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I know this could have ben put in the travel section but i decided to try it here. As the prices have goneup I have investigated where I can refuel for the cheapest price;I can make it to Pittsburgh from NY on one tank so I have many options. My plan is to fuel up in NJ, where gas can be upt to $0.50 cheaper than NY, with a near empty tank on my way to the con and fill up as close as I can to Pittsburgh so I can make it back to NJ on that tank. to this end I have investigated prices in the Pittsburgh area and have found that there is a new COSTCO with a gas station just south of the city: http://www.costco.com/Warehouse/LocationTemplate.aspx?Warehouse=649&lang=en-US. There are also two others in the area but I have not checked them out as they are way off course for me. As one would have to be a member to take advantage of their discount I have checked another website that does checks on prices nationwide. One such site is run by MSN: http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip&src=Netx Many others can be found using Google. There are other ways to cut the cost to and from the con and every other day but since that involves a commercial product i will refrain from posting that information here. I hope this helps many of you cut their fuel costs. |
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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I tried an interesting experiment last weekend when I drove from Syracuse, NY to Columbus, OH for the Marcon SF convention. I kept track of my mileage, and drove 65 mph on the way down in my Saturn -- worked out to 35 mpg.
On the way back, I drove 55 instead, and got 45 mpg.
I'd heard you got better mileage going 55, but I didn't think it was that drastic a difference. At $4 a gallon, that works out to saving 89 cents per gallon, or $12 on the (one-way) trip.
The downside, of course, is it takes longer to get there -- about 9 hours back vs. 8 down, in this case.
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permalinkLocation: Alaska
Depends if you're driving automatic or manual.
I'll never own an automatic, they're a waste.
I don't live in the city, so I don't get bothered by stopping all the time.
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permalinkLocation: Washington DC
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As a point of preference, I prefer Manuals, but too many manufacturers don't even make them anymore, and dealers rarely carry them when I'm looking, so I've had to settle for automatics. I can tell you from experience that they tend to get slightly better mpg than manuals, because the car always tries to pick the right gear for the speed you're going. I also own two rice-burners, so they sip gas anyway. We'll be taking the one with slightly worse mileage on the tip because it's both ready for the trip and it has a bigger trunk (and we have three people in the car this time). It also has the cruise. I'll urge my mate to keep it to 55-60 in order to save on gas. He has something of a leadpaw.
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permalinkLocation: Kansas, USA
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You can request to have a manual transmission put in a vehicle, if you want one. My father did that when he bought his pickup all those years ago.
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permalinkLocation: Washington DC
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My next car is going to be a Mini Cooper S. Manual? Oh, yes. Either Manual or Sportronic. No Automatic there...
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permalinkA couple things you may not know:
1. It was back during the Depression when things were tough, the reason for the 55mph speed limit was because it was found to be the most economical speed out there. However, nowadays, with newer designs on cars (shape, aerodynamic drag, engine power output, etc), the speed that is the most fuel economic varies.
2. It used to be that manuals got better gas mileage because automatics during then the torque converters on the slush boxes (automatics) were still fairly clunky and it took more power to operate automatics. However, with technology advancing, automatics get just as good fuel mileage as stick shifts.
3. If you know what you're doing, you can get the same fuel mileage in a stick as an automatic. You just have to know what gear you should be in at what speed to prevent pumping losses. Which is why I always urge people to get a vacuum gauge. It helps.
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(1) Not so much the Depression, but the Gas Crisis of the 1970's. Not much difference, really.
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permalinkLocation: Richmond, Virginia
In one of my recent conversations with my Dad regarding fuel and such. The Gas Crisis of the 1970's was mentioned. He said that he was working at Flight Research at the time and remembers the "Gas Crisis." Even then, they were still pumping over a million gallons of fuel a week. I saw some pictures that he took of the full tanker trucks behind one of the hangers. There were probably 50 or 60 trucks there. It was simply amazing.
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