I just drove past my neighborhood gas station.  It’s an ARCO station and is about eight to ten cents less than other major brands.  The price has gone up four cents from yesterday.  The new price for regular is $3.73 9/10 per gallon.

ABC News had an item on its nightly report saying that the price of a gallon could reach $5.00 in some cities.  Specifically named were Chicago and San   Francisco.  Their web site confirms that prediction.

Our new car is a four cylinder Nissan Altima.  It has a promise of 23 MPG city and 32 MPG highway.  Most of our driving will be on city streets.  The Prius V will is rated at 42 MPG in the city, and 38 on the highway.  The next door neighbors have a new Chevrolet Tahoe.  It has an EPA-estimated 15 MPG city, 21 highway.

I am looking forward to a new Prius V!