Posted by
John Finnigan on Monday, July 14, 2008 11:23:50 AM
Gas, Oil and Sticker Shock.
I was driving my econo-box car yesterday around the Chicago Land area. Chicago Land for those of you who don’t know is Chicago’s equivalent of Washington’s beltway. I paid a mere four dollars forty four cents and 99/100ths per gallon at the cheap gas store in lovely Orland Park.
Within the next two years I expect to pay twice that amount. I’m not happy about that.
However, truthfully, I love my cars. I always have and probably always will. I still love big SUVs and pickup trucks. I may hate paying $600 to $700 a month for gas for the big vehicles, but I still love them.
If I owned a really big pickup truck free and clear, I’d probably keep it and just pay the price for gas; and enjoy the privilege of driving it.