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Old 11-03-2007, 08:27 PM
challenger1 challenger1 is offline
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Default Re: What if gas goes sky high???

Fortunately, I have a new company van coming so this is how it breaks out for me:

We currently drive our 05' Civic hybrid about 600 miles total in a 7 day period. Costs about 34 dollars to do this "just gas"

We drive our truck about 150 miles in a 7 day period. Costs about $25 dollars to do this "just gas".

I have a new company Chrysler Town and Country that I will take sometime in December. It costs about $130 a month out of my check, but all the gas is paid for. The $130.00 as I undertand it is to compensate for personal use.

What this means is the truck will drive about 30 miles a week on average and my wife will start driving the Civic. Instead of filling the truck every other week at a cost of $50.00, we will fill up about once a month with an average cost of $34.00 and use the company van on the weekends.

I really wish our company would have a high mileage option. In my new job, I need the space in the minivan, but managers and sales people could easily get by with any of the Hybrid sedans out there. Currently managers get Impalas and I have heard complaints that it is too small for some of them! Quite crazy, but true.

I really hope that gas prices get higher so companies will take a long hard look at what is happening in there fleet vehicles that get poor mileage.

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