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SentraSE-R · 03-08-2011, 12:48 PM

If you can save 20 cents/gallon on gas by driving out of your way, and your car gets 40 mpg and your average fill is 10 gallons, you're only saving $2. That means that cheap gas station has to be within 10 miles of you to justify (at $4/gallon) your driving out of your way.

I think it's incredibly dumb to sit or stand in a line to give your money away - another reason I don't hunt for cheap gas.

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SentraSE-R Pishtaco Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,485 Mean Green Toaster Machine - '06 Scion xB Team Toyota 90 day: 48.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 56 Thanked 286 Times in 181 Posts	If you can save 20 cents/gallon on gas by driving out of your way, and your car gets 40 mpg and your average fill is 10 gallons, you're only saving $2. That means that cheap gas station has to be within 10 miles of you to justify (at $4/gallon) your driving out of your way. I think it's incredibly dumb to sit or stand in a line to give your money away - another reason I don't hunt for cheap gas. __________________ Darrell Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010 Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin Mean Green Toaster Machine 49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg