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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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at least most of us don't drive trucks/SUVs. Poor saps.

*Flashback to a TV news interview...(in thickest redneck accent possible) "It costs me $80 to fill up my truuuuuuckkkk" :exnbp: :slap:
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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$3.09 for 91 here too.
it cost me $47 to fill up on sunday....i now have 1/4 tank left and i only drove 109 miles so far





















but then again, i drive like a maniac h:
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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That's what happens when you drive an automatic...gotta lay into that throttle.

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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by dubcac
That's what happens when you drive an automatic...gotta lay into that throttle.

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true story..... sad but true story
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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If only wages kept up with gas prices...
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 95SiR
true story..... sad but true story

At least the new ones are a lot better. My mom had a 97 1.8T auto...I hated driving that thing...it could barely get out of its own way.
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dubcac
At least the new ones are a lot better. My mom had a 97 1.8T auto...I hated driving that thing...it could barely get out of its own way.
B7 2.0T > B6 1.8T > B5 1.8T
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Derek
quit yer bitchin, you still get great gas mileage h: :sad:

fuck all that with my vic still get's 31mpg and shit i work 6.1 miles away but fuck that i make real good money but no one should pay 2.82 for reg.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 03:12 AM
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its about $2.7x here for premium. i filled up a few days ago for $2.71. getting about 25mpg in the CL-S as long as i don't lay into it too much. i still rip on it a little every now and then. h:
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 05:51 AM
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back in the winter, when prices shot up, they blamed it on the cold weather, and the supposed difficulty of transporting it in such conditions. now that it's getting warm, what's the excuse?
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