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Old 07-25-2008, 12:41 PM
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Depends how much you drive.

Since the twins came home I go to work and go home, and go to one soccer game per week which I play in.

One tank of gas lasts me 2 weeks. I drive by 5 gas stations in my 5 mile commute to work. I look at prices each day, check the gas meter, and tell myself the price volatility means little to me.

Today I had 3/4 of a tank and saw gas for $3.65. I was tempted to fill up, but did not.

A few hints:

1) fill up in mornings- the underground tanks are cool, cooling the gas and making it more dense. For same volume of tank, you get more gas because the gas is denser.

2) fill up tank slowly. If you use fast setting, air will get into gas and take up volume. This will make you pay for "volume" which is not really gas but air.
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