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jay ([personal profile] jay) wrote2005-04-01 03:19 pm

ROFL... car follies

Yesterday, it stalled and the "check engine" light came on... because it was out of fuel. (hand to forehead) The indicator pointed to "E", true, but usually it goes *below* E before it actually runs dry... ROFL. At least it isn't something worse... :)

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2005-04-01 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Woohoo! A "repair bill" with only TWO digits ahead of the decimal! :)

[identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com 2005-04-01 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
(grin) although given the cost of a full tank, currently...

[identity profile] quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
What is it out in the South Bay right now? On our side of Indy the 87 Octane stuff at the name brand stations is ~ $2.28/gallon.

[identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
87 is in the $2.40-2.50 range, 91 is around $2.65-2.79... local stations have reputedly begun ordering threes for their signs...
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[personal profile] brooksmoses 2005-04-02 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
A couple of the places around the 237 / El Camino intersection in Mountain View were in the low $2.30s last I checked, but admittedly that was last week.

Funny how I've been using my Bronco a lot less this year. I've started becoming rather familiar with the dollar-limits per transaction on several of the local stations' pumps when I do fill it up, too....

[identity profile] rfrench.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
I just paid $2.45 tonight at the local (cheaper) station. Of course AvGas is up around $3.30/gal now :-(

[identity profile] datagoddess.livejournal.com 2005-04-01 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I guess it doesn't take a rocket scientist....

[identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com 2005-04-01 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Adding to the irony is that it sat waiting for an hour in a Shell station, waiting for the tow truck...

[identity profile] datagoddess.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, dude! That's damn near insult to injury :-)
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[personal profile] geekchick 2005-04-02 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Bwahahaha!

[identity profile] dawnd.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
*snicker*

Well, I'm glad it was better than it had originally appeared. :^D

[identity profile] tenacious-snail.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
*grin*