RE: Gas Prices
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/11/2007 9:49:50 AM
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Hummergirl4
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That's the highest yet...almost makes hitch hiking seem like a good thing..hahahha
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/11/2007 7:45:23 PM
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HummBob
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ORIGINAL: hummer
$2.30 per gallon in GreenEville Tn
WOW....Must be NICE!!!
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/11/2007 7:51:04 PM
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simian
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Regular
$2.85 @ FE Warren AFB, Cheyenne WY
off base
2.89 cheapest
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/11/2007 9:21:40 PM
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Gunner_45
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$2.76 per gal regular unbleaded @ a RaceTrack in Arlington TX.
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/12/2007 11:51:47 AM
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HumRluvR
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$1.12 Litre
$4.24 US Gal
$5.09 Imp Gal
Reg Fuel... 
Guess a couple of Oil Execs need to buy mansions and Yachts for their Graduating Spoiled Brats!!!!
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/17/2007 11:53:07 AM
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Dennis
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Sent to me form Lane:
4 gas-saving myths
Tuesday May 15, 3:34 pm ET
By David Ellis, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Using a special additive or cutting off your A/C won't really cut your gasoline consumption. But myths like these run rampant in the minds of American drivers.
Right now, the price of gasoline is again setting record highs. The average price for a gallon of regular hit $3.087 Tuesday, the third record in a row.
So before you attempt a half-baked scheme to stretch your gas dollars, here's a look at what's fact and what's fiction when it comes to fuel economy:
Nothing but gimmicks
There have been additives, special magnets and even a pill that has promised to improve a car's fuel efficiency by as much as 30 percent in some cases.
While the promise of stretching your gas dollars seems awfully lucrative, especially when they cost under $20, most of these products provide a negligible, if any, improvement in fuel efficiency, said Rik Paul, the automotive editor for the publication Consumer Reports.
Consumer Reports and the government's Environmental Protection Agency, have tested dozens of these products finding that none of them offer any significant improvement in fuel economy.
"With all the pressure car companies are under, if one of these inexpensive devices dramatically did improve fuel economy, they (automakers) would be all over it," said Paul.
Windows, air conditioning - who cares?
There's the old saw that leaving your windows rolled down creates an aerodynamic drag on your car, cutting down on fuel efficiency. And there's the notion that the fastest way to drain your gas tank is by running your air conditioning.
Don't believe either one.
In two separate studies conducted in 2005, the automotive Web site Edmunds.com and Consumer Reports compared the fuel economy of both a sedan and an SUV at highway speeds with and without air conditioning and how open windows affected gas usage.
What they found was no significant difference in fuel economy in either sedan or SUV under either condition.
Don't wait until Wednesday
Some drivers insist the best time to buy gasoline is on a Wednesday, when pump prices have cooled from the weekend run-up when oil companies typically raise prices.
That's true to a point, says Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service. Gas prices tend to be higher on the weekend, but there's no ideal day of the week to purchase your gas.
Geoff Sundstrom of the motorist organization AAA notes that gas prices fluctuate from day to day and are determined by gas station owners who look at a variety of factors including wholesale gasoline prices, competitors' prices and food and drink sales if they have an attached convenience store.
Drivers who want to bargain-hunt for inexpensive gas should instead check out Web sites like Gasbuddy.com, which allows consumers to find the cheapest gas in their area simply by entering their zip code.
Restart your engines
It's probably a myth that goes back to the days when cars were equipped with carburetors, but many drivers believe that starting up and turning off your car repeatedly is a fast way to drain your gas tank.
But because of modern fuel-injection technology, drivers actually save gas by turning off their engine than letting their car needlessly idle, says Consumer Reports' Paul.
Granted it's probably not sensible shutting down the engine every time you get stuck in traffic, but if it looks like you might be at the drive-thru for more than 30 seconds to a minute, it's worth turning off your car, says Paul.
Tips you can use
So what are some fuel-savings tips you can trust?
Make sure your tires
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/17/2007 1:52:57 PM
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HummerGuy
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You just HAD to underline the "special magnets" thing didn't you
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RE: Gas Prices - 5/17/2007 4:00:29 PM
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alrock
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about 3.17 for 87 in Phoenix
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