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With the craziness in gas price, how much do u spend on gas for the GS weekly

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Old 08-02-08, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by skaiyun
p.s. IRS has an itemized deduction of .585 per mile driven if you have the option
Heh, I hope you aren't abusing that deduction and know exactly how it works.
Old 08-02-08, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by olddog
when u say u make it strecth, do u use tactics like letting the car roll freely when on a slope, or speeding then taking foot off gas etc...what do u practice?
olddog~i work from home , thats my secret. the better half only has a 5 mile commute as well.
stretch = only drive if necessary. i dont bother with myths of throwing it in neutral down a hill, the floor it then take your foot off, etc. i'm just more conscious of whats necessary and whats not.
Old 08-02-08, 11:55 PM
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id say about $60 a week. but this week it lasted me with $40. and thats with me driving from dallas to fort worth. i get good hwy gas i guess.
Old 08-03-08, 12:53 AM
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$20 daily- Premium gas= $140/week
Daily driven, Heavy foot. A lot of housecalls.
Old 08-03-08, 01:56 AM
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I used to have to fill up about 2-3 times a week in the GS so $120-180 ish. That's just around town driving. At one point my mileage was so bad that I was getting about 7mpg. I just picked up an Altima V6 for a daily driver a few days ago and I'm glad because $20 lasts me a few days. My weekly fuel expense should be about $50 per week now

The best part, the Altima is much much faster than a stock GS300 and is still able to keep ahead of most cars out there AND it's "relatively" fuel efficient

Oh crap, I've defected to Nissan. I still love driving the GS around, but I just don't do it as often anymore lol.
Old 08-03-08, 06:45 AM
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I spend about 30 a week on my gs ............... I have a 1990 integra for my daily which I put about 20 a week and that's about 22 miles a day to and from work
Old 08-03-08, 10:59 AM
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I spend about $75-$90 weekly, it depends on if we go shopping.
Old 08-03-08, 11:15 AM
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About $140 a week on gas... it hurts so bad I went out and got a beater corolla.. that unfortunately got t-boned by a van a few days into ownership...
Old 08-03-08, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by olddog
Damn, am amazed at what some people who claim the GS to betheir daily drivers spend. I need to stop driving pointlessly. If i can get my average/week tounder $90, i swear i will not even care that a V8 is uneconomical and not for this current economy.


when u say u make it strecth, do u use tactics like letting the car roll freely when on a slope, or speeding then taking foot off gas etc...what do u practice?
Lets hear/read some more guys...
what's you weekly gas spending on the GS?
I'm a firm believer that what is reflected on paper is sometimes very different than real life results. Sure, a V6 or 4 cylinder may be technically better at gas mileage, but what's going to happen to your mileage when you drive up a canyon or on a trip with passengers and luggage, and that dinky 4 cylinder is floored just to get out of the way of oncoming traffic? It's the same reason why many people have bought the GS300 for mileage reasons, but then in real life report about the same mileage as the V8 GS400... and now they don't have the fin, wider tires, and extra power when they need it. I don't know, it's just so hard to say. Mileage is based on so many factors, so I'm really not ready to throw the V8 under the bus- even with these gad prices.
Old 08-03-08, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bentley1
I'm a firm believer that what is reflected on paper is sometimes very different than real life results. Sure, a V6 or 4 cylinder may be technically better at gas mileage, but what's going to happen to your mileage when you drive up a canyon or on a trip with passengers and luggage, and that dinky 4 cylinder is floored just to get out of the way of oncoming traffic? It's the same reason why many people have bought the GS300 for mileage reasons, but then in real life report about the same mileage as the V8 GS400... and now they don't have the fin, wider tires, and extra power when they need it. I don't know, it's just so hard to say. Mileage is based on so many factors, so I'm really not ready to throw the V8 under the bus- even with these gad prices.
I'd have to agree. I bought my GS300 thinking that I would save on gas and now im spending the extra cash to get it to at least look like the 430 (wood steering wheel, ****, navi, etc). I get pretty bad gas mileage overall compared to my previous car, which was a 2000 maxima. (Same trips).
Old 08-04-08, 06:46 AM
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about 100$$ a week for mine about $40 a week for wifes xa...
Old 08-04-08, 06:52 AM
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See when you guys say daily driver, that doesn't mean much. Lets put it like this, I put on 240 miles a week, easy. NYC - Brooklyn - LI - SI driving, thousands of traffic ligths each week. I lay out about $71 - $73 each week. I don't think that is bad at all.
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