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Old 12-25-2011, 07:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 12-25-2011, 08:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Where the article mentions using Gasbuddy to find the cheapest gas, it should also point out that driving further to get to the cheapest gas can easily become a false economy.
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Old 12-25-2011, 09:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Not according to my brother...he will drive half way across the city and back to save 2c / litre then spend the rest of the afternoon congratulating himself (and informing anyone else unfortunate enough to be within earshot) on how little he paid for it !

Yep Christmas with the family again this year!

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Old 12-25-2011, 11:32 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 12-26-2011, 12:42 AM   #5 (permalink)
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ROFL. Your brother would be green with envy to know I drove from SoCal to ABQ to leave $3.20/gal gas for $2.85/gas.
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Last tank here was $2.919, right on my normal route.

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Old 12-26-2011, 12:01 PM   #7 (permalink)
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nice article!

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