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Old 03-21-2008, 08:26 AM   #31
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How 'portly' are you? I don't know if I can fit in the thing.
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:44 AM   #32
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How 'portly' are you? I don't know if I can fit in the thing.
This would be my concern as well. Some small cars like my sisters Subaru Forester I could never drive as they appear to be intended only for the average woman which as Bronko can attest, I am not.

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Old 03-21-2008, 02:14 PM   #33
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I was down in Jersey over the weekend. A gallon of regular was 3.07
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Old 03-22-2008, 08:45 AM   #34
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This would be my concern as well. Some small cars like my sisters Subaru Forester I could never drive as they appear to be intended only for the average woman which as Bronko can attest, I am not.

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90 pct of the sub-compacts are that way. It looks like a clown car when I try to get in and out. I have to rent a car on Monday, it will be interesting to see how small a mid-size is when I try it on!!
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Old 03-22-2008, 09:03 AM   #35
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This would be my concern as well. Some small cars like my sisters Subaru Forester I could never drive as they appear to be intended only for the average woman which as Bronko can attest, I am not.

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90 pct of the sub-compacts are that way. It looks like a clown car when I try to get in and out. I have to rent a car on Monday, it will be interesting to see how small a mid-size is when I try it on!!
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Old 03-22-2008, 09:29 AM   #36
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Mid size isn't bad that's like a lumina, or a taurus size. I'd drive those. I won't drive them little crapcans though I think they're death traps.
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Old 03-22-2008, 10:13 AM   #37
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$4.29 a gallon for diesel right off exit 98 of GSP. Are they kidding me?????

I've heard $5 and $6 a gallon by summer time. If someone told me this last year I would have never believed it!!!

Glad I've got my Jetta TDI for long trips and around town when I don't need the Dodge. Got a spreadsheet and been tracking mileage since new. Real time average over 58k miles is 43.1 mpg. I thought this was good but with diesel hovering around $1 a gallon more then regular gas not so sure now.

Dodge sits parked unless I'm towing or absolutely need to fire it up. Paid $53 to fill up the Jetta yesterday. That is what I paid to fill my Dodge back in 04 when I bought it!!!

Another thing...why is home heating oil near the same price of diesel???? There should be no road tax for home heating oil so WTF???

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Another thing...why is home heating oil near the same price of diesel???? There should be no road tax for home heating oil so WTF???

I do not get htat one either.
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Old 03-27-2008, 07:58 AM   #39
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I thinking boat. The car is troublesome in that you need it to get around.
The boat is painful at 50 gals a pop.

thats all. feel fortunate. Mine holds 200!

boatless................can I have a ride?
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