Originally posted by auiotour:
My parents have an expidtion, and it gets extremely good gas milage, about 21 mpg, which is better then my car is currently getting. also the H2 is based off the chevy taho which is rated for about the same mpg as my ranger got, and that was 18 city and like 23 highway. And my ranger was a small truck not a BIG SUV. And what you gonna tell me porshes, get like 50 mpg too? no they get like 10!



uuuhhh yeah right, we just went car shopping and hub wanted an Expedition. I saw the mileage...which was like 12/10 or something and I said "H E L L No are we getting that." So I HIGHLY doubt your parent's Expedition gets that good mileage.
On another note, we have an Explorer. We got it cause we needed it to get up our family's mountain in northern California. Otherwise we never would have even considered it, but we needed the 4X4 that was also a 4 door.
Now that we are no longer in California, and do not use the 4 wheel drive, we don't really drive that truck around much. We live on a military base, about 1/2 mile from hub's work, and he actually would be riding a bike to and from work if he hadn't have just had knee surgery. Once his knee heels, he will be back to riding his bike. When we go anywhere else, we take my Contour.
Now, gas prices are up because it's summer, and people are traveling, especially military. This part of the year is the BIGGEST traveling season for military, not just to go on vacation because the kids are out of school, but this is the military's "PCS Season"....meaning military families all over are moving to new bases and/or countries. In the past 2 months, we have lost 3 families that we know personally, who have moved either overseas or across the country. That's just the way it is. They(gas companies) know this is the biggest part of the year for driving, so they are going to jack up prices. Why not? They are allowed, people will need the gas, and will have to pay the price. Now that I have said that, are you going to blame the military for gas prices raising?

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