Gas Prices: Why I am a rebel

After going through the normal routine today at the house, I proceeded to hop into my SUV.   As the car started, I noticed that the gauge was set on empty and off to the local gas station I go!  I pulled up to the pump and decided to be a rebel today.  You may ask to yourself, what does being a rebel at a gas station consist of, well lets say my ML320 is only supposed to take premium gasoline and I decided to fill the entire tank up with regular.  A total of 16.006 gallons cost me $64.01, compared to the $63.88 for 15.213 gallons that I spent on the 18th simply filling up with premium gas.  To my shock I only filled up three days ago and was already on empty once again.  I can thank dropping my girlfriend to work in West Covina, then proceeding to pick her up and dropping her home again for that. LOL!  Its the least I could do as she spent the night over at my place on Tuesday and we were cutting it close Wednesday morning while driving her back to her place.  To make a long story short instead of dropping her all the way to her place in Monrovia we decided taking her straight to work in West Covina would be a better idea, as she would of been late for work.  This good deed was quite costly for me, as it burned up a great deal of gas.

I’m actually now seriously thinking about purchasing a more fuel efficient car, since I do commute a ways to get to where I currently work.  I also might try taking the bus for a few days to see if this would be a more efficent way to commute.  Whatever ends up happening I’ll make sure to keep everyone updated.

Best Regards,

Jason Thompson