[DeTomaso] TEXAS??
Asa Jay Laughton
asajay at asajay.com
Thu Jul 24 22:03:52 EDT 2014
Wow... even -my- Pantera, which has done two Silver States in a row,
gets 20 MPG on a trip like that. But... I still won't make it to the
Fun Rally. Budget goes somewhere else these days.
Asa Jay
Quoting Larry Finch via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>:
> Been to the POCA website today?
>
> Let's see...
>
> 1700 miles to get there, add a couple hundred miles of driving
> around, 1700 miles back home
>
> 3600 miles at 14MPG = 260 gallons of gasoline @ $4.00 = $1,040.00
> gasoline expense.
>
> Two LONG days of driving, more reasonable to take three days. That
> means two nights in a motel each way, add in all the on-the-road
> meals and then you still have event registration fees and event room
> and meals .........
>
> Hmmmmm, this could get expensive.
>
> Good thing the ex didn't get ALL of my pensions. :-)
>
> Larry
>
> As Tony Harvey said -
>
> "Use your car for what it was intended. DRIVE IT!!"
--
Asa Jay Laughton - sent from somewhere other than home
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