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madlibs · 04-12-2008, 12:35 PM

We have a diesel, too. 50 mpg highway... usually around 42-45 combined city/highway. Since the US has switched to low sulfur diesel it's been more expensive than premium. We're paying $4.09 a gallon here now... while i think regular is around $3.25. Since our mpg is better we're still coming out ahead -- for NOW. I guess we shall see what happens in the future.

Honestly, I'm kind of glad the price of fuel is going up so much. It's going to force EVERYone to research and find fuel alternatives. There's only a finite amount of oil on this planet anyway... no escaping that fact.

I guess the price has been affecting us a bit... I now think out my grocery shopping trips before going on them-- try to figure out everywhere I need to go before going, plan out a route. Also, making sure the tires are filled properly, excess weight is left at home (except our 115 pound dog-- hmmm I wonder how much fuel she's costing us...), oil changed at proper times. We're not doing much more than that, though. Buying our car a year ago was our major saver. We're already talking about getting a Prius... we're greedy with our mpg's!

04-12-2008, 12:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
madlibs Jetgirls Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US Posts: 434 Recipes: Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: We're almost there... We have a diesel, too. 50 mpg highway... usually around 42-45 combined city/highway. Since the US has switched to low sulfur diesel it's been more expensive than premium. We're paying $4.09 a gallon here now... while i think regular is around $3.25. Since our mpg is better we're still coming out ahead -- for NOW. I guess we shall see what happens in the future. Honestly, I'm kind of glad the price of fuel is going up so much. It's going to force EVERYone to research and find fuel alternatives. There's only a finite amount of oil on this planet anyway... no escaping that fact. I guess the price has been affecting us a bit... I now think out my grocery shopping trips before going on them-- try to figure out everywhere I need to go before going, plan out a route. Also, making sure the tires are filled properly, excess weight is left at home (except our 115 pound dog-- hmmm I wonder how much fuel she's costing us...), oil changed at proper times. We're not doing much more than that, though. Buying our car a year ago was our major saver. We're already talking about getting a Prius... we're greedy with our mpg's!