| Location | Price |
|---|---|
| 7-eleven - Kings south of Lumsden | 4.05 |
| Chevron - Lumsden and Lithia Pinecrest | 4.09 |
| Mobil - Lumsden and Kings | 4.05 |
| Shell - Lumsden and Lithia Pinecrest | 4.05 |
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Brandon gas prices - 7/2/2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
How to calculate MPG (miles per gallon)
To figure your MPG if you don't already know, you can easily figure this out using these steps:
- When your fuel gauge gets down to 1/4 tank, fill it up and record the number of gallons it took to fill the tank and the reading from the odometer at the time of fill up.
- When the tank is at 1/4 again note the odometer reading again. Subtract this odometer reading from the first reading (from step 1) to get the number of miles travelled.
- Divide the number miles calculated in step 2 by the number of gallons from step 1 to give the MPG.
You should follow these steps a few times and take an average to get a better estimate of the MPG.
Figuring gas cost per mile
Anyone who hasn't done it yet really should take the time to figure out your gas mileage, including miles per gallon (MPG) and cost per mile (I'll call it CPM).
To do this, simply take the cost of a gallon of gas and divide it by your MPG. (If you don't know your MPG for your vehicle here are the steps.)
For example, my vehicle gets 21 MPG. I recently purchased regular unleaded gas for $4.02/gallon. So my current CPM is about 19 cents per mile.
Knowing your CPM can really help you to put the gas costs into better perspective and associate a real price to all those trips you make.
I have a long commute to work (68 miles round trip). So for my commute to work I’m spending $13 a day in gas. Plus the tolls on the Leroy Selmon Express, another $4 a day. All together my daily commute is costing me $17 a day, not including vehicle maintenance costs. That's a hefty sum of money and it deserves further thought to determine whether or not it is really worth it or if there are alternatives that should be explored.
To do this, simply take the cost of a gallon of gas and divide it by your MPG. (If you don't know your MPG for your vehicle here are the steps.)
For example, my vehicle gets 21 MPG. I recently purchased regular unleaded gas for $4.02/gallon. So my current CPM is about 19 cents per mile.
Knowing your CPM can really help you to put the gas costs into better perspective and associate a real price to all those trips you make.
I have a long commute to work (68 miles round trip). So for my commute to work I’m spending $13 a day in gas. Plus the tolls on the Leroy Selmon Express, another $4 a day. All together my daily commute is costing me $17 a day, not including vehicle maintenance costs. That's a hefty sum of money and it deserves further thought to determine whether or not it is really worth it or if there are alternatives that should be explored.
Brandon gas prices - 6/24/2008
| Location | Price |
|---|---|
| 7-eleven - Kings south of Lumsden | 3.99 |
| Citgo - Bell Shoals south of Bloomingdale | 3.96 |
| Hess - Lumsden and Providence | 3.95 |
| Mobil - Lumsden and Kings | 4.05 |
| Mobil - Bloomingdale and Kings | 3.99 |
| Mobil - Bloomingdale and Bell Shoals | 3.99 |
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