I finally paid over $3 a gallon for gas

[krispos42]

I drove until I was on fumes, hoping the quarter hike in gas on Monday would drop down. No such luck. I managed to hold off on the $3.25, then the $3.19, but couldn't go any longer.

On the plus side, my car is getting relatively awesome gas milage. This tank: 25.1 miles per gallon, the highest I've ever seen. My car gets the best milage, it seems, on Holiday brand gasoline. I bought 16.5 gallons.

Not bad for a 1989 Olds Regency Ninety-Eight with 173,000 miles on it. Keep in mind this is a full-size front-wheel-drive domestic sedan. No overhead cams or 4-valves per cylinder technology here, either.

The single best thing you can do for your gas milage, DUers, is go to the auto parts store and buy a set of Bosch +4 Platnium spark plugs. They're about $6 each, but they are soooo worth it. Lifetime warranty, too. You'll make it back fairly quickly.