), he puts about 200 miles a day on that truck. He averages $500.00 a week on gas. :eek:

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#7 Postby goodgal996 » Tue May 01, 2007 12:27 pm

I have a 2003 Honda Civic and get between 30 and 35 miles per gallon.
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#8 Postby Rainband » Tue May 01, 2007 12:28 pm

2 2006 Nissan Altima special editions.
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#9 Postby Janice » Tue May 01, 2007 12:34 pm

If I don't buy myself a little car this winter, I think I will buy a golf cart, gas, that holds 4. We are close to the beach and mall. I am leaning for the golf cart. They are popular here and good on gas. When we have company, we would use it daily.
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#10 Postby gtalum » Tue May 01, 2007 12:39 pm

I drive a 2006 Toyota RAV4 V6 Limited and my wife drives a 2005 VW Passat TDI.
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#11 Postby vbhoutex » Tue May 01, 2007 12:54 pm

2005 Kia Spectra-great mileage and only drivben about 10 miles a day max.
2002 Misubishi Montero SUV-$40 once a week.
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#12 Postby Janice » Tue May 01, 2007 1:12 pm

I am just wondering what people will do if gas goes to $5 a gallon.

John always stops on the way home from work to pick up groceries. We try to keep our outings down.
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#13 Postby Andy_L » Tue May 01, 2007 2:00 pm

winter car is just a four wheel banger to get me to work....but as soon as roads are dry and clean I'm back on my motorcycle till December :) about 50mpg (thank god, when gas is heading towards $4 a gallon)
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#14 Postby dean » Tue May 01, 2007 2:32 pm

2000 Ford Focus. about 25 miles a gallon. had a 1990 Toyota Carolla and that got about 35-40 mpg, but that was the only nice this about the car.
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#15 Postby alicia-w » Tue May 01, 2007 3:17 pm

traded in the lexus for a brand-spanking new Subaru Forester before we left Florida. The better half has a Toyota Tacoma.
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#16 Postby Yankeegirl » Tue May 01, 2007 3:22 pm

I drive a 2003 4runner that does ok on gas... i have to say that i am happy with the milage i get with it... its a v8 and i get about 21 mpg in the city... havent taken it on a trip yet, dont know how the highway mileage is yet...

My hubby drives a 2000 VW Jetta... Does awsome on gas!!!
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#17 Postby Janice » Tue May 01, 2007 3:25 pm

Yes, we love the fact that our car is small and great on gas. We had a new Cadillac, but living on a small island, we find no need to get a bigger car or a more expensive one. It would be different if we drove from state to state and actually traveled. Our car is basically just to get John to work and shopping.
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#18 Postby flightwxman » Tue May 01, 2007 4:40 pm

05 Subaru Legacy GT (Turbo)...about 23 mpg (average of city/highway)
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#19 Postby HollynLA » Tue May 01, 2007 4:43 pm

We have a monster gas guzzler, an '06 Ford F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab 4x4 (otherwise known as a 1 ton, dually)
Dh uses this as a work truck (welder) so it's kinda a necessity but sucks diesel pretty bad

I drive an 05 Chevy Impala that gets 26 miles per gallon which is great for being a larger comfortable car.
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#20 Postby LSU2001 » Tue May 01, 2007 4:59 pm

2006 Dodge 2500 with Cummins Diesel engine.

20.2 mpg in town
22+ on highway

$80.00 to fillup and about 550-600 miles per tank.

Diesel is the way to go if you have to pull anything.

PS. If I would get off my butt I could make bio-diesel for about 60-70 cents per gallon using waste veg. oil

My wife drives a chrysler 300c with a 5.7 hemi. She gets about 19-20 on hwy but about 16 in town.
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