Driving Habits

With gas at $3.69/gallon, have you decided to drive less, drive slower, or not drive perhaps? Was $3/gallon the tipping point, or are you waiting for the inevitable $4/gallon? Personally, we have been driving less since $3 and slower when gas hit $3.50. I have noticed a marked change in the speed people drive on the interstates; especially the larger trucks. My Subaru gets over 26 MPG, so I am not feeling the pinch as much as some people, but it still hurts.

4 Responses to “Driving Habits”


  1. 1 mattfromewing

    I have purchased a new (well different) car to drive to work, and shuttle the kids to practice. My diesel truck was only getting about 15 mph @ $4.29/gal! My new 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency diesel gets 27 mph! The car is ugly, and my wife won’t ride with me, but that’s an added bonus. If you see a maroon boat with a white stripe down the top don’t hide the kids, it’s just a redneck that doesn’t drive foreign cars saving money!

  2. 2 neuwman

    It amazes me how more domestic the foreign cars are than the domestic cars.

  3. 3 mattfromewing

    New cars yes! 1984 all American made!

  4. 4 Di

    I have definitely been driving less. Fewer jaunts to Marion and Carbondale, no long “road trips,” even fewer trips to Wal-Mart or Kroger. (I don’t like spending $40-plus to fill up my car!)

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