another gas price thread - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

qwikz28 · 03-01-2008, 02:53 PM

only this one is a bit more optimistic...

i wanna see what everyone here is doing to combat the high gas prices? i'll start

-on weekends, i commute back home with a neighbor and we switch off every other week. since school is about 65 miles away and my car gets about 20mpg, i save about $20 every time i don't drive home. not to mention i get to use my dad's car on weekends which gets better gas mileage than mine
- i started using more rutgers transportation once i'm at school. since i know all the parking lots at school where they don't ticket often, i used to drive to class. now i just go straight to the commuter lot and use it again only when i'm leaving after class.
-i got a bicycle to use once it warms up
-haven't been driving my camaro

of course in addition to other little things here and there, what about you all?

79CamaroDiva · 03-01-2008, 03:41 PM

I've been working more and more from home. That way I don't have to commute, and if I have to go to the office, I make sure its for a few days worth of work. Its only a 20 minute drive, but going there twice a week instead of 5x really saves me some money.

Knipps · 03-01-2008, 03:48 PM

i walk my ass to school. & it's usually public transportation to/from NJ/Boston

Frosty · 03-01-2008, 04:10 PM

I haven't driven the vette all winter aside from a few quick runs to keep it fresh...I don't take any more joy rides which is my stress release

79CamaroDiva · 03-01-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

I haven't driven the vette all winter aside from a few quick runs to keep it fresh...I don't take any more joy rides which is my stress release

that's funny.. my camaro gets better gas mileage than my jeep, so joy rides are necessary

Frosty · 03-01-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva

that's funny.. my camaro gets better gas mileage than my jeep, so joy rides are necessary

LOL

93 is up to 3.34/gallon over on this side of the river.

maroman88 · 03-01-2008, 04:34 PM

absolutly nothing! i love driving and im not guna stop or slow down, my LT1 usually gets about 10-12mpg with my heavy foot in city driving. i drive to work everyday, maybe 3 miles lol

91DropTop · 03-01-2008, 04:39 PM

2 words "Company Vehicle"... I can usually get a month out of a tank only driving it on nice weekends

The Fixer · 03-01-2008, 04:48 PM

Well, I haven't driven the Monte all winter, so that's saves me $$. I also cut way back on joyrides with the kids, and when my wife has to work, we carpool, so we only use one car. So far, it's helped, but I spent $40 today on gas and it didn't even fill my Jeep!

Tru2Chevy · 03-01-2008, 04:56 PM

Most of my commute (~16 miles each way) is highway, and not during rush hour ( I'm on the road from ~3:15 - 3:45pm and then ~12:00 - 12:20am), so I just try to keep to relatively sane speeds on the highway, and I always use the cruise control. I manage to average 16-18 mpg in my lifted Cherokee.

I removed my Yakima rack & rails to cut down on wind resistance, and I also keep the BFG ATs inflated to 40 psi on the street.

- Justin

BigAls87Z28 · 03-01-2008, 05:28 PM

I stopped using my 25mpg Maxx and bought a 16 mpg V8 Caprice!!

blown ta · 03-01-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 91DropTop

2 words "Company Vehicle"... I can usually get a month out of a tank only driving it on nice weekends

thats exactly what i do. free gas and tolls.