Gas and diesel prices

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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby Rice » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:03 pm

The tahoe was $76 to fill up and just got back from Orlando and the gas was 3.49 at the only gas station I saw.
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby Rice » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:04 pm

And yall seem to know way more than me about the subject but is there not some things you can do to get better mpg as far as parts or things mixed with your gas??
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby h2o_dog » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:25 am

Just got back from driving to DC.
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby tobydawg » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:34 pm

Diesel hit record high today according to
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080318/ap_ ... vH58hv24cA

National avg: $4.015/gal :evil:
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby regishay » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:34 pm

Rice wrote:And yall seem to know way more than me about the subject but is there not some things you can do to get better mpg as far as parts or things mixed with your gas??




I have read if you mix about an ounce of acetone to every 10 gallons of gas your suppose to get 33-50% better MPG,

heres an article on it.

http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/


but snopes says its false,

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby Greenhead22 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:45 pm

Unleaded at the pumps dropped .20 cents today.
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby Bankermane » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:53 pm

I either going to start driving my four wheeler to work or by a moped.
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby rebelduckaholic » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:50 pm

Greenhead22 wrote:Unleaded at the pumps dropped .20 cents today.


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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby Greenhead22 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:53 pm

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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby rebelduckaholic » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:08 pm

Down to what about 3?
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby duckchur1 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:11 pm

3.03 in leland
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby Greenhead22 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:15 pm

$2.99/gal
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby maggiedog » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:18 pm

I filled up yesterday in Memphis . $3.81 a gallon . $170 bucks . Nice..........Anyone want to buy an Excursion ?
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby rjohnson » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:45 pm

maggiedog wrote:I filled up yesterday in Memphis . $3.81 a gallon . $170 bucks . Nice..........Anyone want to buy an Excursion ?


Good luck selling that thing.
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Re: Gas and diesel prices

Postby cwink » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:12 am

rjohnson wrote:
maggiedog wrote:I filled up yesterday in Memphis . $3.81 a gallon . $170 bucks . Nice..........Anyone want to buy an Excursion ?


Good luck selling that thing.


Been thinking about putting the Armada up for sale costing about 75 a week..
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