$100 Tank of Gas
 

A first for me. Given I commute by bike, my truck get a few months out of a full tank. Filled it this weekend since it was running on fumes, hit the magic three digits.

Man, it's frightening to think of commuting any distance by car, what a waste of money.

I guess warmongering has its consequences.

When I got my car in 2004 it was around $25 to fill up the tank. Now it's around $60. I never drove to work though, but my weekend gateways are significantly more expensive as my salary did not go up nearly three times. But I still manage since I don't really drive as much as other people I just crossed 55k miles after 7 years. I probably won't change my driving much until it hits $6 or more per gallon. But being able to throw my bike in the back of my minivan and get out of NYC and be in the mountains by 9am is worth it.

my 2002 Dodge Ram 318 V8 has a 32 gallon tank :eek:. you do the math. :lol:

I haven't had to pay attention to gas prices in a year and a half. I can't imagine where I'd be now if I had to.

That's a sippy cup. Before the head gasket blew, the family vehicle- which we called "the Beast"- was a '99 GMC Suburban 1500 RWD with a 5.7 liter and a 42 gallon tank. It could've been worse- my wife would've probably came home with a Ford Excursion if the dealer had any instead of the Jeep she's in now...

32 gallon tank, 11mpg! Lots of riding in my future.

My boat has 370 gallon tanks - do the math on that

I have a Chevy Malibu that gets almost 30 mpg. I drive it less than a hundred miles a month. At nearly $4/gallon the cost of fuel doesn't worry me personally.

Life is good when you ride a bicycle.

But I guess I'm preaching to the choir, aren't I?

Back in 1962, you could fill up a brand new Chevy Impala for less than six bucks! :lol:

no thank you!

to be honest, i usually drive my motorcycle @ 50mpg. that means my truck sits on the curb a lot. i occasionally drive it in inclement weather or until my neighbors (god bless them) come knocking at my door with a pleasant "MOVE YOUR G**DAMN TRUCK" request. one or the other. whichever comes first. i prefer bad weather...

Oh yeah? You ought to see how much I eat after a long ride :lol::lol: Talk about fuel consumption!! :thumb:

Yep, and that's when the gallon meter whirled around, and the dollar meter moved like it was in slow motion. :lol:

My bicycle takes no gas, except when I eat enough beans, you do that math!

Wasn't a happy meal like 20 cents back then?

I sure wouldn't know, since we didn't have a Mikey D's, plus I was eating Teen Burgers, and ooggling the car hops.

I have a 10 year old car that given to me as a present for getting my license back after 3 DUI's. I didn't drive for 9 years. It's a Honda & is very cheap to maintain. Gas is getting expensive but so is biking. I recently had to replace my back rim, chain and derailer. I'm constantly having too buy more inner tubes, bike lube, Gatorade ect...I even have to pay for more food. My car get about 32mpg. I enjoy biking but I don't think it's as cheap as some of you make it out to be.

Patch your tubes, try different lube, drink water.
They will save you a lot right there.

I put gas in my car for the third time since Christmas. It seems like I'm always at the pump. It's getting expensive to run that thing.

I just filled up my pickup truck (Ford Ranger) for only the second time since the new year. It cost about $60 to fill. When my wife complains about me buying bike gear, I just pull out the gasoline bill. Last time I did that, our monthly bill was something like $260 and it was all from filling her car; I didn't have a single charge.

I'm saving some real change with gas prices so high right now because I'm bike commuting 30 miles/day. I also gave up my parking space at work, which was costing $15/month.

I think I've filled up 2 or 3 times this year, but it'll be less frequent in the months to come. It's usually only 10 gallons/fill-up.

You can buy 10 bikes for the price of one car.

Though I agree running costs of biking aren't quite as cheap as some might suspect. Extra clothes to wash = more detergent to buy + more energy to run washing machine. And yes, extra calories to eat if you're burning them (this is a huge plus for me though as I love food). Although I do think as you become a more experienced rider you don't get anywhere near as many flats. /self-JINX

What is this "gas" you speak of?

- sold my truck November of last year.

Riding has always been FAR cheaper for me than driving...it always has been by leaps and bounds.

Insurance+upkeep+gas(energy)+car payment(optional) > bicycle+food(energy)+gadgets+etc. I ride in the clothes I'd be wearing if I weren't commuting (t-shirt and shorts, mainly) so my laundry costs aren't all that different. Plus, having a toddler in the house means I'm doing laundry a lot anyway so topping off the load with my own clothes only makes sense from an economic and resource standpoint.

I'm pretty much forced to drive right now because of where we live and it suuuuuuuucks. We are moving back the area we moved away from in a few months and I'm selling my car before we move.

I hear you, it was almost $7 to fill up the Vespa! I've got to do that sometimes 2x in one month! :lol:

My boat has sails... and now you know why. I have not bought fuel for the boat in over a year. Still working on the same 20 gallons.

LOL. Back in 62 my Dad made less than $100/week and had a wife and 2 kids to support. He grumbled about gas prices then.