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| tubularbills |
and no, this isn't about farts!
I bought my truck on May 13,2005. Since then, i've been trying really hard to keep all my gas[oline] receipts. Everytime i'd put gas in, i'd just shove the piece of paper into the glove box.
Well, the box was getting rather full, so i figured i'd total it all up and see what the damage was.
I had 66 receipts total - which is pretty accurate...i'm thinking i may be missing about 4-8. Each entry I made, i noted the following info:
date, price per gallon, total cost, total amount of gallons.
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Some stats:
Highest price per gallon paid : $3.059 on May 26th, 2006 [just outside of Chicago].
Highest gas bill: $57.00 [same date].
Lowest price per gallon paid: $1.869 on May 17, 2005 [just outside of des moines, ia]
Lowest gas bill: $5.05 [paid with cash...i was on EMPTY and needed some fumes bad!]
My gas tank holds 21.1 gallons. most amount of gallons i put in during ONE fillup: 20.178 gallons on fillup. total cost: $41.75 [$2.069/gallon on Nov 13, 2006...in Biloxi, MS]
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here comes the real damage:
Average Pirce per gallon : $2.473 :(
Total amount of gas consumed: 861.688 :eek:
Total amount of $ paid since: $2,1244.44! :eyes:
Some notes: I use my BP Chase gas/credit card for EVERYTHING. and i earn certain points per things and whatnot. well, each time i get $25 earned up, i get a gas card for $25. I know i've gotten at least 8 of these things since i've bought my truck. so that's another $200 worth of gas [that i didn't pay for tho, so it wasn't included in total cost]. |
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| nchs09 |
truethfully that is very cheap...... well
its not alot of you think how much u travel.
but its awlays a dent in the pocket. i remember i had to pay for my own gas my first 2 years of college... ftl! |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| i've heard better stories from DjConfessions |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| How many miles in that period, do you know? |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
truethfully that is very cheap...... well
its not alot of you think how much u travel.
but its awlays a dent in the pocket. i remember i had to pay for my own gas my first 2 years of college... ftl! |
i remember seeing how expensive gas was in Germany. probably like 3x as much as I pay now. but still. its extra costs like this that i think people don't really think about when purchasing a vehicle.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
How many miles in that period, do you know? |
i think i'm at around 24,000 |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
i remember seeing how expensive gas was in Germany. probably like 3x as much as I pay now. but still. its extra costs like this that i think people don't really think about when purchasing a vehicle.
i think i'm at around 24,000 |
i think everyone thinks of gas when buying a vehicle... no? i know every car we bought @ home ... that was a requierment, for it to have good gas mieleg.. |
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| Subey |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
I had 66 receipts total - which is pretty accurate...i'm thinking i may be missing about 4-8. Each entry I made, i noted the following info:
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
i think everyone thinks of gas when buying a vehicle... no? i know every car we bought @ home ... that was a requierment, for it to have good gas mieleg.. |
well sure, we all want cars w/ good gas mileage. except for those asss that drive Hummers in downtown chicago [1 highway/ 0 city].
but to really think about how much you will spend in your vehicle's lifetime....i mean, it adds up fast. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
well sure, we all want cars w/ good gas mileage. except for those asss that drive Hummers in downtown chicago [1 highway/ 0 city].
but to really think about how much you will spend in your vehicle's lifetime....i mean, it adds up fast. |
i agree... anyhow i think its intresting that u kept all the reciepts... tahts a huge tank btw..
i rock out the 11gallon tank... i think its 11 gallons.. i get 320 miles out of it.... bomb!
if i drive more city i get around 290.. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
i agree... anyhow i think its intresting that u kept all the reciepts... tahts a huge tank btw..
i rock out the 11gallon tank... i think its 11 gallons.. i get 320 miles out of it.... bomb!
if i drive more city i get around 290.. |
on the interstates, i can get around 400-425 miles. city driving? more like 375 :(
a good tip that i learned, which may suck for some, is not too speed to much. apparently around 65-70 is the prime speed for getting the best MPG |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
Everytime i'd put gas in, i'd just shove the piece of paper into the glove box.
Well, the box was getting rather full, so i figured i'd total it all up and see what the damage was... |
Sorry, but I have to be blunt here...
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