Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Paid $2.97/G for premium yesterday.

So I'm paying $1/G extra from where I was 2+yrs ago. Average fill up costs me $13 more.

Each tank = 300miles

Yearly Driving Average = 12,000 miles

12,0000/300 = 40 fill-ups equals an exta $43/month or $520/yr.

I'm not going to change my lifestyle for $500/yr




I wish more people would calculate the real costs instead of listening to the media hype that no one can afford to drive anymore. Bravo!

My wife and I are still going to drive a 21mpg minivan, 14mpg pickup and a 12mpg pickup a combined 40k miles per year.