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May 10, 2004 | 01:35 AM

big_boss2010

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According to this piece in the Seattle Times, Americans used 8.93 million barrels of gasoline a day in 2003. A barrel holds 42 gallons, so that'* roughly 375 million gallons per day.

May 10, 2004 | 01:37 AM

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well considering my friends Ram 1500 Hemi goes 9 miles to the gallon with a 40 gallon tank, and thats just 1 person, i see that its possible

May 10, 2004 | 01:38 AM

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thats just a lot of damned gas man

May 10, 2004 | 02:35 AM

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gas prices suck nation wide right now... glad the vette'* getting suspension now or id be flat broke, for 8mpg is not exactly a lot...

May 10, 2004 | 07:11 AM

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Ditto on my '69 Executive... it'* running fine, but MAN does it suck down the gas. I don't think fuel economy was a big issue in 1969, since just about every car produced had at least a 350 V-8 (mine is a 400 2-bbl, which was the most economical option for Executives that year!) Now it is kind of ironic that it'* a BIG DEAL if a new car has an 8-cylinder engine. And if it'* RWD too... it'* front page news!