Finally retired the 'burb from the daily commute...

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80 miles a day, 10-11 mpg, $2/gal gas. I had to do it. I finally got the title for my Metro.

Drove it to work yesterday. It took less fuel to fill it up than it does to drive one day in the 'burb.

My estimates are that it will save me over $200 a month, and that's counting the Metro's registration, insurance, fuel, and oil (no payment, it's a '90 that my sister blew the engine in, so she gave it to me, and I got another engine for $25).

Don't worry, the 'burb still gets driven, and now I'll be able to put the new suspension parts under it (that I've had for over a year) since I won't be relying on it every day.

I've also had an epiphany on gas prices. It's not OPEC trying to raise the prices that the US has enjoyed for so long, it's Japan. OPEC doesn't stand to really gain anything by raising prices. People are just going to use less fuel by buying more fuel efficient cars, which ends up making the OPEC countries the same amount of money, but Japan makes a killing by selling their tiny rice burners. I don't know what Japan has over OPEC, but it must be something good.